I went to a free gig at the brilliant Brudenell Social Club in Leeds the other week. The headline act were from Canada. Born Gold are for fans of Grimes and Purity Ring playing experimental electro pop. The live set featured a jacket which the singer put on and when he moved his arms about made a sound. When it worked it looked cool but it just ended up being a gimmick. He was dancing manically and his vocals seemed to be drowned out by the synths and the drum pads which wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. There were so many samplers etc it was hard to work out what was actually being played live although there were a few mistakes thrown in for good measure. It is certainly something different and Born Gold are sure to get a decent following of fans. He thanked the crowd for coming out as he understood that coming out in the snow was more difficult in the UK as it is in Canada! Click on the link above for a free album of music if you so choose.
They were supported by local band Galaxians who are an instrumental duo featuring live drums and analogue synths. The songs are repetitive but really that is a compliment to their musical skills as it sounds like a computer. It is rather apt that their name is from an 80s video game as the music would not be out of place in a video game of some sort.
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