Tour Dates 03/31/10
Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL Discography04/01/10 Magic Stick Detroit, MI 04/02/10 Great Hall Toronto, Ont 04/03/10 Il Motore Montreal, QB 04/04/10 T.T. Cambridge, MA 04/05/10 Daniel Street Milford, CT 04/06/10 Kung Fu Philadelphia, PA 04/07/10 DC9 Washington DC 04/08/10 Le Poisson Rouge NY 04/30/10 BergenFest, Hordaland 05/01/10 Tou Scene Stavanger 05/02/10 Kick Kristiansand, Vest-Agder 05/06/10 Rockefelle Oslo, Oslo 06/30/10 Hovefestivalen Tromøya 07/01/10 Roskilde Festival, Denmark 08/10/10 Øyafestivalen Oslo, Oslo
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Walking around
in downtown from my "secret" parking spot to 7th Street Entry, I
noticed that not a lot of people and cars were out on this Tuesday
evening... so I had this sudden fear that no one will show up tonight.
But surprisingly there was a lot of people, at least more than I had
expected, showed up early.
Since the last time The Depreciation Guild were here,
they had a movie projector. I had concluded that they were just using
the project as loan from School of Seven Bells, but still, the tiny 7th
Street Entry's stage did not leave much room for such setup.
Their setlist was just as short as the last time, but the tracks were a little different from the 2009 set. With just the second song, main singer Kurt announced that it was a new song and not on their In Her Gentle Jaws album (which was released last year on Kanine Records). Perhaps the new song is from their forthcoming album Spirit Youth, to be released in May 2010?
They also explained that the roses decorating their stage was in honor of Serena Maneesh drummer's birthday. It would be later announced that Tommy Akerholdt just turned 35 that day.
Anyway, The Depreciation Guild played for about an hour and each song
seems to build on the last song. Lots of guitars, and their second
guitarist, Christoph is never seen standing still.
Also, I don't know if Christoph and Kurt are related, but standing next to each other, they look a bit alike - from hair to build to clothing.*
While their music is clashing guitars and wall of sounds, you should check out their debut EP called Nautilus, which seems to be inspired by lo-fi and SNES. It is available as a free download via 8bitpeoples.com.
Serena Maneesh is currently on tour for their 4AD record, Abyss in B Minor.
As many music fans will know, a "4AD band" is generally a band that's
shoegazing, since the label seems to only sign that kind of sound. Sure
enough, there's some really ethereal songs on Serena Maneesh's setlist
(particularly the slower song, "Don't Come Down"). The band is really
good when they go really loud with loads of guitars.
Highlight of the show was either "Ayisha Abyss" or the closer "Blow Yr Brains in the Mourning Rain", the later features Emil Nikolaisen versus his shawl (the shawl was winning). Although, the band clearly demonstrated that they are great performers, their music is so loud and catchy, that I found myself just lost in dancing that I'm not paying attention to the craziness that's happening on stage.
Overall, the two bands were a nice match up, since both bands seems to live off the guitar noises and less worry about the vocals.
PS, bassist and sister of Emil, Hilma could easily double as a model (if she's not already a model).
* 3/31/10 11:38am: I am told that Christopher and the drummer are twins.
Their setlist was just as short as the last time, but the tracks were a little different from the 2009 set. With just the second song, main singer Kurt announced that it was a new song and not on their In Her Gentle Jaws album (which was released last year on Kanine Records). Perhaps the new song is from their forthcoming album Spirit Youth, to be released in May 2010?
They also explained that the roses decorating their stage was in honor of Serena Maneesh drummer's birthday. It would be later announced that Tommy Akerholdt just turned 35 that day.
The Depreciation Guild - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (3/30/10) |
Also, I don't know if Christoph and Kurt are related, but standing next to each other, they look a bit alike - from hair to build to clothing.*
While their music is clashing guitars and wall of sounds, you should check out their debut EP called Nautilus, which seems to be inspired by lo-fi and SNES. It is available as a free download via 8bitpeoples.com.
Serena Maneesh - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (3/30/10) |
Highlight of the show was either "Ayisha Abyss" or the closer "Blow Yr Brains in the Mourning Rain", the later features Emil Nikolaisen versus his shawl (the shawl was winning). Although, the band clearly demonstrated that they are great performers, their music is so loud and catchy, that I found myself just lost in dancing that I'm not paying attention to the craziness that's happening on stage.
Overall, the two bands were a nice match up, since both bands seems to live off the guitar noises and less worry about the vocals.
PS, bassist and sister of Emil, Hilma could easily double as a model (if she's not already a model).
* 3/31/10 11:38am: I am told that Christopher and the drummer are twins.
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