I heard this in between sets at the Autolux show last night. With a tap of my toe and a swivel of my hip (the left one) I shimmied over to the DJ booth to ask what it was. He told me to, ”go on youtube and type in Italian gibberish song. It’s a dude named Adriano Calentano, or something.”
I did. And it was great. I don’t know the back story behind it all and I’m curious enough so that I have been trying to do some research. I’m gathering that it’s from an Italian parody show, similar to a Kids in the Hall? Then again, I might be off the mark and categorizing it as a ‘parody skit show’ might be completely degrading its importance and cultural significance. So I’ve settled on loving it for what it is, like a mother to an ugly child.
The autolux show was pretty brutal. I had no prior knowledge of the band going into the show save for a quick listen through of their first album, Future Perfect. Sometimes, for reputable bands, this is a good idea because you’re mind isn’t jaded and familiarized to the songs and you can experience the music in all its glory.
This wasn’t the case.
I picked up on the fact that their biggest influences are Sonic Youth and early Velvet Underground. No, Autolux, you can’t pull it off.
They seemed to have borrowed sounds that have already been created without going far enough to create their own significant stamp in music. If I heard a snippet of …Trail of Dead leaking from someones Ipod I would still recognize it. If I was grocery shopping and an Interpol song came on, I would instantly pick up on it as well. They have their own sounds (a certain hook or a change in notes or a trill of the voice) that, although borrowing from amazing past influences, set them apart from them at the same time.
Each musician individually appeared to have a great amount of talent yet failed to take risks and show this. And the bass player looked like a mouth breather.
