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I had an enjoyable evening watching A Flock Of Seagulls at the O2 Academy on Sunday night. I was feeling a bit miz when I got there as I had spent a large part of the weekend translating a huge collection of pudding recipes, but upon meeting up with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dream_electric, Max, Kate and a good few other people I know, and getting a bit of cider down the hatch, I felt a bit better.
The first band on were Tenek, an electronic duo that I suppose would be classified as EBM but reminded me quite a lot of Erasure, purely because the two guys did kind of look like Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. They were very energetic and technically very competent, and did a good job of warming up the crowd.
A few records were played, consisting of Gary Numan to a large extent, then it was time for the eye candy to be dished out in the form of The Modern and Mechanical Cabaret. Nathan's new hair, a cross between the respective styles of La Roux and Frankmusik, was very good, and Emma's gold sequin dress reflected all the coloured stage lights delightfully.
The venue didn't skimp on the dry ice either, and the sound was good for all the bands, although there were some quite alarming pops and cracks during Mechanical Cabaret's set. The latter still sounded great though and Roi gave a pleasingly theatrical performance as always. I was quite intrigued by their curious round drum machine that looked like some sort of cooking device and emitted very satisfying electronic sounds when slapped. They did a good cover of Desperate But Not Serious by Adam Ant and played my favourite, See Her Smile. I tried to get their new download only single GBH, as it apparently contains a cover of When Do I Get To Sing My Way by Sparks, a song I really like. But it seems it can only be obtained on a German website, and the ordering process seems to require an address in Germany (I wish!)
The Flock did not disappoint. I had initially been dismayed to learn that the original line-up had been dispensed with, with only the singer Mike Score remaining (without his trademark hair). But the new band were enthusiastic and recreated the classic Flock sound very faithfully, including the lovely cold reverberating guitar sounds that I like so much. They drew a large and excited crowd, but I still managed to get to the front and stay there. Afterwards we went to a nice pub nearby which was decorated with theatrical posters and scenic bar staff, and had comfortable seating and affordable cider. A pleasant evening all in all.
Last week I went to my mate Paul's art installation, the subject of which is Udo Kier, with whom he is fairly obsessed. It took place in a small room in a former industrial building near the canal in Bethnal Green. It consisted of a large pile of hay (specially procured from Hackney City Farm) and some large screens printed with black and white photos of Udo Kier. There is a more thorough description of it here.
dream_electric, Max, Kate and a good few other people I know, and getting a bit of cider down the hatch, I felt a bit better. The first band on were Tenek, an electronic duo that I suppose would be classified as EBM but reminded me quite a lot of Erasure, purely because the two guys did kind of look like Andy Bell and Vince Clarke. They were very energetic and technically very competent, and did a good job of warming up the crowd.
A few records were played, consisting of Gary Numan to a large extent, then it was time for the eye candy to be dished out in the form of The Modern and Mechanical Cabaret. Nathan's new hair, a cross between the respective styles of La Roux and Frankmusik, was very good, and Emma's gold sequin dress reflected all the coloured stage lights delightfully.
The venue didn't skimp on the dry ice either, and the sound was good for all the bands, although there were some quite alarming pops and cracks during Mechanical Cabaret's set. The latter still sounded great though and Roi gave a pleasingly theatrical performance as always. I was quite intrigued by their curious round drum machine that looked like some sort of cooking device and emitted very satisfying electronic sounds when slapped. They did a good cover of Desperate But Not Serious by Adam Ant and played my favourite, See Her Smile. I tried to get their new download only single GBH, as it apparently contains a cover of When Do I Get To Sing My Way by Sparks, a song I really like. But it seems it can only be obtained on a German website, and the ordering process seems to require an address in Germany (I wish!)
The Flock did not disappoint. I had initially been dismayed to learn that the original line-up had been dispensed with, with only the singer Mike Score remaining (without his trademark hair). But the new band were enthusiastic and recreated the classic Flock sound very faithfully, including the lovely cold reverberating guitar sounds that I like so much. They drew a large and excited crowd, but I still managed to get to the front and stay there. Afterwards we went to a nice pub nearby which was decorated with theatrical posters and scenic bar staff, and had comfortable seating and affordable cider. A pleasant evening all in all.
Last week I went to my mate Paul's art installation, the subject of which is Udo Kier, with whom he is fairly obsessed. It took place in a small room in a former industrial building near the canal in Bethnal Green. It consisted of a large pile of hay (specially procured from Hackney City Farm) and some large screens printed with black and white photos of Udo Kier. There is a more thorough description of it here.
