Yeti Part 3, Live at the Wreck Room, Live at the Sockmonkey

 

The first live at Wreck Room (2001) has 3/4 of the songs from the Things to Come album plus Raga Gaj as the other song, while the second one, from the same year, has again Raga Gaj plus 3 other compositions: Two Fingers, Recapitation, and Fragonard's Homunculus.

I notice on youtube this track (not on the CDs) from apparently the same location.

Tracklisting for Live at the Sockmonkey is the following, based on the announcements by a band member:

Track 1 - Two Fingers [1st track from Things to Come]

2 - Raga Gaj [again! obviously they loved that one]

3 - Est Mort  [last track from TtC]

4 - Indication (?) [with Chris Forest on clarinet]

This track unfortunately (to me) sounds like it's completely improvised.

However, I've never heard a Raga like that before and I doubt I ever will with those thundering chords that open it up. I am not sure how much the Brahmin will be happy with the peaceful meditation quality of that raga.

I'm never too crazy about live recordings because I find the noise distracting and the recordings, inevitably, subpar, but I know many love it for its authenticity. Plus I had to post these so we can complete the output of this marvelous and brilliant band.