Field Day
Are you going? I think all I’m sure I want to see is Richie Hawtin’s set, which I’m hearing (from unreliable sources) could be a lot longer than the two hours promised. As for the other stuff I’ll just take it in.
It’s just occurred to me, and people might find this funny, that I’ve only seen Richie Hawtin play once, and that was in 2003 in Cologne playing back to back with Ricardo Villalobos. Even though I keep a blog and write about minimal (or whatever we call it) I don’t actually have any particularly strong feelings about Hawtin, I never download sets, I haven’t heard any of his mixes. I don’t like M_nus much, that’s my only real opinion on the guy.
Yet I reckon I’d enjoy a set, I mean, why not? Anyway if you do go along maybe I’ll see you there, it seems literally everybody I know is going to be at this. Lineup details here. What will you be checking out?
tomo wrote:
i would go but its in Hackney , and Hackney council are shit about noise levels. also not too fussed about seeing Hawtin.
Bank holiday weekend looks good. Cassy at festival in shoreditch , Carl Craig at secret sundaze with Federico Molinari at the afters
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 12:12 pm ¶
ronant wrote:
I’ll be there. Not really fussed about Hawtin as I’ve seen him a good few times. Apparently he’ll be doing a brand new set so maybe it’ll be interesting.
Field Day last year was meant to have been pretty badly organised so hopefully they will have sorted their act out this year. I only live down the road though so will be able to nip back to the gaff for awhile if it takes ages to get a beer.
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 1:26 pm ¶
tiddlerz wrote:
whats your plan for the bank holiday weekend?
unbelievable amount of raving on offer!
going to SS and the the End was planning on squeezing in eastern electrics too but that prob pushing it a bit….
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 1:27 pm ¶
emma wrote:
I totally agree about Hawtin - downloaded a few sets now and never listened to any of them again, he just doesn’t seem to make the kind of music I want to dance or listen to and that whole cube malarky is frankly hilarious
this website is quite funny:
http://cubercoolische.com/
The Bugged Out tent still looks the best though I reckon….
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 2:00 pm ¶
Daragh wrote:
I’ve seen him a fair few times over the last two years, for various reasons. Once, at Pressure in Glasgow last October, he absolutely blew me away, there was no restraint in his set, it was full-on for two and a half hours. Actually one of the better sets I’ve ever heard. The other five or so times were mostly meh, with some outright dull and some good thrown in. His set at Fabric for the minus 10th birthday went from the good to the quite shit several times over the course of the five hours.
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 2:18 pm ¶
Daragh wrote:
Also if there’s one set of his to listen to, try the Anti Pop 2007 set, it’s pretty good.
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 2:18 pm ¶
Joe wrote:
I’ll be there sillydancing down the front probably if you fancy something to laugh at…
Personally I think he’s great fun for a party - I really enjoy listening to him and getting punched in the gut by whatever ridiculous kick noise he decides to conjure up next. And I like how varied his sets can be too.
Apparently they’ve got more bars and portaloos this time round…
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 3:01 pm ¶
RoK wrote:
With Hawtin you never know what yer gonna get. I’ve heard him play legendary sets (for instance this one @ Paradiso, his last record despite the ones in charge there who want to call it quits, a funny vid I think and a great last track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqd5UjXWvzw ), but I’ve seen him play utter crap on Youtube as well that you could identify as pinball minimal..
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 7:27 pm ¶
chrisdisco wrote:
richie really ain’t what he was. i am not too fussed about seeing him or downloading his sets these days, but there was a time where i would be desperate to see him/hear him. at his best, i don’t think i’ve seen any other dj that comes close. the problem is that he is very rarely, if ever, at his best these days. too much coke and bitches.
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 10:56 pm ¶
RoK wrote:
Coke? He doesn’t seem the type for that really..
Posted 08 Aug 2008 at 11:16 pm ¶
Ronan wrote:
doesn’t seem the type for “bitches” either!
Posted 09 Aug 2008 at 12:34 pm ¶
chrisdisco wrote:
check this very smooth tag team between richie + bayer…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUX4rdLqA_o
Posted 10 Aug 2008 at 11:19 pm ¶
Jacob wrote:
I’ve always been distinctly unenthusiastic about Hawtin despite seeing him loads of times. But his set in Singapore a couple of weeks back is actually the best I ever heard him play - much more varied and tuneful and less po-faced plip-plop. It went all disco at the end as well, which was very unexpected.
Posted 12 Aug 2008 at 9:32 am ¶