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Architecture in Helsinki - sweating their holes out
Went to the Manchester Academy to see Architecture in Helsinki last night. I had not seen anything at the Academy before so didn't know the exact location.. I have also not seen AIH live before and ended up having a horrifically awkward conversation with Jamie Mildren (pic below - guitarist/trombonist) outside the venue where I basically asked him where the academy was, he pointed behind me, then I asked him if it was the academy with live music tonight.. to which he just nodded with a bizarre look on his face. Quite embarassing, not recognising him would not be so bad if he wasn't 6'2 with massive dreds and a huge red beard.. lol.
They were supported by Caribou who were playing trippy electronic instrumental stuff featuring two drum kits, keyboards, bass, two guitars, a xylophone, a recorder and a lot of chanting! The lead singer, Dan Snaith was quite excitable and the music was cool. I found myself trying to pigeon hole what kind of music they were playing but couldn't. It was not until I got to work today and looked into Caribou and its origins that I found out Dan Snaith has previously released solo electronic records. I was confused because one of the songs had verses and a chorus but the majority had an element of chanting overlaying crazy drum sessions and catchy beats and electronic noise featuring throughout. It was a great pre-cursor for what was to come.
Architecture in Helsinki were quite a big group for the tiny stage and the club was hot as hell! Ridiculously so, there were actually statements made about petitioning to get air con put in, lets see how that goes. Anyway, the group were super energetic on stage, especially Cameron Bird and Kellie Sutherland. Kellie sounded great, she does all of the melodic singing and sang it as well live (while sweating it out in a koala top) as she did while recording. They were not overly polished in their delivery but everything about the set was fun, they were cool to watch and it was impossible to stand still.
Top night!
Upcoming shows are Kate Nash, maybe John Butler Trio, and then..... INTERPOL!
They were supported by Caribou who were playing trippy electronic instrumental stuff featuring two drum kits, keyboards, bass, two guitars, a xylophone, a recorder and a lot of chanting! The lead singer, Dan Snaith was quite excitable and the music was cool. I found myself trying to pigeon hole what kind of music they were playing but couldn't. It was not until I got to work today and looked into Caribou and its origins that I found out Dan Snaith has previously released solo electronic records. I was confused because one of the songs had verses and a chorus but the majority had an element of chanting overlaying crazy drum sessions and catchy beats and electronic noise featuring throughout. It was a great pre-cursor for what was to come.
Architecture in Helsinki were quite a big group for the tiny stage and the club was hot as hell! Ridiculously so, there were actually statements made about petitioning to get air con put in, lets see how that goes. Anyway, the group were super energetic on stage, especially Cameron Bird and Kellie Sutherland. Kellie sounded great, she does all of the melodic singing and sang it as well live (while sweating it out in a koala top) as she did while recording. They were not overly polished in their delivery but everything about the set was fun, they were cool to watch and it was impossible to stand still.
Top night!
Upcoming shows are Kate Nash, maybe John Butler Trio, and then..... INTERPOL!
