i just got back from their show here in vancouver. i was amazed... and it
wasn't like they made much use of the live music context. the music
itself just ate people right up.
i didn't expect the combination of accordians and idm rhythms to work so
well, but everything was in exquisite balance. and the fizzy-pop solos
ruled. :)
__michal
On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 01:01:10PM -0700, Albers, Brian wrote:
quoted 15 lines :One "mum" just swung thru San Francisco and was a 4-member deal
>
> :One "mum" just swung thru San Francisco and was a 4-member deal
>
> I went to the LA show last Thursday. I sorta like their recorded stuff, and
> I thought I'd check 'em out, especially with the hype they were getting on
> the list the week previous.
>
> The show was decent, but I don't understand why so many people on this list
> were so big on them. They hardly used any electronics. Accordian, cello,
> drums, guitar, bass, assorted plastic toy breath-controlled keyboards. In a
> live context, the music has more of a goth/darkwave appeal than anything
> else.
>
> The girls seemed very unsure of their vocal abilities, although that very
> easily could've been a monitor/mixing thing.