If you think you heard the use of samples, It's possible they were using the Elektron SPS-1 Machinedrum version, as it has sampling capabilities.
Ken -----Original Message----- From: kate simko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 November 2005 22:02 To: gretchen anderson Cc: Fred Heutte; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Tejada/maxwell in SF They use the Elektron Machinedrum + Monomachine, last I heard. Kate On Monday, November 21, 2005, at 03:35PM, gretchen anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I enjoyed John Tejada and Justin Maxwell quite a bit this weekend. Anyone >know what the hardware they are using is? They had identical synth/sampler >thingys with no laptop in sight. > >Gretchen > > >On 11/21/05 12:39 PM, "Fred Heutte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Notes from a fan . . . >> >> I was in San Francisco over the weekend -- primarily to see the >> Meters, a band which I have a tremendous affinity for. The >> second record I ever bought (hold on to your socks, kids) in >> 1969 was "Cissy Strut." When musicians talk about a beat being >> "in the pocket," this record kind of defines that. The show was >> at the Fillmore and ran a little late because of technical problems >> in the first set, but I thoroughly enjoyed it >> >> Ziggy Modeliste has emerged as a real showman and really played >> it up for his hometown crowd (he's lived in the Bay Area for >> years), Leo Nocentelli played guitar faster and with more charm >> than anyone has a right to expect, George Porter -- what can >> I say, the master of funk bass, and Art Neville is looking and >> sounding great. >> >> They're finishing this mini-tour on Friday night at the new Nokia >> Theater in Times Square. Although obviously things are still in >> flux I would expect they'll play Mardi Gras and Jazzfest next >> year in N.O., and maybe do more touring. I'm pretty much >> not interested in reunion gigs generally, but these guys are worth >> seeing and they play fiery hot . . . >> >> The show ran late so I went over to Club RX (where yrs truly >> actually played a little at the tenth anniversary of the Mad techno >> weekly last Friday), but got there too late to hear John Tejada >> and Justin Maxwell's live set. >> >> On to the "Gingerbread Warehouse" -- this place is set up as an >> art-gallery-warehouse-speakeasy in the industrial area off Cesar >> Chavez. Tables, chairs, a bar with $3 setups and bring-your-own- >> brown-bag-baby, which sounds good but I have to say it was >> rather antiseptic, and the place was only half-full and not very >> much excitement. Delano Smith was playing when I arrived, >> pretty OK but not thrilling. Mike Clark started around 2:45 >> and I stayed until he finished at 4:30. The last 45 minutes were >> pretty darn good and he had at least a few of us out on the floor. >> >> I have to say, though, that alcohol has become the focal point >> of the dance music scene in SF to an unprecedented extent. >> Don't get me wrong, I like mine as much as anyone, but instead >> of contributing to party-hearty looseness it just has become a >> big distraction. >> >> So I hope Delano and Mike had a good time, and it was worth >> it being in SF this weekend with the 75 degree sunny weather >> no matter what, but I do wish there was more of a crowd ready >> for serious music action. >> >> Fred >> > > > ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```` kate simko site* http://www.katesimko.com downloads/ links* http://homepage.mac.com/ksimko/File_Sharing out now: Remix of Philip Glass "Houston Skyline" (OMM) (http://www.glasscutsremix.com) out soon: Iguazu 7" (Chocolate Industries - Spring 06) ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````