The Temper Trap
w/ Delphic and The Hundred in the Hands
By David Gerhard
From the class rooms of Wesley College, to debuting at number 9 in Australia, now bringing about an end to the united states portion on thier tour at First Avenue in Mineapolis. Sence the release of Conditions in june of 2009, The Temper Trap has taken it apon themselves to put thier infectious melodic sound in to the eyes and ears of every fan.The fastest way this has been evident is through the support of videogames, many of our well known TV serieses and a few very influential commercials. Supporting The Temper Trap tonight was Delphic, a band that is also quickly gaining recognition for its support in videogames and commercials. Opening the night is a welcomed addition to the many band racing out of the UK called The Hundred in the Hands.
The stage lights flickered as the members of The Hundred in the Hands made their way on stage. The first thing you’ll notice is that this band of many sounds is made up of two members. On one side of the stage stood Everdall, who sang as she played the keyboard and controled the laundry list of prerecorded instrumentals. On the other side of the stage was Friedman. Friedman shows of his dansing skills as to played his guitar. I wasn’t impressed with his dancing abilities nor was I able to enjoy her inaudidle vocals. Through out most of the set Evendall’s programs and instrumentals were to loud to even hear the ubundance of simple guitar cords being played live. With the lack of an established crowd connection it was obvious to see the lack of a connection amungst each other. They seporated themselves and consumed themselve in thier own worlds. The hundred in the Hands is a band that sounds better on cd than live and because of this i may have expected to much. One thing is for sure though, with the release of thier debute EP, they’ve shown theres talent.
With the release of thier debute album Acolyte, Delphic has been made 2010 thier year. An EP and an album was only the start in January. Youtube helped spread their vision and the media secured thier place in our dance floors. Delphic lit up the stage with with as much energy as they were pluged in to And it quickly found its way in to the crowd. Each member played multiple instruments and transition between them with unstopable enthusiasm and made for a great stage display. The choreograph of the light show above gave depth to the visual aspect of the stage proformance. Each song built on the energy of the last but the set was over far to soon. it ended on such a high, i felt kind let down, like musical cliff hanger. I was left wanting more and that is what will bring me back next time around.
As the instrumentals grew, the lights faded in. the roar of the crowd seemed to get louded as well. every thing came together when Dougy Mandagi appeared on stage. With a light show as dianamic as their vocals, The Temper Trap brings it all together with the explosive range in thier instrumentals. Each song seemed to sound so similar yet the emotion behind each somg made them stand out individualy.Going in to this show I knew very little about them as a band. I only knew of them as the Latest band to be featured in a Diet Coke commercial. The Coca-Cola Bottling Company doesn’t allow such an honor to any band either. So I knew this would be a show to remember and that it was. With one studio album I was actually suprised on the length of thier set time too. The set ended with a water and drum display played by Dougy Mandagi. The encore was preformed shortly after Mandagi informed the charity he suports called Buzzed. Buzzed is foundation ment to help under privilaged counrties fight the spread of Malaria. The show ended with the same deafening roar it began with. What a way to say good night and good bye, as they left the stage to prepair for the long trip to Mexico.
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