Filmed on 7 October 2022 at the KEXP studio in Seattle, this full performance captures King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard in the broadcaster’s audience-free session format, which rewards close attention to the playing. Led by Stu Mackenzie, the Melbourne band runs through three tracks — “Ice V,” “Iron Lung” and “Magma” — drawn from its heaviest, microtonal phase, where psychedelic rock leans into metal and hypnotic, repetitive riffing. The session highlights the group’s twin-guitar architecture, Ambrose Kenny-Smith’s saxophone and keyboards, and the tight rhythm section of Lucas Harwood and Michael Cavanagh. Recorded to KEXP’s exacting standards and mixed by Mackenzie himself, this live concert preserves the dense, layered textures that define the band. For followers of King Gizzard’s prolific catalogue, this 2022 KEXP full concert is a valuable document: it fixes a stage reading of material from their most abrasive vein, distinct from the studio versions, and shows the plasticity of an ensemble that moves easily between folk, prog and thrash. The clean multi-camera capture and studio acoustics make it one of the more rewarding live King Gizzard recordings from this period.
Setlist
- Ice V
- Iron Lung
- Magma
Personnel & credits
- Stu Mackenzie — guitar / vocals
- Joey Walker — guitar / vocals
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith — saxophone / keyboards / vocals
- Nicholas « Cookie » Craig — guitar / keyboards
- Lucas Harwood — bass
- Michael « Cavs » Cavanagh — drums
