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dull? hmmm...

just saw surgeon last night, and this is what i have to say:

BRILLIANT musically. shook my ass, as did everyone else. the room was completely buggin the **** out, and at the end of the day, that's all that matters.

as far as performance goes, do have to agree that watching the expressionless laptop stare was pretty lackluster, but thankfully there were so many hands in the air and people screaming that i forgot about that fairly quickly.

i think at the end of the day, whatever you find that suits your particular personality or musical expression, then that is what you will be good at. know your strengths and weaknesses as an artist, and you will do what you need to.

i personally know that i love the turntables, and have little need to stare at a laptop while performing. adam jay really seems to dig the flexibility of ableton these days. so we each do what we think suits our particular personalities, and i think the music is better for it.
I heard a rumour that he pre-programs all his sets anyway and just plays tomb raider.
There was a bit of both when I saw him last friday.. He has a lot of elements, ie tunes like La real or house of god already on the grid along with kick drums and synths. But he was manipulating and brining things in and out on the fly