Monday, September 05, 2005
03 SEPTEMBER 2005
Nihilist
Chicago, IL
with:
Sword Heaven
Behold! The Living Corpse
Total Recall
BLOODYMINDED
Ed Knigge – Synth + Vocals
Chris Mack – Synth
Mark Solotroff – Vocals + Synth
01. “LAKE STREET”
02. “AS IF”
03. “SHIVERY”
04. “TROPHY”
05. “MIND THE GAP”
06. “CHALK EATER”
07. “ANGEL OF DARKNESS”
08. “PRO-ANA”
09. “PRO-MIA”
10. (PROVISIONALLY TITLED) “VISITING AN EX-GIRLFRIEND IN THE HOSPITAL – AIDS WARD”
11. “BECOMING AN ANIMAL”
12. “PORN LORDS”
13. “A SONG FOR LISANNE, A YOUNG MODEL”
14. “TEN SUICIDES”
15. “MANTRA”
Another great, large audience turned up for the show at Nihilist. Total Recall kicked things off with members of the Coughs and Disrobe belting out some synth-heavy, guitar lo-fi cyber-grind that fans of the White Mice would probably be way into. We played next, and even though we shortened the set list some more, we still played for over 20-minutes, somehow. The audience definitely kept the energy going, with only minor, ineffectual dissent from the back. Seeing Alex (Climax Denial) and Shane from Milwaukee, and Olson and Connelly from Detroit… sorry… Ypsilanti, roll in just as we started, was cool too. Alex and Ed had a very tender moment during “Mantra,” then it was time for the special guest DJs to attempt to play a Tarkus song all the way through. During a brief rooftop visit for some air, strains of organ music started filtering through the atmosphere. It was not the ultra-secret DJs, but the long, skillful organ intro for Behold! The Living Corpse. Huh, I guess that it is a good idea to keep one of those things around the loft for just such an occasion. The band pounded out a long, shifting metallic lament that was equal parts extreme and psychedelic. After a bit more vinyl torture from Bruiser and the Kid, Sword Heaven laid waste to the room. It has been said in so many words before, but these two ultra-nice guys morphed into primal blizzard beasts, brewing up an amazing storm that totally makes sense as a cross between “Filth”-era Swans dirges and heavy Wolf Eyes rhythmic noise workouts, but with a very distinctive aesthetic and sense of presentation. Go see them on this tour. Grab their 3” CD on Chondritic Sound if you still can, along with their new tour CD. A special “thanks” and “hello” goes to the guest doorman, R.J. from Right Arm Severed, who totally killed at the door, and who was there with a riddle when someone needed one. Thanks to Andy for hosting the show, as it looked touch and go there for a while. Thanks to all the out-of-towners. Thanks to our friends. Thanks to Marlene for videotaping.
