In attendance: Rick McCarthy, Dev Ray, Brad Hogg.
Dev and Brad arrive at around 8:20 p.m. Fresh coffee in hand and stools set in place, we immediately set to socializing and catching up. Eventually, a guitar does make it out of its case, and the other two follow suit.
An opening circulation, followed by a "no messing around" count-off into Askesis.
Work on Voices of Ancient Children. Brad picks up the pulse/structure part (or a facsimile thereof) in order to give the piece a complete airing; this will likely get moved into the setlist soon.
After a bit more joshing around (we're a rowdy bunch), Brad presents parts of a piece he has been working on. We spend a little bit of time getting it into our hands, then some more time while Brad administers some tests. Good work.
Another circulation.
Where's The Nurse? leads to some very focused spot work with regards to togetherness and note-lengths and picking patterns. The general feeling is that the Circle plays this piece very well, but that there is always a bit of fuzziness in certain parts. With this addressed, the resulting clarity is very noticeable.
Intergalactic Boogie Express. Once we've finished playing this, Dev works the leads on their re-entry towards the end of the piece (when the bass lays out). Some hard work on this, which really cleans up.
A final circulation, which almost becomes an improvisation, but then simply ends instead.
A bit of parting discussion, and Brad and Dev take off into the night.
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