Reviews
Date
Show
Content
May 06, 2011
Combichrist Tour:
Combichrist, Ivardensphere
@ The Palladium - Upstairs [Worcester, MA (USA)]
April 10, 2011
Unsound Festival New York 2011:
Lustmord, Void Ov Voices, Robert Piotrowicz
@ Abrons Arts Center [New York City, NY (USA)]
November 19, 2010
Combichrist Tour:
Combichrist, Aesthetic Perfection, Ivardensphere
@ Webster Theater [Hartford, CT (USA)]
September 30, 2010
The Swans Tour:
Swans, The
@ The Middle Cafe - Downstairs [Cambridge, MA (USA)]
August 04, 2010
Tragedy For Us Tour:
Iszoloscope, Ad·ver·sary, Cervello Elettronico
@ Champions Cafe [Everett, MA (USA)]
July 03, 2010
Steel Hook Prostheses Tour:
Steel Hook Prostheses, Bereft, Sewer Goddess, Xiphoid Dementia
@ Club Choices [Somerville, MA (USA)]
May 24, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 4:
Satori
@ Volkspalast: Kuppelhalle [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 24, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 4:
Sardh
@ Volkspalast: Kuppelhalle [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 24, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 4:
Eldar
@ Volkspalast: Kuppelhalle [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 24, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 4:
Nurse With Wound
@ Volkspalast: Kuppelhalle [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 23, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 3:
Schallfaktor
@ Werk II [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 23, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 3:
The PCP Principle
@ Werk II [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 23, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 3:
Flint Glass
@ Werk II [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 23, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 3:
Seventh Harmonic
@ Schauspielhaus [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 23, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 3:
Loell Duinn
@ Schauspielhaus [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 23, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 3:
Arcana
@ Schauspielhaus [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
It seems like many of the shows I went to were plagued by technical difficulties this year. Arcana was not able to start on time because no sound was coming from the keyboard. Ia also left her fan at home, but the woman next to me was able to lend her her fan for the performance. Lucky her!They mainly performed songs from their Second Era, which is much more tribal/middle eastern than medieval. The older songs they played included "Chant Of The Awakening", "Hymn Of Absolute Deceit", "Innocent Child", and possibly "God Of The Winds". I'm not sure about the last one as I have listened to their First Era albums several times since returning home. I'm beginning to imagine songs I wanted them to play versus what they did.Peter Bjärgö was front and center singing most of the time. He has one of the most amazing, deepest, resonating voices I have ever heard. In many ways, his voice reminds me of Brendan Perry's, but richer and more versatile. It's hypnotizing, especially when he holds long low notes. When he wasn't singing, he went to the back to play a doumbek with the percussionist.Ia was fantastic, providing mostly backing vocals. She took the lead and shined during "Invisible Motions". Ann-Mari sang her operatic parts well, but her mic could have been a bit louder. The percussionist was superb, playing drums, a tympani, chimes, doumbek, and bells on a chain. The keyboardist was new to the band and had no problems playing their music.The five musicians on stage were tight. The performance was flawless. The song selection was solid, though I would have preferred to hear a few more old songs as I have loved their music since their first album and this was my first time seeing them live. They had more songs to play, but time was up. After receiving a long standing ovation, they came back to take another bow. Peter went to ask the sound guy if they could play one more song, but the board was already off. This was tragic. They did not get to finish their set and were the last act of the evening. Still, this was probably my favorite performance I saw at WGT 2010.
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May 22, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 2:
Ashram
@ Volkspalast: Kuppelhalle [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 22, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 2:
Sonne Hagal
@ Volkspalast: Kantine [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 22, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 2:
Sigillum S
@ Volkspalast: Kuppelhalle [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 22, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 2:
Moonspell
@ Kohlrabizirkus [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 21, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 1:
Conjure One
@ Agra Hall [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 21, 2010
Wave-Gotik Treffen 2010 - Day 1:
Kirlian Camera
@ Agra Hall [Leipzig, Saxony (Germany)]
May 16, 2010
Kinetik Festival 2010 - Phase 5:
Covenant, Rotorsand
@ Usine C [Montreal, Quebec (Canada)]
May 15, 2010
Kinetik Festival 2010 - Phase 4:
FabrikC, Terrorfakt, Nachtmahr, Destroid, Memmaker
@ Usine C [Montreal, Quebec (Canada)]
May 14, 2010
Kinetik Festival 2010 - Phase 3:
Alien Vampires, Combichrist, Absolute Body Control, Decoded Feedback, SAM, Synapscape, Komor Kommando, Iszoloscope
@ Usine C [Montreal, Quebec (Canada)]