Sunday, October 29, 2006
24 hour party people is a smug, stupid little movie. nominally about the rise of new wave and rave culture in manchester, england it mostly serves as a excuse to show video footage of the actual bands (most notably joy division/new order) and then splice away to a cut of the actors playing those characters. the movie's self-conscious attempts to give us frameworks to view the story (Icaran, self-destructive/brilliant) are over-obvious (the themes are stated outright in sidebars). A bit of musical history about manchester may come in handy for looking with-it in hipster circles, but the movie itself is frankly boring.
in related news, I went to see "Shout out out out out" at the pyramid last night. they are a canadian electro-dance outfit. it was sortof like a cross between daft punk and grandaddy (part high-energy rave, part technological pathos). I dug it. Much like "you say party! we say die!" one has the distinct sense that people have been making this music in New york for about 6 years, but it sure is fun. 2 drummers, 4 bassists, 2 synths and a vocoder. for any new yorkers, they are coming for the CMJ fest on the 31st and the 1st.
in related news, I went to see "Shout out out out out" at the pyramid last night. they are a canadian electro-dance outfit. it was sortof like a cross between daft punk and grandaddy (part high-energy rave, part technological pathos). I dug it. Much like "you say party! we say die!" one has the distinct sense that people have been making this music in New york for about 6 years, but it sure is fun. 2 drummers, 4 bassists, 2 synths and a vocoder. for any new yorkers, they are coming for the CMJ fest on the 31st and the 1st.
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