raison d'étre

I remember seeing Peter at a live performance together with Arcana and Moon Lay Hidden in my hometown sometime in the mid 1990:s. They switched off all the lights in the room, turning it completely pitch black. Then suddenly his face appeared bent over a synthesizer illuminated by a small spotlight, kind of a like a reading lamp. He then proceeded to press a few buttons, the music started playing, and then he uncorked his first beer! I guess performance isn't the exact word; it's hilarious when thinking back, but at the time I wasn't very impressed.