2006

2005

16/10/04 The Zoo, Brisbane
12/10/04 Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney
09/10/04 The Corner, Melbourne
08/10/04 Gaelic Club, Sydney

2003

2002

2001

08/10/04
Gaelic Club, Sydney

Decoder Ring, The Presets, Terrapin

photos by Om
http://hypertext.rmit.edu.au/~om_blog/archives/000250.html

photo by Domino Postglione http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2004/12/19/1103391634352.html?oneclick=true

Caught Decoder Ring at the Gaelic Club on their Somersault tour supporting their new album, the soundtrack to the movie, Somersault. Something strange was happening tonight though, both Ben Ely and Kenny Davis Jnr. weren't present. In their stead, was Lenka on vocals and keys, some big smiley dude on bass, (even though Geoff Towner was in the audience), and some little dude who was munching durries all night on synthesiser. This added to the doubts planted by reports that their are only 3 "musicians" left in the band, even though the liners notes in Somersault read: Tom Schutzinger, Pete Kelly, Matt Fitzgerald, Kenny Davis Jnr, Ben Ely. Now I know that Ben has been doing his thing with the 'Gurge lately, so that was his excuse, but is this a permanent thing? Who knows, well obviously a few people, but not me. But who cares, it was a great night with great tunes and good times. I've acquired some "Industrial" Energizer AA bateries that I'm using in place of the fatBat. According to reports, the TCD-D8 should tape for two hours on normal AA's, however I've had a few bad experiences testing that theorey. Yet these industrial babies powered the D8 for the recording of the ring, rewind of the tape, and kept the D8 running in sleep mode for 3 days afterwards - so I'm sure that they might even make a 3 hour tape? We'll see... I kept an eye on the bouncer guarding the stairs to the loft on the second floor of the Gaelic club so when he did drop the rope, we were among the first up to the second level for prime vantage point. Didn't think much of Terrapin who opened the show, but the Presets who followed them absolutely rocked! A mate reckoned they wouldn't have been out of place in the early 80's disco scene, I think they'll be ones to watch! When the ring came on, everything was running smoothly, then Simons Reels started ticking really loudly right next to me, so I had to move. We went back dowstairs and managed to get about 10 metres from the stage - much better sound and vibe! The tape came out well, even with the change in positions. Will be keen to find out what's going on with the lineup though...

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