The Scottish Play

The Scottish Play

Honed to a fine performance edge from their live European forays early in 2004, Wire present their fierce, high-velocity set based around their successful album Send, their first album in over a decade, which marked a return to their trademark gimlet, shivved, short sharp shocked writing style. Filmed by visual artist Tom Gidley in forensic detail, this document shows the band s complete visceral set at The Triptych Festival in Glasgow, April 30, 2004. The footage deliberately excludes the usual rock music celebration of place and time and instead concentrates on contact with a band often misrepresented as enigmatic, cold and distant. Also included only on the DVD is a bonus selection of four pieces (captured by Observation Camera #1) of the second half of Wire s April 2003 Flag:Burning performance/installation at the Only Connect Festival at The Barbican, London. The set by avant stage designer Es Devlin was specifically commissioned by WIRE for this one-off performance. Based on the same body of work as the performance at Triptych, this is Wire seen from the other end of the telescope, willingly surrendering their personal performance to the service of the machinery of a unique, complex theatrical spectacle in a manner rarely allowed in the rock world.
Country USA
Brand VINYL
Manufacturer Pink Flag
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber PF08
Model PF08
ReleaseDate 2005-05-17
UnitCount 1
Format Dual Disc
UPCs 843190000128
EANs 0843190000128

Country	USA
Brand	VINYL
Manufacturer	Pink Flag
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	PF08
Model	PF08
ReleaseDate	2005-05-17
UnitCount	1
Format	Dual Disc
UPCs	843190000128
EANs	0843190000128

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