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Travis' Review of:
Wolfsheim
I have only been familiar with this band for a short time but
I really grew to appreciate the amazing voice and melodic if not
melancholic music the two combine totalling a very emotive work.
I was really looking forward to seeing them live even though I
had only been introduced to the "Spectators" CD and some comp
tracks.
The stage was basically a pair of giant pin-wheel type fans of
sheet metal suspended in the back with a podium decorated with
little sperm motifs up front and finally the large keyboard rack
in between.
The singer and keyboard player took the stage together to immense
applause and reaction from the crowd. The singer set his music
book down on the podium, opened the first page and they began.
The sound of his voice was flawless as were the keyboard players
fingers as he worked his instrument. The vocalist is not a hyper
or vigorously active performer, he stands in one spot and gives
his all in the form of his voice alone, but it is by far enough
to captivate the audience.
The large metal fans to the rear of the stage begin spinning as
smoke clouds poor out, forming multi-colored swirling phantasmal
vortexes around the duo on stage. Occasional bursts of reflective
confetti get shot out over the crowd, glittering in the lights
as they descend whirling like little chrome dervishes.
All of these visuals were really inconsequential as the music
was amazing, every song perfect and powerful. Some of the song
highlights for me included Once in a Lifetime, "Heroine she
Said and Kunstliche Welter. The audience seemed to respond
the strongest to The Sparrows and the Nightingales.
The duo performed as a perfect team, always looking to each other
for timings and beats, it was not disappointing to see them in
the flesh
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