aaamusic | On 25, Sep 2011

London, 20th September

Another splendid night of music at White Heat, the Tuesday club night at Madame Jojo’s, a goldmine of inspirational new music that has seen in the latest years, just to give an idea, the likes of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart and Crystal Stilts.

 

Tonight is Pinkunoizu’s turn, but let’s start with their support bands, because they fully deserve a mention.

 

Symphony of The Magnetic North started the night giving an enchanting touch to the stage with an ethereal set of tunes as Calexico and Beirut would sound together if they were on magic mushrooms. After them folktronica legend Sam Genders gave another proof of his immense talent with its new creature Diagrams. From the funk of Hill to the hypnotising loop machine of Woking, the eight-piece ensemble provided half an hour of magic, twisted, and uplifting music. Apart from Genders’ unmistakable voice, there wasn’t much of his past with Tunng, but the orchestral pop of Sufjan Stevens (especially in the magnificent antelop), the tribal rhythm of Peter Gabriel, and the Paul Simon escapes to Africa.

 

A weird entrée to the post-rock of Pinkunoizu and their six sonic getaways to hyperspace. The Danish band struggle a bit with sound initially, since maintaining a balance between the various feedbacks is always a challenge, and the quality of The Abyss suffers a bit from this, even though its slow pace, like the Calla in the time of Televise, hypnotises nonetheless. With Ny Knallert, the wall of sound starts in all its grandiosity. The post-rock of Pinkunoizu is not the one a la Explosions in The Sky, but the strongly kraut-influenced one of Mogwai.

 

Gospel of John is Brian Eno and Neu! shaken in a blender by the wicked hands of Popul Vuh, while Tin Can Valley strikes with its mathematic approach. Loop and Lacuna conclude a night of great music, and Pinkunoizu with their latest EP Peep can finally give some CPR to a genre that is in desperate need of new ideas.

 

Author: Lorenzo Coretti