DEL, White Saucer, Dean Roberts @ kings arms, auckland; 4 march

I arrived at about 22:00, maybe a bit after, and Lasse Marhaug (star of DEL) himself was at the door, selling vast quantities of vinyl and CDs, which I didn't have money for. Although I did make sure I had the money to purchase the limited tour 8". I paid for my entry, got my stamp and then took my vinyl back to my car, and moved my car closer to the venue, because it turned out there was parking right outside it.

I went inside and managed to find a comfy chair to sit in, which was sweet, better than I was hoping for. Some DJ, or maybe a team were playing weird music. Eventually Dean Roberts took the stage. He had an electric guitar and some effects, and played some slow, droney music with it, and sang a little, I don't know what about, but it was basically terrible, it made me think that if people will buy that kinda shit I should try making some, because it didn't look hard.

I got some water, sat back down, the DJ(s) played some more weird music, I guess they were going for that kinda art-school-found-sound-faux-noise kinda vibe. Then White Saucer came on, a two-piece consisting of a drummer and a very hairy guitarist who kept his back to the audience and all his hair over his face mainly. White Saucer were noisy, it was pretty interesting. The guitarist made layers of noise, while the drummer played in a continuous roll kinda style, tribal, not your regular 4/4 rock beat. Towards the end the drummer stopped and the guitarist used effects and a keyboard or something to create a layer of noise, before the drummer kicked back in with a rock beat to great effect.

DEL took the stage about 00:30, a drummer and a guitarist, and a guy who sat on the floor and sometimes played guitar, and Lasse Marhaug who also had a guitar but wasn't playing it in a conventional style. They billed themselves as "possibly the best drone-noise-lofi-out-rock band from the north pole", and maybe that's a good description. They were droning, as they played their guitars with bows and so on, while the drummer went between rocking beats and mellow, almost jazzy rimshot combinations. I didn't stay to see their whole set, I was too hungry and tired, but they were exactly what I expected. Check them out if they come again.