24.02.00 Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Hove Old Market


Make way for Mynci 2000. I certainly hope more bands take their lead and do this 
acoustic'n'electric double set thing. Worked out brilliant tonight, and it didn't hurt 
that the venue is normally used for chamber orchestras (wonderful acoustics in there)....

First off, it was seated (for the acoustic bit, anyway). Gorky's had these great 
programmes on each seat, and they were set up to look like a Playbill, with a little 
bio for each member, fake adverts throughout, and a running schedule, divided into scenes
 and acts! Very fun concept. For the acoustic set, all 7 of them were seated (even though 
Euros could hardly stay in his seat, be-bopping around everywhere), and the vocal harmonies
 between Euros Childs and Richard James were really beautiful. Alot of these songs were 
either old or b-sides, and they even played one brand new song, "How I Long".

Grabbed a setlist:
Hallway
Dean Ser
Lady Fair
Honeymoon With Y
O Caroline
Gewn Ni Gorffen
No One Looked
Tears In ....
How I Long
Faraway Eyes
X Mas.

Then there was an intermission for us to all "grab a pint", and when they came back 
onstage, Euros encouraged everyone to come stand up front and "shake your bum" if we felt 
so compelled. Of course, we all did, and it was much better for it. There was alot of good 
banter going on onstage through the whole electric set, but as my Welsh-accent-translator 
was in the shop, I missed out on some/most of the humour flying around. Complete nutters 
in that band, though...

As "Sweet Johnny" ended, however, it seemed that Euros' pounding on the keys didn't sit 
well with the keyboard: one note was stuck playing, no matter what they did. So instead
 of just staring at the techies while they fooled with it, Richard started a bassline, 
then the drums kicked in, and pretty soon the whole band (including Euros, who took to 
shaking his water bottle in time!) started in on an impromtu "Hair Like Monkey Teeth Like 
Dog"!! Yet another something that impresses me about this band. And finally, after the 
keyboard was fixed, Euros proclaimed in a faux-New-Orleans accent "Now that's what I call
 *jazz*". =)

Grabbed a setlist for this, too, but unfortnuately, it hasn't got the encore on it 
(2 songs which I didn't know, but were complete crowd favourites):
Poodle Rockin       [complete with Euros' barking]
Ffordd Oren
Des... Blues
Meirion Wyllt
Out On the Side
Sweet Johnny
       [Hair Like Monkey Teeth Like Dog]
Hush the Warmth
Spanish D.T.
Humming Song      [no adorable voice-cracking, though. =( ]

+ 2 encore songs....