When the Pendulum lads want to celebrate, they head to Brixton. South London has embraced the Aussies – it’s where they recorded their live album, after all – and ‘Inertia’ is blaring from every graffitied corner on the walk from the Tube. More than that, tonight feels like the sort of night that condenses South London energy into a single space; ravers, metallers, young and old, putting aside tribal scene politics to have a good old dance on a Friday night. It’s all unusually inspiring, and, as it turns out, incredibly well constructed.
Alt Blk Era are a perfect support choice, embodying this heavy wholesome sensation that floats through the atmosphere. ‘Rave Immortal’ hits heavy and euphoric before ‘Run Rabbit’ sprinkles vocal sugar over hazy schoolyard beats, but its latest single ‘Ok (Cyber Racing)’ that feels the most three-dimensional in its vision. When they let the snark out on ‘My Drummers Girlfriend’, we’re given permission to let ourselves go in anticipation of the…
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