Kelpe live at Hoxton Plaza in London
Just the trick to brighten up an otherwise nondescript Wednesday in October, Kel McKeown – aka Kelpe – stopped by to bombard us with his ghetto house and folksy electronica.
Latest LP Fourth the Golden Eagle got a proper live airing with a digital hailstorm of background visuals and the added umph of live drums. Falling between the cracks of electro, hip-hop and house Kelpe’s sound was heavy yet cerebral, and unlike a few of his contemporaries he never indulged a soundscape at the expense of a tune.
The few tracks from 2009′s Cambio Wechsel were notably bass-heavy in comparison as Kelpe expanded his trademark wobbly electro-bass with woody percussions and synth breakdowns. Not that he was giving anything away from underneath his baseball cap, but there were hints of a more house, even psychedelic orientated direction to come.
Setlist
Astrolomy
Superzero Theme
Eye Candy Bath
Wind In The Windows
No Film
Single Stripe
Puds
Same New Bra
Toy Castle
Go Visible
The Blankout Agreement
Closed Cup Headroom
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