Tapers: lammah / tomzeroĮquipment: Sonic Studios DSM-6/L > Sony PCM-M10 > WAV(48/32) > Adobe Audition 1.5 (downsampling to 44.1/16 > normalization/EQ/multitracking/tracksplits) > FLAC(6) Multisource audience blend aka "matrix mix" More details on the recording after the jump.
I'll just let the music, lyrics, and Mark Burgess' passionate delivery do the talking. One cannot say enough good things about Mark Burgess, singer and author of the terrific ' View From A Hill '. I'm not going to dare to make any comparisons to anyone present or past, that would be most unfair, but wow, I couldn't have pictured a better match even had I the omniscience of the God whom this particular player doesn't believe exists. In particular, I have to call to your attention the stylings of one Andru Aesthetik, he of. And I have to say, they did not disappoint. Hasn't it been 25 years since their albums came out?Īnyway, the only thing one could do was judge Mark Burgess and his latest ensemble by their merits. However, "Nostalgia" (the original Chams even have a tune by that title) would become something that would wear heavy on even the most optimistic fan. Though Chameleons Vox proves you don’t need an original lineup to put on a great show, being upfront about the name really goes a long way.This was one of those shows we couldn't afford to miss. By the time the band finished its two-song encore of “In Shreds” and “Don’t Fall,” Burgess was a sweaty, euphoric mess. “Soul in Isolation” was easily the highlight of the evening as Burgess pushed it in new directions live, even incorporating snatches of “The End” by the Doors. His voice sounds just as great today as it did on record. Beginning with “A Person Isn’t Safe Anywhere These Days,” Burgess used the set as an evaluation of his music, playing a few from each of the albums in order before culminating with “Swamp Thing,” the band’s most popular song. Surrounded by a trio of much younger musicians, Burgess fed off the energy of both the crowd and his bandmates to play an invigorating and affirming set of 13 songs. Too bad their LPs are really damned hard to find! Less theatrical and heavier than GLJ, the Chameleons are primed for a reevaluation. Like Gene Loves Jezebel, the Chameleons were a group that never got their due, straddling the line between darker sounds such as the Cure and anthemic singalongs of early U2. And unlike other acts that glom to a brand name despite featuring only one or two original members, Burgess is humble enough to add the ever-important “Vox” to the end of this recent iteration. Featuring original vocalist and bassist Mark Burgess, the guitar-heavy post punk group stuck to songs from its classic trio of records from 1983-1986: Script of the Bridge, What Does Anything Mean? Basically and Strange Times. The Star Theater did fill in with a good amount of Portland’s goth scene to see Chameleons Vox. Aston made a comment or two about the lack of respect, but dutifully completed his set for the fans who came early. Beyond a handful of dedicated fans upfront, the rest of the venue was abuzz with people just arriving or chatting. In 30 minutes, Aston played some new material, capping with a version of the GLJ favorite “When We Were One.” Still looking lean and energetic, Aston spent the set interacting with fans, touting his veganism and abstention from alcohol. Though Jay still tours with his own incarnation of Gene Loves Jezebel, a band favorably compared to all the goth greats, he played a short, solo set opening for Chameleons Vox that sounded more like the emotive, introspective work of Robyn Hitchcock. “ One for each brother,” Darnielle sings. But the band that “Abandoned Flesh” truly focuses on is Gene Loves Jezebel, the group behind the hit single “The Motion of Love.” Formed by identical twin brothers Jay and Michael Aston, the mostly forgotten group is now most famous for its acrimonious split and rebirth as two separate Gene Loves Jezebels. On the last song of his 2017 album, Goths, John Darnielle sings a paean to the goth talents of the past, assuring us that Robert Smith, Siouxsie Sioux and even Richard Blade are doing just fine.
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