I'm still slowly waking up, so I'll try and piece together last night as best as possible.
The venue (Filter 14-land of overpriced drinks?) was split into two spaces. With two ghostly virgins in tow, we arrived just as Matthew Dear was spinning in the front space. Overall, it seemed to be Matthew's night. His selection of funky glitch on the tables and beats that he produced later in his live set were strong, confident and he was just comfortable and into what he was doing. His record selection for his DJ set alone had my one friend running to the ghostly booth to buy Matt's own productions. Via a silent 'this way!' gesture from Sam, we headed to the back room where Midwest Product was starting their live set. The best way to describe them is an even more electronic and energetic Telefon Tel Aviv.The ensemble consisted of three, one on the guitar(and vocoder), one on drums and one on machine. Personally, I thought the sound in the room was a bit too loud, to the point that I wanted to stay to see the music but my ears couldn't take the beating. ...And then came dykehouse. What isn't there to say about Mike Dykehouse that couldn't be said about a good alien encounter? He breezed over the bad sound glitches with curses that had the room cracking up and ended the set with a sing-along (one of many might I add) to the Bee Gee's classic 'how deep is your love?', which he eventually beatboxed over. Mike is so talented when it comes to music, but his live performances are a showcase of his ability to not take it all too seriously, have fun and be creative. As it was put, he's the extreme extrovert that we're all afraid to let out of our own bags. I think this why he was so cheered on and appreciated last night. Whilst Dykehouse rocked out, I unfortunately was also making the biggest mistake of the night-missing Tadd play. After Dykehouse Matthew Dear came back on for his live PA. Not only does Matthew have the looks and the charisma, but he also has the talent to match. The beats that he was producing were dirty, and raw and also flawless. We kept trying to leave (due to tiredness) but we couldn't believe the sound coming out of machines. Overall, a good night and it was even greater to see familiar faces. What I think is best about the Ghostly crew is that the everyone involved seems to be on the same wavelength. Symbolically shown by the 'ghostly' ring they all wear on their hand. Amongst the ghostly talent there's always a sense that each is happy to be there, happy to be doing what they are doing and enjoying it. Kudos to Elliot and co. for making the night happen in NYC. It was a refreshing taste of talent and home. Kudos to Sam for doing what he does. Shine on. Diana ps-dont miss the tour in it's almost hometown of Detroit. It's a shame that Bryan Zentz couldn't have been part of the NYC date as well as Todd Osborne. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
