They've got the looks...
Does the name MSTRKRFT ring a bell ?
To us, it rings a cowbell. It rings a vocoder, a Giorgio Moroder-esque 'stache and some sweaty Adidas left rotting in the corner of a closed nightclub. Soaked in beer and rythm, their songs kick major asses, and they all follow some kind of "feel good" formula that we can't quite put our fingers on.
Their album "The Looks" is out now, and it's not an hommage to Roxette. And their name is not a Canadian Tire brand : it's a household, sure fire cross-canadian hit on every hip dancefloor.
These guys will make their third appearance in Montreal in three months this Thursday, at a place formerly called "Le Showcase" - huh ? - and now called "Les Saints", at 30 Ste-Catherine West, an adress suggesting it sits next to the now defunct Dôme / Space 32, which has been closed & destroyed so that a new "superclub" called Opera can open in its place later in September.
Do you follow ? We don't.
Anyway, Al P & Jesse F. Keeler know how to produce their shit, and whenever they play with a song to remix it, they've been know to add a definite kick to it by playing every instrument they add themselves. Are they machines ? Are they human beings ? Are they 70's porn star androids ?
No - they're from Toronto. Make no mistake, though : by remixing artists like Annie, The Kills, Bloc Party, Metric, Services (a personal favorite), Wolfmother, and lotsa others, they have spread their name in blood on every city wall.
The launch of their orgasmatic hit "Easy Love" on 12" a few weeks ago (on Last Gang) cemented their position as beatmakers par excellence and assures them a golden place in every respectable DJ's box. They're on the new Fabric mix by Cut Copy, and it looks like they'll be everywhere soon.
So put on your trucker hat and bandana, and come to Showcase (or whatever) on Thursday to show 'em a little dose of Street Justice before they get too big for their own good. They'll perform a DJ set alongside The Juan MacLean (read : John MacLean) and show you what they have in store for the near future... of dance music.
To us, it rings a cowbell. It rings a vocoder, a Giorgio Moroder-esque 'stache and some sweaty Adidas left rotting in the corner of a closed nightclub. Soaked in beer and rythm, their songs kick major asses, and they all follow some kind of "feel good" formula that we can't quite put our fingers on.
Their album "The Looks" is out now, and it's not an hommage to Roxette. And their name is not a Canadian Tire brand : it's a household, sure fire cross-canadian hit on every hip dancefloor.
These guys will make their third appearance in Montreal in three months this Thursday, at a place formerly called "Le Showcase" - huh ? - and now called "Les Saints", at 30 Ste-Catherine West, an adress suggesting it sits next to the now defunct Dôme / Space 32, which has been closed & destroyed so that a new "superclub" called Opera can open in its place later in September.
Do you follow ? We don't.
Anyway, Al P & Jesse F. Keeler know how to produce their shit, and whenever they play with a song to remix it, they've been know to add a definite kick to it by playing every instrument they add themselves. Are they machines ? Are they human beings ? Are they 70's porn star androids ?
No - they're from Toronto. Make no mistake, though : by remixing artists like Annie, The Kills, Bloc Party, Metric, Services (a personal favorite), Wolfmother, and lotsa others, they have spread their name in blood on every city wall.
The launch of their orgasmatic hit "Easy Love" on 12" a few weeks ago (on Last Gang) cemented their position as beatmakers par excellence and assures them a golden place in every respectable DJ's box. They're on the new Fabric mix by Cut Copy, and it looks like they'll be everywhere soon.
So put on your trucker hat and bandana, and come to Showcase (or whatever) on Thursday to show 'em a little dose of Street Justice before they get too big for their own good. They'll perform a DJ set alongside The Juan MacLean (read : John MacLean) and show you what they have in store for the near future... of dance music.
posted by Clifford Brown at
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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