March 27, 1999 – Skrīveri @ Baloži, Latvia
April 17, 1999 – Skrīveri @ Ķīšezers, Latvia
July 5, 1999 – Skrīveri @ Jelgavas Ogle, Jelgava, Latvia
July 29, 1999 – Skrīveri @ Rumbula Auto Market, Riga, Latvia
August 22, 2001 – Skrīveri @ Marta Ausma Afterparty, Gunaspirts, Jelgava, Latvia
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March 27, 1999 – Skrīveri @ Baloži, Latvia
“Skrīveri” formed already in 1998, replacing several earlier bands. All those bands, however, were more focused on recordings and had never really thought about concerts. In September 1998, “Skrīveri” published their first album “Ironijas subsīdija” and continued to create even more new songs. At his point, the pressure from friends and listeners reached its aim. The first “Skŗīveri” concert took place at Modris’ apartment in Baloži. Surprisingly, his neighbours had no objections against the sound of electric guitar in the middle of the night. Although the number of all the participants of this event was probably 10 people, “Skrīveri” started to prepare the venue already in the early afternoon. The live lineup of the band comprised Modris Matisāns and Kalvis Kluburs. Kalvis’ cousin Dj Momentz was invited as a sound technician. Various experimental videos were shot during the afternoon, which were later shown on screen during the concert. The so-called stage was set up in the biggest of the rooms. The concert was named “Sagulsimies Kā 61” (Let’s Lie Down As 61). Finally, the band members had their makeup put up and were able to step onto the stage. Audio and video recordings of the event were made. The band’s performance received such a great response that it was immediately decided to perform more. The switching to the summer time took place at this night; thus, the morning came earlier that everybody was used to. In the morning, the guests were able to watch the video recording “Depeche Mode” – “Live in Cologne” several times in a row.
01 Improvizācija
02 Kāzu Maršs
03 Apčakarētājs
04 Āķis, Kas Jānofotogrāfē
05 Dzīve Ir Tik Grūta
06 Īstā Poza
07 Jāzeps un Viņa Brāļi
08 Dieva Dāvana
09 Trax Tips
10 D. Dz.
11 Es Nav Sala
12 Gaisā
13 Kamikadze
14 Ālēsimies
15 Sagulsimies Kā 61 (the early “61”)
16 Ze Amols (it later became STandART’s – “The Wonderful Fair”)
17 Bišu Kāpt
18 Apčakarētājs
19 Dieva Dāvana
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April 17, 1999 – Skrīveri @ Ķīšezers, Latvia
After the first concert, the listeners offered their summer house for the band’s next concert. It became the venue where the next event called “Klepto” was held. Attendance: 30 people. Near the road, “Skrīveri” wrote in sand “Sagulsimies Kā 61” (Let’s Lie Down As 61) to let the guests recognize the right bus-stop. A synthesizer was used in the concert for the first time. An old TV set was used as a special light effect. The concert room was not very big, but it created an intimate atmosphere. With no doubts, this was the most legendary of all “Skrīveri” concerts. Afterwards, the pupils of Riga State Gymnasium No.1 could be often heard singing songs like “Dieva Dāvana”, “Apčakarētājs”, “Kamikadze”, “Sagulsimies Kā 61”, “Bišu Kāpt” and the climax of the concert – “Āķis, Kas Jānofotogrāfē”. The sound of “Sagulsimies Kā 61” resembled an industrial waltz. One of the listeners’ favourites was also “Ze Amols”, which had been written as a dedication to the band’s crazy photographer Jānis Amoliņš. The event was recorded in audio and video formats. The guests might probably remember the boat-trip to Sweden in the morning after the event. An old, inflatable boat “Nirok 4” was inflated in one of the rooms on the second floor of the house, then somehow pushed out of the house, and then brought to the lake of Ķīšezers. The trip to Sweden didnt last long, though. When already on the lake, it was discovered that the boat has got a hole.
01 Dreima
02 Apčakarētājs
03 Bišu Kāpt
04 Dieva Dāvana
05 Mīlestības Dziesma
06 Ze Amols (it later became STandART’s – “The Wonderful Fair”)
07 Ālēsimies
08 Klepto
09 Trax Tips
10 D. Dz.
11 Haosa Kauss
12 Jāzeps un Viņa Brāļi
13 Pādīte
14 Īstā Poza
15 Sagulsimies Kā 61 (the early “61”)
16 Āķis, Kas Jānofotogrāfē
17 Kamikadze
18 Gaisā
19 Apčakarētājs
20 Āķis, Kas Jānofotogrāfē
21 Esmu Debils
22 Bišu Kāpt
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July 5, 1999 – Skrīveri @ Jelgavas Ogle, Jelgava, Latvia
“Skrīveri” performed acoustic versions of more than 30 songs as a part of the secret festival “Jelgavas ogle”, on the open air stage in the middle of the night. The event was recorded in audio and video formats. The song “My Holiness” (Mans Svētums) was performed for the first time.
