30 September 2010
Dom Maker and Kai Campos, better known as Mount Kimbie, made their Toronto debut at the Drake Underground this Thursday night and did not disappoint. The young UK duo played a live set free of laptops, using a Native Instruments sampler, a Roland SP-555, and a KORG Kaoss pad, as well as, real guitar, synth and drums, they managed to create an interesting and varied live version of their clipped paced dubstep sound. Tracks like “Carbonated”, “Field” and “Ode to Bear” sounded great live, with tweaked samples, live instrumentation, additional beats, and deep bass. The opening seconds of “Maybes” sounded downright cavernous in the dark and packed Drake Underground, and the vocal samples swirled and panned around the room. The live version of “William” featured Dom singing the muted lyrics with his thick British accent, which I thought was a nice touch. Although their set was relatively short, and perhaps at times just a bit too low on the bpms for the ravenous crowd, it was great to see these guys play live in a small venue. Nice stuff.
Local hero mymanhenri got the show going, playing great tracks by all our faves including FlyLo, Floating Points, and Onra, who will also be making his Toronto debut at the Drake Underground on Oct 10th. Another one you should not miss. Check it.
Tags: concert, crooks and lovers, drake hotel, drake underground, dubstep, maybes, mmmlele, mount kimbie, mount kimbie live, mymanhenri, toronto, uk
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June 1, 2011 at 11:52 |
cool post.. however, the NI Maschine requires a laptop.. I suppose one could use its midi to control some form of hardware, although I’m not familiar with anything that can do so through USB.. 🙂
still.. if they had the laptop under the table for the whole show its impressive!
January 13, 2014 at 23:18 |
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