{"id":17660,"date":"2022-01-27T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=17660"},"modified":"2022-01-24T13:03:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T13:03:14","slug":"cuir-myciaa-le-point-carre-angouleme-22-01-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=17660","title":{"rendered":"CUIR, MYCIAA – Le Point Carr\u00e9, Angoul\u00eame, 22.01.22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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First gig of the year for me is a surprise treat. Synth punk CUIR (Leather) released one of my favourite albums last year, so I could hardly miss the opportunity to see him at my local venue in my adopted French town of Angoul\u00eame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening tonight is relatively local band MYCIAA. Their blurb reads \u201cif MYCIAA are adept at DIY (ethos) it\u2019s only to reinvent themselves better with each album and to live each gig as if it\u2019s the end of the world\u201d. With four albums under their belt, they transform from meek offstage to wild and chaotic onstage, committed to their particular brand of electropunk noise. Their set was only marred by technical problems for their guitarist, who, after swapping guitars, took up the mic and joined the lead singer. If \u201clife, death, electropunk, vegetarianism and animal liberation\u201d are your thing, check out their Facebook page for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CUIR has the shorter set tonight, given that his album runs at a mammoth 19 minutes with 11 songs. For fans of OFF!, Ramones and Sigue Sigue Sputnik, from the one-word chorus of \u2018Maniac\u2019 (one word in the whole song, actually), it\u2019s a series of short, sharp ear-worms. In his pink, rubber gimp mask, he\u2019s joined by two masked \u2018potes\/mates\u2019 on guitar and samples, occasionally battering a keyboard. It deserves to be busier, but given the current situation, I\u2019m just glad to be here. Hopefully, soon he\u2019ll be making floors shake in packed clubs. Whether it\u2019s \u2018Cut, Cut\u2019 or \u2018Schlag\u2019, the lyrics aren\u2019t essential, your head will be nodding along. It\u2019s slightly tongue in cheek; before we\u2019re dead, let\u2019s get pissed and enjoy it all. The video for \u2018Cut, Cut\u2019 has him dancing with the grim reaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quality over quantity, then. And an early night! A great way to kick off the new year. \u00c0 bient\u00f4t\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Martin Chamarette<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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