Solex

[Andy Smith]

My mate won some tickets to the John Peel gig at the Union
Chapel last night. Unfortunately we arrived too late for 
Murry the Hump's set, and I'm not a big fan of the High Fidelity,
but Solex were superb. The sound was fantastic, really clear
with massive bass that worked brilliantly for the huge slabs
of cacophonous sampley racket they generate. I'd heard their
cover of The Cutter a while ago, and not really rated it, but live
it was just amazing, with scary huge noises crashing out of the
speakers and totally mad drums and guitar, viscerally intense
in a totally anti-rock way. I bought the new album (for a tenner! 
Hoorah!) but in a way I don't want to listen to it because I can't 
believe it'll live up to the gig. It was pretty weird getting into 
the car and hearing it all again on the radio, it all sounded very 
small and controlled. A top night out all in all, and I even got 
to stand within a few feet of the great man himself, but didn't 
get up the courage to interrupt his enjoyment of the bands by 
introducing myself.

Andy