No Spank Rock, One half of DFA1979 re-emerges

I am going to have a whinge, so if you don't want to listen, skip past this part of the post. Basically I have been rorted for two consecutive years re: the Big Day Out. Last year Mylo was to be my highlight, with the promise of a live show featuring Myles and a full band exciting me and many other dance music fans. However he and his band pulled out, which was no fault of his own due to an ear condition that prevented him from flying. Now MC Spank Rock, one half of and arguably the most important part of the Spank Rock entity, has apparently not made the trip down under for the Big Day Out and sideshows, according to fans who were present for the Gold Coast show and a presenter on FBI radio who's name has escaped me. So basically one the artists who I and many others were extremely excited to see after releasing one of the best albums of 2006, have pulled the pin. I want an explanation as to why, and no one has given one. That is all the fans ask. I bought a ticket with the knowledge Spank Rock would be performing live and not some half assed DJ set. To Ken West et al, you have damaged your credibility enough over the past couple of months in relation to ticketing and the flag fiasco, so the least you can do is give your paying customers an explanation. If there has been an announcement, please feel free to correct me and direct me to such an announcement and I will no longer remain bitter...but the BDO has already commenced and fans have already been left high and dry.

/end rant



On a lighter note, Sebastien Grainger the vocalist and drummer from the late Death From Above 1979 has returned and to my surprise the results are better than Jesse F. Keeler's MSTRKRFT project. Grainger has a new band and has recorded some killer new tracks that are certainly a change from the trademark DFA1979 sound. Out with the pummeling drum and bass blitzkrieg, in with smoother low end grooves, distorted snares and handclaps and fuzzy guitars. Its pretty melodic and takes a much more subtle approach than his previous band yet still has an element of danceability to it, albeit in a much less blood-spilling manner.


MP3: Sebastien Grainger - The Rhythm Method
MYSPACE: Sebastien Grainger