Fever Ray (Paradiso, Amsterdam 03-12-2009)

The evening where I was looking forward to; to see the amazing, wonderful and mysterious Fever Ray. This is the alter ego of Karin Dreijer Andersson (of the The Knife) and in my humble opinion released one of the greatest albums of this year.

This show was out of this world and I've never seen- no: experienced, anything like this! The incredible music, light/laser show, band members with theatrical costumes/make-up, the stage presence: it all builds up in creating a grim fairytale, occult pagan atmosphere where Fever Ray succeeded without a doubt (thanks to her impeccable attention to detail). I'm truly thankful that I had the opportunity to witness her live show, as there is a big chance she won't continue with this project.

But first the ethereal Icelandic Hildur Guðnadóttir, who was the support act of Fever Ray.

A breathtaking performance with her cello, which left the audience in a complete silence. The last note was spun out into the opening track of Fever Ray ("If I had a heart")