{"id":905,"date":"2008-04-19T01:05:22","date_gmt":"2008-04-19T00:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=905"},"modified":"2008-04-19T01:05:22","modified_gmt":"2008-04-19T00:05:22","slug":"flykkiller-louisiana-bristol-april-15-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=905","title":{"rendered":"flykkiller &#8211; louisiana bristol april 15 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"> <META content=\"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608\" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE><\/STYLE> <\/HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this was a weird one for me.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>having spun the <STRONG>flykkiller<\/STRONG> album,  <FONT color=#008080>experiments in violent light<\/FONT>, literally hundreds of  times over the last 6 or so months, i was concerned as to just how the core of  <U>stephen hilton<\/U> and his partner in sonic crime, <U>pati yang<\/U>, could  create the dark claustrophobic electro atmospheres live.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this concern was compounded when i saw the photos  of the expanded line up on display on the bands, <FONT  color=#008000>institute<\/FONT>, aka website.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>surely the added presence of backing  singer\/guitars\/bass\/drums etc meant that the original idea of  <STRONG>flykkiller<\/STRONG> being a selfish studio operation was going to become  a cloudy mess of modern rock n roll clich\u00c3\u00a9s and extra unwanted analogue  distortion.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thankfully these fears never came to  fruition.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>when the band came on the stage in front of a  minimal crowd (and by that i am not referring to the brand of techno, but the  reality of a poorly attended show on a school night), it became apparent that a  rethink had taken place.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>apart from the real live drummer, the music was  created all by stephen via a hi-tek guitar\/keyboard setup.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>oh, and the odd strange artefact from patis special  box of tricks,&nbsp;adding a slice of percussive drama from time to  time.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>they hit the hard hitting electronic groove  immediately with the album opener, and the bands signature track, <FONT  color=#008080>flykkiller<\/FONT>.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the sound was perfectly clear and sharp, and  genuinely a welcome surprise to yours truly.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&#8220;daddy where did you get that scratch&#8221; never  sounded so ominous.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>pure dirty machine noise, with pati playing the  role of a distant cool gothic angel to maximum effect.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>such role playing would be somewhat wearisome  through an entire gig, but often the ice cool persona is forgotten, and pati  lets loose joking and jostling verbally with the crowd.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>as the gig progresses, it becomes clear that the  combination of patis intimidating stage presence and jaw dropping vocals are a  perfect match for the industrial-electro-techno beats, the vocals are never  outweighed by the forceful noise, and indeed stand up well to the onslaught of  processed beats and loops.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>of course, if you&#8217;ve listened to their debut album,  you&#8217;ll know that other than a handful of tracks, much of the album is quite  obscure, and not really song based. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>for the show, these tracks are wisely avoided, as  the play list focuses quite&nbsp;heavily on new unreleased material that shows a  definite tightening of&nbsp;song structures, yet maintaining within the  music,&nbsp;the&nbsp;passion for technology and edgy sonics.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>basically, the new songs rocked.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>including a cover of <STRONG>dr johns<\/STRONG>  classic, <FONT color=#008080>walking on gilded splinters<\/FONT>, rumoured to be  the bands next single after, <FONT color=#008080>shine out shine out,  <\/FONT><FONT color=#000000>with&nbsp;the original gumbo funk being given a very  intense nu-millennium makeover.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>so over the course of 45 or so minutes we are  treated to the bands various singles, and a chunk of new stuff, before they  close with an almighty acid techno monster, possibly called <FONT  color=#008080>existence<\/FONT>,&nbsp;during which stephen appears to be on his  knees praying to the gods of the midi controller.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>it&#8217;s a spectacular closing track, with pati giving  her all in fine screaming banshee style.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>even in my sober state, my head is&nbsp;buzzin&#8217; and  reacting to a mass of imaginary strobe effects that would go perfectly&nbsp;such  a full on techno-rave pounder.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>but hey, budgets are not available for such excess.  <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><U>yet<\/U>.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>after the show, i managed to catch up with  stephen.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>most of the chat was between him and me, but here&#8217;s  some stuff i will share.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&#8211; yes, they have indeed revised the bands line up  for the live show. there was concern that&nbsp;expanded line up diluted the  focus (ie you have to watch pati and not the guitarist), and clouded the  electronically based music. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&#8211; this was only the third time they have tried this  cut back line up.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&#8211; live drums are still used as opposed to a  machine, as &#8216;i like the feel of live drums&#8217;<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&#8211; the second album is just about  finished.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&#8211; the band are to be appearing at  glastonbury.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>catch&#8217;em before things go seriously  mad.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><U>more detail<\/U> : <A  href=\"http:\/\/www.flykkiller.com\/main.htm\">here<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><U>bonus feature<\/U><\/STRONG> : get the  excellent <U>david holmes<\/U> remix of early single, <FONT  color=#008080>fear<\/FONT>, free&nbsp;<A  href=\"http:\/\/www.conversemusic.co.uk\/music-download\/index.asp\">here<\/A>  <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>[nb. a few simple details are required &#8211; not a  direct link to an mp3, but it&#8217;s very worthy of such trouble]<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/BODY><\/HTML><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>this was a weird one for me. having spun the flykkiller album, experiments in violent light, literally hundreds of times over the last 6 or so months, i was concerned as to just how the core of stephen hilton and his partner in sonic crime, pati yang, could create the dark claustrophobic electro atmospheres live. 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