Richard Hawley at RFH. NIce concert - appreciative audience. Bottom end somewhat out of control IMO.

These New Puritans instore at Rough Trade. Good to see and hear them after a long time.

Wild Palms played a great gig at Corsica Studios. I arrive much too early & so took some pics of the nice people in the club. Also pics of the band in performance are here.

Depeche Mode at O2 in Berlin. A fun evening, and a pleasant aftershow.

Depeche Mode at O2. London crowd rather reserved. Great lights and images. Dave in fine voice. Lovely guitar tones from Martin.

Wild Palms at Stamford Works. A great energy and sound and performance - a total contrast from the disappointing gig in Hoxton 10 days ago.

HTRK at Corsica Studios Jonnine was wearing beautiful overalls. Great stereo guitar and very dubby bass.


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Richard Hawley at Union Chapel. Mencap Charity Event. What an accomplished artist. Only Acoustic Guitars (and lap steel). (also drums, bas, "piano") Good sound. Great Band. Lovely singing. We were on the front pew.

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Emmy the Great at The Coronet. Supporting Decembrists. Good voice and lyrics. Band also good but not quite the presentation live of the album that I had hoped for. Brief meeting afterwards and hope to talk more about the new album.

"A Place to Bury Strangers" at The Garage in Highbury Islington. Took a while to get going. Initially I was rather unimpressed and wondered what all the fuss was about, but then it all clicked (after about 4 tunes) and it was mesmerising, and LOUD. AudioBoo.

Wild Palms at Hoxton Bar and Kitchen

Moby "Unplugged" at the Palace Theatre. I enjoyed it - dynamic and sensitive. 2 great girl singers, and a good bad. BJ Cole played on a couple of numbers. Didn't see the band at the aftershow though

Gliss at Lexington. Good to meet the band whose last LP I mixed. Second half of the gig was excellent. Talked a lot about ways of working for their third album.

Another outstanding orchestral/electric/beats mixture at the Barbican. Beatiful. Such great musicianship on stage.

"Performing Parades" at the Barbican.
Outstanding Excellence. Great Perfomances and Sound.

Gig at Cargo.
It's clearly difficult for Alessio to convey the full warmth melody of his recordings solo and live. He seemed to rather concentrate on the beats which is not so effective IMO.

Diamanda Galas sings 3 Jacques Brel songs at the Barbican.

La Chanson Des Vieux Amants
Fernand
Amsterdam

She achieves excellence.
I was rather underwhelmed by the rest of the first half.



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at The Flowerpot. Energy! Tunes! Fun.

The Drums

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ICA

Lights! Music! Party!

Efterklang
Bush Hall

Strong! Dynamic. Great Vocal presence from Caspar. Very important and inspiring for the album mix.

Grizzly Bear
Koko

Maps
Hoxton Bar and Grill

White Rabbits
Hoxton Bar and Grill

We Have Band
The Fly - New Oxford Street

Soundlife London
Leicester Square
An surround sound installation by Martyn Ware

SCUM at Camden’s Proud

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Radiophonic Workshop
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Alexander Tucker
Sleepy Sun
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at Luminaire. Outstanding concert.

Diamanda Galas at Brighton Dome

Very beautiful and powerful but too many effects on the vocal.

Tiny Masters of Today.
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Royal Festival Hall - London
Incredible!

Xenakis “Total Immersion”
Barbican Centre - London