Skunk Anansie go clubbing on new track and video, Love Someone Else

In a similar vein to some other acts I have written about on here, such as Incubus, Alanis Morissette and Republica, my fondness for Skunk Anansie goes way back to first hearing the song Weak. It was really when I saw the video for All I Want that I knew this was a band for me.

Over the years, the band has experimented with styles and kept more of a leaning to their softer side than that of their heavier, groove-based material. The bass lines are still there and Skin's strong vocals might never ever fade, but I personally haven't been able to connect too much with more recent material, such as the Wonderlustre and Black Traffic albums, despite still having beautifully well written songs and the odd uptempo rock out number. 

Love Someone Else comes from the forthcoming album, Anarchytecture, and incorporates that rave feel, that has been present in the band's later years, which is supported by the video being set in some sort of squat party. Normally, the electro pop would be mixed in with some heavy parts, but this track is pretty much a straight forward dance track and very MTV friendly. Skin still belts out the chorus which is sure to be able to get a crowd going, but it makes you wonder if this would have been better as a Skin solo track, if she was ever to go back to that.

With enough publicity, this song has the potential to get the band's name out into the UK charts again, which they have failed to do in recent years compared to in the rest of Europe. I'm still intrigued to check out the rest of the album, hoping to hear a mixture of styles, funky bass lines and Skin's unmistakable high notes.

Daphne And Celeste are back with a surprisingly good track!

  

Ok, let me explain a few things.

  First of all, for those who have no idea who they are, Daphne and Celeste (Karen DiConcetto and Celeste Cruz) were a pretty disliked pop duo who still managed to have a short successful run near the turn of the new millennium with a few playground insult related songs (U.G.L.Y and Ooh, Stick You) as well as a cover of Alice Cooper's School's Out. Despite being American themselves, I think this was very much a British thing, in the same way as Ruby Wax and Lloyd Grossman. 
  They famously (somehow) got booked to play the main stage at Reading Festival (I don't think they did Leeds) in 2000 and were bottled by many a disgruntled "alternative" festival goer. After that, their reign just suddenly stopped, forever to be left in the vaults of our minds as the annoying girls who got bottled at a rock festival. 
  Personally, being the open minded weirdo that I am, I didn't mind them all that much. I guess I also sort of had a crush on them both. Maybe half because of that fact and half because of my simply curious mind, I decided to do a search for Daphne and Celeste to maybe see what they were up to. To my surprise, I found a music video for a song that they released earlier this year.

  Joining forces with electronic producer Max Tundra, the girls' single, You and I Alone, is a fair far cry from how they were a quarter of a century ago. Tundra has created a tune which is simplistic yet still catchy and even a tad "edgy" (make of that what you will). 
   Quite honestly, this track could have had anyone singing on it. The girls are hardly doing anything challenging vocally and are still clearly being helped by auto-tuning. That aside, the chorus was in my head for ages after my first listen of this.
   I am also blown away by how they have both barely aged. Obviously, they've grown and matured somewhat but they look practically the same. Celeste, in particular, is still pretty hot. But don't get me wrong. That's not really important here.

  If you're curious about the girls' new direction, check out the track below.

New Order release video for recent single, Restless

 

  When it comes to bands having to live in the shadow of it's predecessor, there are a few that people can say have done it right. The demise of Operation Ivy gave us punk rock legends Rancid, Jimmy Page essentially turned The Yardbirds into Led Zepplin and Dave Grohl has had a good thing going on with Foo Fighters since the death of Cobain. Another name to add to that list is New Order. Factory Records didn't even think the former Joy Division members had a chance of making it without Ian Curtis until the success of the now legendary Blue Monday.
   The band have been greatly influential to many bands throughout the decades, including The Killers, who lifted their name from the fictitious band featured in the video for New Order's 2001 hit, Crystal. 

Their new single, Restless, which was released for download on 28th July, comes from the upcoming album, Music Complete, due for release 25th September. 

   The song has that sound that electro/new wave sound everyone is familiar with but whether it's a future classic, I'm not too sure. The video, on the other hand, is quite memorable as it is arty and, quite frankly, a bit confusing. There seems to be a hint of historical storytelling but with a modern twist thrown in. I have a feeling this was directed by the same guy who was trying to get me to incorporate tank and machine gun sounds into a production of King Lear. 

  The song will definitely please long time fans and hopefully the album will do very well. Check out Restless below. 

