i have to agree with Orlando. I have a CD of a gig Britt did in Texas (same
event?) i think it was from October of last year, and it's one of the best
mixes i've heard in a long time. must have been an off night for the King.
or maybe it was an imposter!
-g
> -----Original Message-----
> From: orlando andrade [mailto:oandrade@mail.utexas.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 10:47 AM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: Concert Review: Jill Scott, King Britt, Jack Herrera
>
>
>
> >
> >
> >Next up was King Britt. A friend remarked that he was dressed like a
> >woodshop teacher, and he is about the most introspective DJ I've
> seen. He
> >didn't seem to notice that he had more or less cleared the dance floor
> >after about 10 minutes, and he played the EXTRA, EXTRA long versions of
> >trax that defied people to dance. It started to cook a little
> bit towards
> >the end, but I was kind of disappointed.
> >
>
> Thats unfortunate. I think maybe because of the atmosphere,
> Britt felt he
> could play a different kind of set, something with more thought, etc. He
> performed at a rave here in Austin, TX. Probably with the oddest
> and most
> eclectic set there, he was hands down the best DJ there. And
> there were a
> lot of DJs.
>
> Orlando.
>
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