Der Lime:  Sublime

Amanda Hurt, staff writer

For those who packed Tom T. Hall for the second performance of Der Lime were given a very intriguing yet disturbing experience.

Der Lime 2 was a showcase of “Wood, Plastic and Metal.’ The show began with a video depicting the mass hysteria that followed the first Der Lime show “Tree, Sky, Fire.” Songs were then sung pertaining to Wood, Plastic and Metal, while videos were played on a big screen representing each song.

The unique masterminds behind Der Lime are: Scott Faris, instructor of guitar studies; Jay Lemon, instructor of music; Todd Campbell, assistant professor of sound technology; and Matt Quick, audio engineer. But there were many other people who worked behind the scenes to make Der Lime 2 even more perplexing than the first.

“What is my place in this universe? Is this a concert? Is this a play,” Tim McCasland said in his critique of the first Der Lime event. That is exactly what people were thinking while they watched Der Lime and after they left the show. People were completely thrown off as soon as they walked into the door. In one corner of the venue names were being screamed out of a phone book, making people wonder what they were about to witness.

“ We wanted to create an avant garde concert that wasn’t like anything else that had been done around here,” Lemon said. “What we’re doing musically is completely serious and musical. We are literally listening and playing music at that moment and creating a really cool and interesting thing. The video is the lampooning part of it. Making people laugh is the enjoyment of the show. That is our entertainment, watching how people will react.” Der Lime 2 not only offered humor and bewilderment, but also an outstanding emersion of sounds that surrounded the audience from every angle drawing each person farther into the show.

“If we left people thinking about Der Lime,” Campbell said. “We did our job, if they liked it or not.”