I wish I had written about them sooner, because
I have forgotten some things about the night,
but hey, better late than never.
It was Tuesday, July 28th, and I wanted to have a drink.
But by myself, and with some good music.
Thankfully, there was the perfect place for it, so I
happily took off for this gig called In-Transit, held at Urban
Attic in Capsquare.
Truth be told I think most music events are better dihayati
when you are alone, because chit-chatting can ruin
the whole thing. “Oh oops, you mean the entire set
is over? D’oh!”
<3 the lights
I liked that Urban Attic had some of those light installations
we saw at the Light Show in Annexe a while back. The ones here
were those made by recycled materials, and true enough, they
fit perfectly in the bar/club atmosphere the way Ashes and I thought
they would. Was a pleasant surprise to see them here. Nice one.
Waiting for the start
I actually wanted to listen to Citizens of Ice Cream play,
I had heard their music before but never really
listened.
The gig was called In-Transit, because it was actually a warm up
show for COIC and Nao, and other international bands, for
their Music Terminals Festival gig in Taipei the next day.
Since some of the bands were flying in to KL before Taipei,
it was a chance for Citizens of Ice Cream and Nao to
praktis lah sikit, with other festival mates such as
Melbourne-based The Stabs, The Holy Soul and Cuba is
Japan (What a name!).
I couldn’t stay for the Melbourne bands unfortunately, it
was getting rather late when citizens finished their set,
but I was glad I caught them.
brilliant
It was perfect material for anyone in a dreamy, slightly
melancholic, reflective mood, I’d say.
The crowd (not too many people, not too little) was
obviously there for the music, and it was wonderful to see
all those attentive heads bopping gently, feet tapping.
Perhaps this kind of music is not everyone’s cup of tea,
but there is something about some of Citizen’s
songs that send me on a cloud.
(Incidently they have an album cover with clouds on it too)
Very soundtrack worthy, some of the songs
reminded me of movies like The Eternal Sunshine
of the Spotless Mind. I also had
some visions of Rene Magritte’s works, which
I really like and hung up on my dorm walls (both during
undergrad and my masters)
I have no clever things to say about why I like
Magritte, truth is I don’t fancy the more serious,
psychoanalytical pieces like The Rape .. I
put him up on my walls because I loved the way he used
the sky so much, and the blue and white pieces (sometimes
with doves.. and of course that bowler hat man)
They were so simple and yet so mysterious. They reminded me
of dreams. Of flying.
Anyway, I digress.
Yes. So that was why some Citizen’s songs appealed
to me. Listen to their stuff on their myspace page
or here for an example.
I had entered Urban Attic that day a little forlorn and
a little tired, and I left there with a spring in my step.
Intensely daydream-worthy.
Fuel for reflection.
Washes over you like little waves.
Like a Rene Magritte painting.
:)
