Safe As Milk, 2007

The 9th "Safe As Milk"-festival in Haugesund, Norway, ends this afternoon. I attended saturday, and got the specialities, a solid mix of everything from electronics, improvisations, rock, jazz and you name it.

First man on stage, Rafael Toral, did some electronic improvisation. It was pretty abstract stuff, but quite nice. Using a pink feather to make sound from metal, adds a nice visual touch.

Kjetil Møster + Hild Sofie Tafjord improvised with sax, clarinet, horn and electronics. If this sounds boring, wish you were there. They were fantastic, and I'll hear them again anytime.

Six Organs of Admittance did a rough set, not always in tune, but quite nice anyway (in between, at least). This night they played as a duo with Ben Chasney and Elisa Ambrogio. I bought the record "The sun awakens" (before the concert!), and it sounds really good.

Last artist on stage was Charles Hayward. Man, he looked fired up even while rigging the drums. He even carried away empty beer glasses with a smile. He drums, sings, and produces some pre-recorded stuff, and is a like prog-band on his own (not sure he likes that description?). Thank God, a rock drummer ended the evening, because the heavy drinkers started to make noise, even on a festival like this. Hayward won the hearts of the audience anyway. No match at all! Nice fellow.
You may see more lousy pictures in my live-set on Flickr (i try not to use flash, and i don't crawl on to the stage, like some of the photographers with the biggest cameras seem to prefer these days).
Nice festival, number 10 up and coming next year.