ARCHIVE - ROBIN FOSTER

An amazingly great band takes me on an amazingly awesome journey on their tour finale that leads me to the • KuFa • in Krefeld: ARCHIVE! They actually toured already through Germany last November but I wasn’t able to join them at this time (by the way, also with ROBIN FOSTER as support act). Now I surprisingly got the chance to make up for what I missed. Thank you! :)

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Support act :: ROBIN FOSTER :: was totally unknown to me. Knowing about this tour I also had no time to check him out before. Damn, I definitely missed something really special! This man, a Brit living in France, and of course his band mates (Gaeton Fagot (guitar), Hikit Corbel (bass), Steven Prigent (keys) und Hibu Corbel (drums)) downright mesmerize with stunning instrumental Post Rock. To give a hint put Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor! and Radiohead together. Besides, Mr. FOSTER seems also to be a huge fan of Elvis, as he started with an intro of the King of Rock’n’Roll and had Elvis figures standing on the effect board and the amp ;) Musically he mainly presented songs from his both first records Life Is Elsewhere (2008) and Where Do We Go From Here? (2011), but also one brand new song entitled Finis Terrae from the upcoming masterpiece PenInsular (just listen to the first album trailer). Just wonderful *sighs*. For the song Forgiveness Archive singer Dave Pen entered the stage to perform, while the finale Save The Cheerleader saw Archive drummer Smiley getting into a breathtaking drum duel with Hibu Corbel (who visibly had a blast on stage). Not to mention that the applause for both performances was frenetic. Well, you might already have gotten it: I was blown away by this show ;) What a great band! So, if you are into that kind of Post Rock, Ambient, and also soundtracks you should definitely check out ROBIN FOSTER!
Setlist: Loop, Last Exit - Brest By Night, Finis Terrae, This Is Not An Exit/Pen Had, Forgiveness, Save The Cheerleader

I tell you, now it gets even worse *laughs* At the end you will meet a totally overwhelmed Dajana, speechless with excitement and bursting with enthusiasm. I totally fell in love with :: ARCHIVE :: So!
To be honest, I didn’t know that much about ARCHIVE before. I knew a few songs and one or two videos, that’s all: I never dealt any closer with them but often got told that ARCHIVE is one of the best live bands ever. Well, that I can agree 100 pro! :) This London based band is more a collective than a real band with many (gifted) musicians taking part where they are needed or wanted. It reminds me of Crippled Black Phoenix. Musically ARCHIVE once started as a Trip Hop band but nowadays is a fusion of many styles, genres and influences. ARCHIVE’s music gives you an eargasm. It’s like an explosion of your (aural) senses. And live… ladies & gentlemen, live ARCHIVE rock the house down to earth I tell ya! This is pure passion, dedication, pure talent and skills and pure energy. I love ARCHIVE!
Setlist: Finding It So Hard, Wiped Out, System, Hatchet, Stick Me In My Heart, Conflict, Violently, Kings Of Speed, Fuck U, Interlace, Bullets // You Make Me Feel, Words On Signs, Dangervisit

What a great evening. What musical revelation! It’s more than just being stunned, enthused and blown away. And in that business that does not happen to me that often anymore. Now I have to go and buy many CDs…