May 8, 2001

Crystal Ballroom · Portland, OR

15 songs5 segues3 sets

Set 1Texas Pussy, Kamaole Sands, Spacebirdmatingcall*, Story of the World* > Confrontation* > Story of the World

Set 2Crickets, Jam* > Aquatic Ape★ > Mindless Dribble* > Aquatic Ape, Above the Waves, Hope

Footnotes

Spacebirdmatingcall - Arguably the first good Spacebird. It doesn’t get deep into type two the way the September versions eventually would, but it isn’t quite as beholden to the Spacebird drum rhythm as previous versions. Magner manages to craft a strong theme.

Story of the World - The jam begins by exploring the space around the ending of the Story peak riff, but moves into the sinister territory typical of a Shimmy jam a few minutes in. Pretty soon, we are in a full-blown minor-key trance jam. There is a steady build to bliss territory, and a massive Confrontation peak.

Confrontation - The jam coalesces around a very simple but haunting bass line. It explores a variety of territory—from sinister Shimmy-esque trance, to haunting Munchkin-esque breaks, to a near-fakeout of Aquatic Ape—all before returning to another Confrontation peak.

Setlist data from the Biscuits Internet Project (discobiscuits.net).