nl/uk 20.06.
hey. back and have been absorbed in new tunes. about last weekend…. big thanks to the netherlands promoters, for getting almost everything on the tech rider *correct*, and thus enabling the best possible show! wow, not rocket science. i could see, hear, and the gear worked. the set was great. it does add so much to the show when it all works like it should. of course when nothing works, it adds that extra FUCK YOU layer, which can be turned around into a good thing, but can go horribly wrong. i try to stay away from the escalating antagonistic feedback loop. nijmegen people got it right, mostly. my newly redesigned tech rider probably helped. i took a cue from the japanese, with their brilliant picture menus. when there’s a language gap, text is the enemy. PICTURE RIDER! well, it seems to have worked so far. i felt like a fool designing the thing, like i’m insulting their intelligence… but just make it easier on people so they can make it easier on you. next step is to build a 1/10 scale mesa boogie triple rec from toothpicks, a tiny guitar stand out of paper clips, spray them w/ shiny lacquer and put them in a little glass case. thoughts – i NEED to start doing van tours where i travel with 100% my own gear. being light and compact is fine for weekend one-offs, but if i could have all my own amps, guitars, stands, pedalboard, etc… instead of needing to break it all down into easily transportable rolling bags, and have the rest rented, the set could be that much better. yes, more gear. london saturday, was odd. not my favorite time in london. playing miles away from the crowd, in the corner of an echo chamber, through a redlining overblown techno soundsystem (extreme highs and lows, no clarity), and unable to hear anything but a big wash of echoey piercing highs and corner bassboom, tests the soul. nice organizers though, treated me great and handled everything else fine. oh it was my last jungle set in the uk for a bit. for those who came out, sorry about the muddy sound, i did my best, & thx for enjoying it anyway. bangface weekender was supposed to be the last jungle gig, but this one snuck in there. i have a few remaining jungle sets in berlin, czech, netherlands this summer and then will be doing only drumcorps….. more on that in a bit. be well.