JW / Electronica Classics 016: Sander Kleinenberg Live From Everybody 2002

Despite last weekend's Memorial Day hiatus from music posting, I'm back this week with a favorite from early 2002. This set from Sander Kleinenberg was recorded shortly before he began his album promotion tour for "Essential Mix" and had a regular spot in my car CD changer for most of the year.

It's a bit of a departure from the darker progressive sound that was championed around this time, especially by the Global Underground artists. There's a distinctly jazzy feel to the set, which is a description you don't often hear applied to progressive house. Unfortunately I wasn't able to uncover a tracklisting for this performance, but if you were a vinyl connoisseur around this period, feel free to leave some IDs in the comments.

Sander Kleinenberg - Live from Everybody 2002-01-06
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Twitter Week(s) In Review 2009-05-16 To 2009-05-29

Posted this week's JW / Electronica Classic: The Crystal Method Live in Seattle 1997; Vegas-era goodness! http://tinyurl.com/qg5hzm

12:50 PM May 16th from web

Mktg work & Crystal Method music kinda day; Ash grabbed us Subway for dinner; now going to catch some SNL on TiVo then bed; early morn in AM

10:52 PM May 16th from web

Just used a combo of Gmail, Flickr, AIM/MSN Logs, & an AU football schedule to determine exactly where I was on 10/3/04; I love technology!

11:18 PM May 17th from web

Spent day writing for Mktg portfolio...made progress, but will need to continue work following weekend; crazy busy, but fun week awaits!

11:41 PM May 17th from web

Getting ready to head downtown to see @crystalmethod at the House of Blues Houston.

4:39 PM May 18th from web

Made it into the HOB for the @crystalmethod show; nice view! http://twitpic.com/5gnfh

8:09 PM May 18th from web

Posted a mini-review & pictures of the @crystalmethod show in Houston last night: http://tinyurl.com/oj37a9

12:05 PM May 19th from web

Great day of PTO after late Mon night; slept in, watched a Netflix DVD, ate pizza, got haircut, worked out, & geeked out in PM w/new router.

11:35 PM May 19th from web

@dudesy916 Battletoads but no Zelda II on that hardest NES games list? Did the journalist even play these games? ;-)

5:49 PM May 20th from web in reply to dudesy916

Steady pace @ work this week; went downtown in PM w/Ash for dinner w/Freddie @ The Grove; best steak I've had in Houston, & maybe top 5 ever

11:06 PM May 20th from web

Well dang, Google Voice site throwing up an Internal Server Error 500: http://twitpic.com/5ne3l

4:33 PM May 21st from web

Random day; odd calls @ work, Mom got in from Saudi, started Summer '09 semester @ school, then had chocolate scare in PM w/Puggs; he's fine

11:03 PM May 21st from web

Computing acquisitions hoped for next 12 months: Android Netbook, Palm Pre-esque PDA a la iPod Touch; iPod Touch 64GB; self-built Win 7 box.

11:48 PM May 21st from web

Slow day @ wk led to catchup on some projs; Which Wich for lunch then dinner @ Guadalajara w/Ash, her fam & my mom; now Astral Project DVD

10:25 PM May 22nd from web

Fun Sat w/gas grill shopping/Farmers Market in AM, then fam Crawfish Boil in afternoon; watched Rushmore DVD in PM b4 Abita-induced slumber.

2:04 PM May 24th from web

Fun Sun; rewired my network in AM, put together new gas grill, dinner out @ Hubbell & Hudson, then Slumdog Millionaire on TiVo Amazon in PM.

11:07 PM May 24th from web

Nice Memorial Day; steaks on our new Infrared Grill, a little class work, then some TiVo time w/Ash, Mom, & Puggles; now Chardonnay then bed

9:31 PM May 25th from web

Really enjoyed the Laurent Garnier Essential Mix; only gripe is the awful P-Diddy blathering on DJ Hell's track in hr 1. Listening again now

1:44 PM May 26th from web

Back in action @ work after long weekend; birthday dinner for my mom w/Ash @ Black Walnut Cafe; some school reading then hopefully early bed

9:02 PM May 26th from web

Man, felt like I got hit by a truck yesterday w/terrible fever; 1st time ever I had to call in sick to work; 18 hrs in bed seemed to help.

6:18 AM May 28th from web

@mokeymuffin Very cool picture!

5:47 PM May 28th from web in reply to mokeymuffin

Look out, jazzfest fans - Crawfish Monica is set to hit the shelves year round. http://is.gd/IrzN (@cmsour) (via @nojf)

5:52 PM May 28th from web

Back to work after a day of rest; made a library run mid-day, then had a Middle Eastern-themed dinner courtesy of mom; reading, then bed.

