The Other Press e Jan 20, 1986 page 11

   

SKINNY PUPPY [Second indeceod..
ant Music Festival]
New York Theatre, Dec. 26/85

In the strange, bizarre mixed-up
world of depresso-pop headlines a
band named Skinny Puppy is a band
on their way to independant fame.

Black outfits, fog, lights, slides and
' other gadgets adorn their stage, with
Nivek Ogre (lead vocals) administer-
ing the electronic-depressed dooms-
day sound to an unresponsive au-
dience of around four hundred punk
poseurs.

At 9:30 exactly, atter a_ terrible
performance by Nepenthe, the two
keyboardist of SP arrived through the
coloured fog to their stations and
started the intro to Assimilate, with
Nivek making his stunning stage
debut in the fashionable white
straight-jacket. He waited at his voice
synthesizer for his cue and pressed a
few buttons, causing the concert to
officially start with lights flashing,
smoke, movies and slides.

Then all of the sudden, Nivek trots
off stage with his band members and
returns after a few minutes to ask if

the machine will work this time times

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The poseurs stood. motionless
through Social Deception and Dead
Lines without a sound until The Choke
came on. Then they decided it was
alright to move their heads from side
to side and wave their hands above
their heads to the hypnotizing
machine drum beats.

At 11:00, all was through and done,
and we left one by one to catch the
bus home by 1:00. A modern, im-
pressive, high-tech show that enter-
tained for a mere !8. Muy brilliant.

Skinny Puppy and Nepenthe played
as part of the Second Annual In-
dependant Music Festival held on
Dec. 26, 27 and 28 at the New York
Theatre. Other acts included Grapes

Of Wrath, Slow, Brilliant Orange and
Poisoned.

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Steinbeck’s classic. A little different
character than we’re used to seeing
Jackson play - this is, in fact, the first
dramatic role he has. played in years.
You'll remember him as the constable
from The Beachcombers and, of
course, on Constable Constable.

Of Mice and Men is the incredibly
eloquent. and touching masterpiece
created by John Steinbeck. It is a
story about the love and friendship
that two men can have for one
another. In this case, the sweet give
and take friendship between a tall,
brooding and retarded giant known as
Lenny, and the small, shrewd, ever-
thinking George.

Often it happens that George be-
comes impatient and bothered by
Lenny’s ignorance and stupidity. He

yells at Lenny, saying:
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moving piece of theatre does not.
deserve to be missed.

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