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:: Monday, November 17, 2003 ::
Gig Review: Bogdan Raczynski, Astrobotnia and DJ Rephlex Records @ The Thekla, Bristol, 13.11.03
Astrobotnia (Live)
This was a fantastically atmospheric live set from Astrobotnia. Having never heard any of his material under this moniker before, and only a small sample of his Ovuca material, Aleksi Perälä was a not just a pleasant surprise but more of a stunning one. The layered atmospheres and synth melodies, if played on their own, would be the stuff of film score, all supported by deceptively complex drum programming, making people dance without ever sounding stale or over engineered. The live set I imagine must sound more like the material from Part 2 of last years three part release on Rephlex, being the more club orientated material according to Pitchfork, but after hearing this I sure all three releases will be worth checking out.
Despite losing power in the middle of the set all was back up a running quickly and buy powering straight into one of the most aggressive sounding pieces through the audience back in where they were rudely cut off before, not giving anyone anytime to worry about getting back into it.
DJ Rephlex Records
Grant Wilson-Claridge provided the tunes for the DJ Rephlex Records set despite persistent rumours that Richard D. James would be filling the role. Unlike RDJ, Grant DJ’s with traditional vinyl and perhaps plays more dance floor friendly tunes. Plenty of killer drum’n’bass and ragga tracks were dropped, although I found myself longing for something more intricate or perhaps even more noisy. Reports from other dates on the tour, such as London, where RDJ did DJ, say that Venetian Snares and Remarc got pretty heavy rotation which is the sort of thing I would have liked to hear, but maybe that would actually distract from the live acts a little too much?
Bogdan Raczynski (Live)
Gliding almost seamlessly from Grant’s DJ set into the first stuttering beats (seamlessly stuttering; oxymoron?) of his live set Bogdan leant over his laptop with a menace matched only by the sonic assault that follows. Grinding his teeth and clenching his fists as he attacks the 21st centauries true musical instrument the beats were flying around like shrapnel. No-one was really sure where they the next re-triggered roll was going to explode next, ducking for cover and dancing around like they’re on hot coals. A fantastic start to a set that flowed very nicely indeed, moving between tracks underpinned by plonking toy-keyboard melodies to rhythms that could rip your head off and towards the end of the set both of those at once. Fantastic stuff, another act in need of further investigation and this album has to be worth buying for the cover alone...
Gig photos to follow.
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