Building steam from a grain of salt.
September 15, 2005 8:09 PM Subscribe
DJ Shadow likes high school bands.
High school bands like DJ Shadow. (2nd link requires Windows Media Player, via Soul Sides)
High school bands like DJ Shadow. (2nd link requires Windows Media Player, via Soul Sides)
Crikey! Good catch, bonaldi. I got sloppy with all the details and forgot to warn those on dialup.
posted by myopicman at 8:37 PM on September 15, 2005
posted by myopicman at 8:37 PM on September 15, 2005
Wow. I can only wonder what these kids' parents thought of the whole thing... I love how it's all drums, piano and vibes. Just like Tortoise.
posted by hamfisted at 8:39 PM on September 15, 2005
posted by hamfisted at 8:39 PM on September 15, 2005
It's interesting. A bit talking dog, especially during the first drum break in Building, where you can't quite work out if it's being fluffed, or if the drummer's going as fast as humans can. hamfisted has it though: what did the audience think? Ha.
In a similar vein, Juno did a live version of High Noon, which I'd say is worth checking out, but, eh, it just sounds like High Noon :) Alarm Will Sound also did an entire album of Aphex Twin covers. Worth a listen.
posted by bonaldi at 8:47 PM on September 15, 2005
In a similar vein, Juno did a live version of High Noon, which I'd say is worth checking out, but, eh, it just sounds like High Noon :) Alarm Will Sound also did an entire album of Aphex Twin covers. Worth a listen.
posted by bonaldi at 8:47 PM on September 15, 2005
Ahh. First thought was Alarm Will Sound. Even cooler with DJ Shadow is that they're performing already recorded performances that were mixed together -- it's metametamusic. Symphony orchestra here we come. (Or are we simply seeing the down side of the Switched on Bach revolution?).
posted by VulcanMike at 10:04 PM on September 15, 2005
posted by VulcanMike at 10:04 PM on September 15, 2005
Brilliant. Thanks!!!
posted by catchmurray at 2:41 AM on September 16, 2005
posted by catchmurray at 2:41 AM on September 16, 2005
Made me smile. Really is a shame that the drummer is such a disaster, though.
posted by rxrfrx at 4:53 AM on September 16, 2005
posted by rxrfrx at 4:53 AM on September 16, 2005
They were pretty good!
posted by Ugandan Discussions at 5:22 AM on September 16, 2005
posted by Ugandan Discussions at 5:22 AM on September 16, 2005
Really interesting idea. I agree with rxrfrx that it's too bad they didn't have better drummers. If they had done this with my high school band's percussion crew (Jenks, OK), it would've totally rocked, or better yet, the band from Booker T's drumline totally kicked ass.
posted by password at 5:55 AM on September 16, 2005
posted by password at 5:55 AM on September 16, 2005
The Bad Plus do a live instrumentation cover of Aphex that is pretty good.
posted by shoepal at 8:16 AM on September 16, 2005
posted by shoepal at 8:16 AM on September 16, 2005
Oh, and awesome post. Thanks, myopicman. Thanks, bonaldi for the link, too.
posted by shoepal at 8:19 AM on September 16, 2005
posted by shoepal at 8:19 AM on September 16, 2005
Steaming Through the '80s got me through the '90s.
posted by mrgrimm at 8:35 AM on September 16, 2005
posted by mrgrimm at 8:35 AM on September 16, 2005
The default black pants/white shirt performance outfit has never seemed less appropriate.
posted by mmcg at 9:18 AM on September 16, 2005
posted by mmcg at 9:18 AM on September 16, 2005
Great stuff. The arrangement of the main vibe part of "Building Steam" seems a bit off to me though - the last note in particular. But I often find, especially in sampled music, that I hear little things like that wrong. So maybe it's me that's off, even though if that's so, I've liked it better hearing it the "wrong" way for the past nine years.
Perception is a crazy thing.
posted by thirdparty at 9:37 AM on September 16, 2005
Perception is a crazy thing.
posted by thirdparty at 9:37 AM on September 16, 2005
A bit more on the Alarm Will Sound Aphex Twin live mix....
...Here
posted by joelf at 11:16 AM on September 16, 2005
...Here
posted by joelf at 11:16 AM on September 16, 2005
Here's a direct WMV download, courtesy of my boneheaded double post.
posted by Nelson at 3:16 AM on September 22, 2005
posted by Nelson at 3:16 AM on September 22, 2005
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