PODCASTIQUON Emotiquon LIVE @ Tronic (Dec 2007)

EMOTIQUON LIVE @ TRONIC XMAS PARTY 2007:  

Playing their first ever live gig, ' Emotiquon'  seem to be another hidden gem within the Scottish electronic scene. Hailing from Ayrshire the synth crazed duo will be bringing their unique blend of electro house, or "Wobblecore" to the Tronic night. 

With an impressive collection of fun and uplifting tracks Emotiquon have been featured in a high profile advertisement (X Box game Viva Piniata featured "Jalepeno Sugarburst") and also on a compilation with Petrol Records (their track "Tokyo Bass Exchange" featured). Emotiquon's eclectic sound frequently contains samples from their favourite television programs and films, and can come across as comedic, upbeat, and rather silly. 

Expect to see a band thats not scared to experiment with some stranger sounds and rhythms, and will no doubt uplift the spirits for all lovers of electronic music on the night.

http://www.myspace.com/emotiquon

LIVE REVIEW (BY US)!!!  

Current mood:  accomplished  

Category : Parties and Nightlife

Thanks to everybody who attended the FANTASTIC Tronic Xmas Party bash last Friday (21st Dec 2007)!!!

It was our first official Emotiquon gig, and it went down a storm. We ended up headlining, thanks to Satellite Dub who preferred to play in front of a slightly larger audience before us!

Opening the event were the incredible Deltason! With an incredibly precise (and very tall) LIVE DRUMMER, a DJ, and Mr Deltason himself operating more bleepmachines than one could hope to shake a lightning rod at, the group performed impeccably. Blending rock groove with abstract ambient electronica, their sound was reminiscent of Boards Of Canada, Autechre, and The Orb.

They were followed by the untouchable Scottish pioneer of chiptune, Firebrand Boy! I've never seen anything more entertaining than a solo performer raving his arse off whilst clinging onto a Nintendo Gameboy!!! I don't know what he's done to his wee gamebox, but he managed to squeeze more rave out of it than a melon filled with ecstasy in a foodblender. In fact, he had TWO Gameboys. And his trick is his secret. 

Master Satellite Dub was nothing short of speakercrushing. Huge basslines, filthy rolling melodies, and drum parts that shook the Glasgow Clockwork Orange completely off it's rails (miles away, under the ground, on the opposite side of the Clyde! (reports of said incident have been silenced by the Glasgow City Council)

And finally, ourselves! EMOTIQUON! Before going onstage, I whispered to James Mechanoid that at every previous gig with my other bands, there was always an unexplained technical hitch as soon as we got onstage. Said hitch resulted in absolutely NO SOUND whatsoever for at least 2 minutes whilst the audience stared (unimpressed) waiting for the music. He laughed. It happened.

And then, on with the show. Miraculously, not a single technical hitch occured throughout the set, given the sheer amount of processing power and audio samples demanded from our little MacBook. The machine performed without glitch and with more glimmer than a Christmas mirrorball. I will swear by my MacBook for every performance.

We put a lot of work and practice into our performance before the night. And it really paid off. Now we have the bug. We'll be incorporating our electronic drum kit, more keyboards, and perhaps a live bassist in the future. But at the heart of it all will be our beloved MacBook running Ableton LIVE!

BELOW IS A SHORT VIDEO CLIP FROM THE GIG: