agree
yeah! saw them twice. it rocked. funked. moved. screemed. the
twist´n´shout effect with dsp-hysteria spice.
i can only recommend the live-gig and letz not forget the NEW huge bass
they have. i was never so much in their early krauty stuff
but now I like it..
they definetly sucked some r n b records.
robert
Tim Moore wrote:
quoted 33 lines So I saw Mouse on Mars last night in DC. Since someone was asking
> So I saw Mouse on Mars last night in DC. Since someone was asking
> about them recently on here, I thought I'd post a quick review.
>
> Junior Boys and Ratatat opened. I missed most of the Junior Boys' set,
> but what I caught makes me want to check out some more. Not really
> IDM, it sounded more like poppy electro-funk from what I heard.
> Ratatat was epic electronic post-rock somewhat in the style of Mogwai
> or Godspeed You! Black Emperor, but more more emphasis on electronic
> aspects. It was enjoyable enough but didn't really grab my attention.
>
> If you want to go see Mouse on Mars on this tour, I'd definitely
> advise checking out some of the material from their new album first.
> It's very different from a lot of their older work. The whole thing is
> based around funk, hip-hop and R&B, and is a lot more vocal-heavy than
> anything I've heard by them before. I was surprised when I first heard
> Radical Connector a few weeks ago, but once I got into the album, I
> fully expected the show to be mainly devoted to this sound, since
> that's what bands do when they tour for an album, right?
>
> Nonetheless, I was completely surprised when they took the stage not
> as a couple of pale, skinny German guys standing behind a table full
> of laptops and electronic gear, but as a full-on funk band, with who
> I've now determined is Dodo Nkishi playing a drum kit and singing live
> vocals over most of the tracks, and Andi Toma playing bass guitar for
> nearly all of the set (St. Werner, admittedly, was standing behind a
> table full of laptops and electronic gear the whole time... but I
> guess someone had to be). Within the course of half an hour they
> managed to whip up a room full of jaded hipsters into a dancing
> frenzy. Their new sound reminds me of what made classic electro-funk
> by the likes of George Clinton so great--it was weird and spaced-out
> but still grimy, funky and danceable. I thought it was great, but
> anyone expecting Vulvaland would be advised to check out their new
> album before going to see them live, or you might be in for a shock.
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