NEW VIDEOS AND SONGS FROM ISRAELI ACTS

   It's been a while since I've posted some videos, so I'm posting a few different batches of them, This one features videos and new songs by Israeli bands. Some of these videos are a few months old but still might be new to some of you.

Cain and Abel 90210 - HaMechonah (The Machine)

  Cain and Abel 90210 are one of the most mental bands in Israel. In this video for HaMechonah off of their latest Videodrome release, we see the weird humour and playfulness that the band is known for that we did not see in previous video for Lakach Zman (see here). As well as seeing the band aggressively rock out, we see the band bring back their masked alter egos. Due to the song being fairly long, there's quite a lot happening in this video but none of it is boring. The song itself is also a return to the band's groovy and mental alternative metal with humorous lyrics. Even if you don't understand Hebrew, you must check this band out for some weird yet catchy heaviness.

Wounds Never Lie - Elephant (Home)

    Elephant (Home) is the first single from the upcoming Exhausted Waves EP by Israeli metalcore starlets Wounds Never Lie. The song is a little more along the lines of what some people may consider "easycore", as it has some proper singing, melodic bits and an emotional sing-a-long chorus. The verses are still typical jagged and angry metalcore. It might not be ground breaking but it's certainly less irritating than some metalcore nowadays. 

   The video itself is actually well shot and pleasantly simple. Some people might find performance videos boring, but I actually like them. Here, we see the band playing in what looks like someone's living room, although not altogether. We see each individual member doing his own thing in pretty much the exact same spot in the room. It is shot in a sort of independent film style, which adds to the sentiment of the song. The lyrics are a little confusing to me, but the general gist I get from it is that it is meant to be a positive message about moving on through life's struggles. 
   The EP is set for release this month and another video for the song Executer is expected any moment now.

Bryan The Mage - Comfort Zone

   Bryan The Mage (seems to be a role playing reference with the misspelling of "Brian") are a young pop punk/easycore band out of Haifa. Comfort Zone is their first single and first video clip. The song has a very catchy chorus, some good grooves in parts and an electrifying guitar solo. When reading through the lyrics, there are some small spelling mistakes which, funnily enough, are not even the mispronounced words on the track itself. Ah well, it's the Israeli accent. What can you do? In the video, we see the band performing at what could easily be some sort of school prom. Typical school dance lighting shines upon kids doing their best push pit possible as the band rock out on stage. 

Shtuby - Mazeponia / 7 Arms

  The most electronic and out of character act for Punkalovich that I'll be posting today is the solo act Shtuby. Shtuby himself (Yuval) is an all-round musician whose small studio I used to rehearse in once upon a time in a band I drummed with. Since then, I ran into him at a show for a band called Golden Sheet who he was drumming for. Shtuby now has his own experimental act where he mixes different styles of music and uses instruments such as theremin and flute. The first video I saw from Shtuby was for a song called Mazeponia, where I saw Shtuby pretty much giving birth to his music by recording things such as kitchenware and a make-shift drum kit made from industrial metal amongst other things. 

    7 Arms is the latest offering, with a bit of a weird video where Shtuby is head to toe in a body suit which changes colour throughout, as does the background imagery. If you like experimental electronica, check this out. The live show is meant to be equally spectacular!

Skarate Kid - You're Not Alone / Skata 1

   Finally, I'll finish with another 2-in-1, this time for brand new ska band Skarate Kid, which features members from Israeli punk bands. Ska and 2-tone has been a bit scarce in Israel in recent years and now Skarate Kid have come on the scene to fill that void. 

   In the You're Not Alone video, we see the band simply playing in the Street Music studios in south Tel Aviv. The song is upbeat with a positive message, very much like the British 2-tone of the 70s and 80s. The instrumentation is superb. 

Skata 1 (audio only) is a more traditional sounding instrumental track similar to Symarip and Prince Buster, with the saxophone leading the track, accompanied by the odd "Pick it up!" "Huh!" and "chukka chak". I'm a sucker for ska, so if you are too, check them out!

