My First Ever Post-punk concert (OOTN and a short review)

Hi everyone!

On Friday night I went to my first ever post-punk concert! We don’t have these kinds of bands in South Africa so this is one of the things I was excited for about moving to Belgium!

I didn’t know either of these artists so I decided to check them out beforehand and really liked their sound so decided to go. Every month or so Dark Entries hosts an event with different goth or related genre bands playing. It’s a super tiny venue, but the sound is pretty decent!

Here are some photos of my outfit for the night! I was EXTREMELY overdressed for this event! xD Everyone looked super normal and I felt very out of place, but the music was good!

I arrived a bit late and Xtort had already started playing. They are based in Duisburg, Germany and describe their sound as industrial wave post-punk. I really enjoyed their performance! They are a two man act, which is something I had never seen before, so I was really impressed! They have a very experimental sound, mixing different styles and sounds! I love it!

Here’s one of their songs so you can check them out:

Palais Ideal were amazing! They are from Eindhoven, The Netherlands. I absolutely love post-punk and I really enjoyed their show! They are also a two man band. Their sound has a lot of old school post-punk elements so it’s perfect for those who love older goth music. I found it funny how the lead vocalist / guitarist sort of looked like he could be a CEO because of his suit, tie and short hair, and the backing vocalist / bassist looked like he was too cool for the job, with his unbuttoned shirt, hair in his face and sunglasses.

Here’s one of their songs:

Both of these bands are on Spotify if you want to check out more of their music! Unfortunately I couldn’t find my favourite tracks on YouTube.

J

xx

Music Find Of The Month – nTTx

This is a new feature I want to do every month featuring my favourite band or artist that I discovered in the past month.

My favourite music find of the month is nTTx!

nTTx is the solo project of Gord Clement (ex-Atomzero). His sound is described as “EBM with synthpop and disco influences”. So far he has released two songs – Falls Beautiful and a modernized cover of Depeche Mode’s New Dress. Falls Beautiful spent an impressive 4 weeks on the German Electronic Charts in the top 15 – not bad for an unsigned artist from Toronto, Canada. The song is from his upcoming EP due to be released later this year.

 

I’ve really been enjoying both of his songs and can’t wait to hear more!

 

You can download his single “Falls Beautiful” and b-side Depeche Mode cover for free from his Bandcamp.

 

Here is the lyric video for Falls Beautiful in case you want to listen before you download:

 

 

J

xx