Mystic Boer, Bloemfontein
12 August 2009
Isochronous
The time factor in their name was not without a sense of ambiguity on the evening. Because on the day their transport from Pretoria to Bloemfontein broke down and to cater for the problems everything started a lot later than scheduled, but they still only arrived at the venue about 20 minutes before they had to go on stage.
However on the flip side, their arrival onto the NepTunes radar couldn’t have been timelier. About midway through their set I was left picking the pieces of my mind from the walls, because it felt as if I was in a trademark Quentin Tarantino shootout scene and they were blowing minds all over the place with their music.
One of the highlights were when bassist Franco, who plays a six string bass, well and truly tamed the beast with a face melting slap and pop solo in their track ‘Beauty Queen.’ Frontman Richard performed like a possessed logger sawing out the melodies on guitar and Alex on keyboard brings a pleasant atmosphere to their songs. When this band stops in your town. You have to go see them!
7/8
Kidofdoom
A person walking past the Mystic Boer whilst Kidofdoom were summoning their otherwordly sounds probably thought that the club was in the midst of an alien invasion.
But the only thing alien about this band is that it is an instrumental only child.
As in Isochronous the focal point of Kidofdoom is Richard Brokensha. But in Kidofdoom he has no vocal duties so his performance was a mix between a mad scientist and an orchestra conductor. He was constantly busy mixing tones on keyboard, whilst headbanging to the drum and bass rhythms and found some time to exert some rock ‘n roll contusions when playing guitar.
As there are no vocals, their live qualities lie in their ability to intrinsically connect the energy and ambiance of their songs with the crowd through clever arrangements and a tight performance. Kidofdoom’s music is a liquid remedy to a hangover of banalities that are creeping in at South African mainstream music. They are definitely bringing something fresh to the South African music scene and they are doing it well.
6/8
NM - Andre Kluyts
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