More goodies from our curator of audio artifacts, Mr GaryUK. Many thanks again to you for making this an experience accessible beyond the walls of the venue it was recorded in ;)
Identity is a broad category. Most band's tend to have a city they call home; a place where they underwent the necessary genetic development that led to their birth as a tribe. For Editors, Birmingham is the place that sheltered them from the smoke and mirrors of the hip London scene while they were putting their plans together and developing their nascent abilities. It will always be a place of significance because of that. Sometimes those geographical markers of relevance can extend beyond the "home town", and as I've said before I would also offer Newcastle as a second home to the band because Kitchenware Records was based there. Similarly, Belgium would no doubt claim them because they were one of the first countries in mainland Europe to fully submit as a nation to the pop darkness on offer. Then on a micro level, you have each member of the band who also hail various places and so have their own idea of what it means to return to familiar streets. Why on Earth would I bother mentioning all of this? Well, although Manchester is a destination on a tour itinerary, for one Editor this show really meant something more.
Identity is a broad category. Most band's tend to have a city they call home; a place where they underwent the necessary genetic development that led to their birth as a tribe. For Editors, Birmingham is the place that sheltered them from the smoke and mirrors of the hip London scene while they were putting their plans together and developing their nascent abilities. It will always be a place of significance because of that. Sometimes those geographical markers of relevance can extend beyond the "home town", and as I've said before I would also offer Newcastle as a second home to the band because Kitchenware Records was based there. Similarly, Belgium would no doubt claim them because they were one of the first countries in mainland Europe to fully submit as a nation to the pop darkness on offer. Then on a micro level, you have each member of the band who also hail various places and so have their own idea of what it means to return to familiar streets. Why on Earth would I bother mentioning all of this? Well, although Manchester is a destination on a tour itinerary, for one Editor this show really meant something more.
I hope it was everything he wanted it to be.
Musically there were some more changes made to the setlist, with No Sound but the Wind being moved aside and The Weight of World (acoustic) stepping back in. There was no Distance, unfortunately, but luckily we have other recordings that you can check it out on. I'm really enjoying all the subtleties they're applying to the music this time around. Small things that may have otherwise gone unremarked upon but which paint a new colour across those pre-existing canvases. Things like Justin's feedback burst intro to Bones, or the slow organ/guitar intro to You Are Fading (which sounds a lot like Greg Gonzales' dreamy playing on Cigarettes After Sex's records). It's good stuff. Enjoy the music ;)
stream it here
Setlist
An End Has a Start - download here
Bullets - download here
Bones - download here
Escape the Nest - download here
Magazine - download here
Sugar - download here
Upside Down - download here
Violence - download here
Frankenstein - download here
Papillon - download here
Ocean of Night - download here
The Weight of the World - download here
Spiders - download here
A Ton of Love - download here
Formaldehyde - download here
Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool - download here
All Sparks - download here
Blood - download here
Fingers in the Factories - download here
You Are Fading - download here
The Racing Rats - download here
Munich - download here
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors - download here
All in a zip - download here
Bonus Material - Annemarie's Fan Shot Videos
Donated by a friend to the Archive, Annemarie (thank you!), here's some footage from the night shot from the barrier. Enjoy ;)
Escape the Nest
Violence
Papillon
The Weight of the World
brought to you with lots and lots of lemming-love :) x
