Arriving at the academy tonight, just after the
cues had gone, only to find Id been left off the
Guest list, I ended up missing the first bands
set, which sucks but it happens!
Esben & The Witch (4) are a 3 piece Atmospheric
electro band, kinda like Florence and the machine
only without being as upbeat and massive pop musical
sound scape, it's bordering on being a bit out
there, but it's good music, certainly something
I'd happily listen to again, they all chip in
on the beating on the drum, each taking a part
on the rim, skin and symbol that's on there too,
the vocalist doubles as the bass player too, there's
two guitarists with one doubling as the synth
player as well. It's all well organised and well
written but the songs do feel familiar as many
sound the same, I find it engaging but I also
feel it’s easy to ignore as some in the
crowd did.
The Big Pink (4) are a 4 Piece Bass heavy electronic
music, deeply atmospheric at times, and light
and indie at others. They opened with the excellent
Too young to love which was followed by war with
the sun, these songs were not what I was expecting,
but they did seem a tad lengthy, but it’s
nothing you can’t live with! The guitar
work along with the synth playing, it all works
really well together along with some decent drumming
nothing too complex but really effective. The
songs seem to be well thought out as all the layers
merge well to create decent sound scape. The stage
presence is energetic and lively. The stage show
is difficult to shoot as its all backlit, annoying
for sure but I'll live! Other songs that featured
were Velvet, Crystal Visions, Twilight, Sweet
Dreams and the excellent Dominos which also closed
the set, wasn't sure what to expect when I got
to the academy tonight, but it was worth it!
Esben And The Witch 4/5
The Big Pink 4/5
Review By Robert Lawrence |
