21/09/13

THE KILOWATT HOUR - S. Mathieu/D.Sylvian/C.Fennesz (19/9/13 ALcatraz Milano)

Attracted by David Sylvian name I take the ticket for this concert at Milan. I saw D. Sylvian with R. Fripp several years ago and it this was the occasion to see him again.
Reading about the group THE KILOWATT HOUR I was disappointed to see that no voice or songs are part of the performance but electronic experimentalism and ambient music with video clips. I search on the web and I "tried " to listen to some piece (really not easy to listen to). So at the end I go to the concert with very few expectation and ready to attend to a bouring performance......but it was not so!!! It was really worse!!! Unbelievable. One hour and 15 minutes of flat and monothone noise with recorded voice  saying nonsense. Also the video on the back was something ridicolous. The three guys were sitting on their one desk (one for each one) looking at their  laptop video (and really I thought  "are they reading their mails or watching a film?")
Really a very poor experience last night. On the way home driving my car I prefer to listen to a CD. I played the new Franz Ferdinand one ....... Fine!!! That was the best part of last night.




08/09/13

DJ KRUSH - Krush (1994)

This is the first solo work of DJ Krush. The Japanese dj and producer is one of the most important names in the Trip Hop scene. A good compromise between the heavy hi pop experience and ambient, cool and electronic music. Result is something that I like and consider an "elegant".
fruit of '90 period.

here: http://rapidshare.com/files/727460802/DJKrs.zip