Went to Plastic People and my night revolved around 3 acts that I wanted to see (see below). The club itself was very well run and spacious and the staff were friendly.
1) Pharoah Sanders After a long soundcheck, this started pretty badly. The sound was muddy and I think that they were not used to playing to a cheering (!) crowd and so played louder to compensate. The sound improved as did the band and Pharoah looked like he was more into it (he looked pretty gruff at the beginning). The last song was truly memorable, because the band were playing to their abilities, and everyone was clapping along to a call and response carribean style number. Should have been on earlier (12 'o' clock was a bit muted) but overall a success. 2) Moritz and Mark (Rhythm and Sound) These were annexed off at the Plastic People club down the road which meant a bit of effort getting to it. Quite a let down! The place was empty and Mark was putting on (quality) dub in quite a disinterested fashion. It looked like they were having a nightmare. They should have had a room in the main arena, but they weren't exactly exuding the happy new year vibe, nor playing any of their own productions. Jolly nice people, though. 3) Theo Parrish By this time I was looking for a dance! Theo Parrish came up with the goods with a 110 bpm (I estimate) set throughout which came off through his own enthusiasm and innovation. This was the first TP set I have witnessed and, sure enough, disco, funk, acid house all came into the mix, along with a brave 5 minute spoken word poem (I would guess at it being Saul Williams) about the serious things going on in the world at the moment. A cheeky, vivacious personality. All in all, an interesting musical night. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning : The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from your computer. All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the Providian Financial corporate e-mail system and is subject to archiving and review by someone other than the recipient. ============================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
