Word: localize
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...while the assault lasted, it was brutal and sublime. Leading the offensive were/rupture and esp of the local Toneburst Collective. Hunched over a table laden eight turntables, mixers, speakers, samplers and a laptop, all connected by a web of cables, /rupture and esp spliced together sounds of futuristic urban warfare. They started the set with an ambient, downtempo groove purring with thick, deep bass. But the second floor of the Advocate House, the Sanctum, began swarming with people, the tempo and intensity of the beats increased, until the room was shuddering to the manic cadence and dive-bomb bass...
Countless cigarettes and a smoke machine created a nearly impenetrable haze in which Advocate intellectuals and local hipsters writhed, bopped and boogied down. The frenetic music inspired all dimensions of dance and movement from eager couples bumping and grinding to solitary enthusiasts thrashing in ecstatic abandon. And those who did not dance reclined on couches or leaned against the walls, absorbing the room's thick energy...
...Advocate's support of artists like /rupture and esp suggests that the organization is taking a more active role in providing space for and promoting local art. Teknotag, like the Advocate's GNR8R show last February and its recent photography exhibit, Sampler, in Adams House, offered a rare glimpse into the experimental artistic underground that is too often invisible at Harvard...
...while the assault lasted, it was brutal and sublime. Leading the offensive were /rupture and esp of the local Toneburst Collective. Hunched over a table laden with turntables, mixers, speakers, samplers and a laptop, all connected by a web of cables, /rupture and esp spliced together sounds of futuristic urban warfare. They started the set with an ambient, downtempo groove purring with thick, deep bass. But as the second floor of the Advocate House, the Sanctum, began swarming with people, the tempo and intensity of the beats increased, until the room was shuddering to the manic cadence and dive-bomb...
...Countless cigarettes and a smoke machine created a nearly impenetrable haze in which Advocate intellectuals and local hipsters writhed, bopped and boogied down. The frenetic music inspired all dimensions of dance and movement, from eager couples bumping and grinding to solitary enthusiasts thrashing in ecstatic abandon. And those who did not dance reclined on couches or leaned against the walls, absorbing the room's thick energy...