Skull Defekts

- The Joachim Nordwall - Henrik Rylander - Skull Defekts show last night was really cool. For the most part, sound was generated either by a small piece of custom built modular analog equipment, or by feedback loops running through ten tiny mixers. Additional field recordings were added into the mix at points, too. Jochim started the night off with a 30-minute set of minimal-but-strong analog tones, accompanied by a rather strange DVD projection of treated still images of him in the studio, with the repeated text, "I Am The Fire." After a quick break, Henrik played a 30-minute set utilizing feedback loops, and subtly manipulating the frequencies. Finally, after another quick break, the two played a 45-minute set, combining forces, and allowing minimalist pulses to occasionally act as a very stripped down rhythm. The crowd at 6Odum was almost totally unfamiliar looking to me, and I realized that I had not been to a Lampo event since John Duncan played there in 2003. Joachim and Henrik are both ultra-ultra-nice guys, and I ended up hanging out at 6Odum for an hour, or so, after the show, joining the performers and the organizers/hosts in an elegant Perrier Jouet toast, something that needs to happen more often at shows! Thanks to Praveer for making sure that I went to the show... I am sorry that you could not make it down for the weekend...