Beatbeat Whisper at Stanford, photos
As I mentioned I was going to see Beatbeat Whisper last night. It was actually part of the Stanford Soundtrack release part. The concert was held in a temporary tent set up for the event and it seemed each band only had a fairly short amount of time.
The band set up and started early, so they could fit in extra songs. They’re Ayla and Davyd Nereo, brother and sister. The set up was always in flux. Ayla on tambourine and Davyd on acoustic guitar; Davyd on electric and Ayla on acoustic; Ayla on piano and Davyd on acoustic and random percussion. There was a kalimba thrown in there as well.
Their set was nice, but the sound was a bit iffy (some feeback problems) and the tent creaked rather loudly with the wind. Songs I remember them doing include “Little Window Open Up”, “Don’t Let it Pass You By”, “Try Not to Let the Rain In Your Boots, Child”, “Three Long Afternoons” (I think) , and “Lulu”.
At points, it seemed like a musical education class, with random percussion instruments being offered up to anyone in the audience. There were some strange polyrhythms going on for a few songs there.
When it came time to close their set with “Lulu”, I think even the wind decided to calm for a minute to hear this fantastic song.
with Ayla on kalimba/ tambourine:
More photos after the jump, or at my web album.
