October 14, 2000
Palookaville · Santa Cruz, CA
14 songs7 segues2 sets
Set 1Plan B, Magellan Reprise, Voices Insane★*, Shem-Rah Boo★* > Floes★ > Shem-Rah Boo
Set 2Confrontation, Jigsaw Earth > Svenghali, Mindless Dribble★* > Jigsaw Earth > Above the Waves★* > Mindless Dribble* > Jigsaw Earth
Footnotes
Voices Insane - Voices had been steadily incorporating longer atmospheric jams since fall 1999, and this is a culmination of that progression.
Shem-Rah Boo - Experimental and mellow, the jam has two distinct themes and peaks before settling into the Floes intro.
Mindless Dribble - The legendary jam drops instantly into a type two dub theme, replete with eerie vocal samples and mournful guitar riffs. The pace steadily quickens as the jam builds to a spectacular major key crescendo. Barber delivers some gorgeous riffs, and Brownstein’s pounding bass line (reminiscent at moments of a Confrontation ending) pervade the jam. After an uncomposed peak, the jam strips down to minimalist trance: a few simple riffs from Barber and Magner over Sammy’s simple trance beat and Brownstein’s dubby bass riff. The jam yields another thrilling build, this one culminating in the Jigsaw chase section.
Above the Waves - Playful, “pirate funk” dub jamming. The jam builds to a symphonic crescendo and in the ensuing minutes devolves into chaos, segueing into a ferocious Dribble ending.
Mindless Dribble - The jam launches into a spectacular theme immediately. Magner’s work on the piano is absolutely haunting, and he is complemented by some creepy and vaguely atonal riffs from Barber and, soon, some vocal samples from Brownstein. This segment is woefully short-lived, however, and it breaks down shortly thereafter. The jam that builds up from here is sinister as well, building up to a well-executed fall 2000 trance vehicle and culminating in another Jigsaw chase section.
Setlist data from the Biscuits Internet Project (discobiscuits.net).