i dont really want to rain on the presets parade, but does anyone else think that they may be getting a bit too big for their boots? i mean sure, their music is good and they are international superstars and everything but does that excuse them for their recent spate of shit performances?
i remember times pre daft punk-nevereverland when they seemed to be genuinely stoked to be onstage and played accordingly.
times post nevereverland however are a different story.. the show at this years good vibes is a perfect example. they looked and performed as though they wanted to be somewhere else, quite a few of the songs were "stripped back" to mostly drums (which didnt work at all) and the sound was terrible (although that probs wasnt the presets fault). i ended up walking away about half way through.
i have to admit that im not too worried though, cos there seems to be quite the wave of quality indie dance coming out at the moment.. quite the wave.
melbourne group squares and zeros is part of that wave and are hangin' ten on that sucker.
rocking a finely layered and detailed sound, squares and zeros take all the parts that you love from the (newly lack-lustre) presets and present them in a newly invigorated and excited form.
Squares & Zeros - Clear
whats even more exciting is that they are working on their new lp with mr leigh evans, who managed to stay strong and work with muscles on his new album- kudos sir.
although these tracks are only demos, they show an element of slickness, confidence and surety that really grabbed my attention.
Squares & Zeros - Don't Look Down
squares and zeros are definitely one to keep an eye on in the coming months. it looks like the indie dance cavalry has arrived
although they dont appear to have any sydney shows on the horizon, they are playing around the traps in melbs a bit in march, so if your down there, show them some hearts
Squares & Zeros March Dates
11 Mar 2009 The Espy Melbourne
26 Mar 2009 The Brunswick Hotel Melbourne
in the meantime, im done with my modular and ex-modular bashing for today. better go and get a good disguise.
