Last gigs for the year
As the year draws nearer to its end, you nevertheless might get the impression that Christmas is early this year. Wolf Eyes and entourage (consisting of Sudden Infant, Damion Romero and ex-member Aaron Dilloway) were at Bardens Boudoir yet again. I saw them last year in June at the same venue along with Duracell and Sudden Infant. It was the very first time I was exposed to the sounds of Duracell and that's why this gig is rather present in my memory. But this should by no means discredit the hellish endeavour of Michigan's finest. Yeah!
And yesterday, I had the pleasure to attend a very special gig of the Books. I've never seen them live before and so I was thrilled to find out that they're not only playing in a seated venue with a fine pa than can accommodate pretty much anything from classical music, theatre and electronic eclectica, but they also managed to get
Kim Hiorthøy as support. Two birds with one stone for me!
The venue was really nice and Kim rocked the house, thereby totally giving credit to his initial warning that he'll play some "slightly inappropriate music". The set ended with a real club vibe, portable strobe-light included. If he shall ever decide to come down to London once more and play in a club, I'll be in the front row, since his music is bound to be moving your feet.
The Books performed a really beautiful set along with a video-performance accompanying each song. The atmosphere was light-hearted, yet not superficial, and both witty and deeply philosophical at times. Stunning. I am not completely sure whether I should be glad or disappointed that not more people are aware of this formidable act. Then again, playing Queen Elizabeth Hall is pretty close to stardom and I just hope that both guys will stay as intelligent and down-to-earth in their future performances and output as they are now. They have my utter appreciation and support! Make sure you check out their beautifully made website!
Pictures in this post are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland License.
And yesterday, I had the pleasure to attend a very special gig of the Books. I've never seen them live before and so I was thrilled to find out that they're not only playing in a seated venue with a fine pa than can accommodate pretty much anything from classical music, theatre and electronic eclectica, but they also managed to get
Kim Hiorthøy as support. Two birds with one stone for me!
The venue was really nice and Kim rocked the house, thereby totally giving credit to his initial warning that he'll play some "slightly inappropriate music". The set ended with a real club vibe, portable strobe-light included. If he shall ever decide to come down to London once more and play in a club, I'll be in the front row, since his music is bound to be moving your feet.
The Books performed a really beautiful set along with a video-performance accompanying each song. The atmosphere was light-hearted, yet not superficial, and both witty and deeply philosophical at times. Stunning. I am not completely sure whether I should be glad or disappointed that not more people are aware of this formidable act. Then again, playing Queen Elizabeth Hall is pretty close to stardom and I just hope that both guys will stay as intelligent and down-to-earth in their future performances and output as they are now. They have my utter appreciation and support! Make sure you check out their beautifully made website!
Pictures in this post are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland License.
Labels: Concert, Kim Hiorthøy, The Books, Wolf Eyes
1 Comments:
Hi Deniz,
Funny to find a Norwegian name in your blog. Your blog still looks good!
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