Thursday, November 15, 2007
Digitalism - Concorde 2
Unless you’re a jobbing DJ or die-hard enthusiast you could be forgiven for thinking Dance music had died on its all too bloated bottom in 2003. But something was stirring in Europe; A scuzzy, uncompromising sound fusing Daft Punk’s elementary future-funk, Soulwax’s smash and grab electroclash and the punk-disco dynamics of New York stable DFA. Among its premier exponents were Wednesday’s Concorde 2 headliners: Digitalism.
There wasn’t much to look at on stage and the young German duo were largely obliterated by their retro/futurist projections and retina scorching strobes. Furthermore, beyond the odd crack at an electric drum kit and a couple of turns on the mic there was little to stimulate or engage like a traditional live band set up would.
But what they lacked in showmanship they more than compensated for with their electrifying sonics, flaunting a total mastery of rich distortion, pummelling drums and searing analogue synths. The set was exceptionally well paced too, front loaded with the melancholia that defined their recent debut LP and rounded off with a punishing acid climax. Naturally, total pandemonium ensued.
posted by: Jim Brackpool @ 11:11 PM
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