Droids Chorus
I missed most of this (great reviewer, huh?) but what I saw - Kaos pad... guitar... bass... quirky songs, was okay. I'm sure I heard him singing 'horsey horsey horse' at one point. What we have here is music on the stranger side of sanity, self consciously simple almost nursery rhyme melodies that betray a great melancholy. Maybe that was just my melancholy at the fact I was watching an under-rehearsed band who looked like they couldn't play, again. Then they played their last song, which was stunning. I think once the repertoire has increased, perhaps they will be able to focus on their strong points and produce some really powerful music. Droids Chorus Web Site
Fuzz Against Junk
I'm sure most people have heard of this band by now, improvisational jazz - rock pieces, harking back to what I imagine most people were doing in the seventies. For hours. On Drugs. Echoes of Ozric Tentacles and Gong and a really tight band made for a good gig. Can't find a web site though...
Circle
It starts with a single note, a tap on the cymbals, the keyboard player caressing the keys, building slowly in intensity and hypnotising the audience into a blissful trance. I really mean everybody. It was one of those gigs where you look around and everybody is grinning and swaying slightly. By the end of the evening, I don't think there was a head that wasn't nodding, and as Finnish 'drone rockers' Circle took us through epic soundscapes ranging from Plant / Gillan screaming over pure rock to hymnal incantations and the most delicate melodies. Although I haven't yet heard the CD that I bullied my friend into buying, there are a lot to collect, but unfortunately it doesn't look like much of their back catalogue is still in production. Anyone who gets the chance should go and experience this band in the flesh. Seeing Circle will probably turn out to be the highlight of my year. circlefinland.com
