A live Skinny Puppy show is always a must-see event for many at TSOI. This year Skinny Puppy did not disappoint with the 2009 In Solvent See tour. The tour was initially to back a new album. The album ended up being delayed but the tour continued sans new album which allowed Ohgr and Co. to dig a bit in their 25 year plus catalog.
This is Pedafly off of one of the more recent Skinny Puppy albums “Mythmaker”.
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Download: Skinny Puppy – Pedafly (Live)
ohGr left an imploding Skinny Puppy after “The Process” was released on Rick Rubin’s American Label. After stewing in contractual limbo for some years, ohGr left American and has since put out three records, which I find hold up quite favorably in relation to Skinny Puppy at their best. Late last year ohGr toured behind his third record “The Devils in My Details”. The show featured elaborate staging and was all-in-all an audio/video colossus that is so rarely done these days. Unfortunately that night I was hell bent in seeing a reformed Suicidal Tendencies as well and regrettably left this show early to catch “I Saw your Mommy”. Big mistake.
I saw Skinny Puppy for the first time last Saturday and it was quite a show. Even though I haven’t picked up any of their last records, I still really enjoyed it. Especially since they finished with Gods Gift (Maggot), Human Disease (S.K.U.M.M.), and Far Too Frail. But on to this performance. It was recorded and intended for release on vinyl LP through Puppy’s then-European label, Play It Again Sam. Unfortunately, the master tapes were stolen when the touring van was broken into. The show now only exists as a live bootleg audience recording. Just a quick warning, it’s about 30 minutes long, so the file is about 30 MB.