Review: The Prodigy - The Day Is My Enemy [2015]

 

    Although I may have been briefly previously aware of tunes such as Out Of Space, No Good (Start The Dance) and Poison, it was really when Firestarter came out that I, and I'm sure a whole bunch of others, really started to take notice of British ravers The Prodigy. It was Keith Flint's new punk look that intrigued me as a 10 year old already interested in a little bit of 70s/80s punk rock but mostly 90s Brit pop and Brit rock. Whereas he was once really only a long haired dancer along with the giant Leeroy Thornhill, Keith was almost seen here as a frontman. It happened again with Maxim, although already been at the forefront of previous tracks, in the Breathe video, leaving brains of the outfit Liam Howlett quietly enjoying the success of his songs from behind the controls. This escalated The Prodigy from being a DJ led rave act to an innovative rock band of sorts. On top of that, the music was guitar sample led and quite heavy. Both Firestarter and Breathe especially can be considered by many musicians today as songs that got them into heavier music.

  Over the years, the album that spawned those singles, Fat Of The Land, is still considered a classic and an almost revolutionary masterpiece. The band have kept their position as one of most beloved dance acts as well as a proud British export. Both ravers and rock fans alike have been able to enjoy the amazing live spectacle that is The Prodigy both at their Headlining shows and at festivals across the globe. Although later albums Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned and Invaders Must Die did not manage to beat Fat Of The Land's global success, they both reached number 1 in the UK. Tracks like Spitfire (which, at least when I was at University, was being played in rock clubs everywhere along with Pendulum's Tarantula), Omen and Invaders Must Die still kept longtime fans happy and gained them new ones. Everyone was of course awaiting new material and eventually 6 years later the full album has arrived and also hit number 1 in the UK. So....was it worth the wait and the hype?

   Followers of the blog will be aware that I have been quite excited about this new release and already shared my thoughts on some of the tracks that were already released with lyric videos and/or actual videos. The title track and album opener The Day Is My Enemy is a great track to start off the album and a really good track in general. It starts off with some heavy thumping courtesy of Swiss drumming group The Top Secret Drum Corps which then gets used throughout the tracks while singer Martina Topley-Bird (known for her work with Tricky and Gorillaz in the past) sings the lyrics "The day is my enemy, the night my friend", inspired by Ella Fitzgerald's version of All Through The Night. The track has a slow pace and is generally quite reminiscent of Spitfire. Topley-Bird's vocals fit the sentiment of the lyrics perfectly and also compliments the dark mood of the drumming and main riff.
    Tracks like Nasty, Rebel Radio, Get Your Fight On and Wall Of Death are the most rock-like tracks on here. Nasty starts off with a twangy riff which is so reminiscent of something it's killing me. It sounds like something you might hear in a martial arts movie, almost as if it's played on a Pipa (traditional Chinese lute). The track itself literally sounds "nasty", with Keith snarling the lyrics as per usual, heavy beats and some dirty fuzzy synths. There's a bit in the middle of the song where you hear someone say either "I ain't no tourist" or "I ain't no Taurus". I'm not entirely sure.That's going to bug me... Rebel Radio, after its robotic intro, is based upon guitar stabs along with synths, electronic bleeps and whatnot. Every now and again, you hear an uplifting calling of "That's the rebel radio sound" which makes you want to throw your fist in the air.
  Get Your Fight On has some ringed out guitars played over some funky breakbeat for a majority of the track, accompanied by the lyrics "Get your fight on...here's something to bite on". Not really deep and meaningful, but catchy, nevertheless. The synth parts remind me of Invaders Must Die...but then again, synths would do that. This is definitely a song which will get your feet moving whereas the others are more for throwing shapes and jumping up and down.
  Wall Of Death starts off with a riff that keeps tricking me into believing I'm about to listen to something by Lamb Of God or something. Then the heavy pounding electronic beats come in and we're back on track. This is pure Prodigy, with Keith proclaiming "Fuck this and fuck the cash! Fuck you and your heart attack!" Not totally on board with the latter remark. Who would you say that too? Although not lyrically challenging, the track itself is a slight return to Fat Of The Land and therefore a hit.
  Despite also having guitar parts, the heavy synths and characteristically Prodigy beats on Destroy take us back and forth between the ...Jilted Generation era and what has been more common from them in later years. Rhythm Bomb similarly mixes guitar stabs with simple old school dance techno beats. The female vocal samples bring to mind No Good, which isn't a bad thing at all. Roadblox begins sounding a bit like an 80s new wave ballad of sorts, until we get to a little glockenspiel/music box melody which then leads to pure drum and bass beats. I love a bit of drum and bass so this perked me up a lot more while listening. I can see this track being a total floor-filler in the near future if it isn't already.
   Both Wild Frontier and Rok-Weiler (this will soon be a whole new breed of dog) both have intros that make me think of classic computer games. Wild Frontier has already been released to the masses via it's creepy animated video but as a song it doesn't really do anything for me. Rok-Weiler, on the other hand, is a bit more up beat and has that slight drum and bass edge to it. Still, it reminds me of when I used to play something like Hi-octane back in the day.
  For me, Roadblox and Rok-Weiler could be considered album highlights along with Ibiza, Medicine, Invisible Sun and even iTunes bonus track Rise of the Eagles. Ibiza, upon first listen, was just a total delight. With help from Sleaford Mods, the track has that proper British swagger and Prodigy snarl, with the "Eye-Beefa" mantra and "What the fuck is he doing?" parts burying themselves deeply in your brain. Despite written to be poking fun at the simple DJ culture of Ibiza, it musically has the magic to get people pumped on a night out. Medicine, which could in a way be considered the sister song to classic track Poison, has an Eastern feel through parts of it due to a flute melody. It might be slow paced like the title track but the "A spoonful of sugar just to sweeten the taste..." chorus, along with guitar stabs and hype parts, all make the track a pleasure to listen to.
  Although Beyond The Deathray is also a very unexpected track, with no beats, just an atmospheric soundscape, Invisible Sun stands out as being almost like a slow rock jam. I can imagine lighters aloft as people sway along to this. Beyond The Deathray has grown on me on further listening but did just feel like album filler. Rise of the Eagles is most possibly my favourite of the whole album despite only being a special bonus track. It has that feel to it that reminds me a little bit of Walk Like A Panther by All Seeing I mixed in with Cobra Style by Teddybears Sthlm.

