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taken
from the Columbus Alive City Paper (preview for our 10/11/02
show at Ruby Tuesday)
I don't know
whether Dysrhythmia or Technician is headlining this show but, more to
the point, I don't even understand why these two bands are playing together.
The fact that they share a split 10-inch [it's a 7-inch - KH]
makes my head hurt. I don't care if they're both from Philly-that's
not good enough reason to pair two vastly dissimilar outfits.
Dysrhythmia reviewed first out of alphabetical correctness, means "an
abnormal rhythm", and they're correctly named. The trio's self-released
sophomore album, No Interference, is an all-instrumental affair,
with the musicians playing a game of "guess who we want to be, King Crimson
or a prog-metal band that loves "21st Century Schizoid Man" too much?"
The winner of the game is...nobody, as far as I can tell.
Technician, reviewed last because they're marginally more interesting,
means " a specialist in the technical details of a subject or occupation,"
and they're correctly named. The subject is this case is Shellac, and
Technician is certainly a specialist in that they do not deviate from
all that is Shellac on Opposition [Tranquillity Base] They even
got Steve Albini to produce the disc, though one gets the idea that the
band pulled a Misery on him, kidnapping him while fawning "We're your
number-one fan." - Brian O'Neill |