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Sophia played at a wonderfully idyllic mill in middle of nowhere as
one of a handful of other bands and DJs on the FM4 tour. FM4 is an
Austrian radio station with an exceptionally good music taste which
has been supporting Sophia a lot this year.
Anyway, I think it's a pitty most people did not seem to have come
to see Sophia play in the first place, but because of the other bands.
As a consequence, the atmosphere in the concert hall was not too enthusiastic
and the audience appeared to be rather reserved, especially in comparison
to the Viennese concert of the recent Sophia tour. On stage, Robin
emphazised again that the show in Vienna was probably one of the best
Sophia concerts ever. :-)
Robin was as entertaining and likeable as usual, fighting with the
technical equipment and talking a little to the audience. That night,
Sophia had a special "present" for us. Robin announced that
they were going to perform "Holidays are nice" which will
most likely be Sophias next single. After the song, he said that nobody
should come up to him later complaining that the version was terrible,
because it was the first time EVER they had been playing this song
(live).
Unfortunately, not being the main act, Sophia's set was naturally
no longer than approximately an hour (?). In other words: much too
short! But I have to admit, I just can't get enough of this band,
so it never
would last long enough for me and there would always be a few of my
favourite songs missing. *g*
Anyway, even though I had the feeling of being very much the only
one, I really enjoyed myself during the concert and am very much looking
forward to seeing Sophia at the summer festivals.
Eva Knobloch
Review 2
Was den kommunikativen Menschen Robin Proper Sheppard anno 2004 angeht,
ist er einer der umgänglichsten, witzigsten, charmantesten und
angenehmsten Musiker auf Tour, die ich je erlebt habe. Gerade bei
einer Reise wie der damaligen FM4 Tour ist man ja auf engstem Raum
unterwegs. Die schönsten Erinnerungen sind Robin Proper Shepard,
wie er in der Chelly Mühle Oslip um drei Uhr Früh neben
Erlend Oye am DJ Pult steht und auf die Aufforderung des norwegischen
DJs auch wirklich zu den elektronischen Beats zu singen beginnt, und
als er gemeinsam mit den Hamburgern Die Sterne den Innsbrucker Treibhaus-Dancefloor
unsicher macht.
Andreas Gstettner, FM4
Set list
so slow
if only
dester song no 2
every day
oh my love
holidays are nice (first time ever played)
the sea
river song
if a change is gonna come...
Bands on stage that night:
Die Sterne
Sophia
Waxolutionists
und Hörspielcrew
Beautiful Kantine Band
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