Depending on your perspective, the Emperor is either really well dressed, or totally nude. That’s the thing about subjectivity and art in general, the ear of the beholder frequently examines the margins and makes a binary decision. Of all the artists sitting in that space contemporarily, the Quebec based Angine De Poitrine – that’s Khn de Poitrine (microtonal guitars, vocals) and Klek de Poitrine (Percussion) are the ones which confuse the most people.
Background information is suitably fragmental; the anonymous duo have been playing together since they were teenagers and over time have evolved into a must-see live act, if only so viewers can process Khn’s specially commissioned double necked guitar and their masked, polka dot strewn visual presentation. Against the odds, their niche appeal has attracted a wider audience, with their self released debut album Vol I now trading hands at upwards of £500 a copy.
We can assume on that basis that Vol 2 is hotly anticipated, and despite the contrivances, on it they’re still jam-led but show an aptitude for hitting grooves with power and energy. Opener Fabienk is their formula encapsulted, a furious caper that weaves together math rock, crunching bass and alt disco, sounding oddly like Daft Punk and having genuine floor filling potential. Nothing else here has quite that playfulness, but Mata Zyklek, Yor Zarad and the Eastern sounding cinerama of Utzp all underline Angine De Poitrine’s definite substance beneath the silliness. The Emperor’s new outfit may look a bit weird, but it fits him just fine.
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