Everything merges with the night...

Playlist

Gig day - up just after 6 and listening back to the trio version of the set for later today and writing this up...

Egg based breakfast...

...was followed by "The Protecting Veil"...

Johnny Impossible arrived at 11:30 and we enjoyed some chat with the Exec Producer before loading the gear and driving into Fopp...

By 1:10 we were set up and had soundchecked...

We left the equipment and enjoyed lunch "through the back"...

Then...

.....I fixed the backdrop...

All set...

We played from 2 till 3, a sixteen song set of covers, four each, by Bowie, Eno, Ferry and Lou...

"Spinning Away" by Brian Eno & John Cale...

"Mother of Pearl" and "Chance Meeting" by Roxy Music...

"Satellite of Love and "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed...

"The Jean Genie", "Five Years", "Ashes to Ashes" and "Starman" by David Bowie...

"By This River", "Golden Hours" and "Everything Merges With the Night" by Brian Eno...

"Let's Stick Together" and "A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall" by Bryan Ferry...

"Pale Blue Eyes" and "Sunday Morning" by The Velvet Underground...

Here, a couple of vids taken by the EP...

"Ashes to Ashes"...

"Pale Blue Eyes"...

And here's Johnny Impossible's take on the day...

"Saturday came along and so off to the Capital Models gig at FOPP

Unfortunately the band numbers were depleted due our drummer being unexpectedly too unwell to play, so a three piece, non drumming combo took to the stage.

Obviously we'd no time to rehearse as three so we just dug in and got on with it. The promised "minimal" performance concept now being stretched close to it's minimalistic limit.

As Oasis were in town, about to perform only half a mile away from where we stood, there were a numerous fans circulating and milling around in the shop looking for retail therapy.

The beanie brigade were about to be disappointed by our Bowie, Eno, Roxy, Velvets mix but in fairness the shop had been playing Oasis "live" over the set up and sound check so maybe even they had had enough by the time we ploughed into our tunes.

We missed not having drums, counting in wasn't so easy and some aspects of the songs may have suffered slightly but we got there with a competent performance.

The shop was busier than I'd expected and we managed to generate decent applause, a few video moments and a nice vibe amongst the listeners and browsers.

The store manager also said "come back and play again anytime". "

Takedown and chat with Malcolm, our biggest fan and an older lady who was also interested in Fripp & Eno...

Home and working on the recording and getting it out to the band...

Queens pumped 4-1 at home by Hamilton...

Chinese from Wongs...

Sweet & Sour Chicken Cantonese Style...

Szechuan Vegetables...

The comedy thing with the guy from Ghosts was enjoyed, as were a couple of "Cold Case"...

Some chat on BlueSkly re SMSL CD Players - my set up...

...and to bed around 11:30...

Highlight of the Day : Performing...

Today's New Music:

Setlist

1. Sunday Morning

2. A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall

3. Everything Merges With the Night

4. Starman

5. Perfect Day

6. Chance Meeting

7. Golden Hours

8. Ashes to Ashes

9. Satellite of Love

10. Let's Stick Together

11. By This River

12. Five Years

13. Pale Blue Eyes

14. Mother of Pearl

15. Spinning Away

16. The Jean Genie