   On first listen, I wasn't taken to the album straight away. Maybe it was because of the mood I was in at the time, but some of the slower paced ones just didn't do anything for me. I felt at times that I had heard it all before; same old synths, noises and beats. I kind of felt that Liam Howlett had run out of ideas. Nevertheless, the more I listen, a majority of the songs still hold up on their own. Ibiza and Wall of Death especially are future classics. If you ever had a fondness for The Prodigy but haven't hear this album, I suggest you do but you will have to listen a few times for some of the tunes to really sink in.
4/5

JUST AS I WAS HOPING....A VIDEO FOR "IBIZA" BY THE PRODIGY

   Due to my computer problems of late, I'm a bit late on my album reviews. One of the albums I will be reviewing is the number 1 album by The Prodigy; The Day Is My Enemy.
   From that album, Ibiza is a standout track and was a definite favourite of mine from the get go. Along with Sleaford Mods (I'm not going to pretend to know who they are..), this track is just a pure belter. It has the essence of a more classic Ibiza track, with that balls-out swagger which also makes it sound a bit similar to The Streets. It does, however, have those classic Prodigy synth sounds and wobbly noises, so there's no doubt it's them.
  Whereas the other more recent videos were animated and didn't feature the band, here we see Liam, Keith and Maxim accompanying the Sleaford mods vocalist as they, by the looks of it, antagonise a travel agent.

"What's he fuckin' doin?"

Enjoy. 

Bless Noisey for getting the premiere!

New Artist Promo: MOODKILLER

  I have been given the honour to bring to you, the Punkalovers (working title..might not catch on..), a new artist EXCLUSIVE!! (At least I think it's an exclusive...)

    From the "Occupied Cherokee and Creek Lands" aka Alabama comes new band MOODKILLER. For my Israeli readers, MOODKILLER is a punk-disco project including David of Sigfried and RoidRage. For those not from Israel or simply not familiar with him, David was travelling the world (parts of it, anyway) playing acoustic shows with punk songs he had written as well as some folk songs. After finding some amazing people in Israel, David formed Sigfried and RoidRage with Amit (Ex-Erev Rav/Bnei Zanot Nazim, Almunim Metim) and Guy (The Orions). David was beloved by the Tel Aviv scene but then moved back home (still beloved).
    Fortunately, David has teamed up with Jen (vocals), Tino (Bass/Drums/Guitar/Synth), Josh (Guitar/Bass/Synth) and Trevor (Drums/Bass) to make music which makes you think, drink and be merry. The band members have all been playing in bands (such as The Piss Shivers, Roll Tight and The Nightmare Boyzzz amongst many others) and/or at least been active in the DIY punk scene in the South for around 20 years. In the band's own words:

We started this band because there's too much macho bullshit going on here. We believe that celebration can be liberation. We are ardently anti-police and anti-fascist. We like to boogie. We like to shotgun beers.

