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Wino Wednesday: Wino & Conny Ochs, “Crystal Madonna” Live at South of Mainstream 2012

In addition to performing as the headlining act with The Obsessed, Wino joined Conny Ochs last September at the 2012 South of Mainstream fest for a set of material from their Heavy Kingdom album, released earlier in the year. That they’d appear at the German fest is only fitting — Wino & Conny OchsHeavy Kingdom came out on Exile on Mainstream, the imprint which also curates the festival, and it was the label that brought the two together for a tour in the first place, when Wino was out in Europe supporting his Adrift solo acoustic debut. Alongside labelmates Black Shape of Nexus, Darsombra, Stinking Lizaveta and many others, the duo took part in an eclectic three-day happening that, by all the accounts that I’ve seen, lived up to its name. Right on.

By the time they played “Crystal Madonna” on Sept. 7 at South of Mainstream, Wino & Conny Ochs had already given the new song — that is, written after the release of Heavy Kingdom or at very least not included on the album — considerable road time on their US tour. They played it when I saw them in Brooklyn, and its ultra-moody vibe was certainly palpable then. It would seem the couple weeks since that gig didn’t diminish the spirit of the song any, if the video of the South of Mainstream performance is anything to go by. The sound is just a little blown out — just a little — but especially in washed out black and white, both the classic songwriting and the depressive spirit of the piece really shine through. I heard rumors kicking around not too long ago of a second Wino & Conny Ochs album, and hopefully that materializes sooner or later. If this is a look at what a sophomore outing might entail, it seems like a worthy undertaking.

Enjoy and have a great Wino Wednesday:

Wino & Conny Ochs, “Crystal Madonna” Live at South of Mainstream 2012

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One Response to “Wino Wednesday: Wino & Conny Ochs, “Crystal Madonna” Live at South of Mainstream 2012”

  1. Hmmm. you know about “Labour Of Love”, the kind-of second record by Wino & Conny Ochs, do you?
    http://blog.southern.com/2012/03/wino-and-conny-ochs-release-labour-of-love-on-latitudes/
    I’ve got the CD cigar box, its a wonderful presentation… And musically, I’d say I enjoy a bit more Labour Of Love over Heavy Kingdom… only problem it’s too short! A cool thing is that two of the tracks are “Peyote Road” (acoustic version of course), a song that appears on Premonition 13’s LP…
    Long live to Wino!

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