In praise of the European Club Gig, 10 years on...

[holden]

i'm listening to this recording at work today, and it still ranks in the top few UW performances. Though similar tracklists appeared during the 1996 tour, there's a lot of magic to this show... odder still, since the audience is low in the mix, and there are 30-minute segments where Karl doesn't utter a word!
Some thoughts on this unique show:
"To Dream of Love" gets a rare play-out, with all sorts of vocal snippets.

"Dark and Long" naturally gives rise to "dark train", "Rez" begets "CowgirL", and an absolutely blistering "Cherry Pie" merges into an amazing "Rowla"

"Confusion the Waitress" --17 minutes long!

original "Born Slippy" -- 17+ minutes long! goes into a mental breakbeat and the inverted "Born Slippy.NUXX" (hard synth outtro first, then the familiar pads and verses).

Oh, and everything's mixed. Mmm, lovely!
I can't believe this gig is 10 years old...still fresh.