3rd time seeing them down here (Sydney '10, Melbourne '18) and this one was an absolute beast. No comparison. Walked outside after for a breather, totally disorientated and feeling like my brain had be reprogrammed. Hard, fully immersive, a heap of variation. There was a beautiful little melody tucked away toward to the end of the set that briefly peaked out on its own once or twice. After being percussively assaulted all set, it was sweet little treat.
Also, shout out to that persistent, rattlesnake-y wood block hit that hung around for a while about a third the way through. It was so clear and crisp and resonated beautifully in the venue. It was mixed dead centre and was this lovely consistent, grounding pulse as pure chaos unfurled around it.
Took about 15mins or so for them to really get into the swing of it. That rogue light was switched off around then and there were some cheers, lol. Maybe related? I dunno how having a light on in the venue affects their performance. But after that the rest of the set was pure banger, worthy of an ae_live release.
The venue was incredible. Absolutely cavernous with excellent acoustics. Ultra wide spatialisation. Was interesting being able to easily pinpoint certain sounds in space like that.
Does anyone have a hi-res photo of the message on the screen before they played? I know it's about the lights, but I missed it and just want a squizz.