It's the end of the world as we know it
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And Israeli trance duo Analog Pussy feel just fine
by RUPERT BOTTENBERG
Put on your comfy dancin' shoes, because the world ends on New Year's Eve. Ground zero is the Apocalypse 2001 party, for which organizers have secured Germany-based Israeli trance duo Analog Pussy. Civilization will probably still be standing the next day, but that won't stop Jinno (the dude) and Jiga (the lady) from putting out like it's the last thing they'll ever do.
"Love, sex, music and happiness are the things we really care for," says Jinno, "and we just go with it all the way, in our music and our live act. When we go on stage, it's a purifying process, a mini-catharsis. If there is rage inside it will be seen on stage. If we are filled with joy at the time, the audience could feel that. Our live show exposes our souls on stage. Expect only this."
Do not, however, expect Analog Pussy to fall conveniently into any one of trance's myriad subdesignations. The pair run wild all over the trance map, both literally (they've gigged everywhere from Sao Paulo to Budapest and played for stone heads on Easter Island, stoneheads in Victoria, B.C. and students at Tel Aviv University) and figuratively (call their style hard-ambient-goa-psy-tech-trance). "Each genre and sub-genre has become a whole world, very developed with a clear character. We enjoy playing with motives from different catagories, exploring various combinations and creating something new, like techno goa or psychedelic house."
Their live show is equally wild, from all reports. No surprise, given Jiga's background in heavy metal. "She brings the metal energy into the psy trance with her bass guitar, but also the delicacy and classical sound through playing her cello. There is nothing more boring than two guys wearing black, hiding behind a bunch of synthesizers. When we go on stage, we look in the eyes of the people, feeling the air-waves around. The vibe of the party will be the judge of the quality and meaning of this gathering."
TIBs (technicians in black) are par for the course in Germany, but the pair are content to remain based there. "Playing in Germany is a different experience. They even dance differently, with square, efficient body movements. However, the real dark underground is evolving there, and it influences us, challenges us and keeps us from getting commercial and fluffy."
No fear of that--you try finding tracks like "Martian Whore" or "Psycho Bitch From Hell" on mainstream dance radio. Of course, on their home turf of Israel (to trance what the Swiss are to chocolate), the stakes are a bit higher. "The more the police try to exterminate the scene, the more it grows. We remember one party near Jerusalem, thousands of people were raving like hell inside an ancient cave. A few policemen came in when we started our show--perfect timing. We looked at each other and knew what we had to do. We played our track 'Fight To Trance,' with its sample of Jiga saying, 'We fight for the right to trance, we believe in total chaos.' The audience were screaming that line, it was so meaningful in that particular situation. The police went away, finally--although we don't know if it was due to our track or not."
At Apocalypse 2001. See Party Guide for details
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