The mission of this T6 tour, besides "getting Sodahberk laid," is "to rearrange the sonic DNA of the American mind," according to /rupture. For Kid606, it's all about getting in a van with friends, a powerful sound system, and "a massive subwoofer." DJ /rupture vows that the show will bring "raw audio newness, with heaps of bass."
Earlier this month, though, the tour nearly got tragically truncated. "On route to Denver, a drunk driver rear-ended us on the highway, going about 115 mph," says /rupture. "He destroyed the back of our van and left about 80 of my rare records scattered across a half-mile stretch of the New Mexico highway (he gave everybody whiplash, as well). He was a hit-and-run case, too, making things even worse."
"We had to do a crazy Frankenstein body-shop mod on the back of [the van], as to get it actually fixed would have taken like four days, which is a lot longer than we can stay in Santa Fe," says Kid606. Let's hope the vehicle holds up over the long road trips; and we pray /rupture can replace some of that shattered vinyl before he hits Seattle. Talk about a tragic loss....
Because Tigerbeat6 artists cross so many generic boundaries (and time zones), I ask what sort of audiences recent shows have been attracting.
"Our crowds tend to bisect scenes," says /rupture. "We work at the point where those hipster categories fray at the edges and weird things slip in." 606 adds: "Yeah, [we're seeing] a lot more indie rock fools; you normally can tell by the haircuts, but everything's been meshing together these days. I like the ex-raver kids."
Finally, o great seers, what's the future of electronic music?
"The future of electronic music is analog music, acoustic music, laptop-type musicians incorporating 'real' instruments and musicians and vocalists into their compositions," /rupture forecasts. "Just for the record, Miguel does not agree with this at all." Kid606: "Sadly, I predict a lot of new genres, but few new ideas." DAVE SEGAL
Kid606 with DJ /rupture, Dwayne Sodahberk, Kremlin DJs, Wed Aug 27 at Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000, 9 pm-2 am, 21+, $10 adv, $12 door.