Band:
Pitchshifter Venue:
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Date: 21
September 2000
Fresh from a successful US invasion on the Ozzfest, Pitchshifter return
home to promote their latest album Deviant. Bringing along soon to
be huge Sona Fariq, and on their first ever UK appearance The Workhorse
Movement
This was the first date of the tour, the venue was packed and things
kicked off in spectacular fashion with Sona
Fariq. Becoming famous
for the hyperactive stage show, this band really has to be seen live to be
appreciated! Mixing Metal, Punk and Ragga, they played songs from their
self titled debut Album. Including: "Drop the Bomb", "Do not return",
"Love you Crazy".
Next on stage for their first ever UK appearance was
The Workhorse Movement.
The songs are all very similar -
rapped vocals, chanted chorus, but with explosive dynamics and band
members that spend 90% of the set crowd surfing!
Most of the set came from their third album, "Sons of the Pioneers",
including the monster 'Keep the Sabbath Dream Alive'. A successful debut
by anyone's standards!
Former Industrial pioneers, now techno-metal-industrial-angry-political
pioneers. The headlining band take to the stage. No other band
sounds like Pitchshifter.
Playing songs from 'Desensitized', 'www.pitchshifter.com', and the latest
release 'Deviant', each and every one an intense dynamic mix of drum n
bass, techno and metal, with some punk thrown in for good measure!
The size of the mosh pit, and the amount of people crowd surfing, showed
the appreciation. Every song was greeted with people flying over head at
an alarming speed!
After getting the crowd to pay their respects to Boy Bands (If anyone has
seen the slogans on the T-shirts, you'll know what I mean!!), the gig came
to end. Slight technical difficulties at the end of the set meant
the National anthem intro to 'Un-United Kingdom', was played twice and was
greeted with respectful 'salutes' of a single fingered nature!
The dehydration, and big grins of the crowd, said it all! Who needs
American 'nu-metal', when we have home grown originality like this? They
are original and they're the UK's best kept secret!
Setlist included:
Triad
Please Sir
Genius
Microwaved
Chump Change
Un United Kingdom
Wafer Thin
Everything's fucked
Dead Battery
