Re: [microsound] Pan Sonic 27/03/01 Toronto

[yatra <yatra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Having had an association with both Mika & Ilpo for 6 years now, I can tell
you that (Mika especially) is a very reserved and moody fellow. They stayed
at my house twice and Mika was very silent alot of the time..I do think
that as time passes he is becoming more of a perfectionist and I believe
that Pan sonic are not that happy with alot of the venues and the
organizers? I wouldn't worry about them never coming here again..I'll
surely put on a show. The first two shows they did here were incredible and
I had a religious experience (in Montreal Opa club 1996), so remember the
great sounds...Sure Toronto was a fuck up and a waste of everybody's time
but refunds were offered. Mika told me about a fucking killer event coming
up in Milano, Italy with himself, Carsten Nicolai (Noto) and Ryoji Ikeda
(Installations and performance)...Sounds beautiful. Hope to see fellow
Canadians at Raster weekend in Montreal on April 7. Keep the faith as their
art still lives on!

Regards,

Praveer



















At 01:09 PM 30/03/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>I had a bad feeling about the Pan Sonic show in Toronto from the moment I
got to
>the venue.  They were booked to play Lee's Palace, but were moved upstairs as
>the club had booked Shane McGowan for the same evening.  I saw Pan Sonic last
>time they played Lee's and the sound system was more than adequate.  The
>upstairs is a dance club, and the p.a. is normally used by dj's who are busy
>keeping everybody moving, not bass terrorists who proceed to test the
physical
>and aural endurance of their fans.
>
>Pan Sonic took the stage after fine sets by both Thomas Yirku and Polmo
Popol,
>and attempted to put on a show.  Mika turned both monitors toward the
crowd in
>an effort to boost the volume level.  Ilpo continued to play as Mika roamed
>between the stage and the sound board.  At one point one of the monitors
glowed
>bright orange.  Finally Mika took the stage for one last fuck you squelch.
 Both
>members retired to the back of the club and left the confused crowd
waiting for
>anything.
>
>When news got around that they weren't going to play because they were
unhappy
>with the sound system I left.  I stopped to talk to Mika on the way out,
and I
>must say that he looked more like a man who's puppy had just been shot than a
>rock star.  I respect them for not putting on a show that they felt was
unworthy
>of their fans and themselves.  However, Pan Sonic have many sides and I would
>have preferred some trebly drones and clicks and pops to nothing.  It
would have
>made the trip to Toronto much nicer.  I wouldn't worry about them not playing
>Toronto again, but I think it's a safe bet it won't be at Lee's.
>
>Cheers,
>Matt
>
>
>
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