ProgDay '14
Day 1, Band 4 - Sensations' Fix
Saturday, Aug 30th, 2014 ~5:45pm - 7:00pm
Storybook Farm, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Franco Falsini - guitar, laptop, electronics, vocals
Louis Sherman - baritone guitar
Haji Majer - drums
Candace Miller - keyboards
Mr. Miller - guest saxophone on track 8

1. intro (1:48)
2. opening improv (11:13)
3. Smooth and Round (3:32)
4. Fullglast (5:55)
5. Under Water (6:52)
6. Leave My Chemistry Alone (5:30)
7. Boat of Madness (5:08)
8. Space Jam to D-Minor (?) (10:35)
9. Map (6:36)
10. Strange About Your Hands (6:32)
11. improvising (6:12)
12. Fragments of Light (6:26)

Total Time: 76:19 (1hr, 16 min, 19 sec)


Tascam DP-004 digital recorder -> WAV ->
Cool Edit '96 (amplifying, filtering & track split) ->
FLAC Frontend -> flac files


Notes:

This band surprised me - I was expecting a symphonic
prog band with elements of space rock, but they
turned out to be more of a psychedelic jam band in
the style of early Pink Floyd. I liked them a lot,
despite not being what I was expecting.

The set ended rather abruptly - normally the final
band of the day is given an hour and 45 minutes or
even two hours to play, but just 75 minutes or so
into the performance, the band kind of staggered to
a stop after playing "Fragments of Light" and then
Franco Falsini suddenly announced that they were done
because it was getting dark and there are no lights
on the Storybook stage (which is true). But there
was still at least half an hour of daylight left,
so the audience was a little surprised by the
sudden ending. I guess it's better to leave the
crowd wanting more.

Many thanks to Dime user metro cubo for figuring out
the titles to three quarters of the set list.



About ProgDay:

ProgDay is an outdoor festival of progressive rock
that has been held annually since 1995. In 1996 it
was expanded from one day to two and has been featuring
anywhere from eight to eleven progressive rock bands
each year since, with a few more prog bands usually
hosting their own Friday and/or Saturday night events
at nearby venues. It's definitely worth the trip if
you're a prog fan and don't mind a little heat and
humidity and a little driving around. I first went in
1997 and was so impressed that I've been back every year.

The main event takes place at beautiful Storybook Farm,
unless rain forces it indoors (which has fortunately only
happened a couple times in the festival's history). It's
a relaxed atmosphere, where you can listen and watch from
anywhere you want - if you really like a particular band,
you can sit right up against the stage. Some people listen
to the bands while shopping for CDs and merchandise in the
vendor tent or getting food in the pavilion or playing
frisbee in the field behind the audience or just sharing
a beer or two with friends.

The people are friendly, and the band members often hang out
all weekend taking in the show, selling merchandise and
chatting with fans when they're not on stage. If you're a
prog rock fan and can possibly attend, make every effort to
be there next year. The festival often barely breaks even,
so every ticket sold really helps.

If you'd like to make a donation via PayPal to help keep
the festival afloat (and ensure more of these ProgDay torrents
in the future), please visit:

http://www.progday.net/ProgDay-Support.html



Sensations' Fix links:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sensations-Fix/56010684043

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