Review: Sputtenmosh X at Münster

1/7/’11

Dear Sputtenblog,

I woke up too late, gathered my clothes, ran downstairs for a shower, snatched my bags and hurried to catch the train to Antwerp in time, where my friend would pick me up with her van to start our journey to Münster. After four hours of singing Lady Gaga songs and Moby’s tunes hitting our ears we finally arrived at the Sputnikhalle.

Sputtenmosh X was opened with great enthusiasm by First Blossom in Spring, proud winners of the voting contest. They immediately brought a great atmosphere and the first swaying movements were spot among the audience while the band gave everything on stage. First Blossom in Spring is rather skillful for an upcoming band and for those who are curious: Live footage from their show at Sputtenmosh can be found on Youtube.

Up next was Cecile from Paderborn. Cecile filled the place with heavy breakdowns, strong guitar riffs with a soft touch, almost hypnotizing lead vocals and crystal clear clean vocals. New songs such as ‘To be lost in coma’ and ‘Restless and nightmares’ drew attention to the fact that their performance was very controlled and had a very good live sound.

Arriving 5 minutes before hitting the stage, Blonk made it just in time to fit into the perfect schedule of the evening. Standing in front of the stage, drops of sweat coming from Blonk hit my face. Their show spoke for itself: ‘So we don´t have to prove ourselves. What we do is who we are.’ (from their song ‘Strike the Colors’) . Blonk already shared the stage with bands like Bring me the Horizon, Shai Hulud and Hoods before and on the 15^th of July they will support First Blood in Ludenscheid.

The Haverbrook Disaster had to make the audience ready for Disposed to Mirth and Campus, a mission they accomplished succesfully. The Haverbrook Disaster did a great job on stage. People knew the songs, sang along and satisfied faces were spot as the set was ended.

This what most people were waiting for all evening:  Disposed to Mirth. Not a big surprise, since Münster is their hometown where they have a numerous fanbase which is still growing every day. Stagedives, singalongs and being one big family is the outline of what Disposed to Mirth brings to life. New frontman Daniel is a born entertainer. He pulls people literally on the stage to make them go for a stagedive. This performance certainly brought the best piece of atmosphere on Sputtenmosh X. To end the set, the microphone got handed over to previous frontman Matze, who had an insane crowd in front of him while singing ‘Diamonds in his Throat’.

Campus as a headliner was a beautiful ending of an awesome evening. Campus decided to leave the old songs where they are and brought newer material this evening. Their unique sound even made some Belgian fans show up to support their compatriots in Münster.

This show was organized perfectly, all bands played in time, great sound, lights were good as well, especially during Disposed to Mirth. Next Sputtenmosh is in November:  Angels and Enemies, Haribo Macht Kinder Froh, Beast War Returns, Disposed to Mirth, His Statue Falls + a voting winner will be there. And so will you.