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...Sources report Mira F. Leonard ’04 has lost her fucking mind. Responded Leonard, “[strange, insistent, chipmunk-like squeaking noise...
...Mira Calix (the working name of Chantal Passamonte) admirably kept the vaguely disturbing vibe alive as the resident DJ, spinning records from the comfort of the rear stage, barely visible. Signed to the venerable Warp Records, she has often been called the female Aphex Twin. Yet unlike Twin’s growing penchant for self-parody, Calix showed off razor-sharp musical sensibilities and flawless taste in records with a daintily mixed set of beguiling experimental tunes...
...hooked up their laptops. The performance that followed was surprisingly high-octane, considering their poignant and wonderfully nuanced records. Sheathed in Plaid’s trademark heavenly synths, the funk came like a double shot of adrenaline and a breath of fresh air. The biggest response, other than to Mira dropping a booty ghetto-tech track at the end of her set, was the ominous “Pino Pomo.” From Rest Proof Clockwork, the track’s sinfully simple hip-hop pulse was a revelation in this context...
...only the previous performances hadn’t been so physically and mentally tiring; even at their best and most entertaining, Plaid almost sounded superfluous. And unlike Mira Calix, whose DJ set was alluring in its egoless focus on the music itself, Plaid themselves seemed extraneous. The most fascinating aspect of the artists’ presence onstage was the automated robot camera filming them as they twiddled knobs and rubbed their touchpads. Such is the dilemma of this music; with few exceptions, it still works best on record—whether in the comfort of a bedroom or the shuddering...
...Mira Calix...