They didn't play TIDES! Foolish people
But yeah, it was a good set, and I thoroughly enjoy seeing people on a stage playing real instruments with their fingers rather than just twatting around with laptops! Much preposterous sonic mayhems ensued and assaulted the PA! :-D
Wish I was a bit taller so I could've seen more that the girls were playing!
I was very lucky on the night and was invited upstairs by Rob & Steve which meant I could watch from a brilliant viewpoint. While removed from the atmosphere a little (quite a lot...) I could see exactly what the girls were doing.
Seems Hannah plays most of the melody/lead bits and generally holds the set together.
Sefa was really giving it some on the bass notes etc during Burning Car.
Not sure who played them - I guess John - but there was some wonderful fizzes and crackles at the end of Interplay!
Sorry for my complete lack of technical whatsits...
I also enjoyed the opportunity to see how the band worked 'together'. Although I think there were some nerves early on - especially Shatterproof which for me lacked its venom and grittiness - there were more winks, nods and giggles to make it feel warm and - as you implied - very "live"
Not entirely sure I approved 100% of their new arrangement of Hiroshima Mon Amour, but Just For A Moment was excellent - the violin and ARP Omni chord/bass swells were beautiful, if also gargantuan and completely off-kilter
I was a bit pushed for time so only just made it there about 5 minutes before John started - were Gazelle Twin OK? I haven't actually been in that venue before - I wish they'd let me sit upstairs so I could see better
Gazelle Twin was superb. Every bit as good as I hoped and had expected. Ok, from your point of view there were two guys on stage behind Elizabeth 'twatting about with laptops' but she is such an enigmatic and absorbing presence it didn't detract one bit. They were dressed up too - kind of monk/druid black gowns andhoods with head-lamps. Elizabeth has a uniquely engaging voice and pulled off the set well accompanied by lovely visuals of deep-sea skeletal fish, creatures etc.
Perhaps a little 'WTF??' for some of the audience and a bit wacky for the setting, but I found her inspiring and would like to see more in a bigger venue