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Artists	Squarepusher, Tim Exile, Venetian Snares, Voodoo Trance Sound System
Genre	electronica
Date	Thursday 9 April 2009
Organisation	AB
Location	Main Hall standing Accessible to visitors with handicap Smoking Ban Hearing damage risk - Earplugs available
Hour	19:00

Photo report

Photos by: CuttingEdge.be.

Photos by: AB Huisfotograaf - Piet Janssens.

Photos by: daMusic.

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7:00 pm SOUNDTRACK BY… BL13Pdj7:00 pm PRE-LISTENING SESSION: BIBIO ‘Title: tbc’(Warp Records – release: eind juni) 7:00 pm VOODOO TRANCE SOUND SYSTEMVoodoo Trance Soun...

7:00 pm SOUNDTRACK BY… BL13Pdj

7:00 pm PRE-LISTENING SESSION: BIBIO ‘Title: tbc’
(Warp Records – release: eind juni)

7:00 pm VOODOO TRANCE SOUND SYSTEM
Voodoo Trance Sound System was created in assignment to the Zuiderpershuis in Antwerp, whereby drummer/percussionist/composer Eric Thielemans joined forces with two exceptional and versatile drummers. Stop! Eric who? We know Eric Thielemans from the likes of the avant garde jazz of Mâäks’s Spirit, from the collaborative project Coca Cola Met God (once opener to Battles in the AB) with Tim Vanhamel and also from his irresistible 12" ‘A Snare Is A Bell’ on Dennis Tyfus’ Ultra Eczema-label. Two versatile drummers? Yup, so it was that Eric Thielemans invited American drummer Chris Corsano (see: Björk, Evan Parker, Paul Flaherty,...) and fellow countryman Jeroen Stevens (I Love Sarah, Mauro,...) to the stage. Finally: Eric, what can we expect musically? "Belly oriented beats, ultra drones and folksy break moves." Good to have that clarified.

7:45 pm TIM EXILE
Tim Exile is the brand new acquisition of the famous Warp stables. This classically trained violin player – with a Master of Arts in electro-acoustic composition – already experimented with electronica at a young age. His first love was drum ’n' bass and that cumulated in various released on the famous Moving Shadow label (remember the likes of EZ Rollers, Dom & Roland,...). The man, who now resides in Berlin, had his debut album released via Planet Mu. Due to dissatisfaction with the limited possibilities of the usual DJ equipment, Tim Exile put together his own. The album ’Listening Tree’ is soon to appear on Warp (in collaboration with Planet Mu), it bridges the gap between dance and pop whereby echoes of The Human League are not far removed. There's no doubt that Exile likes a challenge: so it was that he recently remixed the Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra live on stage. Respect!

8:00 pm VENETIAN SNARES
Already the third visit to the AB (once live, once behind the turntables) from the man with the coolest name we know: AARON FUNK. Aaron Funk is, as ever, the alter-ego of Canadian breakcore (or do you prefer drill ’n' bass?) veteran Venetian Snares. His music sounds blatantly brutal and explosive. We'll shout a drink to anyone who knows his complete track record by heart. His releases are innumerable (at a guess: about twenty albums), just as his monikers. Remember: BeeSnares, Last Step, Puff, Senetian Vnares, Snares Man! and Ventriloquist Snakes. Our absolute Snares favourite is his ‘Hungarian’ record ‘Rossz Csillag Allat Született’ from ’05 that was released via Planet Mu, the label of Venetian Snares discoverer Mike Paradinas. On it, Mr. Funk experimented with classical Hungarian music from the likes of Béla Bartók. A successful recipe that was followed up on ‘My Downfall’. Funk says of his rather massive output: "I really don't do much else. I'm not interested in golfing or knitting... and most of the time it's too fucking cold to leave the house." We completely can't keep up with the releases on smaller labels like Hyme, Sublight Records or Kriss anymore, but even so we're very curious about his 10" ‘Sabbath Dubs’ from ’07 (on Kriss) with dubstep versions of - indeed - Black Sabbath.

