Francisco Scaramanga
11-08-2003, 10:47 AM
Just wondering if anyone went to the Jam on saturday, and if so what they thought.
I was a big fan of the venue, especially with the weather being what it was. Not quite the que club, and it wasn't exactly full, but with the heat in mind I think that was actually a good thing, overall I thought it went really well at the Custard Factory. Its a shame you cant do events there all year round really.
The only real dissapointment for me was Ben Sims, I was really expecting something quite good from him. Admittedly his technical skill was totally top notch, there arent many who can beat him in that, but I thought his set lacked any kind of direction. I dunno, maybe it was just me, but it seemed like he was just up there putting on records, and most of them were fairly average tribal loopy sort of stuff. The last couple of times I saw him he totally blew me away, so I was hoping for the same again, but I guess I can't expect perfection every time.
I had never seen Chris Finke before though, and I thought he was totally ace. The pleasant surprise of the night for me, he played an amazing mix of tunes and really got the night going. I'll be looking forward to more of his sets at future Jams. And Ade Fenton was wonderfully offensive at the end again, as always.
I was a big fan of the venue, especially with the weather being what it was. Not quite the que club, and it wasn't exactly full, but with the heat in mind I think that was actually a good thing, overall I thought it went really well at the Custard Factory. Its a shame you cant do events there all year round really.
The only real dissapointment for me was Ben Sims, I was really expecting something quite good from him. Admittedly his technical skill was totally top notch, there arent many who can beat him in that, but I thought his set lacked any kind of direction. I dunno, maybe it was just me, but it seemed like he was just up there putting on records, and most of them were fairly average tribal loopy sort of stuff. The last couple of times I saw him he totally blew me away, so I was hoping for the same again, but I guess I can't expect perfection every time.
I had never seen Chris Finke before though, and I thought he was totally ace. The pleasant surprise of the night for me, he played an amazing mix of tunes and really got the night going. I'll be looking forward to more of his sets at future Jams. And Ade Fenton was wonderfully offensive at the end again, as always.