PSYCHIC TV: Videodrome
While the concerts Psychic TV is no longer accompanied by occult rituals of the "Temple of psychic youth", because of which its permanent leader Genesis P-Orridge in his time has received charges of promoting Satanism and the ability to introduce audiences to the border of the main pandrogin the planet is not lost. Farewell concert in Moscow confirmed its claim to the laurels of the heirs of garage-psychedelic generation the 60's, as well as the fact that "live" component played a major role in the history of PTV.
Previous visit the 3rd incarnation of Psychic TV in Russia took place two years ago. At that time, P-Orridge and his team exuded superhuman optimism, wildly improvised (at which point the stage was is dead, which gave the group reason to beat "Paint It, Black") and communicated a lot with the audience, parrying an appeal "Show tits!" a phrase "Show your tits!". What pains PTV3 maintain "spiritual adolescence, it was found out later. Two weeks later, the group, played the criminal negligence of promoters, effectively forcing it to tour at their own expense, will cancel the rest of the European tour. A week later at the hands of P-Orridge die from cancer, his wife, ally and the second half - Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge. After some time, Genesis will meet with the forces and write a record full of deep sorrow "Mr. Alien Brain vs. The Skinwalkers", to finalize the transition Psychic TV in the league sad psychedelic rockers.
We must pay tribute to the musicians, without costing too much pathos: the last concert did not advertise or as a "last ever" (although it was formally established), or as a presentation of the new CD-DVD. (Minutes advertising occurred only at the very end, when before going bis P-Orridge change clothes in fresh-release a T-shirt with landscape cover.) Although most of the concert was devoted to it "Mr. Alien Brain", it became apparent that most clearly and eloquently, as an oscillogram or x-ray, this or that state of Psychic TV recorded in the first place, live performances.
Group members updated about half. From the previous migrated to the current rhythm section, including new recruits was a girl-keyboardist and guitarist Jeff Bunson Berner. On replacement of Lady Jaye speech, of course, could not be. The sequence of running simultaneously with the beginning of the classic "Sermon on the Mount" "Unclean", with the last round has not changed: it is the same old screensaver with flying logos, crosses and symbols of pandroginity alternating chronicles the phase transformation couple P-Orridge above-biologic a new look. One particularly hysterically and sadly sounds corona concert piece PTV, a cover of "No Good Trying" Syd Barrett. Mantra (or, if you wish, a prayer) necessary for survival, repeated the words "I love you" in around-hippie "Papal Breakdance". Overboard remains and "Suspicious", and the story of a Hindu guru "Milk Baba", and most of the strong, time-tested repertoire of Psychic TV, but think about it no time. In accordance with the laws of psychedelics, none of the songs does not last for less than 8-10 minutes, and performed an encore cover of "Foggy Notion" The Velvet Underground is stretched almost to the hour. It is easy to understand why this song dedicated to transgender Candy Darling, a fairly well-known figure from the hangouts Andy Warhol, P-Orridge has chosen as a beautiful and compelling final point.