From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V3 #368 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Sunday, December 10 2000 Volume 03 : Number 368 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [idealcopy] Edinburgh ["Uri Baran" ] [idealcopy] An Evening of Fun in the Metropolis of your Dream [=?iso-8859] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 08:41:49 -0800 From: "Uri Baran" Subject: [idealcopy] Edinburgh Thought I'd get in first but not do a review 'cos I'm knackered. Anyway, great night, 1 brand new song, a 'new' version of 'Ally in exile' and the old faves. 2hrs sleep I'm off to bed. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 17:17:25 +0000 (GMT) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Graeme=20Rowland?= Subject: [idealcopy] An Evening of Fun in the Metropolis of your Dream Don't expect distanced, objective criticism. There is nothing to criticise whatsoever. Friday night was only the greatest British art rock performance witnessed by mine eyes, ears and inebriated mind. There were two new songs. The set opened with a drone instrumental which was perhaps closer to Ocsid territory than anything Wire have done before. The title was 'Zoom' and only Colin played guitar, droning with E-bow. Bruce & Robert set up a minimal synth beat and gadget atmospherics, and Graham's synth was the base, playing what I believe was a variation of his 'Dolass Violphin' installation soundtrack. Graham only walked on stage about halfway through the track, to applause. It was absolutely stunning. The other new one was a very short rocker in the 'Pink Flag' vein which had the word 'germ' in the title and the words 'fatal attraction' in the lyrics. C & G both sang all of it together. It seemed to be made up of 3 sections, an opening vaguely reminiscent of 'The Commercial' but way more venomous, the central singing part and then closing with the opening instrumental cycle. It was about 2 minutes long I reckon. 'Ally in Exile' was also played, and Bruce's shifting block guitar sound really bit on that one. The rest of the set (perhaps not in the right order & possibly incomplete) consisted of the rearranged Heartbeat, Boiling Boy, He Knows, Lowdown, Advantage in height, Another the Letter, 12XU, Pink Flag & the encore was Drill. Bruce almost broke into a jig during Pink Flag! Robert looks more and more like a bird of prey with each passing gig. Afterwards Colin spoke to us with his voice. He said they were bored with 'Mercy' and told me to keep practising my dancing. That cheeking tongue always seems to have the last word. When I arrived home, the new Ocsid Cd was waiting for me so I took it for a spin. There's more to come, Hum Hum Hum Hum ===== Cracked Machine webzine http://www.webinfo.co.uk/crackedmachine "What one thinks of as extremes seldom are" :: BC Gilbert Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V3 #368 *******************************