An energized Mastelotto, but band consistently fails to ignite. 2/5
P4's 5th performance comes right out of the gate all guns blazing but slips away from the group early and never recovers. Inappropriate use of the ConstruKction theme is, for me, a primary reason. Heavy ConstruKction gets dropped like an anvil on a promising set-up from "Drum and Bass", out of time and out of place. Ghost briefly brings the affair back into focus with a burning solo from Gunn early on and a LOT of space left at the end for Mastelotto to work in, which is welcome. Super Slow X-chayn-jiZ opens with a Levin riff he first drops into Deception Of The Thrush from the 3rd night, but it doesn't seem to inspire the other players. It's only in the final 2 minutes or so that something new starts being said, and then it's over. Light ConstruKction opens with Mastelotto kicking off some interesting loops but, like Heavy before it, the theme drops in with complete disregard for the tempo Mastelotto has set up and seems to end possibilities rather than encourage them. Seizure is a highlight; now more of a replicable piece than a vehicle for improv it provides some much needed focus and, combined with the similiarly mapped-out Deception of the Thrush, seems to steer ProjeKction to greater heights than the first set and it's only this that saves this show. Mastelotto finds the beat for Into The Frying Pan here, curious to see if this is now replicated for future versions or not. For completists only.
