Pulse / Hidria
Went to “celebrate the long-awaited release” of Pink Floyd’s Pulse-dvd in Virgin Oil Co. Long-awaited in the sense that the recorded concert is more than ten years old. Accompanying the release party was a gig by Hidria Spacefolk whose output I’ve liked.
Turns out that the release party consisted of nothing else but playing the dvd on a big screen. At a high volume. Technically the concert was exquisitely reproduced. I guess, wasn’t present, but impressive both aurally and visually. Sat perplexed with Mr. Musicnaut, sipping beer from a plastic cup. Yes, plastic. Everything was served in plastic cups. Even Corona. But you did get the requisite lime wedge in the cup.
After playing the first disc of the two-disc affair, the stage was given to the band. Who proceeded to play very well indeed. The music is hard to describe - progressive rock’s probably a wide enough base (the band themselves use astrobeat, which is probably good enough as well). Absolutely no idea which songs they played.
Very enjoyable show, but a bit too late, had to leave before they finished to catch the last bus out. This was the second time I visited the Virgin Oil, and the first real concert (the samba evening does not count). The stage’s pretty good, the hall fits a lot of people, and all in all the facilities are in good shape. And the plastic’s ubiquitous in the other live rock’n'roll establishments as well, so it’s not a differentiating factor.
Pulse’s a definite buy for saturday. Or monday, if the shops actually honor the official release date. And certainly have to look into future Hidria concerts, this was a very enjoyable experience. And I seem to own only a single album of theirs, so there’s some catch-up to play, soon.
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