søndag, februar 26, 2006

Review: Mouse on Mars live + Jan Jelinek, 09/02-06

It was on february the 9th '06, a thursday night, as most of the great concerts at culture box. I dont really understand why this is like this here as you could get more people on the weekend but maybe its about the artist bookings. I dont know.

I got there later then i actually wanted to,was bit tired and had things to do in forehand. So when i arrived Opiate was playing the last songs and handed i think without a break over to Jan Jelinek, so i cant really say anything about Opiate's show other then i have seen him before and he used to be worth to see and i am sure he played a good set again.

Jan Jelinek came up with a really nice set, i totally enjoyed it. I think it was mostly from his "kosmischer pfad" album and maybe otherstuff too. For them who dont know him, he is playing some experiemental, ambient likish electronica sound. Ok, this is not really precise but i cant really describe it better now. Maybe bit housey, lower dubs, and minimal sound... yeah minimal is probably the best term for it!
So, it was not so much dancable (as it was not the typical dancefloor music type) ... even thou the people enjoyed it. I by popped into Christian, who i met just the weekend before at a friends house who held a party, so i had someone to discuss the concert with. Suprised by see any familiar faces there :) I dont know what more to say, there wasnt the big live show. Just great sound, very rich and atmospheric..i am sure if he would have sold his new CD he could have sold many that night.

Afterwards there was a DJ break untill Mouse on Mars went on, they were really loud and started rightaway with a classic track. Dont remember the name anymore but its familiar one. To this one it got really packed and warm too, i was suprised that they were so well known and also as their sound is really unique, that people got so much into them and excited. The audience was dancing and obviously enjoying the show alot, motivating them and asking for two extras afterwards! So there was a very good athmosphere in the club. I was standing very much in the front, so i had a bit of problems with the speakers as it was so loud and i felt like it will blow my ear.. but i had a good view on their equipment and was suprised by them playing with old analog stuff. Explains their glitchy sound. They played a very good mixture of their old and new stuff, i must admit thou that i havent really heard their newer releases as i somehow was dissapointed of the Idiology, but now seen them i thinking of ordering the Radical Connector or Live 04 album.

The funny is that while living in Duesseldorf i always hoped to see them around, but there was nothing like that and now being back at home, they play here.
I had a very good time that evening and was very happy that i went there, even if i had to be at work next day and first got home between 4 and 5 in the morning.

posted by Christian @ 13:46