Event :BHAGDADDIES, MANDRAGORA, TRAGIC ROUNDABOUT, MAX PHASM, NELSON DILATION, CONTINENTAL DRIFTS
Location : THE GARAGE, LONDON
Date : 17 / 03 / 99
Reviewed by : Clive Subculture
The Indoor festi vibe of the Continental Drift Carnival takes over the
Garage for a multi-cultural hoe down of acoustic dance crossover. This events
kicks off their compilation 'Sounds from the Acoustic Underground' which we've
been told includes elements of DUB DIDDLEY amongst drum n bass and electronisized
remixes. Max Pashm kicks things off with a percussion
driven excursion into arabic flavoured dub, and funky break beat techno as
he switches between machine and hand drums, live and solo, until joined by
members of Tragic Roundabout for a Klezmer -
style knees up with punk and ska flavours. Images of sun baked afternoons
at sorted outdoor events are conjured up.
In keeping with acoustic / dance fusion of the compilation project, all
of tonight's bands merge into each others sets - Mandragora
take over from the Tragics' as the dancing throng swell, and proceed
to de-construct the tracks from their 'Pollen' album in a jammed out dub
dance, world fusion style before being joined by the belly dancers from
Nelson Dilations' Salon Oriental club. The Bhagdaddies
brass section join in, and then take us off with their whirling Arabian
party music, until the lights come up on a rather different St. Patricks
day evening - Nelson carries on Djing, most people aren't in any rush to
leave - we've seen familiar faces, networked and had a good time.
CLIVE SUBCULTURE
