September 6, 2001
Higher Ground · South Burlington, VT
13 songs5 segues3 sets
Set 1Confrontation*, Spaga*, Crickets*, Bernstein and Chasnoff* > Sound One★* > Bernstein and Chasnoff
Set 2Magellan* > 7-11 > Magellan, Shelby Rose*, Floodlights★ > Hope
Encore 1Coat
Footnotes
Confrontation - Mellifluous bliss trance with a massive Barber peak.
Spaga - Atmospheric and patient dnb with a strong conclusion.
The second jam is, for maybe the first time, the main attraction, with an infectious, mournful synth theme.
Crickets - The main jam explores the deepest pockets of type one imaginable. Excellent atmospheric texturing from Barber.
The funk jam is, for maybe the first time, the main attraction. Magner and Barber craft an infectious groovy theme from the very beginning. The second half is a bit more standard, but, since it's September 01, it’s still pretty great.
Bernstein and Chasnoff - One of many titans of fall 01. Magner and Barber craft a bliss theme together, and then Barber begins to push the jam into the distinctive September 01 sound. It reaches a somewhat chaotic crescendo before breaking down into a Sound 1 intro.
Sound One - Brooding and melancholic, it builds to a notably chaotic crescendo—even for a September Sound 1. Remarkably strong—even for a September Sound 1.
The first ever Sound 1 outro develops around the Sound 1 ending/intro riff. A bliss theme develops and builds by way of Peter and the Wolf and Sound 1 teases into a strong B&C ending.
Magellan - The standard Magellan jam transforms organically into a busy, Barber-led groove. It reaches a blissful crescendo and slows down into a 7-11 intro.
Shelby Rose - A superlative version, which breaks down after a melancholy theme and furtive crescendo. The buildup to the peak is gorgeously thematic, highlighted by Barber’s use of characteristic fall 01 muted distortion.
Setlist data from the Biscuits Internet Project (discobiscuits.net).