September 01, 2010

the Moshi from this show is the nastiest that i ever saw/heard Magner in over 100 shows. Him and Johnny on the lights were so connected and intertwined during that jam. I wish the soundboard did it justice with how disgusting it sounded in there. i loved everything about this show. even the standalone filler Donde in the first set, which i remember Joey Borreli writing.

After Jan 29, this is the show of 2010 for followed by a nasty Sept 9. Once we saw the Barber video busting out of the refrigerator, healed and ready to cardiac the nation...we all knew we were doomed.

Guys, that blissco switch at 12 minutes into 'Story'(1)!!! perfect segue into the inverted 'Abyss".

It's that heavenly dance & twist groove that really sticks with us until the present. Only the inverted architecture could have produced such a shining result of course. Magner on instrumental chorus with a jump sideways halfway is perfect....this is so good. Never taking an inverted 'Abyss' for granted again lol.

Another countdown blastoff from 'Abyss' to the 'Reactor' jam as it's dyslexic. I'll never cease to be amazed how Marc's knowledge of setlist building can, if the stars align, can turn a good set into a post show silence in the car feeling of awe. Insane peak and ending. 6 minutes of near perfection.

After the satisfying if average 'Donde' to get a breather, they get back on the train to finish the set with "Mindless~Story"

A standard 1st jam but it really gets you moving as Marc is turned way up, playing the nicest funk groove with Barber. Magner is on top and on the sides with blue canvas aural paintings. Simple. Tasteful. The bass is strong with this one, even if it's only 4 chords overlapping. Within this jam, they have 3 resets, each one adding a little diversity. The third gives Brownie full carte blanche and he simply rips space and time with that bass. It's like 3 times louder than all else lol, LOVE IT! 4th reset, Barber's turn, as he takes the opportunity to get back into the Dribble's familiar tempo with added lightning solos in time for the section: "in a native centered world, one picks the fruit right off the trees......" Apple Butter outro as you start to hear the world melting into the "SOTW" familiarities. Peak. End of Set. Damn!

Set One; I have to do it.... 9.25 / 10

That 'Cat' jam is working great, stretching into a New York psych-disco I'm Walking Here!! groove a la Travolta '78, with way too tight Wranglers.
As you hear "Feeling Twisted" all over the place, you can't help but appreciate this Bootsy & Worrell groove.

I'm not a big 'FT' fan. It doesn't totally 'Jennifer Dances" the set but well, it was played this night. Bonus points for the segue tho'

'Cat'(2) is a good standard groove. The fun of course comes when Barber steps in to solo and jam his way a step higher than everyone else and it's good, really good, leading us into the notion "That You Can't Believe You Had To Pay Your Rent". Fin

'Reactor' dys. beginning. Standard good playing until they go full tempo.  I ADORE the final 3 minutes of Reactor :) Devo 80's dance into 
Moon Level music, The Moon. It's a great Devo / video game jam.  They feel spicy tonight! 

How they don't take a plunge into the street below a la Wallendas at this point is beyond me. They take it deep into an inverted 'Aquatic Ape'.
It gets real interesting at around 4 minutes in or so (of this 23 minute monster) 
Consistency. All night long. A truly robotic 80's sorta shuffle then bliss, then DnB etc... Marc & Allen are especially having fun at this point (7 mins to 10 ish when they go back to remarking that her "head is big but not as big as her thighs".
14 minutes in until the segue is most interesting as the "Morph" synth jams come in alongside a fast guitar rhythm to mix up the party a bit. 16:54 is official NASA takeoff per their analog book entries.
A very much "Basis" like syth passage, very engaging.  

Holy shit, what just happened?! They made it to 'Mirrors' but the hell if I know how.  Another "fits like a glove" moment (my confusing opinions all over here). The cleaning yet still grooving mood are all over this version. Standard but still pretty good. 

'Moshi Moshi' what else?  good but short.

Let's officially call it a good showing.....with a show ending 'Spacebird'
Jam 1 - good DnB with the drum machine doing it's usual mating call with Mags in 360 degree swirling lights of purple.
Now were in sexy land. Grind it if got it girl. Then at EXACTLY the halfway point...........
the silvery ship's exterior bay doors slowly open, as the smooth & shiny ultimate frisbee looking ship's steps get lowered 10 feet for you to embark. Will you take the chance? Yes. You and your crew are up up and away.....you feel the Kuiper belt's forces detach, watch Alpha Centauri whizz by....the beat comes to a halt. Did you even go anywhere? Because all you now see is...

'The City"
"Well I thought I knew the future of the mountains in my range
If the future taught me anything the past can never change"
(an actually awful version minus the guitar solo hahahha. they get a pass after that show)
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Mass casualties in Lexington. 
Bourbon and Farm-to-Table horses everywhere.