I have been meaning to catch MONO for years now... their music is a la Godspeed and Mogwai, quiet/loud, soft/hard, epic sadness that builds slowly but powerfully into varied emotional crescendos. Having seen these other two bands years ago, I was more than ready to finally catch this Japanese quartet's version of this specific brand of instrumental music.
Aaaand? Impressed is not the word - full-on enveloping - the audience bathed in an almost spiritual sadness. Melancholy, as the old worlds' know it, in its utmost purity and, again, near-sacredness. Their stage presence was also very dynamic, but I wasn't getting too much into that aspect of the show. I was too busy, eyes wide shut, opening myself up and up and upward... A very sublime performance. Well worth the underpriced $13 admission cost...