01 Apčakarētājs
02 Bišu Kāpt
03 Mans Svētums (My Holiness)
04 Dieva Dāvana
05 Āķis, Kas Jānofotogrāfē
06 Palīdzi, Dievs
07 Dzīve Ir Tik Grūta
08 Baseinā Darbojas Arābi
09 Zane Is Pregnant
10 Gaisā
11 Mīlestības Dziesma
12 3 Vīriem Cēlās Kaujai
13 Ālēsimies
14 Zirbuļi Uz Drāts
15 Trax Tips
16 Haosa Kauss
17 Ze Amols (it later became STandART’s – “The Wonderful Fair”)
18 Lai Slava Tam!
19 Sagulsimies Kā 61 (the early “61”)
20 Lauks, Kurā Es Nomiru (STandART later kept only the title “The Field Where I Died”)
21 Esmu Debils
22 Es Nav Sala
23 Čuras Tek
24 Prom No Pilsētas (Jumprava cover)
25 Nedalāmā (Ainars Mielavs cover)
26 Uz Sapņiem (100.debija cover)
27 Tautasdziesma (Pērkons cover)
28 Tikai Tev un Man Raudāja Vējš (Līvi cover)
29 Dzimtā Valoda (Līvi cover)
30 Kamikadze
31 Noguris Skatiens Ir Miera Slāpes
32 Time of Your Life (Green Day cover)
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July 29, 1999 – Skrīveri @ Rumbula Auto Market, Riga, Latvia
The event called “WTOPM” was the release of the second “Skrīveru” album “Basturma”. Sevral new songs from the album were played, including “Lielās Atlaides” (The Great Absolution). The event was opened by a breakdance show. For the first time, smoke was created straight at the venue; however, the band soon ran out of glycerin, but the audience was still not allowed to open either the doors or the windows. Although the event reached the biggest number of guests to that date (33 people), the mood of the event was not as positive as at the first concerts. The band members had conflicts between themselves. “Skrīveri” performed without makeup. The response from audience was rather pale. The concert was not recorded, and there are even no photos from the event. At that moment, this was considered to be the date, when “Skrīveri” ended.
01 Apčakarētājs
02 Āķis, Kas Jānofotogrāfē
03 Lai Slava Tam!
04 Gliemezis
05 Ālēsimies
06 Mans Svētums (My Holiness)
07 Jāzeps un Viņa Brāļi
08 Svētā Daniela Dziesma
09 Dieva Dāvana
10 Trax Tips
11 Haosa Kauss
12 Es Nav Sala
13 Pādīte
14 Ze Amols (it later became STandART’s – “The Wonderful Fair”)
15 Lielās Atlaides (The Great Absolution)
16 Kamikadze
17 Gaisā
18 Sagulsimies Kā 61 (the early “61”)
19 Mīlestības Dziesma
20 Baseinā Darbojas Arābi
21 Apčakarētājs
22 Bišu Kāpt
23 Lauks, Kurā Es Nomiru (STandART later kept only the title “The Field Where I Died”)
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August 22, 2001 – Skrīveri @ Marta Ausma Afterparty, Gunaspirts, Jelgava, Latvia
Indeed, “Skrīveri” were silent for almost two years. In Spring 2001, the members of the band shot their own movie “Marta Ausma” and composed a new song “Ausmas Dziesma” for it. This song and this particular version was later included on the first STandART single CD. After the most visited screening of the movie “Marta Ausma”, an afterparty with a concert by “Skrīveri” was held. It was not recorded, but with more than 50 guests it became the most visited “Skrīveri” concert.
The concert was held 2 years after the most of the “Skrīveri” acitivities and only a haff-year before STandART formed. Therefore, it can called both the last “Skrīveri” concert or the first unofficial STandART concert. Several guest musicians took part in the performance, most of whom later participated also in STandART concerts. Also the songs remained more or less the same in the future. Only because of Modris not beeing present, the name of the band was first changed from “Skrīveri” to the name of the movie “Marta Ausma”, and soon changed again to STandART.
The guest musicians which took part in this event and in future events, included: rapper Liepa (Kaspars “Kņazs” Stāmers), Valdis Šteinhards (trumpet), Linda “Zars” Karčevska (flute), Guna Pantele (violin). “Skrīveri” went on stage in dark coats (a reference to one of the episodes from the movie “Marta Ausma”). The bongo played by Dzintars Vīksna probably made this concert the most energetic from all “Skrīveri” concerts. The concert was played in two parts, filled with African dances in between.
01 Ze Amols (the early “The Wonderful Fair”)
02 Būtībā Man Vienalga (the early “Seven Times”)
03 Baseinā Darbojas Arābi
04 Ālēsimies
05 Ausmas Dziesma
06 Cirvis / Sirpis
07 Gliemezis
08 Dieva Dāvana
09 Trax Tips
10 Sagulsimies Kā 61 (the early “61”)
11 Mīlestības Dziesma
12 Kamikadze
13 Lauks, Kurā Es Nomiru (STandART later kept only the title “The Field Where I Died”)
14 Mans Svētums (My Holiness)
15 Āķis, Kas Jānofotogrāfē
16 Prom No Pilsētas (Jumprava cover)
17 Apčakarētājs
18 Bišu Kāpt
Songs that were not played in the concert, but were on the list at rehearsals included:
* Lielās Atlaides (The Great Absolution)
* Ūū.. Atkal Redzu Skatu Šo (which later turned into “Corrosion”)
