r/postrock • u/PatriarchPonds • 1h ago
Discussion! Caspian and ASIWYFA - Glasgow
Fucking ace. I've never seen either. Listened to Caspian for almost 20 years. Less familiar with ASIWYFA but they rocked, so tight and some super fun stuff. It's so weird seeing guys I've listened to for literal decades as actual people actually playing this stuff. Lots of fun. Appreciate it. Though had to leave a few mins early, guh.
Grabbed the new Caspian on vinyl, got a bone coloured one. The new stuff sounded great.
To top it off, spent the day atop a mountain on perfect weather. Far Country indeed. Absolutely joyous.
Anyone else there? Get some good pics?
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u/helveticannot_ 1h ago
Closing with Castles High, Marble Bright is just the best fucking thing. Did the same thing at ArcTangent 2022 and seeing it up close this time was insanely powerful.
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u/PatriarchPonds 58m ago
I can't really describe it but I knew that piece was good, and had that epic ending. But live it's so loud and in your face it's like 'have you ever really listened to me before, bitch?'
I loved Caspian before but they've gone up a rung for me. I adore the new album.
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u/Drab_Majesty 51m ago
ASIWYFA finished with The Voiceless in Manchester and blew the roof off with Rory making it into the crowd and shredding.
Caspian always kill it, and Johnny is a sweetheart.
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u/PatriarchPonds 47m ago
Of course I missed that. Fuck's sake.
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u/digsy1023 44m ago
He didn’t do it tonight. Voiceless is one of my faves and I’ve seen him do it years ago in ABC2 (rip)
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u/ChartPimp 1h ago
Was right at the front. Bit of a weird crowd for caspian
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u/PatriarchPonds 59m ago
There was a lot of love for Caspian but def felt like a lot of people arrived for ASIWYFA. Still, the vibe was good.
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u/SunnyOfGretna 1h ago
Yeah seemed like more people were there for ASIWYFA tbh
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u/helveticannot_ 1h ago
Opposite for me, ironically; ASIWYFA aren’t really my thing. Caspian are possibly my favourite band of all time.
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u/SunnyOfGretna 1h ago
I have no idea how you guys managed to get photos, the smoke and being near the front made it hard for me lol
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u/helveticannot_ 1h ago
Waited until it cleared a bit! It was a bit off the scale at the start.
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u/SunnyOfGretna 1h ago
Yeah you're right, I got very into it so didn't take many pics
Looking at the picture you took I think you were directly to my left lol
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u/NoiseNecessary4737 42m ago
Was there for Caspian, thought sound was a bit off at first but overall it was fucking awesome. Great gig overall.
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u/helveticannot_ 18m ago
Something went kind of wrong for the intro to Flowers Of Light, but fuck it - that’s live music for you. They slayed.
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u/ChartPimp 1h ago
Just a couple