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This was the second time I'd been to Dingwalls, but the first was for a presentation on Fundraising from the creative agency who work for us. This time 'round, the place was full of goths.
The opening act were Deviant UK, who seem to be appearing on quite a few bills these days (they were supporting Rotersand earlier this month, again at Dingwalls). Rather good - dark electro type stuff, with a number of songs of a somewhat anti-religious bent, which made![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
valkyriekaren happy. The lead singer has dramatic eyebrows (find a photo, and you'll see what I mean), and sounds a bit like an EBM version of Simon Satori from Rome Burns (crossed with a touch of Gary Numan). I was sufficiently impressed that I bought the CD.
Next up were Ghost of Lemora. They'd had a bassist substitution at a late stage, but the guy from Spares stepped in and ably filled the gap. Also on pretty good form, although they did suffer some problems with the PA - the overhead speaker cab turned out to be powered by a dodgy amp, and was cutting out intermittently. I'd picked up their CD when I saw them at Whitby, though, so no need for more shopping.
And then Crüxshadows came on. They were on pretty good form, although there has been something of a lineup change since I last saw them. The petite violinist has gone (she quit touring to actually spend some time with her husband), and has now been replaced by a pair of violinists (yes, she was very good indeed). And they now have a petite guitarist, instead. However, Rogue, Jen and the two dancers/singers were still there. Generally a good set, marred slightly by some overly drunk and aggressive audience members. They played a range of material, including classics like Dragonfly and Winterborn, as well as the new single Immortal, although personally I don't think that's them at their best. Wake the White Queen, inspired by the Dave McKean/Neil Gaiman work Mirrormask not only saw Rogue and his dancers put on masks (although simple eye-masks this time, rather than the more impressive ones they used at Whitby), but several of the audience had come equipped too, and put theirs on for the song, causing Rogue to double-take. He did his trademark "wander off stage into the venue and sing from atop a chair", and they closed with Marilyn, My Bitterness and the usual invitational stage invasion.
I hadn't taken the EOS, and regretted it to some extent, but the limitations of my Powershot A470 also resulted in some interesting effects. I got a couple of photos of Ghost of Lemora, and a few more of the Crüxshadows.
( Some photos. )
Full gallery here.
The opening act were Deviant UK, who seem to be appearing on quite a few bills these days (they were supporting Rotersand earlier this month, again at Dingwalls). Rather good - dark electro type stuff, with a number of songs of a somewhat anti-religious bent, which made
valkyriekaren happy. The lead singer has dramatic eyebrows (find a photo, and you'll see what I mean), and sounds a bit like an EBM version of Simon Satori from Rome Burns (crossed with a touch of Gary Numan). I was sufficiently impressed that I bought the CD.Next up were Ghost of Lemora. They'd had a bassist substitution at a late stage, but the guy from Spares stepped in and ably filled the gap. Also on pretty good form, although they did suffer some problems with the PA - the overhead speaker cab turned out to be powered by a dodgy amp, and was cutting out intermittently. I'd picked up their CD when I saw them at Whitby, though, so no need for more shopping.
And then Crüxshadows came on. They were on pretty good form, although there has been something of a lineup change since I last saw them. The petite violinist has gone (she quit touring to actually spend some time with her husband), and has now been replaced by a pair of violinists (yes, she was very good indeed). And they now have a petite guitarist, instead. However, Rogue, Jen and the two dancers/singers were still there. Generally a good set, marred slightly by some overly drunk and aggressive audience members. They played a range of material, including classics like Dragonfly and Winterborn, as well as the new single Immortal, although personally I don't think that's them at their best. Wake the White Queen, inspired by the Dave McKean/Neil Gaiman work Mirrormask not only saw Rogue and his dancers put on masks (although simple eye-masks this time, rather than the more impressive ones they used at Whitby), but several of the audience had come equipped too, and put theirs on for the song, causing Rogue to double-take. He did his trademark "wander off stage into the venue and sing from atop a chair", and they closed with Marilyn, My Bitterness and the usual invitational stage invasion.
I hadn't taken the EOS, and regretted it to some extent, but the limitations of my Powershot A470 also resulted in some interesting effects. I got a couple of photos of Ghost of Lemora, and a few more of the Crüxshadows.
Full gallery here.