Steve Davis

[Digital Monkey (Womad)]

Shame Bill Werbeniuk is no longer with us - bet he would enjoy the Glasto vibe

"I''ve had 24 pints of extra strong lager and 8 double vodkas and I''m still not drunk" - Bill after his last professional match.

 

[Homer]

Annoyingly I'm back in Bristol when this is on!

 

http://www.thesocial.com/events/steve-davis-kavus-torabi-interesting-alternative/

[stuartbert two hats]

Was the set any good?  I know it was massively and annoyingly oversubscribed, but for the people who actually got in the tent, were the tunes any good?

[the wonderwhy]

Yeah I didn't realise how busy it was until I looked out the tent afterwards. I mean I had absolutely no idea what the hell he was playing but I had a great time. 

[Quark]

5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Was the set any good?  I know it was massively and annoyingly oversubscribed, but for the people who actually got in the tent, were the tunes any good?

Um.  Erm.  Ish.

To SD's credit he very much stuck to his guns and played the tunes he likes to play.  I actually quite enjoyed the tunes, but wouldn't really say it was particularly danceable.

The big discussion in our group was around the fact that he doesn't really do much in the way of DJing.  It seems like he chose the tunes, let the guys behind him do the DJ work, and waved at the crowd a bit.

So depends on whether that agrees with you or not I guess!

[Homer]

There is a link to his set in the link I put above. I'm 35 mins in. It's actually more prog than techno (maybe his set at Bloc was a different slant?). It's actually pretty interesting (no pun intended); he's just dropped Tomorrow Never Knows (that must have been a relief at the time!).

[stuartbert two hats]

7 minutes ago, Homer said:

There is a link to his set in the link I put above. I'm 35 mins in. It's actually more prog than techno (maybe his set at Bloc was a different slant?). It's actually pretty interesting (no pun intended); he's just dropped Tomorrow Never Knows (that must have been a relief at the time!).

Cheers, I read the article, but missed that link.

[Homer]

https://www.mixcloud.com/interestingalternative/steve-davis-kavus-torabi-glastonbury-set-2016-0623/

[Homer]

3 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Cheers, I read the article, but missed that link.

Okay, sorry I spoilered the Beatles!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Please tell me there was a lot of lolzing bantz-merchants dressed up in dinner suits looking miserable when he didn't play Snooker Loopy.

[Quark]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Please tell me there was a lot of lolzing bantz-merchants dressed up in dinner suits looking miserable when he didn't play Snooker Loopy.

There may have been a group in full waistcoat getup with snooker cues...

[jonodillieono]

On 05/08/2016 at 11:05 AM, Homer said:

There is a link to his set in the link I put above. I'm 35 mins in. It's actually more prog than techno (maybe his set at Bloc was a different slant?). It's actually pretty interesting (no pun intended); he's just dropped Tomorrow Never Knows (that must have been a relief at the time!).

That's it. At Blue Dot he had the Revolver vinyl cover out and was waving it at the crowd.  I was trying to remember what song he played off it and yeah it was Tomorrow Never Knows

[eastynh]

On 8/5/2016 at 10:49 AM, Quark said:

Um.  Erm.  Ish.

To SD's credit he very much stuck to his guns and played the tunes he likes to play.  I actually quite enjoyed the tunes, but wouldn't really say it was particularly danceable.

The big discussion in our group was around the fact that he doesn't really do much in the way of DJing.  It seems like he chose the tunes, let the guys behind him do the DJ work, and waved at the crowd a bit.

So depends on whether that agrees with you or not I guess!

The Peter Hook school of djing. Get someone mixing on cd decks behind you where no one can see them, while you pretend to put vinyl on the 1210's.