Last Night The After Party (One More Post)
posted by on July 31 at 14:24 PM
In all the gushing about Sunday night’s epic, otherworldly Daft Punk show, no one ever got around to talking about the after party at Chop Suey. It’s understandable—after two robots take you on a transcendent humanist voyage from the ancient pyramids to the near automated future, even the best of club nights can seem like a let down. But while it was nothing like the overwhelming spectacle of the show, the Daft Punk afterparty was still a great time. The celebratory, HUMAN/TOGETHER vibe of the night’s concert carried on at Chop Suey, especially once Sebastian and Kavinksy took the decks. A friend and I were standing outside when their big black bus pulled around the corner, and we caught Sebastian, Kavinsky, and some umasked robots descend from the bus—just like the LCD Soundsystem song! It was rad.
Sebastian and Kavinsky fucking slayed, which was a relief since their official sets at the show were marred by blown bass and bright house lights. (Also, standing near their setup by the WaMu theater sound booth, I was amazed at the audible distance between the house sound and the studio monitors—it was several beats off; that place is huge!) The crowd took the stage (here’s me partially obscured by Sebastian’s head and looking pretty graceless) and for a few blissful songs, security didn’t give a fuck, though eventually people were politely cleared off and ushered back to the floor, the bar, or the backstage. They closed with that disgusting (in a good way) Mr. Oizo mix of Rage Against the Machine, which had all the local club owners dancing like goofs in the main bar area. It was a great way to end the night.
There was a lot of overlap between the S+K opening sets and what they played at Chop Suey, but the better sound and amped crowd made that irrelevant. I was again disappointed by The Rapture gys, but they played great tracks even if their mixing was godawful half the time. Anybody that drops "Big Fun" is alright by me.
I live vicarifitsly through these posts. I was there after all.
Okay. We get it. Daft Punk was great. Can you stop writing about it? One more post and I'll stop reading Line Out (and The Stranger) completely.
C'mon guys, it's excessive. There has to be something more newsworthy out there than this.
Oh, let's see. Biggest electronic act on the planet, first Seattle show in like 10 years, one of only a half dozen US appearances, 7,000 people strong in attendance. If you think there's something more newsworthy around, I'd fucking love to hear what it is.
Watch out Paul, we might start putting more up about the Block Party. I kid, I kid.
Daft Punk is the biggest thing to hit Seattle in a REALLY long time, so you'll have to forgive our gushing. I think it's just about out of our collective system, at least until next week's Daft Punk Memorial Issue.
Paul @ #3,
I think Eric just served you the facts son, care to argue against 'em?
Didn't think so.
I skipped the after party, but wanted to add what everyone's failed to say yet: The Rapture have stepped up their game, big time. Last time I saw them was at Graceland and I was less than impressed. Kids rocked that shit, and the crowd was having it.
The thickness of their bass synths coming through the mains was physically moving the organs in my chest cavity.
whatevs,
i thought this was the worst performance i've seen the rapture do yet. sure, it was technically sound and very adequate, but they didn't have the same vibe they usually do, slowing the tempo on even their most party-oriented stuff. i wanted to rock out to them, but i just couldn't do it.
So was Daft Punk actually at Chop Suey?
I won't ever get tired of hearing/reading about it.
Just the memories alone blow my mind.
I didn't think I had any more energy until I heard SebastiAn on the Chop Suey speakers.... It was madness. Also - I heard that Guy and Thom were there sans robot costumes. Definitely a night to remember.
I think Eric Grandy made fun of my dance moves at the afterparty.
Daft Punk? Daft Punk! Daft Punk...Daft Punk! Daft Punk! Oh Daft Punk! Daft Punk.
Seriously, their gig was on Sunday. It's Wednesday. Can we get some closure? Aren't there any other trendy dance bands you could write about?
Yes DP was in the house rockin' along with everybody else. They had a great time!
Yo the Rage Against The Machine remix is actually by Sebastian. I had to ask DJ Falcon about it when I was backstage kicking it with Thomas, Guy, and Stefan Queme (Falcon). Best nite of my life!!
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