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Aoki at Crobar Proves Less Than Inspiring
Posted Sunday, January 27, 2008 @ 10:08 in Music by Dani Deahl
The Aoki we all know and love is a crazy, vodka-wielding, crowd surfing DJ who plays the hottest “where-did-he-get-those” tracks. Right? Unfortunately, Aoki only brought the performance to Chicago’s Crobar on Friday night, and not the tunes. While he was able to rile up party goers by standing on tables and holding his bottle of Belvedere aloft like a battle flag, he also got us all cocking our heads and looking quizzically at each other. High moments like The Count Of Monte Cristal and Sinden remix of “Like This Like That” lead into “huh?” moments like Chris Lake’s “Changes.” Aoki’s body language seemed to change as well during these obviously mainstream moments. Total bummer, dude.
Here’s the thing. We can hear Daft Punk’s “One More Time” from any resident DJ worth their salt. We hear the Villains’ edit of “Around The World” from someone like Aoki. With a set that fluctuated between pandering to what he thought the Crobar crowd would like and playing his favorite jams, Aoki’s set just didn’t click.
Is it unfair to insist that someone of Aoki’s caliber stray away from mainstream songs? Absolutely not, and I insist on this even more when it seems out of character for him. We herald Aoki as a tastemaker, not a follower, and that should give him the freedom to play a bit outside of the box, especially with new album “Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles” dropping in a matter of days. Ok, we did hear the album’s edit of “Shake and Pop” with Kid Sister, but consistency is still king.
Hopefully next time Aoki graces Crobar we get a little more Uffie and a little less undistinguished when this dj-cum-rockstar shows us how to throw it down.
On a side note, at least the photos are just as entertaining as we would expect them to be.
Photos courtesy of Nick Andrews.
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little secret- aoki always plays lots of mainstream crap.
Posted Sunday, January 27, 2008 @ 11:36 by LA confidentail
aoki is so annoying. SOOO annoying.
Posted Sunday, January 27, 2008 @ 01:59 by ugh
I've heard different from previous sets - he certainly does not always play mainstream, nor should he ;-)
Posted Sunday, January 27, 2008 @ 04:34 by Dani
Fuck Aoki
Posted Sunday, January 27, 2008 @ 04:55 by CC & Brother Muldrew
crobar belongs to real dj's
Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 @ 09:09 by keep2thestreets
serrato djs got no soul. too much acting for camera pics not enough sweat in the mix.
Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 @ 10:34 by coolbeans
this guy is all hype. shame on you solange for even putting the word tastemaker in the same line with this guy. giving props to a guy like this is what makes me so dissapointed in the people behind a magazine that i used to love so, so much.
Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 @ 05:13 by los scandelous
As much as we all know Aoki is hype, he has undeniably brought attention to a genre of music that wouldn't normally get attention in the pages of say, The New York Times or MTV.com. There is always a middle ground when discussing hype artists, and more often than not, there is a creative seed there that lead them to becoming the name they are. Aoki's Dim Mak has been integral in pushing bands like the Rakes and their recent move to partner with RCRD LBL is all too timely. True, live sets like what I saw at Crobar are definitely not inspiring, but I can't say Aoki is where he is just because he acts like a madman during sets. Put aside the bitterness and suck it up.
Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 @ 08:10 by Dani
I heard Aoki at Amsterjam fest 'bout two years back and to say he mailed his set in would be an understatement. No doubt, he's hustled well and true and put others on, but every time you step up to the decks, you should be goin' for broke, no? And he very definitely wasn't -- it was like all pre-programmed mash-ups of ridiculously overplayed classic rock tunes. A total waste of time. Give any DJ the benefit of the doubt about a possible off night, but what I heard was just a jaded cat (at least for that set)
Posted Thursday, February 07, 2008 @ 11:02 by Michael Vazquez
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