Local Media, River Gods Regulars, Music Fans and
Friends,
Record stores know
Amon Tobin.
Whenever they're in need of a good electronic music recommendation, Tobin will
always suffice. He's keep his standards [and his, um, mind] high throughout
his ascending career: from Brazil to the UK to the warm confines of the mighty
Ninja Tune label. His 1998 debut masterpiece Permutation echoes Carnival,
British rowhouse beats and Ninja's penchant for the psychedelic. It practically
defined "blunted beats" Through stereoriffic electronics and
deft arrangement, his 2nd, Supermodified, was almost shockingly
advanced. It seems his third album, which drops next week, ties it all
together.
Out From Out Where pushes the warm syncopation of
bossa nova [the original drum and bass] to the hilt with modern techtronics.
Dense and merciful.
++ Thanks to Ninja Tune Worldwide, we'll have free Zentertainment 2002 Ninja Tune sampler CDs for the first
50 people to arrive. Featuring Cinematic Orchestra [with Fontella Bass], Mr.
Scruff, Diverse, The Herbaliser and more. Keith Pagán
and Nick Follett rock the ones and twos. It's phuture phunk night
at
eavesdrop.
A
Weekly Listening Party
Tuesday Nights from 9 pm to 1 am
Album Playback
10:30 pm
125 River St., Cambridge, MA 02139 [map here]
21+ / FREE
Just 4 blocks west of the Central Square
T stop on River St.
++ TONIGHT ++
:: October 8th, 2002: AMON TOBIN "Out From Out
Where" [Ninja Tune]
Ninja Tune is one of the world's finest music
labels. Only working with the most creative artists, and not tres-chic or
video fodder, Coldcut's cottage label then makes the artist money and gets them
noticed around the world. So their acts just concentrate on what they love:
making music. It really is that simple. Mr. Tobin,
then, is finest of the Ninja ambassadors: scientific, respectful
and nasty. Making beats that will sound as good in 2020 as they do in 2002. Old
is new again, standing on the shoulders of giants, etc. His procured, programmed
wonderland unfolds once again. DJ Keith Pagán makes his debut in RG's
birds-eye booth, while Nick Follett, a fine musician in his own
right, works the decks out expertly with his own jazz and electronic
records. Pleasing.
:: 9pm - 10:30pm :: DJ Keith
Pagán
:: 10:30 Featured Album: AMON TOBIN "Out From Out
Where" [Ninja Tune]
:: 11:30pm - 1am: :: Nick
Follett
++ NEXT WEEK
++
From Paris' Hotel Costes to Swiss
chateaus to the Tribeca Grand, Stefan Moerth's sound rules them all. His studio
in Vienna happens to be the headquarters of the G-Stoned sound. Kruder
& Dorfmeister, along with about everyone else in the eurogroove elite has
seriously chilled in there. Now the engineer drops his record, and its a
broken-soul/dancehall/hip-hop manifesto. With contributions from Tikiman [one of
the best vocalists on the planet], Colee Royce, Cesar and more, Stereotyp bounds
from the speakers. The ragga engineer strikes back. With the tried-and-true
KAVALIER.
:: 9pm - 10:30pm
:: t.b.a.
:: 11:30pm -
1am: :: KAVALIER
:: October 22nd, 2002: SIGUR ROS
"()" [Fat-Cat/MCA] After years of bubbling up
with Agaetis Byrjun, and finally winning the 2001 Shortlist prize,
Iceland's vunderkints return. With Patrick Bryant from WMBR.
:: October 29th, 2002: OUTHUD "S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D." [Kranky] Not to worry, fire
marshalls will be onhand. Brainwashed.com's Jon Whitney opens while Eavesdrop
resident and WZBC's Sandra Barrett closes it out. Hott neofunk.
River Gods is located a
small jaunt of the Central Square T. A completely unique, varied enviroment
where the staff actually likes what it does, the friendly confines of 125 River
St. is a real mellow and transporting place. And they have food until 10. The DJ
booth is always occupied, as there's DJs 7 nights a week. And it's always free.
We'll be telling you more about each week in the months ahead. If you have yet
to come down, there's always room for one more. The
run-down:
SUNDAYs experience the lost 80s funk and
spaced-out reggae sounds of KAVALIER
MONDAYs Boston's alternative alternative
WEEKLY DIG arranges a DJ battle.
TUESDAYs eavesdrop continues to bring new
music and like-minded DJs.
WEDNESDAYs provide a midweek respite with a dose of DUB.
THURSDAYs the world-renowed DALI drops
global street beats.
FRIDAY's guest DJ spot has created some
classic nites while
SATURDAYs it's EASY DOES IT: retro
reimagined with easy and good wood. Check setlists here
and here.
:: EAVESDROP Highlights anticipated releases from the
finest artists and labels. Eavesdrop will preview an entire album a week or so
in advance, with tasteful guest DJs providing music before and after. It's
pretty fun. And it's free.
// Please consider this an email
invitation from Rory
Keohane, Amy Lee Grill and David Day // If you would like to be removed from
this electronic list, please reply to this email [eavesdrop@mindspring.com] and
say REMOVE. It's no problem // We would never give your email to
anyone for anything no matter what they said or did to us or our families //
More about Eavesdrop here //
Thanks for yr continued support.
[program: Gill Sans : 12 : Blue
]
