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usernamenumberWhile I've got Arisia on the brain, one other quick thing:
So, after Strangerfrass/Sassaways did our thing, this group I'd never heard of called Psyche Corporation went on. Unfortunately, it seems nobody else had heard of them either, because while we enjoyed a nice sized crowd, the room mostly cleared out when we were done.
Especially since Psyche Corporation was super-patient with us since we went long and ate into what should have been their sound check, and sounded interesting when I heard them setting up, I felt bad when the audience dwindled to something far smaller than what they seemed to deserve, so Sandry and I stuck around to hear and support them. I'm glad I did.
Psyche Corporation wasn't so much a band as a one-woman show with a guest cellist. Not that the cellist was unremarkable, far from it, it's just one of those ships where it's clear who the captain is, so to speak. The leading lady (I couldn't find her name on their website, but I met her afterward and she seemed quite nice) pre-composes industrial/EBM-ish backing tracks herself and then sings while doing choreographed dances to them. It's a spectacle designed for a big, lavish show and here she is on tiny, unadorned stage at a sci-fi con with all of about ten people in the audience. There are things that look great in the right context and silly in the wrong context, and I'll be honest: I think some of her presentation suffered from the context, but you know what? For all that, neither she nor the cellist looked like they were doing their thing with any less commitment than if they'd been under lights at a club with 500 people watching, and that, folks, is the mark of professionals. Much respect.
I grabbed one of their albums and have been liking it. Reminds me a lot of Unwoman, with whom it turns out they've performed.
Ok, this ended up being a lot more long-winded than the quick little signal boost I originally went to post, so I'll leave you with one of their videos:
So, after Strangerfrass/Sassaways did our thing, this group I'd never heard of called Psyche Corporation went on. Unfortunately, it seems nobody else had heard of them either, because while we enjoyed a nice sized crowd, the room mostly cleared out when we were done.
Especially since Psyche Corporation was super-patient with us since we went long and ate into what should have been their sound check, and sounded interesting when I heard them setting up, I felt bad when the audience dwindled to something far smaller than what they seemed to deserve, so Sandry and I stuck around to hear and support them. I'm glad I did.
Psyche Corporation wasn't so much a band as a one-woman show with a guest cellist. Not that the cellist was unremarkable, far from it, it's just one of those ships where it's clear who the captain is, so to speak. The leading lady (I couldn't find her name on their website, but I met her afterward and she seemed quite nice) pre-composes industrial/EBM-ish backing tracks herself and then sings while doing choreographed dances to them. It's a spectacle designed for a big, lavish show and here she is on tiny, unadorned stage at a sci-fi con with all of about ten people in the audience. There are things that look great in the right context and silly in the wrong context, and I'll be honest: I think some of her presentation suffered from the context, but you know what? For all that, neither she nor the cellist looked like they were doing their thing with any less commitment than if they'd been under lights at a club with 500 people watching, and that, folks, is the mark of professionals. Much respect.
I grabbed one of their albums and have been liking it. Reminds me a lot of Unwoman, with whom it turns out they've performed.
Ok, this ended up being a lot more long-winded than the quick little signal boost I originally went to post, so I'll leave you with one of their videos:
