During the 2009 REUNION TOUR, the roles in Soisong performances have been
distinctly divided between Sleazy, now entirely focussing on the live video
mixing, and Ivan doing all the sound. The band was slowly entering its next
phase, soon outlined as SOISONG SPLIT 2010, following the previous TEST RUN 2008
and REUNION 2009. The intention was to formulate the vision of Soisong's
future sound independently from each other, and to find new angles of viewing
the very first studio material recorded in Bangkok in 2007. Up until the REUNION
TOUR the recording was considered "too strange for Soisong". As part
of SOISONG SPLIT strategy, we also intended to release two EPs under our own
names, both titled SOISONG.
Early in 2010 we received an invitation for Soisong to perform at CTM Festival
in Berlin. Around the time Sleazy's health started to show the first signs
of decline, and he was recommended to temporarily refrain from long flights. We
decided for him to stay home in Bangkok, and for the CTM show to follow the
SPLIT strategy - Peter improvised a video recording basing on a live-in-a-studio
session. The video recording was screened during the concert. Sleazy also
produced an amusing video introduction to the show, known as LAST NIGHT IN
BANGKOK, which was shown to the puzzled audience before what turned out to be
the last Soisong concert.
This short film can now be found in the updated Soisong website [please note the
new location: www.soisong.org]. The audio recording of The Last Show is
available from the Soisong store from 21.07.2021, in an ORANGE octagonal
package [see https://soisong.greedbag.com/]. Together with the previous release
of Live in Rovereto, SOISONG BLUE and SOISONG ORANGE are the only two live
recordings that will be officially published by Soisong - we believe they
sufficiently represent and expand the aesthetics of respective studio works
released earlier.
PS: Having [belatedly] realised the impact Brexit made on the import of records from the UK, we have lowered the price of the release - the ORANGE CD sells at £16. To be fair to those who earlier purchased the BLUE CD, its price remains unchanged. For everyone who have not yet invested into Soisong live recordings, we have combined the two into a package that retails at £36.