Questions around the acquisition of concert tickets come down to a
couple of points for me these days. I suppose the first one, is it worth the price and second, how does one establish the price.
You see some performers make you want to like them and their music. Take
the Kytecrash mighty eight for instance.
You stick a bunch of highly tuned motivated guys together and you get a
show you want to see again. Except this was the last concert for the group Kytecrash.
Never to be seen on stage as the
Kytecrash mighty eight. Well not exactly.
What I liked about this concert in the Rotterdam Schouwburg hall was its
invitation to a sound which I had only heard on disc some weeks past. The disc
was good I have to say but it was better at the hall. Much better. In fact, the
experience established the price.
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| KyteCrash makes its last trip to Outer Space at the Rotterdam Schouwburg Sept 13th 2011 |
Trumpet players Colin Benders and
Eric Vloeimans got together with Jasper
van Hulten – drums, Neils Broos and Jeroen Van Vliet on keys Guli Gudmundsson
bass, Mathijn den Duijf – Dubmachin and vocalist Pax to perform what I can describe
as a transport to exotic destinations courtesy of the music.
What sounded like keys going
through a Wah Wah launched the show. Soon Pax’s polished gravel voice was
echoing his technique around the hall. Mysterious injections of unsuspecting rhythms
solos, duets and audience participation set the ignition for space trips, galaxy
observations and back home to Mexican cantinas and romantic melancholic
moments.
During one massive searing crescendo I felt the music viewing our chaotic world, crying out for help and
understanding. As Pax said during the show “Let it happen, let it breath.”
So this is the End, my
friend the End. Not if I see any of their
individual names on a billboard touting an up-coming gig. I will remember these
musicians as part of those guys who played the last concert in Rotterdam and
are worth a visit to hear again. Manager
Eric Benders at Kytopia commented: “Colin and Eric decided to do a limited
amount of shows, no matter how big a success the tour would be…. Of course,
some elements of the Kytecrash sound or experience will survive although we
can't possibly point out which ones.”
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