Having pumped their way through New Zealand's electronic music scene since their inaugural performance at the annual Gathering New Year's eve festival in 1997, Pitch Black have spent the last nine years rousing dance floor punters, generating rave reviews, winning awards and gaining thousands of fans across the world.
It is their live show that really makes Pitch Black stand out from the rest of the crowd, both sonically and visually. Their tracks take on an added dynamism and their performances reveal the dialectic behind the band - Paddy wants to do it for the crowd, Michael wants to do it to the crowd. Visually they are in another dimension due to Mike's cutting edge visuals, which he manipulates at the same time as mixing the sound! Not for nothing have they been hailed as the "Hexstatic of New Zealand" and have been warmly embraced by England's Big Chill community - playing 3 times at the annual festival.
Over the years they have also found favour among many DJs, both radio and club, including John Peel (Radio One/BBC), Nick Luscombe (Xfm), Greg Roberts (Dreadzone) and Pete Lawrence (Big Chill). Their music has been used in fashion shows and several films, the latest being the Oscar nominated Whale Rider.
Their new album, Rude Mechanicals, is out this year - like it's predecessors it is a dub drenched digital delight, with dancefloor stompers like Sonic Colonic nestled up against rootsy groover 1000 Mile Drift and bass workout Bird Soul. It is available in instalments worldwide: NZ August 6th, OZ August 27th, Digitally September 17th, USA and Europe October 29th and finally, Japan and Asia November 7th.
LIVE: PITCH BLACK + TOM COSM
DJ: CRAZY BALDHEAD + HORACE
8-1
£9 adv., £12 OTD
