ENDGAME LIVE LOG 2000 Shapeshifter support (22/07/00) at The Physio & Firkin, Aylestone Road, Leicester. Endgame set 1: "The Weird One" 23'30" (video exists) - on the LIVE DVD OFFICIAL BOOTLEG DVD 2001 Shapeshifter support (02/06/01) at The Victory, Aylestone Road, Leicester. set 1: "Twilight Terminal" set 2: "Polymorphing" Endgame + Maureen Anderson (not recorded) Endgame - gig 1 (07/07/01) at The Victory, Aylestone Road, Leicester. set 1: Jim Tetlow (solo), Alan Freeman (solo), Alto Stratus, Steve Freeman (solo) set 2: "We Are The ENDGAME" set 3: "Ghosts In The Mechanism" and "The Sound Of One Eye Laughing" set 4: "Blitzoid" unplanned encore Attended by a very enthusiastic crowd, it was a hot and sticky night, full of invention. Deliberately unrehearsed, spontaneous music for our first full gig. We scorched our ears and brains with the encore! - montage on the LIVE DVD OFFICIAL BOOTLEG DVD Shapeshifter support (10/08/01) at The Victory, Aylestone Road, Leicester. set 1: Endgame + Maureen Anderson & Dave Johnson (not recorded) A true Polymorph experience, and a great set that freaked-out almost Gong-like towards the end. But, with Shapeshifter turning up late, then someone turned the power off and I had to reset everything, I got flustered and forgot to record it. Endgame - gig 2 (16/09/01) at The Victory, Aylestone Road, Leicester. set 1: Alan solo, Endgame + guests (inc. "Mantra" and "3 Cultures") set 2: Steve solo, Endgame + guests (inc. "Aquarian") set 3: Endgame "Irrigation", inc. Jim Tetlow solo set 4: encore: "Hexagram", Endgame + guests. + Carl Peberdy: vocals, sitar, Mick Oxtoby: violin, guitar (sets 1, 2, 4) + surprise guest: Howard (from Nottingham) on clarinet (set 4) A mixed success, but something I'd always wanted to do since the big jam days with Shapeshifter, do it totally free-form, allow people to go up on stage and leave as they please. It gave Carl the freedom to really express himself. Yet Mick's violin didn't record so well. Again, the musical bounds of Endgame were extended, from Frippertronics, via cross-culture world-music, raga-rock (like a mad churning Amon Düül, to quote one audience member) onto more usual Endgame fare (if there is any such thing). We also had a surprise guest on clarinet (from Nottingham) at one point. Our longest gig, well over 3 hours, it did get a bit rambly and noodly in parts, thus why the CD release is quite selective. Endgame - gig 3 (18/11/01) at The Victory, Aylestone Road, Leicester. Set 1: 3 Endgame solos: Jim, Alan, Steve, plus: Alto Stratus (Alan & Steve) Set 2: "Voice Of The Master" (master tape incomplete) Set 3: "The Farmyard Sits In The Goyfuls" (master tape incomplete) A great gig, even if only 2 of the 50 or so that said they were definitely coming turned up. So, thanks to the other 17 that all had their first taster of Endgame live, and those that stayed braving the cold. We were on a roll, and the invention frothed over and over, getting totally carried away with set 3, adding up to a 3 hour marathon. 2002 Endgame - gig 4 (27/03/02) at The Victory, Aylestone Road, Leicester. Set 1: "Full Moon At Nine", 44'00" approx. Set 2: inc. "Digestive Tract", "Brain Stem" and "Frequencies", total 38'00". Set 3: encore "Snake Steal A Rash", 20'00" approx. Good job that an enthusiastic small audience is all that's needed to have a great time, and we wigged it out for 2 hours of sizzling weaving music, all unique and new! Endgame - gig 5 (21/04/02) at The Victory, Aylestone Road, Leicester. set 1: Steve Freeman (solo), Alto Stratus, Jim Tetlow (solo), Alan Freeman (solo) set 2: Endgame + Dave Powell "I'm Not Messing With That" set 3: "Stop Playing Around, And Get On With It!" 35'30" approx. set 4: Endgame + Dave Powell encore (not recorded) + Dave Powell: hurdy-gurdy (sets 2, 4). Endgame and a hurdy-gurdy? A really strange experience indeed! This time we had all new solo sets by all 3 Endgamers & an Alto Stratus "PsYcHoSiS" excursion, followed by 3 sets of Endgame (2 with Dave). Endgame - gig 6 (08/06/02) at The Victory, Aylestone Road, Leicester. set 1: "Help, I'm Being Repressed!" 