February 3, 1999
The Brewery · Raleigh, NC
10 songs3 segues1 sets
Set 1Eulogy, Little Betty Boop*, Bazaar Escape > Mulberry's Dream*, Above the Waves★*, Hot Air Balloon, Radiator* > Aceetobee*, Plan B > Awol's Blues
Footnotes
Little Betty Boop - The first jam sees Magner move from organ to trance synths. He plays with a passion, and around 4:45 locks into a spacey theme that he extends and builds up to the peak.
The second jam begins as usual, but quickly develops an unconventional quality. Barber alternates between jazzy riffs and haunting, almost dissonant themes. In the second half of the jam, Barber develops a theme based around a distinct riff, and builds up to a raging conclusion. An excellent early Boop.
Mulberry's Dream - Some excellent work by Magner in the first jam, in which he moves from organ to piano and back to organ for the conclusion.
Above the Waves - A colossal beast of a jam with two fully developed themes. The first theme is standard early Waves trance, and is on its own very solid, but the second theme is what cements this version as one of if not the greatest Waves of all time. It proceeds from a Brownstein dub rhythm into some very creative and thematic Barber riffs and culminates in a ferocious Waves peak.
Radiator - The main jam is mellow and blissful all the way through. Some excellent thematic Barber shredding indicate a strong Radiator ending, but instead of finishing the song, the band fakes out the ending and builds up an Aceetobee intro with meticulous patience.
Aceetobee - The second jam is a pretty strong early type one version, with some excellent Barber preceding the ending riffs.
Setlist data from the Biscuits Internet Project (discobiscuits.net).