Live Review: Aesop Rock, Black Moth Super Rainbow, DJ Signify & Blockhead 11/12/07 Baton Rouge, LA
On Monday night Aesop Rock made his way to a small club in Baton Rouge called the Spanish Moon. I had been looking forward to this show for quite a while but not because of Aesop Rock. I was more interested in seeing the psychedelic electro-pop outfit Black Moth Super Rainbow who toured with the Flaming Lips recently. Their new album Dandelion Gum is one of my favorite albums of 2007.
DJ Signify and Blockhead had already taken the stage by the time I had arrived, but even before I got there I had been notified via text message that "they're tight as fuck" and that I had already missed a good Rakim mix-up. The short portion I heard (about 15-20 minutes) was jam packed with up beat hip-hop including a Big Daddy Kane mix-up. The set was different sounding than most DJ sets I've heard. They didn't do much scratching but they did cut up and mix a lot of different songs that you wouldn't expect to go together. It was a great way to get a mostly hip-hop crowd on their feet and dancing.
Black Moth Super Rainbow took the stage next and the hip hop crowd didn't really know what to think of them. For being a mostly hip hop crowd in Baton Rouge though I expected this. Most of the set was new songs and they sounded great live. The bassist (who looks similair to Brian Posehn) really knew how to make the mostly electronic group sound more organic. However this wasn't one of those indie pop shows where all you have to watch is a few kids up on stage in tight pants trying to play instruments. These guys have talent and also a great visuals show. They played random videos that included: Richard Simmons work out videos, an interview with 3 women wrestlers, soft core porn, and clips from random kids shows. These clips seemed to sync up pretty well with the music, but that could have just been the beer doing that. I had high expectations for BMSR and they surpassed them.
When Aesop Rock took the stage I really wasn't expecting all that much. I had seen him at this past Bonnaroo and wasn't too impressed but this show left me with a better impression of him. He had the same people with him(DJ Big Whiz and Rob Sonic) but something about this show just seemed better. Although it might have been because I wasn't trying to keep my eyelids from shutting the whole show like I was at Bonnaroo. He and Rob Sonic were on time and really knew how to present live hip hop in a way that most rappers don't know how. He played a lot of songs from his new album including "Coffee" and "Bring Back Pluto" as well as playing some of the songs off Labor Days that made him famous like "No Regrets" and he ended the show with a requested "Daylight." This show made me realize why Aesop Rock is one of the few constantly touring hip hop artists like The Roots and Jurassic 5.
All in all this show lived up to the hype I had given it. This show rolls through Atlanta on Tuesday the 20th and I advise you all to get there early because the opening acts are great!
DJ Signify and Blockhead had already taken the stage by the time I had arrived, but even before I got there I had been notified via text message that "they're tight as fuck" and that I had already missed a good Rakim mix-up. The short portion I heard (about 15-20 minutes) was jam packed with up beat hip-hop including a Big Daddy Kane mix-up. The set was different sounding than most DJ sets I've heard. They didn't do much scratching but they did cut up and mix a lot of different songs that you wouldn't expect to go together. It was a great way to get a mostly hip-hop crowd on their feet and dancing.
Black Moth Super Rainbow took the stage next and the hip hop crowd didn't really know what to think of them. For being a mostly hip hop crowd in Baton Rouge though I expected this. Most of the set was new songs and they sounded great live. The bassist (who looks similair to Brian Posehn) really knew how to make the mostly electronic group sound more organic. However this wasn't one of those indie pop shows where all you have to watch is a few kids up on stage in tight pants trying to play instruments. These guys have talent and also a great visuals show. They played random videos that included: Richard Simmons work out videos, an interview with 3 women wrestlers, soft core porn, and clips from random kids shows. These clips seemed to sync up pretty well with the music, but that could have just been the beer doing that. I had high expectations for BMSR and they surpassed them.
When Aesop Rock took the stage I really wasn't expecting all that much. I had seen him at this past Bonnaroo and wasn't too impressed but this show left me with a better impression of him. He had the same people with him(DJ Big Whiz and Rob Sonic) but something about this show just seemed better. Although it might have been because I wasn't trying to keep my eyelids from shutting the whole show like I was at Bonnaroo. He and Rob Sonic were on time and really knew how to present live hip hop in a way that most rappers don't know how. He played a lot of songs from his new album including "Coffee" and "Bring Back Pluto" as well as playing some of the songs off Labor Days that made him famous like "No Regrets" and he ended the show with a requested "Daylight." This show made me realize why Aesop Rock is one of the few constantly touring hip hop artists like The Roots and Jurassic 5.
All in all this show lived up to the hype I had given it. This show rolls through Atlanta on Tuesday the 20th and I advise you all to get there early because the opening acts are great!
Labels: Aesop Rock, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Blockhead, DJ Signify
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11/14/2007 06:55:00 PM
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