10:30 pm SQUAREPUSHER
Is this the same Squarepusher that Domino has been trying to get hold of for 13 editions already?? You bet it is! The generally reclusive Tom Jenkinson made a 90° turn last year: he suddenly became relatively communicative, started touring intensively and, what's more, he turned up at his own shows! His overwhelming appearance at All Tomorrow’s Parties (where Mike Patton and The Melvins served as curators) certainly won't be forgotten in a hurry. Live drum ‘n' bass - with Jenkinson on bass of course – that often equaled the power of metal without renouncing his jazz background (Jaco Pastorius!), all this supplemented by impressive visuals. Squarepusher hereby proved again that he's still among the world's best electronica performers. ‘Just A Souvenir’ - now his twelfth album – was released via his permanent homebase Warp, that this year also happens to celebrate its 20 year existence. Who'd have thought that Squarepusher, who we've been following here since his debut ‘Feed Me Weird Things’ (from ’96, then picked up by Aphex Twin's Rephlex label), would become such an ongoing and influential player. Squarepusher came the closest to 'a hit' with ‘My Red Hot Car’ (yup, the real title was indeed ‘My Red Hot Cock’) and his version of ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’. Squarepusher in the AB? 100%! Now Autechre...

Squarepusher - Come On My Selector

Venetian Snares - Szerencsétlen

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Jafs (2 years ago)

Thanks !

mich (3 years ago)

drummer = Alex Thomas

Jafs (3 years ago)

Who is Squarepusher's drummer ?

ii-kan (3 years ago)

't was dik in orde!

Peter (3 years ago)

the fast show met Aaron Funk (venetian Snares) nu te zien op abtv :) http://www.abconcerts.be/nl/abtv/p/detail/domino-2009-day-2-tim-exile-venetian-snares

ChevyKevy (3 years ago)

Alexis, you owe me een glas wijn! ;-)

alexis (3 years ago)

Venetian snares vond ik de max! squarepusher viel wel mee. Twas echt wel een leuk concert! Maar toch één punt van kritiek: AB verkoop aub geen rode wijn meer, mijn kleren zijn naar de zak door iemand die ik niet ken :).

mathmagic (3 years ago)

Ik vond het spijtig dat ik maar een kwartier heb gezien van Tim Exile terwijl ik toch wel fan ben. Maar het kwartier dat ik heb gezien vond ik bangelijk. Venetian Snares vond ik ook zeker geweldig maar tegen het einde draaide hij bijna pure speedcore wat monotoon en irritant begon te worden terwijl in het begin echt wel klassiekers als Masodik Galamb en Circle Pit draaide. Bijna al mijn favorieten zaten ertussen buiten pressure torture en de iets rustigere nummers. Squarepusher vond ik in het begin verbluffend, ik had hem nog nooit eerder gezien en vond het spectaculair hoe hij al die klanken uit zijn basgitaar toverde, na een tijdje werd het wel wat monotoon, het spektakel was er in de helft even af maar toen hij aan zijn lange (volges mij oor een groot deel geïmproviseerde) versie van the modern bass guitar begon maakte hij alles terug goed. Ik geef Simon dus wel gelijk dat er even een dipje was.

kmeron (3 years ago)

andddddd the set for squarepusher, awesome and talented moment, the pit was loooouuuud and on fire! (on flickr --> http://bit.ly/squarepusher )

kmeron (3 years ago)

Venetian Snares was a powerful set, ears are still buzzing from it, but damn, was nice!! pictures --> http://bit.ly/venetiansnares

kmeron (3 years ago)

and the one for Tim Exile --> http://bit.ly/timexile

kmeron (3 years ago)

so here are the pictures for Voodoo trance system on flickr!! --> http://bit.ly/voodoo

ChevyKevy (3 years ago)

Kan die Simon niet van deze community geweerd worden wegens het uitkramen van complete onzin! ;-) Ik vond het lichtjes geweldig! De elektronische beats vond ik wel vaak beter dan die van de echte drummer, zo'n meerwaarde vond ik die niet, maar we gaan daar toch niet moeilijk over doen, zeker? Squarepusher op Werchter ipv Milk Inc!

