Sounds like a great party! I wonder if any sets will be put online? fab. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Odeluga, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] Org" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:34 AM Subject: (313) Bleeping Saturday
> http://bleep43.com > > Thx to all who attended the first SLICES event on Saturday at Public Life, > London. Resounding success is a fair phrase. As I had always cautioned, our > problem wasn't not filling the joint but of overcapacity - at about 10, the > doors where shut. A well-known London electro DJ (not on the line-up) was > unfortunately turned away with scores of others. > > After starting with a rare treat of wall-to-wall Kraftwerk & Drexciya from > Toby, things got funkier (and messier) with the alien sine waves and crunchy > beats of Rebel Intelligence and Spectraal crews. After about 10 o'clock, it > was dancing room only at the front but the flailing arms and whoops of > appreciation intensified when Rob Euroh came on. Think > DMC-contender-does-Electro. This mate of the Scratch Perverts proceeded to > cut and scratch up UR, Drexciya, Rother, Radioactive Man, old school, new > school, into new territory. The earliest electro mixes I ever heard sounded > like this: With rough edges as well as smooth grooves, long builds as well > as short bursts. It's an art which has largely and sadly been lost. Plus > he's a well-sorted bloke who believes in the music, the scene and the > undepinning ethos 200%. Respect. > > Had great conversations with him and a host of others, from the 313 list and > beyond. I always underestimate how gratifying it is to talk with people on a > similar wavelength. > > Thanks particularly to Brendan, Guy, Nicole, the three Robs (!) including > Robert Taylor, Tristan, Counterpoint who's over from Detroit, Melody, and > everybody else who came, grooved and schmoozed. > > The night's success means Public Life is encouraging us to keep up the > momentum. So please watch this space. > > Cheers, > > k >
