Electro-Rock / Electronic / Industrial / Minimal Techno

MUTEK 2024 | Factory Floor, Not Exactly on The Rug

by Alain Brunet

Factory Floor: Gabriel Gurnsey and Nik Colk Void, joined by a guest percussionist, were eagerly awaited around midnight on Saturday and Sunday.

A DFA Records signature in the 2010s, the British band stood out for their singular blend of post-industrial, electronic, minimal techno, acid techno, acid house, experimental and electronic rock. Understandably, many of the night owls present at MTELUS have been fans ever since, and we were delighted to discover their new percussion-based offering. Two instrumentalists devoted themselves to this, while the other piloted the electronic gear. What did we get? Not much… not exactly on the rug.

The rhythmic pulse varies little over the course of the hour, becoming long-winded after about twenty minutes. Average rhythmic figures, built around a binary techno beat. Around the rhythm, nothing exceptional either, rather basic melodic-harmonic motifs. Add to this the playing of unseasoned percussionists, which lacked firmness – if you know anything about this profession, it’s obvious.

All in all, this too continuous and homogeneous flow quickly became redundant. Nothing memorable given the expectations…

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