hey did you see them in seattle at that terrible
fashionshow thing at the showbox?
i left before they even came on....
i DID see them in vancouver at last years vanc. jazz fest
and it was the best DJ set i;ve seen in about 4 years.
amazing.
and i caught that CO show too.
fine stuff
as for a current tour
i know this from my booking friend
jazzanova will be in the northwest in sept.
and there is a good chance that koop
will also be with them doing a DJ set.
sounds fantastic.
j
ps. where do you hang out in seattle?
> From: "_dakati _" <dakati@postmaster.co.uk>
> Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 21:08:14 +0100
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: [acid-jazz] Jazzanova / Akufen
>
> Man.... when oh when is Jazzanova coming to the states? And by states, I mean
> a full blown tour -- cover the spectrum, east to west -- not just new york and
> miami.. I think it's been nearly 2-3 years since I last saw them here in
> Seattle; and even then, it was unannounced.. Vancouver would be a nice spot. I
> missed their gilles peterson spot at last summer's Jazz fest instead opting on
> the always dependable cinematic orchestra... This time I'd defenitely go
> north....
>
> Anybody out there listened to the new Akufen lp? I'm not really sure what it
> is about this stuff, but it just blows my mind... Maybe I'm wrong, but despite
> the similarities in most of the tracks, (and most of his singles) and just the
> flat out craziness -- there's just someting about it; funky, glitchy,
> blippy.... hundreds of little clipped samples racing from left to right. it's
> bit hard to tack a description or categorize it, because really, I've never
> heard anything like it... Does anyone know anything more about this guy -- or
> genre, what is it?
>
>
> is it me, or am i the only one that gets smashed with these little pop up
> windows advertising wireless internet cameras... you know, those little round
> ones.... apparently it's the hot item.. secure the house, watch the kids,
> stick em on anything! it kinda freaks me out...
>
>
> peace all
>
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