Northern Italy

Ian: Sorry if these photos are too small? Are they too small? Holiday technology is my enemy. The above photo is a picture of me playing some Ambrose Chapel in a garden in Italy. During my set someone sparked up an epic joint, I could smell it from where I was playing. Afterwards a guy came up to me and told me my set reminded him of Stars of the Lid...but I'm pretty sure it was the stoned guy. (NB: The following night, the same guy pulled his laptop out at a 30th birthday party - that Tom and I went to - and jacked it into house sound system and played an impromptu and brutal drone metal set. Wild.

Ian: Enrico playing the drums at the same show as above (in Angela's Garden). Enrico had the best heckle so far 'You are in Italy, please speak Italian.' Good guy.

Ian: Gay icon?

Ian: Italian people feel the Demon Dog as well. Respect.

Ian: This is Ricardo. Our host for the first two nights, experimental turntablist and all round radical dude. Respect.

Ian: Old ladies on the street outside Ricardo's.

Ian: Even the dogs here speak better Italian than us.

Ian: Mandatory gear shot. Musicians take photos of their gear for the same reason people make home pornography. Weird isn't it.

Ian: When we're not photographing our equipment which we've seen 10,000 times before - we occasionally go to exotic buildings and take photos of stuff there.

Ian: People occasionally ask me what Tom's vice is. Opinions vary. Until now. Know this: Tom's true vice is chocolate milk. It's an ongoing, unhealthy love affair. To the point that my own beer intake seems moderate and considered.

Ian: Nice handbag Jesus. And he can't even say he's holding it for his missus.

Ian: Last night's venue. This is pretty much the point where I couldn't really deal with how beautiful and amazing Italy is. I started that day with a swim in a mountain river and then ended it with a show in a peach farm. In this shot, I'm just having a beer and trying not to feel over-stimulated. Upper shot features Diego in the brown shirt - his family owns the place.

Ian: Dance Lorenzo Dance! This is the man responsible for all our Italian shows. He's a funny guy. He fired up his OWN set last night with the following speech to the crowd 'We are the Tom Hall band. We are a gay band as you can see by this shirt.' BTW: his shirt was a white skin tight Godspeed You Black Emperor tee. His band Sportswear Revenge slayed it.

Ian: Three Euros bought you entry, some beer and some eats + three bands. People paid willingly via a donation box. No one got max wasted or started any trouble. No one drank all the beer. No one didn't pay. And by result we all had an amazing show in an amazing place. Australians, we have a lot to learn. The middle shot is Ally - hi Ally! The final shot is Diego's family house lit up with Tom's projection work.