  The band have 3 tracks on their soundcloud and hopefully many more to come soon. Violence takes us to the late 70s and early 80s to where punk and electro were starting to blend. Good Job verges upon the Blondie side of disco-punk along with an Atomic-like riff. The song in general is also reminiscent of Scottish band Bis. Surfing To The Apocalypse is a creepy sounding surf number, with echoed vocals and B-movie style riffs. The band have a really fun vibe, probably due to them all singing along and also swapping around on instruments, which must be great to see live. For someone who hasn't been in a band before, main singer Jen has a great riot grrl voice which actually gives the songs a little something more sinister about them. 


  
I'll leave you with some final words form the band: 

We've been in bands you liked. We've been in bands you've hated. All and all we're the kids in the back, waiting to hand you a flyer for something real, off the internet or trying to scam another drink ticket so we can forget this strange place that we all share. You can contact the band at: alabamamoodkiller@gmail.com

QUIRKY SINGLE WITH PORN PARODY VIDEO BY BRITISH WEIRDOS LA SHARK

   Sometimes I'm a little late in finding a new single/video, sometimes I'm a little late on properly discovering a band and sometimes it's both. This post is the latter. 

   I have known OF London based indie-pop/whatever-one-wishes-to-call-it band La Shark since about their beginnings in around 2009 but I never really paid attention to them. This is made worse by the fact that their bassist, Louis, and I are old college classmates. Over the years, he has evolved from a spiky haired wannabe DJ to a full on hipster Jesus. 
  Anyway...the band itself has gained acclaim with their quirky and catchy 80s-like songs, which has lead to going on tour with the likes of Paloma Faith (lucky bastards!) Latest single World Wide Babes has definitely made me sit up and pay closer attention for two reason. 1) The song is pure cheesy pop sounding, with clever lines such as "Worldwide fame on the worldwide web gets you worldwide babes with held wide legs" getting stuck in your head and 2) the video is a funny send up of popular porn sites and series. For those who know me and know me well, it wouldn't surprise you that I recognise almost everything they are parodying here, such as Fake Agent, Money Talks (I'm guessing, unless there's another one I don't know about) and even Chaturbate. It's good to see that the band and the girls involved all have a sense of humour.

   For those of you in London interested in checking these guys out live, you can see them on 1st May at The Bussey Building, Peckham. 

 

MORE NEW SONGS FROM THE PRODIGY

   Yay, it's brand new song time again! 
  I have already posted the new video from The Prodigy for the track Nasty, now there's another for Wild Frontier, a lyric video (not that there's that many words anyway) for album closer (according to wikipedia) Wall Of Death and an official audio video the titular track The Day Is My Enemy. Like Nasty, these tracks don't disappoint anyone who grew up with the Fat Of The Land era Prodigy. Wild Frontier has more of a modern electro feel about it and it's accompanying video is a well made dark stop animation focusing around animal cruelty. Both Wall Of Death and The Day Is My Enemy are brash and heavy. All have those class signature Prodigy beats and noises but Wall Of Death, to me, even has a bit of an Alec Empire quality about it. Saying that, who came first? Check it out for yourselves.

  The album, The Day Is My Enemy, is set for release on 30th March. Can't wait to hear it in full.

BRAND NEW TRACK FROM THE PRODIGY

THE PRODIGY - NASTY

I've just seen/heard this BRAND NEW track by The Prodigy, Nasty. Nasty comes from the new album The Day Is My Enemy due out March 30th. What do we think? It's pretty typical of The Prodigy that we've known and loved since Omen, so shouldn't really disappoint most fans. 

Live Review: One Man Band Festival @ Pasaz, Tel Aviv [8th November 2014]

Bob Log III

Dani Dorchin

Uzi Ramirez

Noga Erez

Before turning up to Pasaz tonight for the One Man Band festival, I was pretty tired after band rehearsal and wasn't too sure if I wanted to pay ₪100 ($26/£16) to go to this, but finally decided that for crazy one man blues band Bob Log III alone it should be well worth it. I did not know who the rest of the line up were. All I knew is that it's all one man band stuff.

