March 11, 2000
Wetlands Preserve · New York, NY
14 songs2 segues3 sets
Set 1Spaga > Floes, Smoothie King, Svenghali★*, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik★*, Jigsaw Earth*
Set 2Story of the World*, Voices Insane, Basis for a Day, Little Boy on the Moon, Mindless Dribble, 7-11* > Spaga
Encore 1I-Man*
Footnotes
Svenghali - First Mauricio version. Sammy's bass work is far more than competent, and the core three craft excellent atmosphere around Mauricio's digital percussion. The somewhat somber jam builds up to a triumphant crescendo, with Magner's powerful synth lead in the forefront of the jam.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Debut. The band carves an impressive jam section out of a relatively rigid composition. Stylistically, the jam begins with some similarities to a Don jam: a kind of blissful driving trance progression. The jam is ambient and atmospheric at times, complemented by the guest violinist, and builds to a pleasant crescendo before Sammy signals the return to EKN.
Story of the World - Debut. The jam quickly settles into a melancholy trance groove, which gradually shifts, as the playing intensifies, back to the triumphant Story territory.
7-11 - Debut. Composition is still very raw, but the jam section is not. Although it is a bit slower than modern versions, and although Magner's distinctive synth bass riffs stick out like a sore thumb, this is in essence a mature 7-11 jam. Beginning around the 7 minute mark, the 7-11 theme begins to break down, dismantling itself almost completely before it builds up to a Spaga ending jam.
Setlist data from the Biscuits Internet Project (discobiscuits.net).