There are some artists that just have been in your list forever, but you never really had a chance of actually seeing them live in whatever situation. No festivals, no live shows and no options on that this is happening anytime soon.
For a long time this was the situation of Rival Consoles by me. I guess I have mentioned music by this British dude multiple times already in my posts because this is always just a go- to kind of situation. Especially his Persona album was one of my favorites for a long time, and I decided to also get this album as well as another old one called Odyssey/Sonne both on vinyl.
It is about the listening experience when putting on some vinyl, you really take the time to actually listen to something turning the record around. It takes effort and that means you are more actively listening to something.
Anyway...I have been eyeballing for years to see Rival Consoles somewhere out in the wild. But never really got the option.
Until recently he started touring again and that was already years ago. Better said, this dude didn't do a lot of touring at all in general.
That changed this weekend. With this current tour stopping by in Amsterdam and also in Antwerpen Belgium all of a sudden there were endless options to go and see the master at work.
Packed locked and loaded
In the small venue in the Melkweg the place was sold out with people who were looking forward to this show. I was a bit worried about the sound because in the pre-program it seemed like there was a bit too much low sounds, but that changed in the beginning of the set.
Ofcourse there were a lot of tracks from the newer albums. Although I do like these albums, I also find they have less body compared to the older ones. Those songs all felt like singular master pieces while the ones from the new album are a bit more in the same 'vibe' .
One of the newer songs that I like a lot is one called Theme that has also been used as theme song for a video game called Mindseye.
Ofcourse also Unfolding dropped by which is the very distinct opening song from the Persona Album and also ending the set with Recovery felt like a totally natural thing to do.
But uhmmm...
Sure there were a lot more new songs than I had hoped for, but that also was not really a surprise.
What I had hoped more off was that I would have been able to see more of what he actually was doing. See the hands of the master at work in what he exactly is doing.
Now I was standing a lot lower and just saw stuff in the distance even though I was standing quite close by. There were some balcony spots that would have helped on this but they were also filled up pretty fast.
And on that perspective when you really like a part of the music that can be a bit annoying sometimes.
This snap below is here from my actual view from the set and that is while I am not even that short. (well maybe compared to other Dutchies that is)
Enough complaining here because the show was awesome!! I enjoyed every second of it and would totally go again if there was a next opportunity again.
It is always cool to see your hero at work live!!!
Check out the video for a small impression!
