Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Decibel Re: Decibel Announces Preliminary Lineup
Posted by Eric Grandy on Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Lost of good stuff in this preliminary line-up for Decibel Festival. But, really, one of these acts makes me waaaay more excited than all the others, and that's Alter Ego. Yes, "Rocker" is probably entirely responsible for Justice, et al, but you can hardly hold that against them (Alter Ego, that is; hold it against Justice all you want).
Anyway, Alter Ego's work goes way beyond that song, and it's pretty consistently great, combining fucking ridiculous big techno rave-ups with a much-welcome sense of humor. Just yesterday I was listening to What's Next, the remix companion to their recent album Why Not?, and damn, there's some good stuff on there. For one thing, the source material is awesome—stupid thick synths, insanely nagging melodies—for another, Alter Ego enlist some top-quality friends to reinterpret the stuff (Carl Craig, Modeselektor, Supermayer, Joakim, Koze). Here's Supermayer's relatively subdued remix of "Jolly Joker":
I cannot wait to see Alter Ego tear the fucking roof off Seattle.
Share via
Most Commented on Line Out
-
Local Hardcore Band's New T-Shirt Celebrates Alleged Cop Killer by Megan Seling
-
The Seattle Rock Orchestra Does the Arcade Fire by Megan Seling
-
The Moondoggies: Speed Metal>Skynryd by Trent Moorman
-
Julian Casablancas: Lightbulbs and Process by Trent Moorman
-
Helms Alee Out, Git Some In by Megan Seling
-
"Overheard at the Record Store" by Dave Segal
-
Former Members of Furious Styles Don't Like the "Cop Killer" Shirt Either by Megan Seling
-
"R/I/P/S/Y/H" by Megan Seling
-
Dexplicit Happens by Dean Fawkes
-
Are Performance Rights Organizations Harming Live Music? by Grant Brissey
RSS
Facebook
Twitter
Comments (0)