Live in Umbria, 1989, by Tuxedomoon

Live in Umbria, 1989

by Tuxedomoon

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	1.	The Waltz 05:40
	2.	Desire 07:44
	3.	Litebulb Overkill 03:17
	4.	Some Guys 04:53
	5.	Atlantis 05:37
	6.	Birthday Song 04:28
	7.	Nervous Guy 04:56
	8.	Hugging The Earth 06:55
	9.	Egypt 07:01
	10.	Windy Outside 04:56
	11.	Roman P. 04:36
	12.	What Use? 05:18
	13.	In The Name Of Talent (Italian Western Two) 09:00
	14.	Reedin' Rightin' Rhythmatic 07:17
	15.	Pinheads On The Move 06:44

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“The […] plan was to record the one-off show that Tuxedomoon performed on June 18th, 1989, in Umbertide, Italy, an event promoted by label Materiali Sonori and actually Tuxedomoon’s last concert until 1997. However, for mysterious reasons, the recording that was made proved unreleasable.”*

… until now, that is. This edition is likely to be the most unexpected of all so far released under the Tuxedomoon Archives imprint: it is a live document of the single concert performed by an extremely short-lived line-up.

The band re-gathered after the successful 1988 tour, Bruce Geduldig and Paul Zahl having meanwhile joined the Weathermen on a U.S tour. This became an opportunity to bring back Luc van Lieshout and Ivan Georgiev into the fold, and once again renew the arrangements and repertoire. Contrary to the preceding tour, the set was to incorporate both recent compositions and Blaine solo numbers. James Nice (1992) commented: “The chemistry was successful enough to provoke serious consideration of a long-term reunion that would move beyond re-hashing former glories with new technology”.

However, for fairly obscure reasons, it was not meant to be. The new line-up had a Russian tour on their schedule, but this mysteriously fell through. As a consequence, the present audio is indeed the only document of a particular line-up, and Tuxedomoon’s last live appearance as such until almost a decade later. Accordingly, documentation is scarce save for the one official promo band shot by Stefan de Batselier, taken at collaborator Drem Bruinsma’s Brussels apartment. The band themselves seem to hold little to no recollection of this occasion, possibly due to its brevity in the broader narrative. Indeed, as pointed out by Isabelle Corbisier, early signs of “Tuxedomoon’s Dark Age”, which would extend throughout most of the 1990s, regardless of the multiple (and often brilliant) solo and collaborative efforts between the various members.

Heitor Alvelos, June 2021.
*Extract from Isabelle Corbisier’s Tuxedomoon biography, “Music for Vagabonds”, 2008; used by permission of the author.

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released June 26, 2021

Recorded live at Teatro Tenda Umbertide, Umbria
18 June 1989

Performers:
Steven Brown
Ivan Georgiev
Peter Principle
Blaine L. Reininger
Luc van Lieshout

A DAT audience recording from the archives of Steven Brown. Mastered by Anselmo Canha, 2021.

Band photography by Stefan de Batselier. Cover photography and design by Heitor Alvelos.

Project management by Heitor Alvelos.

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