2009/09/14
At.Tension Festival
last weekend at At.Tension festival of theater, performing arts, and dance:
Salon De Baile, the same venue where we played during Fusion 2 years ago, was packed for the entire night. since this was a theater and performance festival, the crowd was diverse and also ready to dance after watching so many shows sitting down.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tZ8kzp06jcWsG1M5VkUOmmt7cbewQiflZzZuk9F1Lj5OEPRJADeViUsRlxH4mGddZ1t0rcvB4MKkw9CTLAyxOL9bAe_LfxebwkcIbZZKTmzXYN3jjcUpyKXskpHNDO7TtjR6lpZKs=s0-d)
should have taken more photos and video but there was no time - only went out from behind the booth, which was in a corner and not on stage like last time, once during a long track...
started with a few Ngoma favorites to warm up the crowd, and went straight for the African Techno and UK-Funky. besides a bunch of new tunes never played out before, i tested some new mashups and remixes with Haitian voudou drums and Yoruba percussion (worked exceptionally well). also added some Detroit Techno and House to the set - sort of going back to my dj roots a little bit. when i dropped Cooly G's monster "Narst" after a soulful sequence of Black Coffee and Moodyman everyone went NUTS. and another major uproar when some Underground Resistance hit after the Funky session -- that cold, dark and brutal Detroit sound is so good after a warm and polyrhythmic sequence. towards the end even played some dubstep and bassline before another dj took over at 6AM. felt good to do a proper 5 hour set during peak time on great sound with no restrictions... it should and will happen with more frequency.
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