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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)]
I arrived at the venue just as Cervello Elettronico began. David was joined on stage by a guy running additional sounds from a laptop and a drummer (I believe Mike D from the Attic Bits and the Ordnance night in Boston). The song selection was a bit mellow compared to what I remember from the performance at Kinetik 2009. Many of these songs came from "Process Of Elimination", the new darker, noisier, and more contemplative album. This is a departure from the first album, which is a cross between 90s EBM and exciting video game techno music. The addition of a drummer for the set was interesting for most songs. It added a new dimension, but sometimes it did not work as it was improve and the drummer had to guess whether a song was going into a lull or ending. Other than my desire for the set to be a bit dancier and a little less on the live drums, the performance was great.I do not know what people were thinking when many of them cleared out to smoke and socialize during the lion's share of the Ad·ver·sary set. Having seen performances at various points in the band's career from pre-signing to present, I have had the opportunity to watch his musical talent grow. The blend of soundscapes, samples, and pounding rhythms is simply masterful. Two songs performed that really highlight these aspects were "Ancients" and "No Exit". They, along with the other songs in the set, provided a depth to the music far deeper than previous performances. This is an act which must be seen.Iszoloscope's sets have been tried and true over the past few years. There has not been a new album in almost five years. The wait is finally over, but the album was not released until a few days after the show in Boston. There were one or two tracks that did not sound familiar, so I am chalking those up to new songs. The set was a solid mix of aggressive powernoise and breakcore, drawing heavily from "The Audient Void" album. It was a rockin' crowd-pleasing set of rhythmic stomping that the audience loved, but it needed to be louder.The night ended with a taste of Ordnance. Ordnance is a monthly night in Boston that features live drummers performing with DJs and VJs. David from Cervello Elettronico got back on stage with some of the Ordnance members to jam for a bit. It was an entertaining way to end the night.
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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)]
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)]