I haven't had my
ass kicked so hard by a musician since I saw
George Clinton and the
P-Funk allstars.
Truly it was an amazing show, a rap group called "Dalek" from north New Jersey opened for him. They were... well interesting to say the least. They really reminded me of some kind of mix between
Kid Rock (who I
hate),
Rage Against the Machine (who I love), and
Wu-Tang.
But really, Dalek was
nothing compared to
DJ Spooky.
The biggest suprise for me during the show was that he would play a cello (I think it was a cello, maybe a standup bass, but I'm pretty sure it was a cello).
To
what I could figure out the cello was run through either his effects box (a
Pioneer of some sort) and/or his mixer (
Techincs)
after setting up a beat on the tables (2
Technics 1210's).
This
created a truly
beautiful mix, he would combine
raunchy drum and
bass beats while
playing crisp, low
rumblings on the
cello (
bass?)
To anyone who has the chance to see DJ Spooky live, my advice is to get tickets in advance, and don't you dare miss it, I promise it will be a show you won't forget!