so we finally managed to get through several hundred photos taken at the session for 'no.5' on october 10th. the shoot lasted all day, while we set up, tested the levels, soundchecked, ran through the show, hung out backstage, blindfolded james, etc, etc. the usual stuff.
we've picked about 100 that show the atmosphere in the day and during the show, and we've put half of those up as an album on facebook (and on the website soon) - we'll put the second lot up in a bit. there's plenty to be going on with.
looking back at these we're becoming aware of the event in a different way. we aren't so busy getting it done now, and you can see that everything is pretty relaxed. so happy now that we stuck with the small space at contact despite invitations to go somewhere bigger or do two nights etc - the size and space were just right, and the decision not to use a stage, apart from helping with the sound of the recording, made for a real connection with the room which i am appreciating all the more seeing these pictures now. as if the connection between the players extended beyond a defined performance space and included the audience. you can hear it on the recordings, too - creaky floorboards and all. fab!
the energy in the performance is pretty clear too from these shots. we had to be careful on the night not to stray too far from the mics that were recording us, so we couldn't turn around and move towards each other as much as we usually like to, but again those connections look and feel good here. we're just putting a few of these up here to give you a taster, but do hop over to the full album and leave us some comments. we're excited that things are starting to come back from the night already.
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