Infusion live

Funky Dung · Post by **Funky Dung** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:03 am

Just to let you know, Badger and I saw Infusion play live again on the weekend – this time with a guitarist and a bass/keyboard player added to the line-up – and they were utterly sublime yet again. They're actually moving to the UK for three months in a couple of weeks, and will be doing a load of festivals as well as various club gigs around Europe for the rest of the year.

So as we've said before... go check them out. The best live dance act around at the moment, by a mile.

Info & dates, etc: http://www.infusion.net.au

Funky Dung

memly · Post by **memly** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:21 am

Would really like to see them live. I have only heard 1 track, on the new Fabric CD (Meat Katie), but I liked it.

The Fabric date looks great, unfortunately its right in the middle of my exams.

Bugger

Willsy · Post by **Willsy** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:42 am

Yeah really like the infusion tracks i have heard, a few of the guys on another forum i post on rave about Infusion too. To me they have a similar style to Atomic Hooligan which you may or may not have heard of in OZ...check out the new album - You are here...its awesome!

Am planning to go to Fabric in May to see Atomic Hooligan live when they play on the same night as the mighty Breakfastaz and Freestylers http://www.fabriclondon.com/club.diary.php and i dare say i will add infusion to the ever growing list of Fabric visits in June....Memly - get those exams outta the way dude!

usernick · Post by **usernick** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 10:16 am

There were some Infusion live in the studio tracks recently on Radio One here, btw!

Kagey · Post by **Kagey** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 1:03 pm

New Track Probe is currently keeping me sane

stimpee · Post by **stimpee** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:13 pm

nice one Ed. i see they are playing in Amsterdam 18.6 at the indian summer festival so I'll try to make my way to it...

and the nightingale show is here: rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio1/nightingale.ra (jump to about 29mins in)

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:19 pm

As Funky said, Infusion really are the best live act out there.
Both of us had reservations about the introduction of the live guitarist and bassist and thought they'd lose too much of their harder clubbier numbers but the show on Sunday was the perfect balance and the new live show is incredible.

Sunday: We got over 2hours, three new tunes, a mutant album-club version of "Better World", a rocky version of "Always There" and a 15minute epic version of "Girls Can Be Cruel" .

They improvise their sets more than any live electronic act out there and they always surprise you.

Go and catch them if you can, just to see the energy and interaction the boys have on stage, it gets you smiling from ear to ear and dancing like a loon!

What to check to get an idea of the wide spectrum of styles Infusion play:

1: NEW ALBUM: "Six Feet Above Yesterday" (a more song based album. Look out for the Australian Special Tour Edition Import which has a bonus disc with 9 extra Remixes)

2: RADIO ONE ESSENTIAL MIX: from 4th January 2004 (possibly the best essential mix there has ever been. All Infusions own tracks or remixes in a Live studio set)

3: NEW UK SINGLE: "Girls Can Be Cruel" on Deconstruction. A Huge hit over here in Oz and comes with loads of remixes from King Unique, Dylan Rhymes and Alex Dolby)

4: LAST SINGLE: "Better World" (Again loads of remixes including Infusion, Adam Freeland and a brilliant Josh Wink Mix)

hippy dave · Post by **hippy dave** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:13 pm

Badger wrote:They improvise their sets more than any live electronic act out there

always gotta be careful about saying things like that

the bays always play pure improvisation. aren't bad either.

stargurl · Post by **stargurl** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:54 pm

The New Deal are another act who improvise sets live... worth checking out!

(Hmm, maybe we need a jambands thread?)

III · Post by **III** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:24 pm

The New Deal seems to me to be a bit of a poor name for a band. I wonder how many names they thought of that had already been done before they settled with that one.

stylustrouble · Post by **stylustrouble** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 9:27 pm

Oooh,the fabric date is on my birthday weekend,might have to pile down there for that

The album's growing on me a bit now,too,after the inital shock of it being so different from their live sets.Hoping they'll finally dig out THAT version of 'running up that hill' again for this Summer

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Funky Dung · Post by **Funky Dung** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:11 am

Willsy wrote: To me they have a similar style to Atomic Hooligan which you may or may not have heard of in OZ...check out the new album - You are here...its awesome!

Yeah, I like Atomic Hooligan's stuff. Their album's good – Infusion's live sound is a bit more driving, progressive and tribal than breaksy though.

Funky Dung

davemacfrombath · Post by **davemacfrombath** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:05 am

Oooh, they're on at the Glade. Will remember to check them out. Looks like they're bottom of the bill so may be a VERY good start to the weekend. Breakfastaz on as well.

I'm still extremely surprised at the lukewarm response round here to what is potentially the best festival of the year...

hippy dave · Post by **hippy dave** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:08 am

glade sounds amazing, but i can't afford it as well as glasto. so i'm gonna go next year

Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:00 pm

stimpee wrote:nice one Ed. i see they are playing in Amsterdam 18.6 at the indian summer festival so I'll try to make my way to it...

and the nightingale show is here: rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio1/nightingale.ra (jump to about 29mins in)

ooh
goeie tip

maybe i'll go check 'm out.
i'm listening to the essential mix now.. and it's pretty sweet

edit:
omg!
that festival is in my hometown!

it's not amsterdam.. but more near alkmaar..
now i'm really going!

and i can drink myself nuts and crawl home afterwards