Matrix, Bochum, Germany13th February 2009
Frozen Plasma
Friday the 13th - which date could be better for a gothic party? On Friday, the 13th February, "The Empire of Darkness" (one of the most legendary parties of the "Ruhrgebiet" - an industrial area in the middle of Germany), celebrated its 9th birthday. Beside some other specials at this night, FROZEN PLASMA performed a special birthday set at midnight and so we went to Bochum to enjoy this show and the party too. At our arriving at the Matrix in Bochum already a lot of people in a long queue were waiting outside the doors.
After the split of his very successful band NamNamBulu, Vasi Vallis founded FROZEN PLASMA in 2005 together with Felix Marc. The Debut Single 'Hypocrite' was released in November 2005, the first album 'Artificial' followed in April 2006. The EP 'Emphasize' was released later in 2006. Vasi Vallis is also known for his band REAPER as well as a member of the live crew (keyboards) of VNV NATION, Felix Marc by the way is member of DIORAMA and runs a solo project under his own name too. http://www.frozenplasma.com/ / http://www.myspace.com/frozenplasma
Music & Performance
Just in time at midnight the party music stopped and FROZEN PLASMA were announced. Vasi and Felix entered the stage and the show started with 'Lift the Veil'. The venue was well-filled but in the first rows I had more place than at a normal concert. The danceable rhythm infected the crowd from the very first tunes and the people were singing and dancing along.
Felix dominated the stage with his expressive and emotional performance and Vasi operated the keyboards in the background. Danceable tracks like 'Condense', 'Hypocrite' or 'Irony' held the temper high and the crowd was enthralled in spite of some technical problems and the little cold of Felix. Highlight of the show was the upcoming single - called 'Earthling' which will be released in March this year. Sound and light were pleasing and after about 45 minutes the set finished with the up-beat 'Warmongers' what demanded the dancing abilities of the crowd again.
Setlist
01. Lift the Veil
02. Condense
03. Irony
04. Earthling
05. Crossroads
06. Hypocrite
07. Tanz die Revolution
08. Warmongers
Rating:
Music: 8
Performance: 8
Sound: 8
Light: 8
Total: 8 / 10
All pictures by Carsten Leopold
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