Is it an Atom Bomb?
This is gonna be a pretty lame post, as I have to leave for the football in 20 minutes. But I ought to tell you about Wednesday's superb Modular records gig. Midnight Juggernauts, Shitdisco (again) and The Presets made up the bill, and all completely slayed it.
Looking back retrospectively, Midnight Juggernauts seem to have been modelled on fellow Aussies The Presets. And indeed they've recently remixed each other's songs. Guitar, Drums & keyboards set to 'Daft Punk'. And an abundance of great tunes.
Their mini-album 'Secrets of the Universe' is well worth a purchase. The track below is the second I've posted from the album, and I still haven't posted the best one ('Shadows'). Also.... they're playing for FREE at Adventures Close to Home next Friday. Check it out:
MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS - TOMBSTONE
ShitDisco rocked it once again as far as I was concerned. But I won't bang on about them again. Here's a photo.
Headliners The Presets aren't too well known here, but seem to be pretty huge back in Australia. And since if there's one thing London isn't short of it's Aussies, they were guaranteed a good turnout. The room suddenly became completely packed, and pretty soon the entire place was jumping. My friend Mike & I both remarked completely seperately 'Pet Shop Boys'. And indeed reading an article since, it appears the band originally bonded over a love of the PSB. They've got a much harder danceable edge than Tennant & Lowe though, and the gig really kicked off when they slapped a sample from Daft Punk's 'Rolling & Scratching' into one of their songs... there was no looking back from there. It was an hour-long set that seemed like half that, and didn't let up for a second.
The photos really don't do them or the atmosphere justice. But here they are all the same.
It seems a shame to post remixes of their tracks up here, but these versions are closer to how they sound live. As you can probably tell I was well impressed, and i'll certainly try & catch 'em again next time their in the country. The Van She mix in particular is highly recommended.
THE PRESETS - ARE YOU THE ONE (VAN SHE NYC TECH MIX)
THE PRESETS - DOWN DOWN DOWN (DIGITALISM MIX)
Looking back retrospectively, Midnight Juggernauts seem to have been modelled on fellow Aussies The Presets. And indeed they've recently remixed each other's songs. Guitar, Drums & keyboards set to 'Daft Punk'. And an abundance of great tunes.
Their mini-album 'Secrets of the Universe' is well worth a purchase. The track below is the second I've posted from the album, and I still haven't posted the best one ('Shadows'). Also.... they're playing for FREE at Adventures Close to Home next Friday. Check it out:
MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS - TOMBSTONE
ShitDisco rocked it once again as far as I was concerned. But I won't bang on about them again. Here's a photo.
Headliners The Presets aren't too well known here, but seem to be pretty huge back in Australia. And since if there's one thing London isn't short of it's Aussies, they were guaranteed a good turnout. The room suddenly became completely packed, and pretty soon the entire place was jumping. My friend Mike & I both remarked completely seperately 'Pet Shop Boys'. And indeed reading an article since, it appears the band originally bonded over a love of the PSB. They've got a much harder danceable edge than Tennant & Lowe though, and the gig really kicked off when they slapped a sample from Daft Punk's 'Rolling & Scratching' into one of their songs... there was no looking back from there. It was an hour-long set that seemed like half that, and didn't let up for a second.
The photos really don't do them or the atmosphere justice. But here they are all the same.
It seems a shame to post remixes of their tracks up here, but these versions are closer to how they sound live. As you can probably tell I was well impressed, and i'll certainly try & catch 'em again next time their in the country. The Van She mix in particular is highly recommended.
THE PRESETS - ARE YOU THE ONE (VAN SHE NYC TECH MIX)
THE PRESETS - DOWN DOWN DOWN (DIGITALISM MIX)
posted by headphonesex @ 2:07 PM
