Definitely. Estimates from last night:
-17 minute Mantis first half (super fun funk dance party > moodier melodic 2nd part)
-15 minute Small Strides (breakout version; went all over the place)
-10 minute Linear (I really enjoyed this heavy/moody jam but it felt like the first jam all night they cut a bit short. Definitely a turning point.)
-12 minute Puppet
-10 minuteish Wappy
Okay so it’s right around 13:48 (no pun intended I promise) where I thought they were going into a new song on IC. I haven’t heard them shift into a new segment after 9+ minutes of jamming like that in a long time
Not sure it sounds as composed as I originally thought in the moment. Does feel like an extension of the previous jam to some degree
Bear with me I’m drinking in Atlanta by myself right now
Definitely looks like this show could be an all timer on the improv clock. I’m excited to listen to Mantis > Small Strides, I missed that part of the stream. I think it took a little bit for them to get locked in last night but starting from the second half of the IC jam through the end of set 1 and everything I heard in set 2 was great.