F.R.I.C.S.

F.R.I.C.S. marched over the border for a truly surreal weekend, only a fraction of which can be put into words. On the first day (which was the International Alzheimer Day), a short performance at Alterarte, Ourense University's art gallery, on the occasion of the opening of "F.R.I.C.S. - Exposed", a month-long exhibition about the psychedelic fanfare (why would anybody want to do an exhibition about F.R.I.C.S. is still beyond our understanding). This was followed by a performance along the city's streets.

The next day (which was the anniversary of Chaka Zulu's death), F.R.I.C.S. took part in the city hall-sponsored "Dionysiac Feast", leading a procession of smoking nymphs, naughty monks, monsters and other being through the streets of the old town.

And finally the fanfare went home, leaving behind, as the centrepiece of the "F.R.I.C.S. - Exposed" exhibition, a lovingly made psychedelic multimedia altar that pours wine to the gallery's visitors. The altar will soon feature footage from the weekend's performances.

Here are some reviews:

"You have to see it to understand it." - La Voz de Ourense (newspaper)

"(...) leading the procession were F.R.I.C.S., in whose presence one felt compelled to stick one's fingers in one's ears, because of the band's ''deconstructed'' music." - La Voz de Galiza (newspaper)

"You're all handsome, but you play very weird." - One of the Smoking Nymphs.