Given a choice I'd rather hear his 69 stuff more than anything else so I guess that's a good thing since its my personal favorite of his.
He was wearing those masks at DEMF last year I think. I remember looking down there from the Detroit stage where I was at most of the time. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2012, at 8:48 AM, Benn Glazier <b...@glzr.info> wrote: > I caught Carl play in London on Thursday night. > > A late venue change due to a stabbing at a BlackBerry party at the previous > venue meant we were now at the Coronet at Elephant & Castle. For anyone who > doesn't know this space, it's generally used as a live venue. An old theatre, > it's quite a large space, and this meant that the gig lost a fair amount of > the intimacy that I was expecting. > > Playing live as 69, he performed in three different masks. First up was > something that looked a cross between the Scream ghost mask and a hockey > mask, second was Medico Della Peste mask, a Venetian mask that was most > memorable as the long beak mask from Eyes Wide Shut. Last was the sad clown > or Pierrot. And then at the end he lost the mask 'revealing his identity'. > > Not really sure what that had to do with the music, it wasn't as if he played > in 3 (or 4) parts. > > Music was predominantly 69 with some sounds that sounded like a nod to > Paperclip People. > > I can remember he played: > My Machines > Rushed > Sound On Sound > Poi et Pas > Ladies & Gentleman > Desire (well a weird version that featured the beats reworked a little > without the strings) > > Not sure whether Carl likes to play longer when he plays live, but 1 hour > felt short. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it was really a retrospective at > the end of the day. Considering he's not released any new music as 69 for 18 > odd years apart from some reworkings, I was a little perplexed as to why he > was doing gigs as 69 today. > > Also, interesting crowd. Was very young but I guess it's kinda cool to think > that there were quite a few in the crowd enjoying sounds that were produced > before they were born. They were into it though, the floor was full when he > started and remained that way. > > Latest darling of the electronic set, Maya Jane Coles played after Carl, and > whilst most people I spoke to said they were attending the gig for her, she > was boring, flat and didn't get out of 2nd gear. After an hour or so I > left... which was a shame as Efdemin was playing, but not until 5.15 so I > doubt I was going to stay that late anyway! > > BG > > -- > Benn Glazier > b...@glzr.info > www.BennGlazier.com > www.twitter.com/BennGlazier > www.facebook.com/BennGlazierPhotography > +44 (0) 7714 3000 18 > >
