Anne WidjajaRIP Bloc Party, or the band formerly known as rock.
July 9th 2008 18:18
So when I kept hearing them ramble about how excited they were about the revival of dance music and the emergence of genres such as 'nu-rave' (see music of the Klaxons for more information) and also simultaneously preparing their fans for what they were going to do next, which was was to do what their hearts desired and make dance music. SO, Flux happened. At first I was intrigued to see them make some decent dance music. That is music which sounds like it required more effort than pressing the prerecorded back track record on those twenty dollar keyboards they sell in the toy section at Target. Flux is decent. Although I can not stand it when bands put those HORRIBLE robot like voice affecting filters on their lead vocals, especially on a voice like Kele's, but at least it isn't too noticeable. If you skip the first half of the track it still resembles a Bloc Party song. But then they released Mercury and I lost all hope of this dance thing just being a faze. After listening to the track a couple of times, I must admit it's a good dance track, especially the experimenting with strings, brass and bongo drums (always GREAT drumming with Bloc Party) in the latter part of the song. But then I went to my faithful itunes and listened to This Modern Love and I felt sad, a sense of grief if you like, realising that that Bloc Party has long gone. My problem with dance/electro/trance- is I find it hard to connect to - it has no soul! (cue large choir with large African women praising Jesus!).The old Bloc Party has long exited the building or rather traded it in for crossing over to the dimly lit, 'shuffle' dancing side. I love going to rock concerts seeing punters moved, you know that cheesy moment with the simultaneous fist punching and beer spilling during the acoustic songs. Mosh pits may be gross but at least people join together and move in a communal, admittedly violent/drunk direction. How can the music be that phenomenal when the most genuine, excited fans of the genre show their appreciation in a 'shuffle'?
Anyhoo, make up your own mind and listen to their new single MERCURY at: www.myspace.com/blocparty
www.blocparty.com
(Atleast their new video clips on their website are trippy)
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Comment by Lisa 4
I haven't heard their new stuff yet but now I'm not sure if that was such a bad thing after all.
Do you still have my Bloc Party album by the way? I have tried looking for it and might have lost it.. but then I remember I lent it to you long ago? Or maybe it IS gone. Darrrrrrrn!
- Leeeesa.