Re: Breakbeat Era in DC Last Night


Elson Trinidad (elson@westworld.com)
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 12:25:26 -0700



L R wrote:
 
> DJ Die opened up and played really hard D-n-B with lots of new dub plates.
> Then onto Breakbeat Era. They are a three member live D-n-B "band". The
> drummer was amazing. The vocalist sort of reminded me of Beth Gibbons
> and/or Louise Rhodes but also with more of a "rock" feel like Pj Harvey or
> Alanis Morrisette.

Hey, close! I've walways described Leonie Laws as a cross between Beth Gibbons
and Shirley Manson (of Garbage fame).

All in all it worked for a few tracks but then got a
> boring and repetitive. Roni Size closed the show. He was playing a lot
> harder than i had heard from him in thepast. Less of his jazzy stuff and
> more tech-step. His DJ skills are amazing, he really worked the decks,
> added lots of effects, cutting back and forth between tracks..

So let me get this straight...Die opened with a DJ set, then Breakbeat Era did a
set, then
Roni Size closed with a DJ set?
Hm, I always thought Breakbeat Era was Leonie, Roni and Die, who else is in the
band aside from the drummer?

Elson

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