July 30th, 2024

A sparkling, vital version which builds with great focus and energy, at times sounding more like "Roggae" than your typical "Ocelot".

Extended take sets sail for "Type 2" waters, and cohesively shifts between melodic effects-based playing, hose-y major key rocking and finally a murky funk-rock section before shifting back to "Theme's" ending to close. Excellent.

While arguably not as strong as 8/1/23 or 7/22/22 (Trey's tone feels a bit off, here), fans of this version should revisit play from 7/28/18 or "The Baker's Dozen."

Another massive entry in the (almost) 40 min club spends ample time mining deep crevices, discovering diverse bits of melodic beauty, and exploring riff laden spaces, before Trey and the band finally lock onto an ecstatic progression that takes the band through a series of peaks so gorgeous and gratuitous, the stunned crowd responds with a full minute and a half of ravenous applause

> from "Tweezer," Trey's sprite soloing splinters to sparkle before more by way of serious improv. Terrific full-band play atop perfect, almost unnoticeable effects patiently builds, the four in total control, to make of this musical triumvirate (Trey summons, by strumming a series of simple chords, a > for a truly moving "Piper") something like one movement. Incredible moment.

-> from "Ether Edge", this version bounds along in familiar territory until a downshift at the midway point, after which the jam turns in a markedly different direction and quickly establishes a soulful, fully formed coda to take us home.