I am completely blown away by Simian Mobile Disco. Hands down, last night's show at the American Museum of Natural History was one of the best shows I had ever been to. SMD are a British duo of James Ford (who produced Arctic Monkeys' second album) and James Anthony Shaw. Simian Mobile Disco emerged from the band Simian (Justice did a remix of Simian's "Never Be Alone" in 2006 and won "Best Video" at the MTV Europe Music Awards, which upset Kanye).
I had never been to an electronic music show before, so I didn't really know what to expect. I didn't think that the guys would be creating music onstage; rather, I thought they would be just mixing or something. Well, I was completely wrong, because they were 100% live. SMD were very intense and serious onstage, which is not surprising since they're working with a ton of equipment. I was completely mesmerized by the physical complexity of their performance. The guys were constantly moving from one box to another, switching places, leaping from position to position. Trust me, it does not look easy.
Footage from the show (from RCRDLBL.com. Yours truly is blocking the camera most of the time).
There are some good pictures of the equipment here. But even better, watch the video below (Thanks, Alex!)
If you have a chance to see Simian Mobile Disco, GO. Life is seriously not complete without them. I broke the LCD screen on my camera that night and still no regrets!
I Got This Down - Simian Mobile Disco
I Believe - Simian Mobile Disco
Hustler - Simian Mobile Disco
Cherry Blossom Girl (Air) - Simian Mobile Disco
March 29, 2008
Simian Mobile Disco - American Museum of Natural History 03.28.08
November 10, 2007
Daft Punk, Justice, and Simian Mobile Disco
Three amazing European electronic music duos. What inspired this post? Over fall break, I read a review of Britney's new album in a newspaper (WSJ, I'm a huge nerd). Needless to say, the review was not pretty. But, the writer's analysis of the album caught my eye. He said, "The backing tracks are terrific -- they're largely shaped by European rock-influenced electronica via Daft Punk and their artistic offspring Justice..."
Congratulations, Daft Punk and Justice. You are now being ripped off by the mainstream. It's bad enough that Kanye sampled Daft Punk and ruined their music. Now Britney? I wouldn't complain if she still made decent music
Enjoy dancing in your chairs.
Daft Punk
Digital Love - Daft Punk
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk
Justice
D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
Lovestoned/I Think She Knows Remix - Justice
Simian Mobile Disco
I Believe - Simian Mobile Disco
Hustler - Simian Mobile Disco
