James Ford and James Shaw twist and turn together ornate vases topped with delicate bordering outerweaving the inner rims of a thin and susceptible frame of reference. That didn’t make sense for the same reason that their music makes you dance.

Simian Mobile Disco really does care about its mobility; even though there’s enough action in the audience to distract even the most avid dancer, nothing can compare to watching the duo unfold electronic rhythms in a symphony of knob turning and wire plugging, looking strikingly similar to a 70’s operator.


They kept the tempo of the show well in the sinusoidal-fun type fashion of a graph, their low points never reaching far below normal yet soaring high above expectations.
Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions
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