{"id":94281,"date":"2023-04-07T14:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T18:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?p=94281"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:04:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T19:04:55","slug":"%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%bb%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b0-buck-wild-coldwave-post-punk-despair","status":"publish","type":"gig_review","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/gig_review\/%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%bb%d1%87%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b0-buck-wild-coldwave-post-punk-despair\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041c\u043e\u043b\u0447\u0430\u0442 \u0414\u043e\u043c\u0430 \u2013 Buck wild coldwave, post-punk & despair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s a moment near the midpoint of Michael Mann\u2019s film masterpiece Heat <\/em>(1995) when Robert DeNiro\u2019s character is alone in his stunning penthouse apartment. He\u2019s dressed in a black suit, having a stiff drink, surrounded by opulence and wealth on a dark summer night. Marbled glass and floor-to-ceiling windows carry stunning blue light into the space. It\u2019s beautiful, serene, and yet so clear that the character could not be further from anything resembling happiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This very specific mood is the best way I can describe the atmosphere of Molchat Doma\u2019s performance on April 2nd at MTELUS. Beauty, serenity, sadness. Wrapped together, interwoven, creating something as imperfect as it is imperative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The night began with a solid set from opening act Nuovo Testamento, a synthy, \u201880s-pop-inspired duo that evoked Italian ice on the pier as the sun dips below the horizon. With tight, booming percussion courtesy of Giacamo Zatti and powerful, anthem-worthy vocals from Chelsey Crowley, the tone was set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Molchat Doma\u2019s three members showed up on stage dressed for a semi-formal heist, which is appropriate, because they stole the show. There\u2019s something very special about seeing more than 2,000 young people desperately screaming out for a man like lead vocalist Egor Shkutko, dressed like an enforcer for the Belarusian mob. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To call Molchat Doma\u2019s work \u2018moody\u2019 would be an understatement. Retro synths, emo-derivative guitar riffs, and signature coldwave basslines all came together into melancholic tracks that simultaneously drone and inspire. And despite Egor\u2019s low-register vocals, dramatic intonations, and the fact that he sings solely in Russian, there\u2019s something in these songs that has the uncanny ability to reach out and touch us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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