Future Music Festival 2009: A dissection by Albert Santos (Including video of Empire of the Sun)
So 2010's Future Music Festival is set to be big. Or at least the PR men would suggest that it would be. After a year that had Basement Jaxx, N.E.R.D., and CSS - some of the biggest crossover acts to ever grace the Future stage - the Melbourne dance party organisers have had to proverbially step up their game. Here are some of the acts that appeal to my tastes from this year's lineup.
The Prodigy
This announcement makes me happy. I missed them earlier this year at Big Day Out (I decided to see Neil Young and run into The Drones instead). So a chance to finally catch these dance-punk legends after so many years is great.
Empire Of The Sun
I got to see Luke Steele's exercise in pop bombast at Parklife the other week. Admittedly it was all types of strange, but hardly as strange as Crystal Castles. Here's a video I caught of the performance:
As you can see, lots of flashing lights, headgear and dancers. Something tells me this is an experience best had in a theatre or somewhere exotic a la Bjork's live show.
Franz Ferdinand
I saw these guys on their Falls festival sideshow and admittedly they're a tight live act. Their most recent album Tonight hadn't even been released but through pure energy they got the crowd moving and chanting along to all new lyrics.
Of course, what everyone is talking about is the fact that they're a guitar band in the middle of a dance fest. That said, I got to speak with bassist Robert Hardy last Friday about the proposition and he's confident the band will get the crowd moving.
And yes, both photos of the show and the interview I did with Robert for Faster Louder are coming soon!
David Guetta
I have to say, the only thing I know about this guy is that when paired with Akon, he creates the one song that will NEVER LEAVE MY HEAD. EVER.
WHO'S A SEXY BITCH?
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
In September, I stayed up till 2:30am watching this band slur around the stage of the Metro Theatre, forgetting lyrics, taunting the audience, then asking about 20 girls to cover DFA1979's Let's Make Out. Strange, and I'm not entirely sure it was worth it. Their bassist is a queen though.
12/10/2009 The Prodigy
This announcement makes me happy. I missed them earlier this year at Big Day Out (I decided to see Neil Young and run into The Drones instead). So a chance to finally catch these dance-punk legends after so many years is great.
Empire Of The Sun
I got to see Luke Steele's exercise in pop bombast at Parklife the other week. Admittedly it was all types of strange, but hardly as strange as Crystal Castles. Here's a video I caught of the performance:
As you can see, lots of flashing lights, headgear and dancers. Something tells me this is an experience best had in a theatre or somewhere exotic a la Bjork's live show.
Franz Ferdinand
I saw these guys on their Falls festival sideshow and admittedly they're a tight live act. Their most recent album Tonight hadn't even been released but through pure energy they got the crowd moving and chanting along to all new lyrics.
Of course, what everyone is talking about is the fact that they're a guitar band in the middle of a dance fest. That said, I got to speak with bassist Robert Hardy last Friday about the proposition and he's confident the band will get the crowd moving.
And yes, both photos of the show and the interview I did with Robert for Faster Louder are coming soon!
David Guetta
I have to say, the only thing I know about this guy is that when paired with Akon, he creates the one song that will NEVER LEAVE MY HEAD. EVER.
WHO'S A SEXY BITCH?
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
In September, I stayed up till 2:30am watching this band slur around the stage of the Metro Theatre, forgetting lyrics, taunting the audience, then asking about 20 girls to cover DFA1979's Let's Make Out. Strange, and I'm not entirely sure it was worth it. Their bassist is a queen though.
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