OlyMusic Experiences

Friday night went to the very end of the Urban Arts Festival, caught the last couple dj's and the Visionaries at the Long House. The dj's were good, and the Visionaries were very good. They are opening for Cyprus Hill on 4/20. I've been appreciating dj scratching I hadn't paid enough attention to in the past. A friend showed me the movie Scratch, and I've had more appreciation for the art since then. There were a few people breakdancing at the show, and the Visionaries reminded me of that group that Rokko Grolshnikov played a clip of at his 50th Anniversary Blowout Spectacular. They were a Japanese group sponsored by the government in an attempt to help people feel happy. These guys did a "wave your arms in the air, dance like ya just don't care!", thing at one point and had me dancin' like a fool. Walked around the building with a friend to listen to the very loud danceable music from outside each window. We decided the best acoustics if we were to record the show with a hand held recorder would be outside the window at the back, ducked down below the window - it cuts out abrasive highs for a nice balanced sound with crisp vocals - important when there are a bunch of guys on the mic at the same time. Had a great time. Liked that they finished up with getting everybody to display their peace sign fingers, chanting Peace Peace Peace - sounds like a very simple direct sort of thing for a million people walking through the streets to chant together.
Peace.