Recording: Colin Fisher

Artist: Colin Fisher

Song: [excerpt, in two parts]

Recorded at Handlebar (Nite Comfort 74), December 1, 2019.

Colin Fisher - [excerpt, part 1]

Colin Fisher - [excerpt, part 2]

A bit of heaviness was in the air on this night with news freshly-circulating that Kensington's Handlebar had been sold, leaving the communities that have gathered there in limbo — even more of a shock as Nite Comfort's Aaron Dawson had just announced Leucrocuta's Laura Dickens as a new co-curator, bringing fresh energy and ideas to the series. At this writing, the future is unclear, as there have been some indications that the new owners plan to keep the venue "as is" rather than institute any wholesale changes — but nothing is written in stone. (Keep an eye out on Nite Comfort's FB group for further dispatches, and get out and support the series while you can.)

This had been a snowy/rainy/ice pellet-y day, but not too bad by eveningtime — and definitely not the worst I've trudged through to see Colin Fisher play. In the spirit of the series, this was Fisher at his most "electronic", using a deep knowledge of his pedalboard to create a wide range of textures and sonic manipulations, the guitar rippling and pinging and the saxophone bubbling, buzzing and speaking in multiple voices at once. Plus, the mind-expanding textures were enhanced by Ilyse Krivel's live visuals, colours and patterns melting across the screen and the musician in front of it.

[Colin Fisher will be playing tonight (Tuesday, January 14th) at Wenona Lodge, alongside Mark Zurawinksi, Mike DeiCont and Andrew Furlong. Nite Comfort will be back at Handlebar on Sunday, February 2nd!]