Friday, September 25, 1998
Derrick Carter and Green Velvet at Vinyl (PHATO/SATELLITE)

I too went to Vinyl last night.
Started the night off right by going to COlumbia University's
beautiful main administation building Low Library to see the Deep Listening
Bamd put together some sensual soothing ambient pieces on their "long
string instrument" (a ROOM ai
size violin - heh) they played 4 pieces - obe of which was an hour long 
but well worth, along with one collaboration with DJ Spooky/Paul Miller
(who is now dreadless, yikes!).

This show was very relaxing and at the same time energizing preparing for
the next part of the night. Vinyl did the usual feel down search,
leading to me to be jumpy. The fellow was like "moving will not help" 
whatever. No sneaker search this time. Got there about 12:30 or so and 
the room was more crowded than Vinyl usually is at that time.

zto tell the truth Green Velvet (who no longer wants to be called Cajmere
for some reason) wasn't as impressive to be spinning as when dojng a 
live PA - did he even spin any of his tracks? I didn't recognize any
that were his own...

In any case, the extra couches and plants and flowers were a nice touch in the
lounge. (Were all the plants fake?)

Derrick Carter was completely off the hook however!! Very very nice hard 
hard house. Had to stop dancing eventually because my left ankle started
hurting, but could've danced straight after he warmed up for the full three 
hours otherwise ;)

Now vinly is another story - people were happy to hear derrick carter 
and were dancing but I didn't see many smiles or much interaction in the
crowd - so the vibe for myself came only from the music and the friends
I was with.

Side note: one friend went into the DJ booth at the end and said
that Derrick Carter remembered the times he had spun in her hometown
of Wellington, New Zealand! Otherwise she remarked he was sloshed - heh.
Hell, nothing matters if he was still able to do his job - providing
us with a magical musical journey - which he did very well indeed!

DIdn't see too many people there from the list - Jami L, Jerry Luna,
Antfactor & Doron, is it David, and an unfriendly  Kim...

So if you were there - TELL me what you were wearing ;) I had on my
jncos, a green polo-type golf t-shirt, and I put on my nyc and ne-badges 
late in the evening. I was dancing/sitting by the far side of the room 
by the back stage area.

Twas a fun musical adventure :-) Here's hoping Derrick comes back REAL SOON!
He could easily fill Twilo or Roxy and SHOULD.

.\.\ichael -- sentinel