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Musical Guest: patientzero
Last updated: July 6th, 2004
The Pilgrimage organizers are proud to announce that
patientzero will perform the
closing finale concert for Pilgrimage!
About the Concert
Below is a review from a previous patientzero concert. You can expect
a similar ambience and feel to the concert described below.
Patientzero is one of the many people who scoff at the idea of
going to a concert to see a DJ. What's the point---and where's the
talent---of watching something live which is really just being "played"
and not "performed"? Despite advertising an 8 PM door time and a 9:30
PM start time, a mediocre house DJ was able to moderately entertain
the crowd until shortly after 9:30 PM. To her credit, yes; a GIRL DJ,
some of the material near the end of her set was pretty decent, but at
that point, the breakbeat crowd was ready to insert her records into
her more provocative regions.
All was forgiven; however, as patientzero took to the stage.
patientzero is probably one of the most enthusiastic performers in
electronic music, jumping around the stage, shouting to the crowd,
and raising his hands in triumph with staggering frequency. As songs
were performed, some mixed together; others brought crashing down to
a sub-dance tempo and yet other songs brought from a boorish beginning
to a full fledged big-beat-a-thon there were surprisingly little or no
breaks to chat with the audience---just mind-blowing and ass shaking
rhythms from start to finish. patientzero opened with an amazing live
remix of the Chemical Brothers' "Block Rockin' Beats" one guy next to
me in the crowd---who was obviously over-indulged in some psychedelic
consciousness expanding drug---actually thought he was at a Chemical
Brothers concert! Of course music performed in person is such a totally
different experience; remixes or otherwise. Beats and melodies seem to
surround you, and everybody dances regardless of whether or not they
can actually dance.
In short, if you enjoyed the Chemical Brothers' first two albums and
wish they had never stopped making block rocking big beat acidic music;
if you enjoy the Wiseguys. Propellerheads, old-school Prodigy or the
Crystal Method---then patientzero is nothing short of your dreams coming
true. His music is enveloping, the light show was intense, the videos
are thought-provoking, and it's incredibly easy to just lose yourself
in the experience. Put on something shiny and check him out next time
you get the chance.
About patientzero
Big Bass, Big Drums, Broken Beats.
Ingenious recycling, go-anywhere experimentalism, collaged with the
thrill of traditional instruments. Aimed at the feet: this is advanced
entertainment.
Late 1991 / early 1992 I heard my first MOD file---a computer
software-written music piece by a guy in Finland (precariously named)
The Finn. After being a veteran "tracker" for several years and only
releasing my music to my friends via disk and local BBSes, I finally
picked up my first pair of turntables. I began spinning and learning
the art of the DJ. In 1998 I joined the oldest and best MOD tracking
group on the Internet, (pH)luid.
I am still an active member.
After having some fun DJing and learning the arts of turntablism I
went back into the bat cave and made another realization that I had made
a fatal error! The music I had been spinning, and the music that I had
been tracking were counter-productive. Decided that I should stop spinning
music (mine or otherwise) and get into the live performance arena. Thanks
to a group of friends forming an electronic music club called the BHC
(www.blackholeclub.com),
I was drawn into the ability to perform what I was tracking live.
If it's not possible to do live via the MC-505, RS-7000, Microkorg
or ES-1, I don't do it. It's all about a real, authentic, musical
performances.
patientzero's music from the ACiD 100 Artpack and elsewhere:
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