Intersoup, Berlin, Germany
Set 1
Set: Jam -> Camera, My flash on you, Gun or run, Cracker, Old tattoo, A thing called love, Mind garage, No mercy on ravers, Last song about you, Lifetime, Soma shop, Too much, Little red rooster, Surrender
Encore: Great Fool’s Dad -> Jam -> Mind garage reprise -> Better hurry
Encore: Great Fool’s Dad -> Jam -> Mind garage reprise -> Better hurry
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
Another cosy little show in a mini venue: Prenzlauer Berg’s Intersoup is an alternatively stylish 70s retro bar/café specialising in cocktails, soups and occasional DJ/concert events. A very narrow staircase leads into the basement where the concert room with a capacity of 70 people is situated. The ceiling is very low, just barely above Erik’s head. The walls are flanked with couches and chairs creating an intimate and comfortable atmosphere. With 55 people crammed into the room it gets very hot, sweaty and airless very soon as the band rocks through the set. They open with four minutes slow psychedelic work-out before they say hi and launch “Cameraâ€. Already after the very first tunes it becomes obvious that the club’s mini PA-system cannot provide sufficient sound which unsettles the band and inhibites that they take off completely. Though people are dancing in the first rows this is not a full blown Dance Concert, something is missing on both sides, in the band’s performance as well as in the audience’s reaction and attitude. Particularly Kiryk is notably less animated than usual, his trademark “Yeah, yeah, yeah†stage banter antics are missing tonight. However, this doesn’t mean that the people do not enjoy themselves: the proven first part of the setlist up to “Mind garage†surely gets the people going with cheering during “The crackerâ€, freaky dancing during “Love†as well as generally having a good time. Slight technical troubles continue throughout the show, the vocal sounds significantly worsens as the set progresses and Kiryk occasionally flubs lyrics as well as one or two guitar parts. The absence of “The drifter†from the set is very notable and gives the performance a different flow and character. “Mind garageâ€, normally a set closer, feels a bity oddly placed in the middle and there is a little energy-hole in the set created by “No mercy†through “Lifetime†afterwards. Kiryk jokingly comments Erik’s intro to “No mercy†with “...jetzt kommen wir zum christlichen Teil der Veranstaltungâ€. „Lifetime“, which has gotten comparetively rare in the most recent shows, feels good. „Soma shop“ features yet another new mini-intro. The 16 minute long encore jam starts out with a new, never before performed instrumental number called “Great Fool’s Dad†(the setlist puts it as “Quiet jamâ€). As the tittle reveals this is a Dead-influenced, very quiet, beautiful and dreamy Kiryk-piece that merges the melodies of the two Dead songs “Cryptical envelopment†and “New potate caboose†off of the Dead’s second album “Anthem of the sun†(1968). The song had been demoed by Kiryk before and its debut tonight makes for a genuine highlight-moment! After five minutes the jam leaves the Dead-part and is being built up and accelerated systematicly to a hard rocking and fast vibe, featurering a blistering and swinging “Mind garageâ€-reprise as well as hints to “Better hurryâ€. Now however, during the transitions, the band’s playing is not exactly smooth in some places, there are some ragged points when Kiryk gives them nods and cues. Generally the post-“Great Fool’s Dadâ€-parts of this jam are a bit too much designed, missing an instinctive surenesss and free flow. Eventually the jam segues into a proper “Better hurry†which features just the drum segment in the middle part. Although played under similiar circumstances as the Mokum show two weeks ago (13.07.2007) the Brotherhood plays just a solid concert tonight missing the magic X-factor to make it ultimately sublime and make everyone drop out completely.
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