I am reeling. Stereolab is a must see if they come through your town.
There was plenty of their patented space age lounge music, but then there
were long trancy interludes where hocketing synth overtones, bass, guitar
drones, and farfisa noodling merge into a throbbing animal, out on a space
walk without a tether...
One song in particular broke down to a one note drone that lasted for
10 minutes, into which higher overtones flute around the drone like
Tuvan throat singing. Another dubby number brought in light breakbeats
over the top of a dubby beat.
UI opened, they were boring. Tricky is done with his part of the tour.
Gear watch: Farfisa Organ, Moog Source, and the drummer had a drum machine
or a sampler he'd bring in from time to time, which sounded like loops from
the Boss DR55. The soundman had a Moog Rogue and a Lovetone Meatball on
effect send, and he processed sounds from the band at will and triggered
sustained drones...
And if anyone cares, the band went bowling during the opening act.
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