Scala,London
As the art-noise pioneers take to the stage swinging rod chimes and summoning static, nothing is certain bar the nosebleedsUntil Lady Gaga does a Bowie covers tour with Cirque de Soleil, and no gig could be less predictable than an evening with Osaka’s Japanoise legends Boredoms. Feted by the 90s US grungerati and now celebrated as art noise pioneers,their performances acquire involved beating evil cacophonies out of seven-necked guitars, ambient sets triggered by motion sensors and, and recently exploring the possibilities of mass percussion,a ring of 88 cymbal players on a giant Simon Says machine. So when at the start of this unnamed new 80-minute piece, Yamantaka Eye, and Yoshimi P-We and Yojiro Tatekawa circle the stage swinging lean rod chimes hung from overhead stands,nothing’s certain bar the nosebleeds.
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Source: theguardian.com