This just in
In case you've been refreshing this page eagerly for the last 4 days awaiting my 'Nathan Barley' review... sorry. I ended up round a mate's house, and when I finally got home I really didn't feel like the program had stimulated my emotions enough to warrant switching the PC on and wasting 10 minutes of my life reliving it.
It was shit wasn't it.
Last night I hit the town for the first time in a few weeks... The Go! Team, Soulwax and LCD Soundsystem were playing The Astoria, along with Juliette Lewis' band 'The Licks'.
I've had 'Thunder, Lightning, Strike' on heavy rotation for the last week, and the Go! Team were the band I was most looking forward to seeing - having no idea at all how they would transfer their slightly shambolic sound to the stage. Well I still have no idea. As I supped my cold Guinness at the Keith Moon bar ('It's what he would have wanted') I discovered that they'd been on already. AAAAGGHHHH! And where had I been? Sitting in the shitty Sam Smiths pub round the corner.
Still... £1.68 a pint!! :-)
And The Go! Team are still great.
The Go! Team - Huddle Formation
The night was not a write off yet - Soulwax appeared on stage soon after I arrived. All decked out in black and white, with Flying V guitars, squealing synths, open legs and crashing power chords it was clear that they were here to rawk. There were a few cheeky nods to their other life as 2 many DJs - one track (i'm not sure which as I don't have their album) segued seamlessly into a monsterous cover of Alter Ego's 'Rocker', and 'NY Excuse' started off with the synth riff from 'Funky Town'. Also memorable was their rockist version of Daft Punk's 'Teachers' (which you can download from here)
They finished of course with 'NY Excuse'.... which could only be described as devastating. That track was the soundtrack to my summer last year, played in every field, tent, club and bar I visited, so seeing it live was pretty special. Particularly since Nancy Whang was there to do her vocals (she's plays keyboards for LCD Soundsystem). Nancy screamed, the strobes went into overdrive, the crowd went Chicken Jalfrezi, YESYESYESYESYESYESFUCKINAWESOME>
Without doubt the second best Belgian rock band i have ever seen.*
Soulwax - NY Excuse
LCD Soundsystem had a job following that.
I was a bit mashed by the time they started. What I remember: 'Daft Punk is playing in my house' was disappointing. If they'd got Soulwax up on stage to do their remix (kind of returning the favour for NY Excuse) it would have made my night... however instead there was a slightly rushed, shouty, limp rock version. 'Yeah', 'Tribulation', 'Disco Infiltrator' and 'Give it up' were all great, and encore 'Losing my Edge' was of course magnificent... the highlight for me though was 'Movement', which isn't on record their best track, but was transformed live into an explosive slam dancing powderkeg of a riddim. I was (unwillingly) standing close enough to the speakers that I can still hear it ringing around my ears.
LCD Soundsystem - Where is Love
*the best was dEUS
It was shit wasn't it.
Last night I hit the town for the first time in a few weeks... The Go! Team, Soulwax and LCD Soundsystem were playing The Astoria, along with Juliette Lewis' band 'The Licks'.
I've had 'Thunder, Lightning, Strike' on heavy rotation for the last week, and the Go! Team were the band I was most looking forward to seeing - having no idea at all how they would transfer their slightly shambolic sound to the stage. Well I still have no idea. As I supped my cold Guinness at the Keith Moon bar ('It's what he would have wanted') I discovered that they'd been on already. AAAAGGHHHH! And where had I been? Sitting in the shitty Sam Smiths pub round the corner.
Still... £1.68 a pint!! :-)
And The Go! Team are still great.
The Go! Team - Huddle Formation
The night was not a write off yet - Soulwax appeared on stage soon after I arrived. All decked out in black and white, with Flying V guitars, squealing synths, open legs and crashing power chords it was clear that they were here to rawk. There were a few cheeky nods to their other life as 2 many DJs - one track (i'm not sure which as I don't have their album) segued seamlessly into a monsterous cover of Alter Ego's 'Rocker', and 'NY Excuse' started off with the synth riff from 'Funky Town'. Also memorable was their rockist version of Daft Punk's 'Teachers' (which you can download from here)
They finished of course with 'NY Excuse'.... which could only be described as devastating. That track was the soundtrack to my summer last year, played in every field, tent, club and bar I visited, so seeing it live was pretty special. Particularly since Nancy Whang was there to do her vocals (she's plays keyboards for LCD Soundsystem). Nancy screamed, the strobes went into overdrive, the crowd went Chicken Jalfrezi, YESYESYESYESYESYESFUCKINAWESOME>
Without doubt the second best Belgian rock band i have ever seen.*
Soulwax - NY Excuse
LCD Soundsystem had a job following that.
I was a bit mashed by the time they started. What I remember: 'Daft Punk is playing in my house' was disappointing. If they'd got Soulwax up on stage to do their remix (kind of returning the favour for NY Excuse) it would have made my night... however instead there was a slightly rushed, shouty, limp rock version. 'Yeah', 'Tribulation', 'Disco Infiltrator' and 'Give it up' were all great, and encore 'Losing my Edge' was of course magnificent... the highlight for me though was 'Movement', which isn't on record their best track, but was transformed live into an explosive slam dancing powderkeg of a riddim. I was (unwillingly) standing close enough to the speakers that I can still hear it ringing around my ears.
I must admit I have a slight problem with LCD Soundsystem / DFA in that they just sound slightly too cold and knowing to really love. I mean you can like their records, and appreciate what they do, and dance to their remixes.. but i'll never L O V E them. And as it was valentines day I was looking for some of that. Still... top night out.
LCD Soundsystem - Where is Love
*the best was dEUS
posted by headphonesex @ 8:23 PM
