Dead Lucid’s live recording of “Space Rock” at Chicago DIY space the VCR on September 7, 2018 is reminiscent of something you might have expected from a live Sleepers set as in the San Francisco post-punk band, not the Denver-based experimental rock band. The vocals seem to wander between pillars of rapidly cycling and shimmering whorls of melody accented by percussion. Like a noisy, psychedelic dream pop version of a jazz session. Like a lower fidelity Bardo Pond jam yet more coherent and focused. The sound is incandescent and lacking in the sound separation you’d expect from a studio recording but with the freshness that can only come from a live version of a song when a band can color outside the lines a little and adapt and work together to create a real moment for the people that show up. Some people think that a performance that sounds just like the album is the epitome of a great show when really it’s that unpredictability and the willingness to go beyond that makes live bands still worth going to see. This recording captures a bit of that living, breathing experience of a band recreating the magic of the essence of a song. Listen to “Space Rock (Live at the VCR, 9/7/2018)” on Soundcloud and follow Dead Lucid on the Bandcamp page.
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