Hi,
Han ??? Maybe we were not at the same party...!
First the location: amazing place, in building in demolition, first and last
party there, they will re-build an office building(in the room where UR
played),Rankx brought back the electricity, put back the doors, put heat,
just for the party.
The first room (from the entrance) was more hip-hop music.
The second (main) room, was UR all night long till 6h30 am, started at
eleven or so, with a dj set then came Chaos,at midnight, was amazing,blew us
away.
The sound was enormous, imagine a place like a Cathedral, think about the
height of the ceiling... wherever we were in this room, the sound was of an
impressive quality.
Chaos was brilliant! Excellent, I saw a lot of live in my live, but not like
this one.
He Performed a LIVE for one hour, provided some captivating and seductive
tracks, like this Indian track! Like this other one with a girl
singing...!The live was funky, new UR sound, 2001 started with Chaos, and
2001 will be Chaos year, I bet! And I can give him my weapons. I’m
still under shock.
The Dj's set, I think there was, during all the night, 4 different
DJ’s, not sure, they played, really in UR vein, as usual most of the
tracks are unreleased tracks, yet, no dark, really "funky" like this one
with a guy singing: dance, move, shake etc...
Then, upstairs I checked Kenny, I cannot say that I'm disappointed, but the
man has changed, it was really a one man show, signed autographs during 15
minutes, on CD, on sheet of paper, let people take pictures…
He played for 50 minutes, more with MPC than with the turntables, and spoke
to us a lot in a microphone, I was expected to see him playing piano, but he
started for 10 seconds and left it.
All in all, the night was fascinating, magnetic, with mysterious quality and
powerful, more than 4.000 people, no drama, happy crowd, we all of us had a
lot of fun.
And UR one more time delivered again a perfect underground night, like at
the beginning of the movement, their sound has really evolved, and their
attitude still remain the same, someone can give me another example, of
artists like them ?
But it's true, speaking here for Tom Robbins, if you are not anymore in the
real underground wave, if you like more your comfort, than the music, it was
not a place for you.
We were there for the music, and we got more! We got soul, excitement,
fervours, and sensations.
For people who suspected Rankx, big HOURRAH to him, he made it by his own,I
guess he got a hard time to make it happen, good lesson for a lot of
promoters, they should learn from him.
Tom, why at 6h30 am, people didn't want to leave and clapped thunderously?
And by the way, I hadn't like the UR party in London, 2 years ago.
From: Michael Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Tom Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: 313 mailing list <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [313] UR in London, how was it? Why?
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 13:09:51 -0500
Hi Tom,
Why was it a let down? I do not doubt the validity of your opinion, I am
just curious about the specifics.
Take care,
Mike
Tom Robbins wrote:
>
> Personally I thought it was all very disappointing - a real let-down -
and
> my review in the February issue of Jockey Slut will reflect that point
of
> view, which seems to be shared by everyone I've spoken to, both at the
event
> and since. Anyone else?
>
> That said, it was really nice to hook up with some people from the list
like
> John O and his illin' girlfriend (whose name I forget because it was so
> late), Otto Koppius (inserting CD now...) and Rob Needham. Also good to
see
> Nick Craddock and Alice again. Missed Rob Webb and quite a few others,
> though.
>
> But don't go calling me no Londoner! ;-)
>
> - Tom MF
>
> > Well, speak up Londoners.
> >
> > Tristan
>
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