HW: Litmus Gig

[Nick Lee]

Can't really add a lot more, suffice to say that despite Martin's
failing voice and falling cymbal stands on Simon's head this was a fine
show.  Shame about the poor turnout, there must be plenty more spacerock
fans in the Cambridge area - where were you all?

Nick


>
>         "Litmus, playing to a tiny crowd, took a while to
> warm up, and sounded vocally shot, with the keyboard (actual
> keyboard, rather than synth, sequencers, theremins, etc.)
> parts again lost in the otherwise good mix. Intense lights in
> this small venue, and very loud; smoke machines the final
> ingredient in a cauldron of high-energy audio alteration. By
> the time they finished, playing like demons and impossible to
> stay still to; just a pity it wasn't like that from the get-go.
>
>         "Tracklist: Intro/ ?The Projection/ Destroy the
> Mothership/ The Tempest/ You Are Here/ Sonic Light/ Under the
> Sign/ Infinity Drive/ Twinstar. No encore. `Projection', if
> that's its name, is new and seemingly not quite finished, but
> has a good core; `Mothership' stood out for its usual
> intensity and attack; `Tempest' was lots shorter than usual
> and is still looking for a direction unfortunately. Not a
> happily- completed song this one. Electric version of `You
> Are Here' new to me, a free break after the verse which
> really signalled the beginning of the performance. After
> that, no looking back. Top band. Nice to see them good as I
> always hope they'll be."
>
>         Yours all,