August 25, 2006

The Dribble dub jam to start the show doesn’t do much for me – this is like 10,000 other dub jams you’ve heard before from the band. There’s a short type 1 jam in Plan B which is forgettable, and a drop segue back into Dribble. The band extends the apple butter toast segment a little bit. I won’t count this as a jam, it’s basically just an extended solo from Magner. 7-11 > Sven doesn’t do much for me here. Sven has the typical DNB jam that morphs into a dance jam. I got a little confused when the Sven track had 6 minutes left on it and the band had already started playing the intro for Rock Candy. The Rock Candy jam is okay, but felt like this never had a chance to develop.

The Spraypaint jam here is mostly good. This kind of sounds like it’s headed for a Ladies peak, which is fine by me. This kept me bobbing my head almost the entire time. Spaga’s ending jam is the typical type 1 thing. Nothing noteworthy here. The second jam is a decent enough DNB jam, although this doesn’t stand out at all to me. Bazaar Escape is standard. The Humu jam is one of my favorites the band has ever done. They land on an island theme that is at once beautiful, interesting, and unique for the band. It’s easy to say that Magner is the standout here, but I think the entire band does a great job collaborating with one another. The jam out of Abyss is very solid. This is not nearly as good as the Humu jam which preceded it, but a great dance jam regardless. Encore songs are both jamless.

Highlights: Spraypaint, Humu**, Abyss*