Questlove’s ‘Shuffle Culture’ at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
“The idea is to re-create the experience of someone flipping through their collection of music,” Ahmir Thompson, a.k.a. the Roots’ drummer and bandleader Questlove, told the New York Daily News about his two-night residency, Shuffle Culture, held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Thursday and Friday night.
Thompson brought along a lot of talented friends to Shuffle Culture, such as comedian and musician Reggie Watts, the legendary human drum machine Rahzel, porn star and artist Sasha Gray, and avant-rock mainstays Deerhoof, all trying to create in a live setting the quick-switch listening of our daily, ear-budded lives.
“Steve Jobs’ iPod invention basically redefined the word shuffle by allowing us to carry an entire record collection inside a small digital box,” Thompson told the Daily News. Let’s take a look at how fans reacted to his analog iPod.
NIGHT ONE
had no idea what to expect of Culture Shuffle… mind being blown and entertained.
— sava (@savasavasava) April 20, 2012
Rahzel and D.D. Jackson – gingerlynn (@gingerlynn)
At ?uestlove’s Shuffle Culture. A little bit weird but also awesome. Plus I jut saw Reggie Watts live which was worth the whole evening.
— Tove K. Danovich (@TKDanovich) April 20, 2012
“@questlove, deerhoof, @jeremyellislive, metropolis ensemble, et al.” – albert ocampo (@smoovebert)
I will support anything @questlove puts his name to. #shuffleculture was a beautiful melting pot of musical bliss.
— David Chaitt (@chaitters) April 20, 2012
Almost don’t want to give away the ending of #shuffleculture for the people headed there tomorrow. Big finish.
— Andrew Frisicano (@apfpower) April 20, 2012
NIGHT TWO
Going to see @questlove‘s curated shuffle culture night at BAM. Even the sidewalks are excited. twitpic.com/9c53hn
— brian braiker (@slarkpope) April 20, 2012
Brooklyn Academy of Music – Jess Z | Jonny H (@ouraugust)
Questlove. Shuffle Culture. David Byrne’s in the house. And you may ask yourself. . . 4sq.com/I9sjUN
— Trixie Ferguson Gray (@stargratrix) April 20, 2012
Music therapy! Quest Love Shuffle Culture @BAM.
— Candice Taylor (@SohamWellnessNY) April 21, 2012
“Questlove’s ‘Shuffle Culture’ – never smiled so much in my life. Best show ever; Questlove foreverrrr.” – Jennifer W. Fife (@jwfife)
Deerhoof is covering one of my favorite PJ Harvey songs “Plants and Rags” at @questlove Shuffleculture show at BAM. Bliss!
— pILLOW tHEORY (@PillowTheory) April 21, 2012
Much love to @questlove for Shuffle Culture. Loved when they played Pirate Jenny by Nina Simone
— Theodore Moore (@MooreProgress) April 21, 2012
Shuffle Culture at BAM was a cool flash through Questlove’s brain. Orchestra, DJing, saw playing, piano freak out. Love Deerhoof & Rahzel.
— Allison Meier (@AllezAllie) April 21, 2012
So Culture Shuffle was a mixed bag. Best part was the human beat box duet accompanied by Questlove on the drums. Also, Sassy and Nat K Cole
— Steven Cohen (@StevenC_in_NYC) April 21, 2012
@BAM_Brooklyn Very nice! My eight year old says, “the MPC was cool! …and the drumming.” I concur. #ShuffleCulture
— James Heaton (@TronvigGroup) April 21, 2012
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