C-Musik

First time ever I went out to see the supporting band instead of the main attraction yesterday, and blimey, was it a good choice!

The 120 Days are most definitely a big thing to be, musically inspired by Krautrock and other great pioneers of electronic music. Performance-wise they're in the middle of modern times, looking quite metrosexual and very extravagant overall.

During their first Belgian gig, at Domino 07 in Brussels' AB, they did a great job at showing what they're about. A podium stuffed with electronica, a couple of strobe lights, and that was about it. Upon hitting the stage, a Krauty intro was provided and then when the singer came along, he really hit the right spots, performing like his life depended on it.

Still, sadly, the crowd was immensely daft. Apart from me - I fear - but two or three had ever heard of the 120 days before, and that showed. They really had a hard time in getting them to move about. In my opinion they would have had the right to be a bit more downright nasty about them doing nothing, but that's just me.

Also they played a brand new song - we were the first crowd ever to get to hear it, apparently - which had a great deal of potential! There was something club hit'ish to it, which I liked and which they'd deserve!

Then obviously, the main attraction, !!!. As it seemed the crowd had come over especially to see them, they didn't quite have as hard a time as the 120 days as to drag the crowd along. I absolutely have to admit the guys did a great job though! While I had never heard any of the songs - they all uncannily sounded alike by the way - before, they managed to drag me along after just a song or two. The highest sweat-to-music-ratio ever for a band I had never heard of before!