Last night, I got to see one of the greatest musicians in the world play his chosen instruments: two turntables, a mixer and some effects.
DJ Krush made an appearance at the Meridian here in Houston. I was surprised at first that he would play such a large space, but they had him in a smaller room at the venue than the main stage.
When I arrived at the venue, Bavu Blakes and D-Madness of Austin were on the stage doing a little improvisation. Bavu is an up-and-coming MC from Texas; he has an album out on Bomb Hip-Hop and another dropping sometime next year. Definitely worth keeping your eye on him if you're a head. D-Madness, however, is a phenomenon in his own right. He plays the drums (usually a kick and a snare, and maybe a cymbal), bass, keys, and sings all at the same time. And he's blind. Unreal.
Anyway, Krush went on reasonably late but pretty much owned the crowd of about 200. He crafted a beautiful set, getting bodies moving and really just showing what you can do with prerecorded music. He played a some recognizable cuts (the Quasimoto track was my fave) and a ton of stuff I didn't recognize. His finale was doing a little on-the-fly remixing of DJ Nu-Mark and Pomo's cover of "Imagine" and the crowd loved it. Definitely check out Krush if you get a chance...
Last night, I got to see one of the greatest musicians in the world play his chosen instruments: two turntables, a mixer and some effects. DJ Krush made an appearance at the Meridian here in Houston. I was surprised at first that he would play such a large space, but they had him in a smaller room at the venue than the main stage.
When I arrived at the venue, Bavu Blakes and D-Madness of Austin were on the stage doing a little improvisation. Bavu is an up-and-coming MC from Texas; he has an album out on Bomb Hip-Hop and another dropping sometime next year. Definitely worth keeping your eye on him if you're a head. D-Madness, however, is a phenomenon in his own right. He plays the drums (usually a kick and a snare, and maybe a cymbal), bass, keys, and sings all at the same time. And he's blind. Unreal.
Anyway, Krush went on reasonably late but pretty much owned the crowd of about 200. He crafted a beautiful set, getting bodies moving and really just showing what you can do with prerecorded music. He played a some recognizable cuts (the Quasimoto track was my fave) and a ton of stuff I didn't recognize. His finale was doing a little on-the-fly remixing of DJ Nu-Mark and Pomo's cover of "Imagine" and the crowd loved it. Definitely check out Krush if you get a chance...