Overkill IV, Corsica Studios
What can I say? LittleBig and Wrong Music did it again! Just coming home from their European Overkill Tour (and kudos to them for actually touring Eastern Europe intensively!), the finishing gig went down last Saturday at Corsica Studios yet again. I probably should consider myself lucky that I live close by.
The different acts and bands are too much to list and describe (better have a look at the links instead), so I will just sum up what I learned on that night:
Saxophones can actually sound like distorted guitars and every doom/drone band should have at least one saxophone player in their ranks.
A Casio keyboard can be an essential asset for a grind core outfit, up to the point that you don't even need a guitarist anymore.
Joysticks can be taken literally if used as a strap-on sound modulator and all of a sudden, what looks like masturbation is actually a creative process and stage performance. And a funny one as well!
Jungle isn't dead, it only smells that way, (I personally got rid of my dreadlocks several years ago, still love the sound, though...) and the 94/95 period was indeed the most creative.
You can actually operate a sound system and a laptop while climbing up the wall that's behind you and try to stagedive at the same time.
Victorian dandy outfits go very well with gabba beats and aural mayhem. It's just one of these strange inventions, you know. Time machines and steam-powered airships belong to this category as well, actually...
Gaybashing still isn't a real crowdpleaser here in Europe even when you pitch down the tone of your voice to a frightening 16rpm and wear geek glasses. You're still as unfunny as Eminem (sorry, Otto!).
Some impressions from the event:
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The different acts and bands are too much to list and describe (better have a look at the links instead), so I will just sum up what I learned on that night:
Saxophones can actually sound like distorted guitars and every doom/drone band should have at least one saxophone player in their ranks.
A Casio keyboard can be an essential asset for a grind core outfit, up to the point that you don't even need a guitarist anymore.
Joysticks can be taken literally if used as a strap-on sound modulator and all of a sudden, what looks like masturbation is actually a creative process and stage performance. And a funny one as well!
Jungle isn't dead, it only smells that way, (I personally got rid of my dreadlocks several years ago, still love the sound, though...) and the 94/95 period was indeed the most creative.
You can actually operate a sound system and a laptop while climbing up the wall that's behind you and try to stagedive at the same time.
Victorian dandy outfits go very well with gabba beats and aural mayhem. It's just one of these strange inventions, you know. Time machines and steam-powered airships belong to this category as well, actually...
Gaybashing still isn't a real crowdpleaser here in Europe even when you pitch down the tone of your voice to a frightening 16rpm and wear geek glasses. You're still as unfunny as Eminem (sorry, Otto!).
Some impressions from the event:
Pictures in this post are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland License.
Labels: Breakcore, Concert, Electronica, Overkill, Performance
