I love Flight of the Conchords.
Anywaaaaaays, I thought I'd use that intro to talk about the latest electro tunes that get my motor running and post some vids so you can see what the hell I'm talking about.
AMANDA BLANK
She melds rap with electro beats and so much sex. She reminds me of Peaches in being an unashamed, totally sexual female who says what she wants and doesn't give a fuck what anyone thinks, which I so so love.
With lyrics like
"Ride no lie just get inside me
Like you better if you just ride me
Grind me try me watch me finish
I like you better if you get up in it''
I was lucky enough to see her play at Falls and she completely exceeded my expectations. She came out in a white costumed bodysuit with tights and she removed layers as songs went by and took her hair out and rapped and danced and thrusted, all the while laying out track by track with no pause except for occasional shout outs to the audience. I thought I loved her before but seeing her perform just sealed the deal that she is definitely one to watch. She also counts Santigold and M.I.A amongst friends so maybe that'll get your attention.
MAJOR LAZER
"Lazer is a Jamaican commando who lost his arm in the secret Zombie War of 1984. The US military rescued him and repurposed experimental lazers as prosthetic limbs. Since then Major Lazer has been a hired renegade soldier for a rogue government operating in secrecy underneath the watch of M5 and the CIA. His cover is that of a dancehall night club owner from Trinidad and he enlisted the help of long-time allies and uber-producers, Diplo and Switch, to produce his first LP. His true mission is to protect the world from the dark forces of evil that live just under the surface of a civilized society. He fights vampires and various monsters, parties hard, and has a rocket powered skateboard.
As part of a plan to subdue the forces of evil with a batch of futuristic dancehall bangers, the three encamped at Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica to record the Major Lazer record. The product of this collaboration is Guns Don't Kill People Lazers Do, a collection of tracks that draws from the rich dancehall tradition of Jamaica, the futuristic dance-floor-killing aesthetic of Diplo and Switch, and contributions from some of the biggest names in dancehall today. The record runs global pop culture through the filter of Major Lazer's particular brand of 80's-inspired digital dancehall, at once an homage to a bygone era and a look to the future of dance music''
With a bio like this, you know you're in for something special. Their performance is just pure pure electricity. You wonder at how they manage to just keep going so hard the entrie time. For anyone who didn't stick around to see them at Falls, they so so missed out. I was so incredibly tired on the night they played, after recovering from being sick over christmas plus epic journeys to lorne and heatstroke from the ridiculous sun whilst working AND I had to get up at 7:30am the next day but goddammit, I stuck around and I LOVED them. The music was so fucking cool and you couldn't not dance to them.
Also, anyone who strips down to their underwear on stage gets my vote.
Skerrit Bwoy kept the crowd bumping and I nearly got crushed against the barriers when he asked all the ladies to come up on stage (no i didnt go, although I did ask crazy ladies to chill and not smash me against the barriers).
Major Lazer are playing tonight at the Corner with Amanda Blank which I would so love to go but alas I am in Albury and sicky sick sick at the moment, but I know it'll be such a rad show, I'm way jealous of anyone who does head there.
P.S Anyone who wants to make me a rocket powered skateboard, be my guest.
major lazer topped everything good about 09 for my liking
ReplyDeletejealous you saw em live!