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Amon Tobin Show

This really isn't an endorsement per se, think of it more along the lines of a Mini-Review. The show was pretty good, I'll give you a snippet of the email I sent to the inimitable BillR describing the show.

Quoth I: "The show was ... hmm. Mixed reviews.

The first two acts, Sixtoo and Blockhead, were boring as hell. Sometimes I'm amazed at who gets DJ gigs.

Bonobo had a very lively/catchy set. Didn't do anything special though. Kid Koala completely stole the show in my opinion. They had a cam trained on the turntables projected on a huge screen behind him, and he did some absolutely
amazing shit like moving the needle on the fly to get precise notes, some crazy scratching...an amazing live DJ. I do find his recorded stuff a little dull, however it's much more interesting to actually see what he's doing in conjunction with the sounds he's making. He even tagteamed with "P. Love" from the earlier Sixtoo act.

Tobin himself had a good set, but Koala is a hard act to follow since Tobin was just spinning. He spun great tracks, really bassy and energetic, but ho hum, just mixing, nothing fancy.

My suggestion: If the "Zentertainment" tour is stopping nearby to you, check it out. It's worth the $20. However, unless you're planning on really chilling and talking with your friends and not really getting into the show, skip the first hour and a half and hop in when Bonobo goes on."

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