April 9, 2024

Port Chester, NY

Set I

6 songs · 1h 8m

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1h 8m

The set as tape — each song is as wide as it is long, segued songs run on unbroken tape (split by a splice, not a gap), and jams burn.

Wysteria Lane — Great dual-guitar churn on the front end, but the last few minutes of deconstructive and contemplative play are the real star. Showed potential for further exploration but was abandoned in favour of a concise "Echo of a Rose."
1Echo of a Rose — Fast version.
2Bob Don — With.
Thatch — Dark and propulsive jam led by Peter on the OB-6. Not the deepest improvisationally but an excellent listen.
3Give It Time — FTP as Goose.

5 songs · 1h 13m

Red Bird — The band spends the first minutes after the vocal rounds poking at the edges of the melody until finally casting the bit. Then it's drill, baby, drill. The jam loops, but with purpose. It takes a pointed journey, uncovering new layers as it spirals deeper into the core of its oblique melody, creating an ever-changing tapestry of sound. Cotter energetically closes his first "Bird" with rolling tom work over creative breakbeats while Rich toys with an almost Middle Eastern "Minarets"-style riff.
Madhuvan — Jam begins from nothing as Rick begins to build a sinister motif. Peter lays down delayed Vibe as the rest of the band enters and gradually build into a beautifully evil churn. Rick then signals to Cotter at the apex and the drums drive forward into double-time, bringing us home in a blaze of glory to bookend this second set. Some really wild and articulate heavy metal builds from Rick.

1 song · 15:25

Reading the ledger› = segue = jam chart pick¹ = see the notes under each set