http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2008/03/09/gang-gang-dance-the-park-avenue-armory-whitney-biennial-3908/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:53:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2008/03/09/gang-gang-dance-the-park-avenue-armory-whitney-biennial-3908/comment-page-1/#comment-11753 1MM: Gang Gang Dance Rattle a Room of Confused Hedge Funders and Arty Cool Kids @ MoMA's Armory Show Afterparty | self-titled magazine :: s/t daily Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:07:03 +0000 http://www.self-titledmag.com/2008/03/09/gang-gang-dance-the-park-avenue-armory-whitney-biennial-3908/#comment-11753 [...] As they proved at yet another museum appearance last night—we saw them at the Whitney Biennial just a year ago—Gang Gang Dance performances are percussive, celebratory affairs that graze everything from dub [...] [...] As they proved at yet another museum appearance last night—we saw them at the Whitney Biennial just a year ago—Gang Gang Dance performances are percussive, celebratory affairs that graze everything from dub [...]

]]> http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2008/03/09/gang-gang-dance-the-park-avenue-armory-whitney-biennial-3908/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 BUY IT, BURN IT, SKIP IT: Parts & Labor, Sebastien Grainger, Gang Gang Dance | self-titled magazine :: s/t daily Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:01:56 +0000 http://www.self-titledmag.com/2008/03/09/gang-gang-dance-the-park-avenue-armory-whitney-biennial-3908/#comment-3728 [...] Witnessing Gang Gang Dance live is a thrilling event. Once, at a sparsely attended Bowery Ballroom show, we tucked a few beers in our stomach and, by song three, promptly sent a mass text message proclaiming, “Gang Gang Dance is prog as fuck!” Saint Dymphna, on the other hand, is a different beast, one that’s difficult to build much enthusiasm for. Seeing GGD live is a spectacle of piles of electronics, futuristic guitar set-ups, aggressively thwacked percussion, a vocalist whose pop tendencies channel Madonna and even hints of unintended choreography as the band members start moving to the beat independent of one another. Obviously, you’re getting none of that here, and we can’t help but feel that something vital to Gang Gang Dance’s M.O. is missing. Don’t get us wrong: Many of the songs themselves are fascinating–”Vacuum” and “House Jam” are especially exhilarating. But presented in the format of an album, channeled through home-stereo speakers or headphones, the tracks sound unfinished, as if the band members were still working out the kinks as the record was being cut, and too often the group plods away on lengthy directionless filler–a drastic turn from the live shows, which tend to build, never wasting a second, toward an orgasmic release. Buy a ticket to see Gang Gang Dance. You’ll love it. But leave this record at the merch booth.  [...] [...] Witnessing Gang Gang Dance live is a thrilling event. Once, at a sparsely attended Bowery Ballroom show, we tucked a few beers in our stomach and, by song three, promptly sent a mass text message proclaiming, “Gang Gang Dance is prog as fuck!” Saint Dymphna, on the other hand, is a different beast, one that’s difficult to build much enthusiasm for. Seeing GGD live is a spectacle of piles of electronics, futuristic guitar set-ups, aggressively thwacked percussion, a vocalist whose pop tendencies channel Madonna and even hints of unintended choreography as the band members start moving to the beat independent of one another. Obviously, you’re getting none of that here, and we can’t help but feel that something vital to Gang Gang Dance’s M.O. is missing. Don’t get us wrong: Many of the songs themselves are fascinating–”Vacuum” and “House Jam” are especially exhilarating. But presented in the format of an album, channeled through home-stereo speakers or headphones, the tracks sound unfinished, as if the band members were still working out the kinks as the record was being cut, and too often the group plods away on lengthy directionless filler–a drastic turn from the live shows, which tend to build, never wasting a second, toward an orgasmic release. Buy a ticket to see Gang Gang Dance. You’ll love it. But leave this record at the merch booth.  [...]

]]> http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2008/03/09/gang-gang-dance-the-park-avenue-armory-whitney-biennial-3908/comment-page-1/#comment-141 xxx Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:23:29 +0000 http://www.self-titledmag.com/2008/03/09/gang-gang-dance-the-park-avenue-armory-whitney-biennial-3908/#comment-141 mfdoom much? looks like a fun show. mfdoom much? looks like a fun show.

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