BLOODYMINDED
September 15, 2007
Milwaukee Noise Fest
Darling Hall
Milwaukee, WI
with:
Climax Denial
Ghost Ice
Raperies (Like Draperies)
Is
Porcelain Dorsal Fin
Charlie J Moneybags
Patient
BLOODYMINDED
James Moy - Live Mix + Synth
Mark Solotroff - Vocals + Synth
01. LAKE STREET
02. ANGEL OF DARKNESS
03. AS IF
04. GIRLFRIEND ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN SCHIZOPHRENIC EPISODE BY REVEALING CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE
05. MIND THE GAP
06. HEAD
07. OUTSIDE THE GATE
08. PRO-ANA
09. BLIND FURY
10. TWO DROPS OF BLOOD
11. VISITING AN EX-GIRLFRIEND IN THE HOSPITAL - AIDS WARD
12. SHIVERY
13. WITHIN THE WALLS
14. A SONG FOR LISANNE, A YOUNG MODEL
15. TROPHY
ENCORE: IN THE MOOD
Congratulations to Peter Woods for setting up such a kick ass festival. Although I was only there for one, not three, nights, I was totally appreciative of all of the hard work that went into planning, organizing, promoting, and executing these events. I walked in and saw the line-up of speakers/amps up on the stage and all that I could do was smile. The whole night was excellent! The mixture of bands was the best that I could ask for. I swear to fucking god that every act delivered the goods, big time. And it was one intense set followed by another, in pretty rapid succession. I never thought that eight bands/artists could be presented so efficiently. Patient started off the night with such an intense "bang" - and under severely fucked up and adverse conditions - my hat goes off to John Engman. A Chicago show is a must. Seeing Ghost Ice twice in one week was pretty insane. I wondered if Jeremy could equal or top Wednesday night's show at Mr. City and the answer was yes. I will leave the longer reviews to the thread on the Troniks/Chondritic Sound board, but you can rest assured that there was not a dud in the bunch. As I told everybody at the show, it was amazing to look out at the crowd, and to realize how many of the people that I saw are consistently at shows that we/I play in Chicago. The support that I get from Milwaukee is ultra-appreciated, so I was really happy to be able to participate in the festival.
September 15, 2007
Milwaukee Noise Fest
Darling Hall
Milwaukee, WI
with:
Climax Denial
Ghost Ice
Raperies (Like Draperies)
Is
Porcelain Dorsal Fin
Charlie J Moneybags
Patient
BLOODYMINDED
James Moy - Live Mix + Synth
Mark Solotroff - Vocals + Synth
01. LAKE STREET
02. ANGEL OF DARKNESS
03. AS IF
04. GIRLFRIEND ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN SCHIZOPHRENIC EPISODE BY REVEALING CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE
05. MIND THE GAP
06. HEAD
07. OUTSIDE THE GATE
08. PRO-ANA
09. BLIND FURY
10. TWO DROPS OF BLOOD
11. VISITING AN EX-GIRLFRIEND IN THE HOSPITAL - AIDS WARD
12. SHIVERY
13. WITHIN THE WALLS
14. A SONG FOR LISANNE, A YOUNG MODEL
15. TROPHY
ENCORE: IN THE MOOD
Congratulations to Peter Woods for setting up such a kick ass festival. Although I was only there for one, not three, nights, I was totally appreciative of all of the hard work that went into planning, organizing, promoting, and executing these events. I walked in and saw the line-up of speakers/amps up on the stage and all that I could do was smile. The whole night was excellent! The mixture of bands was the best that I could ask for. I swear to fucking god that every act delivered the goods, big time. And it was one intense set followed by another, in pretty rapid succession. I never thought that eight bands/artists could be presented so efficiently. Patient started off the night with such an intense "bang" - and under severely fucked up and adverse conditions - my hat goes off to John Engman. A Chicago show is a must. Seeing Ghost Ice twice in one week was pretty insane. I wondered if Jeremy could equal or top Wednesday night's show at Mr. City and the answer was yes. I will leave the longer reviews to the thread on the Troniks/Chondritic Sound board, but you can rest assured that there was not a dud in the bunch. As I told everybody at the show, it was amazing to look out at the crowd, and to realize how many of the people that I saw are consistently at shows that we/I play in Chicago. The support that I get from Milwaukee is ultra-appreciated, so I was really happy to be able to participate in the festival.
So, what can I say about our set? It was the first BLOODYMINDED show in 12+ years where less than three members played. But I was not worried, because this being his twelfth show with me, I knew that James would totally have my back last night. Handling the live mix, and playing two - and sometimes three - synths - the sound was as thick as it should be. I tried to play a synth as much as I could, but I did not want it to take away from what I needed to do. The crowd was fantastic. There were certain songs where I was getting freaked out by how many people were screaming along. One person in particular who I have to mention is Ryan Lackey - who spent his last night before flying to California to prepare for his second deployment in Iraq as a U.S. Marine - tearing it up in the pit - and from my perspective - keeping up with me word for word. Best wishes, Ryan! Be safe.
Major thanks to everyone who was there - those who have trekked down to Chicago - those who I met for the first time - those who had something to say about our set - and those who showed such cool support at the merch. table. It was also great to see Mr. and Mrs. Lombardo make the trip up from Chicago! Thanks to Wes for videotaping the whole thing. Big thanks also go to Mykel Boyd for offering to drive me up there. It was reinforced, yet again, how crazy it is to realize how we managed not to meet until this last year, when we have been brushing up against similar circes of friends and acquaintances for so many years. Hi/bye to Nick and Jordan - great to see you guys! Hi to Christina (Alex' g.f. - spelling?) - nice to meet you. The night ended up at a really good late-night Mexican place called El Jalapeno. I can vouch for the lengua and the al pastor. Good tacos!
As I stated at the beginning, I definitely made the right decision about which show to play last night!
