FoeWeel !!! ???

friday night i was reborn, and along with a 100, or so long time worshipers and new converts that were left standing at the end, richie hawtin showed exactly why he has a god-like status. after magda’s always tight and bumped up set, hawtin took the stage at mighty a little bit after 1am and proceeded for the next 3 hours to raise my expectations of a DJ/live performance so high that everything will now pale in comparison until my memory of that experience slowly fades and i have to experience it once again. friday night renews my faith in the live experience. i’ve seen him play about six times now and it probably was one of the best live shows i’ve seen him, or for that matter anyone ever play. i’m still trying to recover.

Bug vs. Hawtin – LowBlow (Minimal Techno) – from 2002, a subtle haunting masterpiece.

Kalabrese – Body Tight (Beats) – from his latest release. one of the more unique offerings form the kompakt world.

Antipop Consortium – Verses (Hip Hop) – a 2001 release that showcases the talents of all 3 mc’s m sayyid, priest and beans as well as special guest, apani b.

The Blood Brothers – Set Fire To The Face On Fire (Hard Rock) – after a stint touring with liars, I checked these guys out a few years back and nothing grabbed a hold of me until i saw them on the rollins show. wow. they played this song and killed it.