A new concept for live performance in London – get a venue, PA and a few instruments, and let anyone have a go at whatever form of performance seems to fit the mood of the moment. A mixture of original music, covers and performance poetry were the hallmarks of this event. My own musical project Deja Vu 2 had it’s ‘zeroth’ even performance (as in it was a 3-song PA with no other live members), though I also did an improvisational jam of a fourth lyric (music as yet unwritten) and did vocals on a cover of some-old-goth-tune. Oh, and I also did some DJing.
Usually when I do between-bands work, I have some idea of what style to aim for. On this occasion, this was only occasionally possible. Also, I needed a very long song to cover either side of my own performance! One thing I did manage to do was get in a trio of vocoder-heavy tunes at the end of the night, have got one of the things to work myself when playing live! Anyway, for the sake of keeping a record, here’s setlist and running order from the night.
Absurd Minds – Essence
Psyche – Unveiling The Secret
<Live Jam – Temple of Love>
Suspiria – Now, We See The Swine
Seven Trees – Going Down
ClockDVA – The Act
<Improvisational Set – Non-Bio>
Jean Michel Jarre – Ethnicolor 1 (first half)
song PA – Deja Vu 2>
Jean Michel Jarre – Ethnicolor 1 (second half)
Scapa Flow – Crucial Impact
<Acoustic Covers – Rachel Bullimore>
Death In June – Hullo Angel
<Live Jam – Boadecia Unique>
The KVB – Captives
Thomas Dolby – Leipzig
The Cars – Just What I Needed
<A Capella – Boadecia Unique>
<Live Jam – Timewarp>
Poison – Every Rose Has It’s Thorn
<Acoustic Cover – Graham Richards ‘Hurt’>
Current 93 – Oh Coal Black Smith
<Live Jam – Deja Vu 2 ‘Meat Is Dinner’>
Spetsnaz – Apathy
<Coleridge Recital>
Strawbs – The Hangman And The Papist
Styx – Mr.Roboto
Telex – Moskow Disko
Kraftwerk – Computer World
OMD – Maid of Orleans
VNV Nation – Nova
