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MENOMENA (live) with support from THE WEEK THAT WAS + BRIAN MAY CABARET (DJ) + TEAM STRIPE (DJ)
MENOMENA\'S musical hash is some of the most interesting stuff you\'re likely to hear. The Portland-based trio creates its mix \'n\' match pop anthems in a decidedly peculiar way: Deeler, a computer program created by drummer Danny Seim, creates loops out of short improvised riffs that each member comes up with. These loops are assembled into some peculiar, but undeniably catchy, shapes. Comparisons have been made to TV on the Radio, and these sentiments have some weight. Both acts have a knack for taking innovative approaches to songwriting while maintaining recognizable hooks. Where the bands differ, however, is that Menomena makes use of a broader musical pool in the process, which makes the band\'s ability to turn its divergent pieces into a coherent whole all the more impressive. \"Evil Bee\" starts off with some acoustic strumming but eventually adds everything from jazzy sax to glockenspiel without spoiling the track.
THE WEEK THAT WAS is the solo project of ex-Field Music\'s Peter Brewis. He has made twitchy, new wave-tinged pop that is, like an expensive Swiss watch, better suited for the banal everyday than for bohemian excess. Musically the record is an expansive tribute, paying direct homage to the wildly ambitious Linn Drum and Fairlight experiments of Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel and Tin Drum-era Japan. This fused with the typically detailed arrangements and sense of drama, straying further outside the conventions of most indie-guitar music.
BRIAN MAY CABARET
TEAM STRIPE who are the most AWESOMEST DJ collective made up of four girls and one boy in the whole of London, Copenhagen and Devon. And probably all other parts of the whole world too.
