Brian Dillard (et al) on : chicks on speed. > did anyone ever respond to this question about > the dj hell track featuring chicks on speed?
>> chicks on speed would definately be worth seeing >> at the what is music festival in melb.... >> I've heard great reviews of their live sets. Went to the Notting Hill Arts Club on Monday evening to check out what Christian Vogel is up to these days. He didn't pitch up. Arse.... Chicks on Speed and the Rough Trade DJ collective were on the same bill. The CoS wear home made foundation year art student outfits, project a few scatty slides, jump up and down and shout a lot over a vaguely tekno DAT backing tape which starts off as a bit Hip Hop flavoured and ends about 45 mins later with a thrash punk attitude. They were clearly anxious, edging on stage in dribs and drabs very late, gave the sound engineer, and punters at the front eardrums, a 10 minute nightmare by fiddling nervously with the mixer settings and left at the end visibly distressed. Audience response generally positive but muted. To be fair some of the lyrics are very sharp and witty, and when the did get the timing right there was a punky energy and some arty flair on display. File under : 'pink folks still can't rap much but 3 girls from Munich merit points for giving it a go'. Has potential but far from a finished article. Stars of the evening were the Rough Trade boys. I came in to the bluegrass strains of 'Froggy went a Courting' followed in quick succession by 'My Old Man's a Dustman', Suzi Quattro's 'Devil Gate Drive', Chuck Berry's 'Route 66' and a old Ska track I didn't recognise. I admitted 'spotters defeat after this.....and concentrated on laughing, dancing, wallowing in warm nostagia, exclaiming in disbelief and marvelling that it was possible to play classic tunes from 40 years of pop so that as each tune ended you thought 'That songs *still* brill, how can they top that?' Except they nearly always did........ ...&... .....two hours later they had got round to a mix of indie guitar, Hip Hop and Techno..... ;-0/ Eclectisism at it's best and the most I have enjoyed DJz playing back to back ever. Er? Still haven't been able to help with the CoS tech-house track id thougth.... tomataz &E Fox xx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