Misterbamboostick (3 years ago)

Mijn verslag van dag 2 : http://misterbamboostick.skynetblogs.be/

MaartenVC (3 years ago)

Venetian Snares en vooral Squarepusher waren geniaal zalig ! Nice.

Kukl (3 years ago)

Yep, de man is in de eerste plaats een straffe jazzbassist ... Ontdekt door Aphex Twin die Jenkinson zag bassen in een bar met junglebreaks eronder... en die toen promt 'Feed Me Weird Things' op zijn eigenste Rephlex uitbracht. Squarepusher torut soms ook met Evan Parker, echt pure jazz...

Tomms (3 years ago)

't was wel punky ! en fantastisch !

mich (3 years ago)

denk het niet Simon!

Simon (3 years ago)

Squarepusher begon heel goed, maar die basgitaar bleef maar alle aandacht opeisen en na een half uur leek het wel om een punkgroep te gaan. Geen warmte, geen melancholie, weinig hardcore/rave,... Nog iemand die Squarepusher niet meteen fenomenaal vond?

teknoh (3 years ago)

Verkoopt iemand nog een ticket? uitverkocht :@

Stijnerr (3 years ago)

Sold!

Stijnerr (3 years ago)

One ticket left, will sell it for 15 or less ? ... 0496/367120

red2000 (3 years ago)

How come Venetian Snares play at 8.30 and Squarepusher only at 10.30 ? Is Venetian Snares playing 1 hour and a half or something ?

Misterbamboostick (3 years ago)

Sorry, mijn 2 tickets zijn weg. David

Misterbamboostick (3 years ago)

Mijn verslag van dag 1 vind je hier : http://misterbamboostick.skynetblogs.be/

Misterbamboostick (3 years ago)

Ik heb nog 2 tickets voor Squarepusher over voor ?30. Of ? 15 voor 1. Bel me op 0486/76.69.65.

greg_liegecity (3 years ago)

au secours ! je cherche un covoit partant de liège... contact : gregoirefaupin@yahoo.fr et 0494 823 646

Leftchest (3 years ago)

Squarepusher, Venetian Snares & Tim Exile (after)party... The Peer Pressure crew thought it would be a shame to end the night early...(hungry) We found a wicked location just around the corner of the ancienne belgique. PEER PRESSURE INVITES: BUG KLINIK?S FLYING SOUND CIRCUS feat: FILARIA (Planet Mu, Bug Klinik) UK live KINNEGO FLUX (Kinnego Records) UK live X&TRICK (Bug Klinik) live [R] (SAE Institute Amsterdam) IT live HARRY POPPINS (Umbrelladelika!) live CAOUTCHOU SHOWCASE feat. GESMOYER, SKIP & MAX DRAZTIC live ZECK (Mutate) DUSTRICKX (Unfinished Monkey Records) @ Steelgate, Kartuizerstraat/Rue de Chartreux 52 Brussels (4min walk from Ab)

WebbedRecords (3 years ago)

OI, ik heb nog 2 tickets in aanbieding voor dit concert. Ik ga namelijk Squarepusher zien in Eindhoven samen met Aphex Twin. Voor 30 euro zijn de kaarten de uwe.

Jotie (3 years ago)

@grapplica Zijn we mee bezig nog even geduld. Ondertussen kan je via deze link gaan: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?sid=08039dfec37ac8fb7f75f3e20b07993d&eid=127576230122

grapplica (3 years ago)

jammer dat ik dit fantastische event niet kan makkelijk kan delen op mijn FaceBook-pagina ... die jongens van Netlash kunnen dat toch allemaal? Delen met je vrienden via e-mail is zo ... euh ouderwets, nee intrusive :)

rbin (3 years ago)

ik dacht even dat het te mooi was om waar te zijn, maar kijk ! squarepusher en venetian snares op dezelfde avond in mijn favoriete concertzaal ! ik sta van voor!