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Well, as a near London-based fan I suppose I have to pitch in. re Travel, Stansted is marginally closer to the venue than Gatwick, is also a smaller, more pleasant airport, and has the cheapo flights from Rygge or Torp with Ryanair. A rail link to Liverpool st station takes about 45mins, the Central Line tube to Tottenham Court Rd gets you 2 mins walk from the venue. Borderline is a slightly scruffy place (about the same size as BlÃ¥) with an odd layout which can mean being stuck behind pillars or round corners, so close to the stage is the best spot. I hope MP have their own sound man with them, last thing I saw there had terrible sound! By the way, it’s easy to miss the venue, it’s up a side alley off the West side of Charing Cross Road. Nearby Charlotte Street and Gerrard Street (Chinatown) have some good eating places by the way.
And am I excited about this gig? You bet, and Puma (with Stian Westerhus) are playing London the week before too!
Plan no.1 was the piece that finally hooked me into Motorpsycho, via an archived live set from Dutch radio. I had been knocked out by Supersilent, and followed the connection with Deathprod to MP. I was initially disappointed with some of the poppier stuff, but then Plan no.1 came on and I was lost to the music, and the journey continues! The Deathprod box set on Rune Grammofon has some other pieces featuring Matt Burt, all interesting, some hilarious, some other pieces also feature MP members on unexpected instruments too.
