PERIPHERY

VENUE RITZ, MANCHESTER

SUPPORT PLINI

DATE 14/11/2019

Main support to Periphery tonight is the Australian prog guitarist Plini. Perhaps the most interesting thing about his band is the inclusion of virtuoso guitarist Jakub Zytecki for this tour. An accomplished musician and composer, Jakub’s debut album is one of the more innovative guitar records of the year. The band play two tracks off of the EP, and , though most material comes from the LP. Live, Plini and his band are kind of like the djent scene’s house jam band. Their grooves are solid, and in the pocket. The riffs are tasty and melodic, and particularly in his newer material, restrained. At the end of his set, he thanks everybody for coming, before explaining that as Jakub is one of his favourite guitarists, they’re going to jam for a bit. They trade licks for a while, and it’s obvious that while they like each other a lot, whether they have that much musical chemistry is unclear.