12.06.2015 Absolute Body Control

Blackfield Festival

Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen (Germany)

(Pentax K-5 with Tamron SP AF 17-50mm 2.8 XR Di II LD Asp IF and Sigma AF 50-150mm 2.8 EX DC APO HSM II)

Let's stick with EBM. After Spetsnaz, the Belgian veterans Absolute Body Control followed the same direction. Founded in the early '80s and disbanded in '84, the project by Dirk Ivens and Eric Van Wonterghem has been making music together again since 2006. This was especially interesting for fans of their older pieces.
From the latest album “Shattered Illusions” from 2010, only two tracks, “Sorrow” and “Invisible Touch” were featured, while the rest of the set consisted of classics from their early days. The crowd immediately started moving, and the two guys on stage knew exactly how to engage the audience. Particularly singer Dirk Ivens delivered a really good performance and captivated everyone with his spoken vocals. Many had a broad grin on their face during songs like “Figures” or “Did You Do It?”.
Even more electronic music and the mood was still very good both in front of and on the stage. For me, it was enough EBM for a while, and fortunately, the rest of the evening was to be dominated by the more guitar-heavy faction. So far, I've been feeling very comfortable here, and I must say, it's a shame that this is supposed to be the last edition.

Setlist:

• Melting Away
• Sorrow
• Love At First Sight
• Is There An Exit?
• Figures
• Automatic
• Invisible Touch
• Never Seen
• Did You Do It?
• Give Me Your Hands

Weblinks:

	Absolute Body Control Homepage of the Belgian band Absolute Body Control.
	Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen Homepage of the Amphitheater at Gelsenkirchen (Germany).

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