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Friday night's show
RAMESES III
Beautiful drones with occasional acoustic guitar - every bit as lovely as I hoped it would be.
TALIBAM!
Two apparently normal men had their bodies taken over by five year olds who then proceeded to play drums and keyboard. It was like watching a particularly interesting car crash.
IGNATZ
I met Mellysingsdoom just after Talibam! played and was chatting with him. Consequently I missed all but the last fifty-two seconds of Ignatz. Droney/guitar. I'd haved liked to have seen more. Hell, I'd have liked to have seen any of it, I was at the back, Ignatz was kneeling or crouching, all I could see was heads and the wall at the back of the stage.
ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO
At first I thought I was going to really enjoy him, but my interest wained and I resumed chatting with Mr Singsdoom.
ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB
Bloody hell! For half and hour or so it was the late '60s and I was in the UFO Club (This doesn't refer to the music played, just to the general "vibe"). The most freaked out freakout I've ever seen.
YELLOW SWANS
I wasn't going to stay for Yellow Swans, the general feel I'd got was that I wouldn't like them. But the Swan on the merch desk was a very nice guy, and I decided I'd give them five minutes of my time, rather than just write them off. They ended up getting quite a bit more than five minutes. They played on the floor in the middle of the room, there was a speaker at each corner of the room, it was very noisy, but somehow quite soothing. You know that feeling when you stand under a powerful shower and just enjoy being beaten by hot water, and you come out feeling totally refreshed? That's how I felt after Yellow Swans.
Purchases:
Drift Yellow Swans CD
CDR of MP3s of Astral Social Club Vols 1-7
Vibracathedral Orchestra CDR
I listened to classical music in the car on the way home, I needed something that was totally the opposite of what I'd just experiened.
It was very nice meeting Mellysingsdoom - a thoroghly nice chap.
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