Comments on: David Thomas Broughton – Live at the Captain’s Rest, Glasgow, Friday 23rd January 2009

By: China

China — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:06:00 +0000

I’m so terribly jealous of all those who’ve seen him. If you get to chat with him again, Matthew, please do tell him to visit the U.S.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:34:59 +0000

I saw him on the Manchester leg of the DTB/Samamidon/Doveman tour the other week in a church in Whalley Range put on by the lovely Hedge peeps with tea n cake and everything. Superb. The three of them ostensibly played separate sets but in reality kept wandering in and out of each others sets and playing together. Samamidon and DTB doing something odd with Sam’s stomach and a microphone and some press ups at one point. DTB utilised all the available church furniture and the generally quite ace acoustics to augment the show. The thing we really thought was impressive though was the effortlessness of the looping – so many people use loop stations in a very obvious way, y’know, like LOOK AT ME, I’m LOOPING NOW, aren’t I clever, but half the time you couldn’t even tell he touched the thing and the sounds were all magically appearing and disappearing out of nowhere. So so good.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:35:46 +0000

Your voices are not exactly dissimilar either.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:28:26 +0000

I am a huge fan. The show he played for TT in the Bedlam Theatre a couple of years ago was incredible. There was all sorts of props on the stage from a theatre production, and he was dashing up and down staircases, then leaping into the crowd. Really really great.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:57:14 +0000

Should be fixed now. My host had a bit of a fritz half an hour ago, which didn’t help.

By: Drunk Country

Drunk Country — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:49:20 +0000

Link seems dead.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:46:17 +0000

*Ruuuuuuuth!*

By: Milo

Milo — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:45:21 +0000

Yes let’s hope he comes to Edinburgh.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:27:22 +0000

Personally, I would say yes. I’ve heard he can be a bit erratic at times though, which I suppose makes sense if it’s as improvised as it seems to be. I guess sometimes it just takes hold and sometimes it doesn’t. But I’d really recommend you go and see him as soon as you get the chance.

By: Milo

Milo — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:52:50 +0000

Nice review Matthew. I really wish I’d made it to this. I love the Complete Guide to Insufficiency so if he’s dramatically better than that live I’ve obviously missed something pretty special.