Errors with Remember Remember and Tom Rogerson @ Clwb Ifor Bach

Imagine you are out with friends at an open mic night. The stage is oddly neglected with a keyboard pushed out in front of a cacophony of instruments. Eventually one man sits down at the piano. With eyes shut and hands jabbing at keys with more random than rhythm. An anguished moan periodically erupts as his head thrashes back and forth, up and down. Well that is pretty much most of Tom Rogerson's set. And it was somehow beautiful. 

Most of the set was one long, disjointed serenade as he channelled the organist from a space church. There was no doubt that this was the keyboardist from Three Trapped Tigers. There was plenty of the I-don't-remember-this-tune-but-I-remember-the-vibe feeling typical of their sets as their songs, stripped of everything but keyboard and an almost scream, played out in front of the growing crowd trying to figure out how they were supposed to slightly move to this music. 

The seven piece outfit Remember Remember followed to provide some appreciated depth and continuing a theme of music which doesn't stop climbing. They even had a saxophone (which is major plus points for me) which was used expertly, avoiding the trap of commanding too much attention it worked its magic in the background. The background of the music I mean, it was actually situated quite close to the front of the stage. Perhaps it could be said that their second song Ocean Potion plagiarised a Fleet Foxes instrumental. On the other hand, it could also be said that that song was utterly spectacular. As their set progressed, more stand out beats surfaced and proved that even with seven members mixing up instruments - with toys sometimes - their cohesion and assured sound triumphed. Even when they, in my opinion, risked guitar overload they pulled it off excellently, drawing everyone into the rich denseness of the music. 

Within moments of their arrival, Errors had created a glorious music tsunami crashing into everyone's faces. It gushed. Vocals twisted themselves around complicated yet single-minded notes, stopping at exquisite hooks and bumpy, unstoppable beats. All the time layered on top of a beautiful back-drop of slow climbs and breaking waves. The two Scottish bands of Remember Remember and Errors brought all encompassing, ethereal  electro math rock in contradiction to the wannabe isolationist wonderings of their northern nation. Unstoppably grand.

Tracks from Come Down With Me stood out as great impact pieces but the new stuff from Have Some Faith In Magic was much less instant gratification and much more long term satisfaction. If it seemed to lack force in places it was only because of its unfamiliarity - it was only released a couple of weeks ago. Needless to say, everyone was convinced by the end. 

The entire set sounded much bigger than the slightness of the spectacle on stage, and also sounded pretty good echoed through legs (as I bent down to get my drink). There were undertones of LCD Soundsystem, which would be a terrific indicator given that we need a replacement for them. Having seen Errors 18 months ago I can say that they are progressing with vigour and should they continue, they will turn their excellent sound into a magnificent and unstoppable force.