So...I ventured out to AUX 88 in Philly. Break it down: Venue: Shady neighborhood. It reminded me of Detroit, just from the way it looked; loft building, narrow streets, empty. I even heard some gun shots down the street (a bunch of cop cars followed shortly after). I think I've seen better bathrooms...well...anywhere.
Music: The event was thrown by the local techno heads. Same people brought in Shawn Rudiman, Scan 7 (james pennington for Oct.)...so I was shocked when they let this guy who played nothing but progressive and big breaks open for AUX 88. Blech. It was so nice to hear some Electro- esp. in Philly. I wasn't expecting a huge reaction from the crowd- Philly is mostly a house/techno/jungle town. For the most part people didn't get it. My friend even said 'I like the beats but the melody wasn't there' to which I replied- it's AUX 88...there is no 'melody'. AUX 88 killed it though- I was so happy when I heard that 'A-U-X is in the place...' ah like chicken soup! They played new tracks as well and it was interesting to see their set up-really basic software it seemed. Full on desktop monitor- no laptops here. It shows it's not what you have but really who you are that makes the production difference. At one point this kid said 'I could of made this at home in my bedroom' and I wanted to retort SOOO bad 'but you didn't, and you don't and you'd be twelve years too late' I left after AUX, by then it was 4am. All the disco naps in the world can't keep me up that late/early. picture day tomorrow! diana __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
