Melbourne's second-coolest people will board the cutter copter for a cameo at Sonar on May 17 with The Black Kids. Corey Worthington opens. Tracklist for In Ghost Colours out via Modular on April 8th: 1. Feel The Love 2. Out There On The Ice 3. Lights and Music 4. We Fight For Diamonds 5. Unforgettable Season 6. Midnight Runner 7. So Haunted 8. Voices In Quartz 9. Hearts on Fire 10. Far Away 11. Silver Thoughts 12. Strangers In The Wind 13. Visions 14. Nobody Lost, Nobody Found 15. Eternity One Night Only
Was it their secret synth science that drove the stellas insane? Maybe the vocodor-laced fingersnap hand claps, or bobby digital high hats harkening young ones back to pop hits from their birth year? Or just the black leather Members Only jacket?
Indeed, Chromeo dropped hott Sunday electroplasma into the Baltimore City streets, a la Ghostbusters 2, leaving knee sock bunnies and bespectacled beatsters up to their chucks in dancefunk muck as temps cruised well above a hundo. Fun game - try to count the number of underage tenderonis attached to Dave 1 in this picture.
Dave 1 raps with us backstage about Studio B, Daft Punk and the Golden Girls:
Anyone that cites Hall and Oates, Daft Punk, and the original P-Diddy (Collins) as influences must put together a strong package. Plus a local fun fact: The backstage at our favorite joint Sonar is highly customizable to help artists from different backgrounds feel comfortable before each gig. Chromeo chose the "streets is watchin" concept. Also available, not pictured: James Lipton's study, Warhol's washroom or generic principle's office.
Our weekend beats 'r bottomless ploppin off the top of this esophagus straight rockin this metropolis (sample condensed and revised FOC gangsta flow).
Basement party sneakers and safety reflector belt? Check. Ecto cooler disco juice box? Check. Cashmere sleeveless hoodie inspired by 4th to 9th century Arabic Geometry? Check. Hearty travel mueslix and Choose Yar Own Adventure Pirate Book for the bus ride? Check.
So its off to NYC for Simian Mobile Disco at Studio B, then bring that beat back to Bodymore for Chromeo's two man two step at sucker-free Sunday Sonar.
