The four exhausted Swedish musicians were waiting when I arrived at Tesco Lotus Onnut,. With their luggage, guitars and pale skin it was hard to miss them. We greet and I whisk them inside, up the escalator and find an empty table. They take turns getting their meals as I guard over the gear and bags. In a few hours they will take the stage at The Beer Cap at RCA. It's their CD release party and the promoter has done a great deal of work to ensure a successful show. Sadly, they will be departing for the airport immediately after the performance. While not exactly my cup of tea musically, the band was friendly and earnest and won me over by the time the lunch trays were empty. They performed very well although I could help but wonder what the sound would be like with more acoustic drums in there. Would need to ask New Order (nee Joy Division) drummer how it's done. So Wilderness is a definite go-and-see if you like synth-oriented music. Tere were also strong performances by Hariguem Zaboy and the LALA spelled l _ / \ - l _ / \. Hariguem Zaboy seem to have gone from My Bloody Valentine's Loveless sound back to Isn't Anything. LALA are a trip once you figure out how to pronounce the name written in characters that might as well be cuneiform. Aerolips finished the night - I think the MacBook had a meltdown- and was on stage for a few songs before I noticed the show was ending prematurely.
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