36'00" approx. set 2: inc. "Gestation of the Organism" and "Evacuation" total 46'00". set 3: Endgame + Dave Powell "Over The Edge" 41'00" approx. + Dave Powell: hurdy-gurdy (set 3). Our last at The Victory, it seems (as the landlord has changed). So, as we were having to pay for the room, and we didn't need to play it safe, it seems we all put on our weird hats and decided to really trip on the edge of dementia. Bizarre it was. - extracts from above Victory gigs on Endgame LIVE VOL. I to LIVE VOL. XI. 2003 Endgame - gig 7 (30/05/03) at The International Arts Centre, Garden Street, Leicester. opening support to: Arthur Brown, Shapeshifter, Chris Conway set 1: "Invocation of the cruel master!" 33'00" approx. «on "Nucleoplasm"» set 2: "Close To the Edge" 10'00" approx. «on "Nucleoplasm"» A special reduced instrumentation version of Endgame: Alan (synth, effects, mixer), Steve (sounds, turntable, loops), Jim (bowed guitar), for a cosmic/swirling set! 2004 Endgame - gig 8 (20/01/04) at The Musician, Leicester. collaboration gig with Chris Conway & The Planet Scanners set 1: Endgame circa 30 mins set 2: Chris Conway & The Planet Scanners set 3: Endgame + The Planet Scanners: big jam "In Warmer Times" circa 65 mins A more normal version of Endgame: Alan (guitar, guitar-synth, effects, mixer), Steve (sounds, turntable, loops, bass), Jim (keyboard, electronics, tapes, voice). Endgame - gig 9 (3/08/04) at The Musician, Leicester. collaboration gig with Chris Conway & The Planet Scanners set 1: Endgame circa 40 mins set 2: Chris Conway & The Planet Scanners set 3: Endgame + The Planet Scanners: the big jam "I Suppose So" & encore circa 75 mins Gigs 8 & 9... - Endgame material from 8 & 9 featured on Endgame LIVE VOL. X. - Selections of the 2 big jams feature on The Scanner Game "Musici". 2005 Endgame - gig 10 (28/06/05) at The Musician, Leicester. collaboration gig with Chris Conway & The Planet Scanners, plus guests set 1: Simon Styring delay guitar set 2: Endgame: XENOPLASM 19'54" set 3: Endgame + Dave Powell = Extremities: INDUSTRIAL HEAD BAND 20'20" set 4: Chris Conway & The Planet Scanners set 5: Endgame + The Planet Scanners = Scanner Game +: COURTEOUS 47'45" set 5: aka: DAD, HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING? I WAS COURTEOUS! A strangely stormy June night, and a rather over-crowed stage! 2006 Endgame - gig 11 (28/11/06) at The Musician, Leicester. collaboration gig with Chris Conway, plus guests set 1: Simon Styring delay guitar set 2: Endgame: BEWARE, I'M CYCLING! 21'52" [22'33"] set 3: Endgame + Dave Powell: QU'EST-CE QUE C'EST? 17'04" set 4: Continuum [Chris Conway, Simon Styring & John Runcie] set 5: random trio: Alan Freeman, Dave Powell & Simon Styring set 6: random quartet: Jim Tetlow, Steve Freeman, Chris Conway & John Runcie set 7: Big 7-piece jam! An amazing experience for the few that turned up! - Endgame and Extremities sets from 10 & 11 on LIVE VOL. XI 2007 Endgame - gig 12 (11/7/07) at Bambu, Welford Road, Leicester. Set 1: I've Been Having Some Weird Dreams 43'44" Set 2: Without Breaking Eggs 33'34" Set 3: Automatic Writing 45'12" Encore: I Don't Understand What's Goin' On 17'17" First