[...music...]: 2011-05

2011-05-13

i concluded my post-rock week on sunday may 1st, with the godspeed you! black emperor show at l'olympia.

the opening band of the evening was dreamcatcher, an arty experimental noise duo. i did not care for it.

the current line-up of godspeed consists of 8 members. i only caught 4 in this photo:

lighting was that dim red glow throughout the whole set. this band has absolutely no stage presence, no interaction with the crowd; they're in their little stage bubble. they did have a large projection screen with cryptic video clips to provide some visual interest. i think i spent almost half the set with my eyes closed, absorbing the music.

aurally, wow...! each song was about 75% buildup, 20% music, 5% cool down. as a whole, the set was a lot of atmospheric drone, punctuated by bursts of musical goodness. part of the excitement was waiting for those magical moments.

they played for almost two hours.

setlist:
hope drone
she dreamt she was a bulldozer
gathering storm
albanian
dead metheny
09-15-00 outro
chart #3
world police and friendly fire
moya
bbf3

at the end of the night, i was feeling kind of happy.

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Labels: dreamcatcher, godspeed you black emperor, l'olympia, shows