Re: tourist

From: Shawn Kuo (shawn@tradename.com)
Date: Mon Feb 26 2001 - 01:04:33 CET

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    Kudos to

    >I guess it's the equivalent of reading horror novels for a very long time
    and then jumping into Shakespear, Salman Rushdie, >Tsi Tsi Dengerambe...

    sz

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Joni . <bigorangecat@hotmail.com>
    To: <icehouse@redshift.com>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:01 PM
    Subject: Re: tourist

    > >it has been great as conduit to bring my listeners into contact with >AJ
    > >and related musical forms, Tourist has some easily identifiable >>>>ideas
    > >and concepts that allow for ready connection for the uninitiated
    >
    > I have to agree on this one. I try to turn my friends on to AJ every
    chance
    > I get. One friday night I put on St Germain, Amon Tobin, and Jazzanova
    for
    > them to check out. St Germain and Amon Tobin both got great responses,
    > but Jazzanova..they hated!! I thought how can this be? Then I got to
    > thinking that new souls need to mature in to things like Jazzanova or 4
    > Hero.
    > >From what i hear, the live conglomeration that St. Germain put together
    to
    > >tour behind the album also really smoked and that says a lot for the
    > >underlying music to my mind!
    >
    > Yes! St Germain were really impressive in the CD/Vinyl form but seeing
    them
    > live was sick...they made me dance AND had my respect as creative artists.
    > See 'em if you can.
    >
    > I think it comes down to what YOU are looking for and how you prioritize
    > things like making a, Well Informed, crowd dance...or blowing their minds
    w/
    > something insane...ie Freeform Arkestra (these guys are really doing it
    for
    > me lately!!)
    >
    > joni
    >
    >
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