Continuing with our study of 2003 tND shows (we'll showcase other years as we find and transfer them), we present a #ThisDealInHistory excerpt from our July 4 performance in Portland, Maine.
The strongest memory I have from this run is of the band basically exiting our Toronto studio and walking out the door right on to the tour bus. We were in the midst of recording "Gone Gone Gone" and had booked some shows thinking we'd be done by early July. Little did we know we still had another two months to go!
The cut begins with a Rhodes progression that transitions between minor and major. The Moog accentuates this switch up top but steps back at 0:30 to let the bass line lead the way, both rhythmically and melodically.
The Moog returns and slowly changes the shape of the jam by increasing the intensity until 2:23 when we dramatically drop into a new and exceptionally dissonant segment.
My guess is that we called the change to "I Feel Love" but one of us who shall remain nameless (Dan) didn't catch it and continued on in the previous key. True to the tND style we took that mistake and turned it into a pretty interesting section that otherwise would never have existed.
We stay on this startling discovery for a bit, enjoying our mistake, and then make our way into "I Feel Love" followed quickly by "Juno" at 6:23.
"Juno" is one of those tracks that would pop up now and then in our set. We'd play it for five shows in a row and then not touch it again for a month. The jam out takes a heavier detour via a super-FM Nord patch coupled with Darren's beatbox as we slowly transition into "G-nome". Two key changes later (10:18 with a cool A-Minor/Major bit and 10:46) we initiate an extended intro that has the shaker and high-register bass leading the groove right up to the main drop at 13:26. We keep this particular jam short (we were probably approaching the end of our set) but still manage to throw in some interesting ideas following the shots at 15:48, including Darren's snare work and Dan's LFO bass tone. -Jamie
