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Slowdive/Drab Majesty at Simm City, Vienna. Slowdive were absolutely sublime. Hearing Souvlaki Space Station live for the first time was an absolute experience. Their stripped down version of Dagger with now deeper and more seasoned vocals was a highlight as well.
Drab Majesty did their ... very stoical thing. The synth sounds are playful and have a certain Umami-quality to them (I've grown a bit jaded towards many contemporary very Synth-heavy bands, because the sounds can - excuse the pun - get quite drab after a while and the whole arrangement winds up sounding very soup-y with vocal tenor being more of an afterthought). The energy wasn't quite there though. Liked it, didn't love it.
Simm City is a weird location. It's an elevated concert venue inside a mall of sorts - right up the stairs to the left of a Burger King. And the floors inside the concert hall have strong school gym vibes. Good choice of refreshments though and the sound was quite fine.
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