Noga Erez

First act of the night is a young woman by the name of Noga Erez. Armed with a laptop, keyboard, synthesizer and a drum machine/sequencer, Noga plays beautiful and, most of the time, funky electro. Right from the first song, with its "Hear me no-one, see me no-one...I'm off the radar" chorus, I was impressed by Noga's use of looping by harmonising her own vocals and keyboard parts. Noga has a great vocal range which can go from being Imogen Heap sweet to Bjork rage (although not as crazy). She didn't really interact that much with the crowd which would have been nice. I mean, I had to check with someone who she was. Was everyone there just expected to know her? Well...from now one, hopefully they will. I found her set enjoyable to watch and I think she will be a great performer if she just put a little bit more energy and interaction into her performance. 

4/5

Uzi Ramirez

Uzi Ramirez is apparently quite well known and almost legendary in Israel's alternative scene, having been involved in The Ramirez Brothers and even, at one stage, Boom Pam. I guess I haven't been here long enough or have not been floating around the right "scenes" to have heard of him until now. I mistook him at first for Bog Log's roadie/techie, as he was testing what looked like a very similar set up to what I have known Bob Log to use, only kick drum and hi-hat (plus tambourine). Looking like an even hairier version of Frank from 30 Rock, Uzi comes on stage and delivers a variety of blues/rock songs, sometimes more in the vein of The Black Keys, sometimes Bob Dylan-esque. Uzi also managed a one man Wipeout and a hint of bluegrass here and there. To be honest, a lot of the songs sound like stuff I may have heard before. Still good, just nothing out of the ordinary. 

3/5

Dani Dorchin

Dani is another guitar playing, foot drumming act. However, he has more of a full set up, with kick, snare (with pedal), tom-tom (with pedal), hi-hat, cowbell and crash as well as his guitar and a harmonica. He uses heal-toe motion to play all parts of the kit with only his two feet. He also manages to strike either the cowbell or the crash with the metal slide on his finger in-between guitar strokes. That is pretty impressive in my book. Setting in place the tone for the rest of the night, Dani plays heavy riffing blues. Some tracks were really up beat and really got people dancing. Highlight of his act was when he put the guitar down and just played with his harmonica. This may be because drums and harmonicas are two of my favourite instruments, but the track itself was also very fun and he plays the harmonica really well. He had another song which sounded almost exactly like House of the Rising Sun. I just can't tell if that was intentional, a funny coincidence or lazy writing. Either way, Dani is a great musician and his set was a joy to watch.  

3.5/5

Bob Log III

I heard about Bob Log III over 10 years ago. I think I may have seen his name around London on posters or read about him in magazines at first, but there was this Hungarian (I think) guy at college who was really into him and talked about going to his show. Over the years, I've had other friends see him live and loved him, but I was still never yet to see him. UNTIL NOW!

What can I say about Bob Log III? The guy performs wearing a flashy jumpsuit, a fighter pilot's helmet (some people say it's a bike helmet but I'm pretty sure it's a pilot's helmet), a drum machine, a kick drum, a crash cymbal on the floor with a tambourine on and his guitar. His helmet has some sort old fashioned telephone (that might be part of the original helmet and I'm just stupid) attached to his helmet which acts a built-in microphone. On top of his bizarre stage image and persona, Bob plays finger bouncing blues. No slow jams at all in Bob's repertoire. With titles like Boob Scotch and S*** on My Leg, Bob Log III is pure harmless fun. From where I was standing, it was hard to make out what he was saying in any of the songs. Saying that, because of the megaphone-like tone of his in-built mic, the lyrics are hard to pick out even on some of his recordings. To be honest, he could have instrumental only tracks with no lyrics at all for all I care. Every single song had everybody dancing. String on a Stick especially has an almost rave vibe.

One of my favourite things about Bob Log, and what I look for in a great performer, is his crowd interaction. Not only does Bob talk to us and is hilarious with the random stuff he says, he hands out balloons and asks us to blow them up and put them on stage. While playing one of his songs, he stamps on the balloons and uses the popping as an extra percussive sound. Not only is there this crowd participation, but he gets 2 girls to come on stage and sit on his legs during S*** on My Leg (one of the girls was called Or and is one of the most beautiful women I've seen. Just putting that out there) and he gets everyone clapping along and at one point carrying him in his yellow dingy. I found that his foot control on the kick and crash isn't always in great timing, but I don't think it really matters. This whole performance was just one massive party and I was glad to be there.  

5/5