If there is one band that can be defined as rock 'n roll, it is New York’s 'A Place To Bury Strangers. The music this noize-rock group releases on record sounds pretty dreamy and passive. But when it comes to their live-act, the energy released while performing is astonishing.
The preliminary artist this evening was All Shall Be Well (And All Shall Be Well And All Manner Of Things Shall Be Well). An upcoming Dutch post-rock band that will be releasing their debut album Roodblauw in January next year. Their performance was really good. They were able to keep their entire set interesting, which lasted for almost an hour. The only downside of this band is their originality. All Shall Be Well hasn't been around for too long and that is quite noticeable. It's easy to hear they haven't designed their own sound yet. Their current music could therefor be described as a blend of big post-rock bands like Caspian, God Is An Astronaut and This Will Destroy You. But I've no doubt this band will develop an unique sound later on. I therefor really advise people to check out their upcoming album in January. I mean, these men certainly know how to play their instruments.
After a half an hour stage-change it was time for the main act: A Place To Bury Strangers. The band kicked off with their biggest hit 'In Your Heart'. At first it looked like the show was going to be like a standard shoe-gazer performance: The artists having absolutely no contact with the crowd, because they were to busy creating huge walls of sound while being guided by a stroboscope that would cause the average epileptic an instant heart attack. The first 30 minutes were like that. The second part of the show however, was totally different. It began after the lead-singer emptied a whole bottle of beer in 5 seconds, like making a statement. When he was sure his bottle wasn't longer containing any beer, he walked to the front of the stage and stared awkward intensively and long into the audience. This made it very obvious he was jacked up on god only knows what. Or maybe he's just plain freaky. However, after this intimate moment their show headed for a complete different direction. They pumped up the volume, ditched the vocals, jumped around the stage and thrashed their entire equipment while solely playing noise. This violence caused the equipment to collapse after 30 minutes. When there weren't any instruments anymore to play on the band left. Leaving the crowd in an euphoric state. What a show.
Band picture by Charlotte Zoller
The preliminary artist this evening was All Shall Be Well (And All Shall Be Well And All Manner Of Things Shall Be Well). An upcoming Dutch post-rock band that will be releasing their debut album Roodblauw in January next year. Their performance was really good. They were able to keep their entire set interesting, which lasted for almost an hour. The only downside of this band is their originality. All Shall Be Well hasn't been around for too long and that is quite noticeable. It's easy to hear they haven't designed their own sound yet. Their current music could therefor be described as a blend of big post-rock bands like Caspian, God Is An Astronaut and This Will Destroy You. But I've no doubt this band will develop an unique sound later on. I therefor really advise people to check out their upcoming album in January. I mean, these men certainly know how to play their instruments.
After a half an hour stage-change it was time for the main act: A Place To Bury Strangers. The band kicked off with their biggest hit 'In Your Heart'. At first it looked like the show was going to be like a standard shoe-gazer performance: The artists having absolutely no contact with the crowd, because they were to busy creating huge walls of sound while being guided by a stroboscope that would cause the average epileptic an instant heart attack. The first 30 minutes were like that. The second part of the show however, was totally different. It began after the lead-singer emptied a whole bottle of beer in 5 seconds, like making a statement. When he was sure his bottle wasn't longer containing any beer, he walked to the front of the stage and stared awkward intensively and long into the audience. This made it very obvious he was jacked up on god only knows what. Or maybe he's just plain freaky. However, after this intimate moment their show headed for a complete different direction. They pumped up the volume, ditched the vocals, jumped around the stage and thrashed their entire equipment while solely playing noise. This violence caused the equipment to collapse after 30 minutes. When there weren't any instruments anymore to play on the band left. Leaving the crowd in an euphoric state. What a show.
Band picture by Charlotte Zoller