February 18, 1999
Monsoon's · Flagstaff, AZ
10 songs4 segues2 sets
Set 2Shem-Rah Boo* > Vassillios* > Mulberry's Dream★*, Bazaar Escape★* > Run Like Hell*
Footnotes
Little Betty Boop - A very ahead-of-its-time Boop with two important jams. The first jam is considerably more thematic than was typical of a first Boop jam of the time, but still features plenty of Magner showing off. The breakdown around 6:30 right before the peak is particularly fun.
The second jam, likewise, is more thematic than usual. It begins with the typical format of a Barber blues solo with Magner on clav, but gradually begins to incorporate more electronic synths. The interplay in the final minutes is fantastic. The jam remains type one, but it is nevertheless an important development for Boop.
The Very Moon - The first "unfinished" Very Moon, and one that would set the stage for that song's development. Around the eleven minute mark the jam shows every sign of heading toward the ending, but Magner introduces trance synths, playing the standard ending riff as the jam gradually begins to break away from the structure. From here we are treated to a much more fleshed out exploration of this section. At sixteen minutes the jam is definitely in Voices territory, and the band revamps the jam for a gorgeous psychedelic Voices intro.
Shem-Rah Boo - A very unconventional Shem-Rah jam. Magner stays predominantly on piano the entire time, and Barber takes the lead, building up to a massive Magellan ending fakeout. After the fakeout the jam breaks down into ambient atmosphere, and slides into a very mellow Vassillios intro.
Vassillios - Ambient lounge trance devolves into minimalist psychedelia that builds back up into a slow and incredibly soulful Mulberry’s intro.
Mulberry's Dream - The first jam is notable for the considerable presence of trance synths. It remains type one, but has that added layer to make it more interesting than usual.
The main jam begins with a drum solo that leads into a lengthy and soulful Mulberry's jam. Like the first jam, it's still type one, but it is one of the most thorough explorations of this section.
Bazaar Escape - An outro jam emerges before the last verse and Waves riff, maintaining the locomotive momentum of Bazaar. The jam instantly breaks down into type two weirdness, with busy Barber riffing and unconventional synth effects from Magner. He incorporates a rave synth around the twelve minute mark, but by 13:30 the jam is all bliss. Excellent theme construction in this section. The band manages to not show their hand for several minutes, but by 16:30 it's pretty clear that this has become a Run Like Hell jam.
Setlist data from the Biscuits Internet Project (discobiscuits.net).