Chino
Wolf Kidult Man
Wings
50 Year Old Man
I’ve been duped
Fall Sound
Reformation!
Pacifying Joint
Latch Key Kid
Carry Bag Man
White Lightning
Blindness
NOTES
68 minutes
The group is in excellent form after a flu affected gig in Aberdeen two nights before. The playing tonight is consummate and MES is in fine form. There is remarkable clarity of performance in all divisions of the group. There is notable use of new tape at Encore 2 and at end with MES singing “It’s a new way of working” over chittering rhythms. The recording is a tad drum heavy in places but generally everything is well recorded. Spurr is a bit tinny/twangy in parts but generally audible which is a good thing. The is an interesting peroration on someone with a “Napoleonic stature” at the start of “Fall Sound”, indeed the word play tonight is back to its’ exceptional best with variation and addition applied throughout. There is some interesting additional verbiage on “Reformation” regarding the “stars looking different today” ( a reference to D Bowie’s Space Oddity) in the northern lands and a dip into “Mother Sky” (or is it “Ludite”?). Notable also is the expanded use of EPs synth to create a patina of texture/colour to add density to the sound and also Pete’s growing confidence to apply variety and novelty to his playing. The audience interplay on “Pacifying Joint” is interesting so early in the gig.
Review in The Scotsman