gig done and dusted (and a perfect day in the seaside towns)

the gig is done and dusted - horsemouth’s unbirthday season closes - he’s back up in the cloud forest on the sofa with a cup of coffee (he’s fed the cats). it’s 7.30am. now read on...

out in the forest they’re raving they’re raving (but quietly - they’re on to the chillout tracks) - horsemouth will go and investigate in a bit.

to howard, who had heard horsemouth plead poverty often enough, the gig must be a bit perplexing (it was a pay to play gig). it is simply that given a choice of birthday activities horsemouth would like to play music to an audience (ok the last part didn’t succeed as well as hoped but still you can’t fault his intention).

in mitigation horsemouth would argue that the gig also functions as a technology demonstrator for the new ep - of the setlist (satan, werewolf, sorrows, noah, fanfare, worldes blisse, love and all that I know, devil song) fully three (maybe four) songs are from it.

it also functions as a technology demonstrator of the harmonium/ guitar combination.

and it also functions as a recap of the neglected and under performed  volume two (noah and love and all that I know performed solo by howard - for many people the highlight of the show). sadly noah was once again the runt of the litter and may need to be dropped (horsemouth’s voice is just not good enough to carry it - it needs both voices).

really and truthfully one old song should have been dropped to make way for an additional song from volume 2 - they had another world rehearsed up (next time).


anyway as horsemouth remarked at the end it’s all on bandcamp (or will be soonish).

it was a beautiful day (a perfect day in the seaside towns). but horsemouth didn’t notice until it was nearly too late (he gets a little stressed pre-gig). they were in the cab rolling downhill to the gig. the streets were wider and a little emptier than usual. people wearing fuck all went about their daily business at a slower tempo in the beautiful sunshine and the cooling breeze. thanks to all who came (even the late arrivistes) esp. lee (good to see you homeboy after all these years), samanta, sue, myk, reuben, martin, nick snatch foster, nick DD, zoe... anybody who arrived super late sorry to miss you but horsemouth was up the park... honourable mentions for andy coram, micalef, pooyah and nina.