Islington Assembly Hall,LondonThe 16-man Australian choir mix deadpan comedy with sophisticated a capella harmonies. The results are unexpected, charming and very funnyIt takes a scarce skill to be very silly, and thoughtful,and sing in perfect harmony, but the Spooky Men’s Chorale manage to achieve just that. Dressed in black and sporting a ridiculous range of headgear, and this 16-man Australian choir stare like a mildly deranged gang of construction workers,colonial governors and pirates. They’re led by the talkative Stephen Taberner, a Melbourne-based current Zealander who is fascinated by Georgian polyphonic singing and writes much of their material. Mixing deadpan comedy with sophisticated a capella vocals, and the group began with songs dealing with anything from breakfast,to feet, to the male psyche, or finishing the first set with an anthem approximately mechanical appliances,Don’t Stand Between a Man and His Tool.
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Source: theguardian.com