full-night's gig in 5 years, and it nearly all went perfectly! - on the ENDGAME: LIVE @ BAMBU 2CD set Endgame - gig 13 (18/7/07) at Bambu, Welford Road, Leicester. Endgame - Acoustic CD Trio Endgame + Julian Broadhurst & Simon Styring - The Agony And The Ecstasy 16'30" Endgame + Julian Broadhurst & Simon Styring - Trip 79'55" Featuring Endgame members in collaboration with others! - on the IMPROMPTU ELECTRONIC: LIVE @ BAMBU 2CD set 2008 Endgame - gig 14 (27/9/08) "EQ festival" at The Musician, Leicester. Endgame + guest Dave Powell (on flute and stylophone) - 27 September 2008 at The Musician 36'37" Find it on the LIVE DVD OFFICIAL BOOTLEG DVD! Endgame - gig 15 (21/10/08) Quadelectronic 5 at Quad Studios, Friday Street, Leicester. various collaborations between 12 musicians, inc... Endgame - improv 17'00" - on QE5 download Endgame - gig 16 (14/12/08) "Horselength" at The Horse Hospital, Bloombsbury, London. 1. set one 28'38" 2. set two 18'48" - on the HORSELENGTH DVD & CD Endgame - gig 17 (18/12/08) Maureen's Solstice bash at The Pavillion, Victoria Park, Leicester. 1. - set one 37'37" 2. - set two 20'00" 3. - hand-over to Shapeshifter... - 1 & 2 on LIVE AT THE PAV 18-12-2008 2009 Endgame - gig 18 (31/1/09) at The Pavillion, Victoria Park, Leicester. set 1: Endgame - gig 19 (21/3/09) "EQ festival" at The Musician, Leicester. set 1: Endgame - gig 20 (2/5/09) at The Pavillion, Victoria Park, Leicester. 1. Space-Rock at The Pav 34'50" with Riz on bass! plus: Polymorph/Multimorph (hybrid project of Endgame with Maureen Anderson & others) - on LIVE SPRING 2009 Endgame - gig 21 (30/5/09) at The Pavillion, Victoria Park, Leicester. set 1: improv & transition to Multimorph. Endgame - gig 22 (12/6/09) at The Criterion, Leicester. 1. Eclectic set at The Criterion 30'05" support to: Black Carrot & Dead Cowboy Culture - on LIVE SPRING 2009 Endgame - gig 23 (4/7/09) at The Pavillion, Victoria Park, Leicester. 1. Enigmatic Eclectic 31'00" - on LIVE SUMMER 2009 Endgame - gig 24 (28/7/09) Quadelectronic 14 at Quad Studios, Friday Street, Leicester. various collaborations between 8 musicians, inc... Endgame - 10th Anniversary 10'15" - on QE14 download Endgame - gig 25 (30/8/09) "Cat Festival" at The Shed, Yoeman Street, Leicester Endgame with Victoria Bourne - @ The Shed 20'05" on ENCOUNTERS Endgame - gig 26 (26/9/09) at The Musician, Leicester. 1. Equinox Ritual 23'08" - on LIVE SUMMER 2009 Endgame - gig 27 (31/10/09) at The Pavillion, Victoria Park, Leicester. set 1: Endgame - gig 28 (19/12/09) at The Pavillion, Victoria Park, Leicester. set 1: 2010 Endgame - gig 29 (30/3/10) Quadelectronic 22 at Quad Studios, Friday Street, Leicester. various collaborations between 9 musicians, inc... Endgame - Awaken 9'55" - on QE22 download Endgame - gig 30 (20/3/10) at The Pavillion, Victoria Park, Leicester. set 1: Endgame - gig 31 (25/9/10) "EQ festival" at The Musician, Leicester. set 1: 2011 Endgame - gig 32 (22/2/11) "Awakenings" Branston, Burton on Trent two sets (recording & video exists) 2012 Endgame - gig 33 (28/2/12) Quadelectronic 45 at Quad Studios, Friday Street, Leicester. various collaborations between 9 musicians, inc... Endgame - improv 9'37" - on QE45 download 2013 Endgame - gig 34 (23/4/13) Quadelectronic 59 at Quad Studios, Friday Street, Leicester. various collaborations between 7 musicians, inc... Endgame - The Place Started to Burn 10'00" - on QE59 download 2014 Endgame - gig 35 (26/8/14) Quadelectronic 75 at Quad Studios, Friday Street, Leicester. various collaborations between 7 musicians, inc... Endgame - Another Reminder Not to Miss Gotterdammerung 9'47" - on QE75 download