Dan Deacon, Spiderman of the Rings
What:
Spiderman of the Rings
Who:
Dan Deacon
On:
Mistletone Records
Related links:
Download six-album discography, Crystal Cat video
Tour:
Laneway sideshow Sat Feb 23, Evelyn Hotel, Tickets $19 from Moshtix, Polyester, TITLE, the Evelyn Bottle shop and Mistletone website.
Win:
We have a double pass to the Evelyn show to give away. To enter, email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line ‘Invite me to this party-in-a-man'
So far as children and Dan Deacon are concerned, music exists primarily to be enjoyed, and enjoyment is directly proportional to a listener's involvement. Whereas most major indie acts attempt 'connection' via excessive personal detailing and a general non-listening attitude, this Baltimore party-in-a-man does it the old-fashioned way - less talk, more action - with unflinching concentration on arresting, fun sounds and a now-famous participatory, hipster-destroying live show. Wherever the gig, Deacon sets up in the middle of the audience, exhorting manic dancing around him like a milk-fed Lux Interior or Melbourne's beloved Talkshow Boy.
Spiderman of the Rings combines the mass-consciousness sounds of childhood - cartoons, video games, electronic home instruments, hyperactivity - with the serious fun-pop of B-52s and pared-down, DIY experimentalism of homemade punk. Songs 'Crystal Cat' and 'Snake Mistakes' are packed with speeding keyboard arpeggios, non-stop drum machine, squiggly oscillators and ridiculous, effects-twisted vocals, while instrumentals 'Big Milk', 'Pink Batman' and 'Jimmy Roche' are Ambient dream-popped through a grinder. It's a giddy, absurd atmosphere, catchy to the point of fitting and rainbow laced with amphetamine.
By Mark Gomes
Genre: Alternative
Release: Album
Keywords: The Evelyn, Mistletone Records
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