9:52 PM May 28th from web

@GuyKawasaki Have you experienced any performance issues on your MiFi like this Engadget commenter? http://tinyurl.com/lv2rap

10:40 AM May 29th from web in reply to GuyKawasaki

RT @mwikkid: 6 days left on Kickstarter proj. Like New Orleans Music? Like Electronica? Check it out & spread the word! http://bit.ly/nvoSs

5:46 PM May 29th from web

Palm Treo 700wx

Palm Treo 700wx
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

In honor of the Pre's launch next Saturday, here's my old Palm phone that still lives on courtesy of it's Wi-Fi add-on card.

Jerry Seinfeld At Jones Hall

Jerry Seinfeld At Jones Hall
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The guy still has it. He made me laugh until my face hurt. Great tech parody segment on iPhones, Blackberries, & Twitter. I was in tears over his Cialis bit, and he even took questions from the audience at the end. Awesome show.

Misdialed SMS

Misdialed SMS
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Fat Fingers = Funny

Data Shelf

Data Shelf
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Modem, & routers, & hard drives...oh my!

Aggressive Birds

Aggressive Birds
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Normally birds run away when you get close. These guys walk towards you & scowl.

Puggles & A Crawfish

Puggles & A Crawfish
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The little guy would do anything for a chicken-flavored treat.

Char-Broil InfraRED Gas Grill

Char-Broil InfraRED Gas Grill
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Finally assembled my birthday present from my parents. I couldn't resist the geek-appeal of going with the model that cooks with infrared technology.

Grogan's Mill Farmer's Market

Grogan's Mill Farmer's Market
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Stopped by the farmer's market to get Puggles a chicken-flavored Crawfish dog treat for our Memorial Day Crawfish Boil.

Which Wich

Which Wich
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Menu station at the new sandwich restaurant near The Woodlands Waterway.

IAH Terminal E Parking Garage

IAH Terminal E Parking Garage
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Had to swing by the airport at lunch to pickup my mom who's in the States from Saudi Arabia for two months.

Zonked

Zonked
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

It's tough to get more relaxed than this.

802.11n

802.11n
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Finally decided to upgrade my wireless network today after 4 years with my Linksys 802.11g router. My old Vonage router is playing wonky with DHCP when I put the AEBS in bridge mode, though. I think I'll probably have to reverse the order of the two routers this weekend in order to get port forwarding (read: uTorrent) working. On the bright side: my file transfers over the 5 GHz network to the MacBook Pro & MacBook are nearly 5 times faster than they were over 2.4 GHz!

Thoughts On The Crystal Method At House of Blues Houston

Really great show in Houston last night. There were songs from all 4 of their studio albums, although I'd say Vegas got the heaviest treatment. Which was awesome. :)

The two highlights were extended remixes of "Cherry Twist" & "Born Too Slow". Ironically I'm not even a big fan of the original "Born Too Slow", but their live version blew me away. A true sonic assault. They only played two or three songs off their new album, including "Come Back Clean" & the title track "Divided By Night". It was pretty cool seeing Scott do the vocals live on that last one. For an encore, it was a crowd-pleasing rendition of "Trip Like I Do."

We stuck around after the show for the meet & greet upstairs. The guys said they had a really good time in NOLA the evening before, and mentioned enjoying dinner at Dickie Brennan's Steak House. I also got to pick Scott's brain for about 15 minutes about their creative processes for several of the tracks on the new album. Of note, "Black Rainbows" was originally intended to be entirely instrumental before they heard Stephanie King Warfield sing. She's the wife of Justin Warfield, who provided the vocals for the "Kling To The Wreckage" track on the album.

Alas, I didn't bring my digital camera with me to the show since the tickets + website were pretty adamant about a No Camera Policy. In hindsight, I could've smuggled in an entire television crew since there were no metal detectors or pat downs at the door, and others had cameras in the venue with no harassment from security. However, I did snap about 30 pictures with my iPhone, so I've uploaded those to Flickr:

The Crystal Method at House of Blues Houston

If you get the opportunity to catch one of the remaining shows on this tour, I highly encourage it.

The Observant Puggle

The Observant Puggle
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

A very striking & formal pose in this pic, almost as if he's wearing an imaginary tuxedo.

Twitter Week In Review 2009-05-10 To 2009-05-15

Finally got my Comcast CableCard issue resolved after month+; took Ash out for date @ Hubbell & Hudson Bistro, then Star Trek; great day!

10:22 PM May 10th from Tweetie

@dudesy916 Sorry man: WinMo just isn't a thriving dev platform right now; I'll let you know if I see any more clients; or get an iPhone ;-)

8:23 PM May 11th from TweetDeck in reply to dudesy916

Posted this week's JW / Electronica Classic: Chris Fortier's 2002 Kiss 100 Mix; progressive house from a master. http://tinyurl.com/qlr9qj

10:07 PM May 11th from TweetDeck

Typical Mon trouble-shooting @ work; caught Housewives/House on TiVo w/Ash in PM, then blogging & Mktg portfolio planning; e-mail, then bed.

10:46 PM May 11th from Tweetie

@dudesy916 Ah, good stuff. Glad you found one that works. Best of luck with the phone restore!

7:54 PM May 12th from Tweetie in reply to dudesy916

Wrapped up my class vids for Spring 09 today w/6 hr marathon run in PM; also caught Fringe finale over dinner w/Ash; glad it's back in fall!

11:55 PM May 12th from Tweetie

Felt ambitious this evening & decided to run a few miles for 1st time since Easter; yeah, bad idea if hoping to be up for school work; Tired

9:58 PM May 13th from Tweetie

Library & Best Buy run @ lunch today; Ash & Alfred lured me away from studies in PM w/pizza & tasty beverages; good times, but wknd = school

10:50 PM May 14th from Tweetie

Seriously considering replacing my Merlin EX720 EvDO data card with one of these new MiFi 2200s next month: http://tinyurl.com/rbgcdy

10:55 PM May 14th from TweetDeck

Twitter Pref? Airport Extreme Base Station or Time Capsule 500GB? TC seems to do better in speed tests & officially supports Time Machine.

9:55 AM May 15th from Tweetie

Relaxed Fri @ work; even did a lunch out @ Goose's Acre & Hubbell & Hudson; Mktg research in PM for paper; also got an A in Info Sec; sweet!

10:02 PM May 15th from Tweetie

After consulting my Tulane-CS-bud-turned-Apple-Guru @connerrrr, the Airport Extreme wins out over Time Capsule; will snag @ Best Buy on Sun.

10:12 PM May 15th from Tweetie

Really enjoying the new @crystalmethod Divided By Night album; easily their best work since Vegas; can't wait to see them in Houston Monday.

10:35 PM May 15th from Tweetie

The Crystal Method Discography

The Crystal Method Discography
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

Getting stoked to see these guys perform for the first time in 5 years on Monday.

JW / Electronica Classics 015: The Crystal Method Live At Showbox Seattle 1997

I've been on a big Crystal Method kick this week. This past Tuesday saw the release of their fourth studio album, "Divided By Night," and I've got tickets to see the guys do a live performance here at the House of Blues in Houston this coming Monday. Heck, I even downloaded their new iPhone app to keep up with their Twitter updates from the tour. Regarding "Divided By Night," I've probably listened to it about 6 times this week, and it's easily my second favorite Crystal Method album, behind the legendary "Vegas." I'm not a huge fan of every track on the new album, but there are some real stand-outs like "Smile" and "Black Rainbows."

There aren't many recordings of actual "live" performances of The Crystal Method floating around; most of the recordings I have in my collection are of DJ sets that the duo put together. However, I did run across a live performance while digging around Soulseek back during the summer of 2003. Prior to last weekend, I'd only listened to this performance a handful of times. But digging it out again revealed a really good find.

Surprisingly, there isn't a lot of info about this recording online. From what I've been able to determine, it's sometimes called "Live in Seattle," "Live at Showbox in Seattle," or "Live Seattle Bootleg". A few of the tracks were listed as "Unknown" or otherwise mislabeled when I originally downloaded it, and none of the websites I found online actually had the tracklisting correct. However, I believe I've been able to correct all those mistakes. The recording quality won't pass for a studio album, but it's definitely listenable.

This performance consists primarily of tracks from their "Vegas" album, so for those of you who are partial to their earlier work, you should really enjoy this one. An added bonus is their remix of Keoki's "Caterpillar" track which originally appeared on the "Altered Ego Trip" remix album that Keoki released in 1998. I'm a big fan of that album, too, and it's a good one to add to your collection if you're looking for a nice snapshot of remixes from early American electronica producers & DJs such as Uberzone, Rabbit In The Moon, & DJ Dan.

I'm glad to see these guys are still putting out new music. Now go grab this performance from the late 90s for a little historical perspective.

The Crystal Method - Live at Showbox in Seattle 1997
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1 - The Crystal Method - High Roller
2 - The Crystal Method - Cherry Twist
3 - The Crystal Method - Now Is The Time
4 - Keoki - Caterpillar (The Crystal Method Remix)
5 - The Crystal Method - Trip Like I Do
6 - The Crystal Method - Vapor Trail
7 - The Crystal Method - Alright
8 - The Crystal Method - Busy Child
9 - The Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive

Waterfall By The Fountains Of Waterway Square

Waterfall By The Fountains Of Waterway Square
Originally uploaded by Juston Western

The 93-degree weather certainly made heading into the water an attractive option.