{"id":4920,"date":"2018-11-28T22:44:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/studentmedia\/?p=4920"},"modified":"2019-04-20T00:24:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T17:24:00","slug":"show-review-the-contortionist-intervals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/show-review-the-contortionist-intervals\/","title":{"rendered":"Show Review: The Contortionist & Intervals"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written & Photos by Taylor Kokas<\/em><\/p>\n

Recently The Contortionist and supporting band Intervals made a few stops on their latest tour in Texas. The Reimagined tour is unlike what most fans of this genre are used to, with only two bands on the ticket both were able to play much longer sets, and if you spent a little extra for the VIP experience you would\u2019ve gotten access to a Meet & Greet, signed merch and exclusive first listen to The Contortionist new EP.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instrumental band Intervals started off the night with \u201cTouch and Go\u201d which is the first track off their latest album <\/span>The Way Forward. <\/span><\/i>The rest of their nearly hour long set consisted of songs off <\/span>The Way Forward<\/span><\/i> as well as their previous record <\/span>The Shape of Colour<\/span><\/i> with songs like \u201cI\u2019m Awake\u201d, \u201cSure Shot\u201d, and \u201cLeave No Stone\u201d that warmed up the crowd. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now it was time for progressive metal band The Contortionist, who would take the stage for the next two hours. As a signal that they were about to take the stage the lighting changed to a dim purple hue while Whitney Houston\u2019s \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d began to play and the crowd erupted into a chorus. Then the lights went dim and the outro to \u201cThe Parable\u201d with its mesmerizing instrumentals paired with archive speeches from philosopher Alan Watts set the tone, leading into their first track of the night \u201cLanguage I: Intuition\u201d; the second track off their previous album <\/span>Language. <\/span><\/i>Next a couple of tracks off their latest album <\/span>Clairvoyant, <\/span><\/i>\u201cReimagined\u201d and \u201cGodspeed\u201d. Followed by a throwback to their heavier roots \u201cPrimal Directive\u201d and \u201cFlourish\u201d from their debut album <\/span>Exoplanet. <\/span><\/i>The Contortionist finished off their first half of their set with \u201cClairvoyant\u201d, \u201cReturn To The Earth\u201d, \u201cIntegration\u201d and \u201cLanguage II: Conspire\u201d before taking a fifteen minute break. <\/span><\/p>\n

After their break they started off the second half with acoustic performances of \u201cThe Source\u201d and \u201cThe Parable\u201d. Fans were also treated to a cover of The Smashing Pumpkins hit song \u201c1979\u201d. To close out their set they played two more off <\/span>Clairvoyant<\/span><\/i>, \u201cThe Center\u201d and their emotional encore \u201cMonochrome(Pensive)\u201d. Having been lucky enough to catch two of their stops in Texas I have to say it was one of the more unique and intimate concerts I\u2019ve ever experienced. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”4911,4910,4912,4913,4915,4914,4916,4917″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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