tonight, i went to the fever ray concert. fever ray is the pseudonym that karin dreijer andersson goes by on her debut solo project. i honestly feel soo lucky to have gone, she most likely won't play live again after this tour. AND who knows if the knife (duo comprised of her and her brother, olof) will ever play live again, being as elusive as they are.
karin was AMAZING. i am impressed by how the pitch shifter is used even on stage, and how the effect still comes across the same. also, the stage set up was other-wordly, so eclectic: lamps you would find in your grandmother's house, amazing lasers set to the beat of the music. her band members (if you can call them that?) were dressed in costumes and masks and face paint. karin, as well, first came out in a huge coat, resembling some sort of indian/tribal type clothing. having only seen probably a total of 3 pictures of her in the media, it was really awesome to see her in person, unmasked (she later took off the huge, disguising coat). i love how dark the music is (most of it). her video directors, as well as the stage manager (andreas nilsson, who has also directed some of her videos) have done a great job translating that darkness into physical reality.
she did a cover of nick cave and the bad seeds' "stranger than kindness" and it blew me away! it was great, definitely better than the original. every song was amazing, but i am surprised to say how much i enjoyed "coconut." i figured that live it wouldn't be one of my favorites, seeing as it is just a long instrumental until the end. but the beats and bass were SO loud that it kind of got inside of you. the lasers were moving to the beats, and changing colors, and the lamps were going on and off. great closer to the set.
i only took some pictures with my cell phone, so they aren't great quality, but i'll give you what i've got:
the lamps on the stage
during "triangle walks"
during "seven"
during "coconut," which closed the set
at the end of "coconut," karin holding up the triangle
i would post my favorites, but every fever ray song is great and unique. listen.
if i had a heart
when i grow up
dry and dusty
seven
triangle walks
concrete walls
now's the only time i know
i'm not done
keep the streets empty for me
coconut
