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Hush Hush June 9, 2002 Review by Squid If "E.A.R. aka Sonic Boom at the Hush-Hush" were a Mad Lib, it would read: (Former Spacemen 3 member and his most well-known sound project) at the (one millionth former SF dive turned Uber-hip cocktail joint). We still haven't figured out who booked this event, (H-H normally does DJ nights), but we're sure as hell grateful. It meant we didn't have to plunk down $20 to see him in an opening slot at Bimbo's earlier in the week. Score! The audience was a receptive one, even with only 70% of the crowd there to see EAR. (Except for one guy who thought he was being particularly ironic and acerbic kept yelling out, "Oh, man! This one note that's playing right now is my favorite note in the world!") The only thing left to worry about how Sonic's knob-tweaking would sound in a bar that doesn't normally do live shows, and it actually sounded pretty damn convincing. Squid was particularly fond of a recurring effect that sounded like an old, beat-up spaceship idling over the bar. Daz, who had moved in for a closer look, found herself thinking of her favorite film maker, Andrei Tarkovsky. His films used soundtracks primarily composed of natural noises, such as water dripping or streams flowing or dogs barking. Sonic's soundscapes instantly had Daz thinking that the pieces Sonic performed would be a beautiful fit for Tarkovsky's film, "Solaris". All in all, a beautiful haze of Stone and Drone from the Master Manipulator. We would expect nothing less. --- Read our Spectrum (Sonic Boom) review from November 4, 2001 @ The Pound |