Saw Ulrich Schnauss in San Francisco this weekend along with Chapter House. Okay show. I came for Ulrich, whom I’ve been meaning to see live for a few years now and had a good time. We have this stuff on in the studio a lot but as it turns out it’s not as easy to get down to live. More from his myspace page… “At once uplifting and otherworldly, the music of Ulrich Schnauss combines multilayered synthesizers with beats and ethereal vocals, serving as an aural escape route from the trappings of reality. As Schnauss explains, ‘I’ve always used making and listening to music as a way to escape – putting on headphones is a great way to leave reality behind for a while, reminding yourself why it still makes sense to carry on.”… “Headphones” being the operative word. Not a great live show but we still like the music non-the-less.