photos by Dominic, more @ http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk297/divanrod/05%2017%2008%2024th%20St%20and%2024th%20Ave%20and%20Wawona/
Sat 5/17/08
i had the pleasure of working sound for this show as my PA was borrowed, which explains the lack of more precise photographs of gear, but anyway....
KKKlipd Beaks are a thorny delicacy, de psych punx. where many bands cordon their members to honing a single trade, c-beaks shiva the sound into a three piece of deception. this show was their first since losing their guitar player, whereas previous they were a foursome of skittering, crunchy, layercake grooves, this time they opted for a more direct set by way of improv. normally 'improv' and 'direct' contradict each other in the same sentence, but it was clear de Beakz have been psionic brudders for long enough to know which movements would trigger shifts in song structure without even looking at each other - that is - playing to the crowd. Scott - the bass and keyboard player informed me the first 3 minutes were a previous song and the rest deviated into complete virginal navigation.
the singer mangled two microphones, one dry and EQ'ed flat which ran into my PA and used for howls, and a second through a boss loopstation & ibanez delay [ DE7 i think ]. throughout the show he'd stack loops of his voice at different moments to create cascading waves of melody. the tone of his voice and delivery reminded me a bit of UNWOUND's last album. the effected mic was going through a surprisingly loud tiny marshall practice amp lain flat on the floor facing upward to create a yummy feedback when not in use, and suffered the blare of a trumpet as well. he dug out a kickdrum, laid it facing at an angle on the floor, and beat it feverishly towards the end of the set.
as for a guitar, a battered strat without any effects i could see, going through what i think was a roland keyboard amp for a more muscular sound.
the bass/synths used appeared to be a vintage roland of some make, and jazz bass, both through what appeared to be separate pairs of ampeg 2x12's which both thundered thick n throbby through the midsized wood floor hall. the bass ran through a solid state head of unknown origin. sadly i couldn't make out the couple of pedals he used on what seemed like his synth.
as for the drums, they were drumbly & direct in approach. there was also weed. whadoyouwant?
easily one of my favorite current acts, de clipdbkz.
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