Superhet Receiver

For those of you that have been to a Fandango show, you'll have noticed that they have quite the talent for picking out new bands and giving them a chance to shine, they are indie promoters and bloody good at it. At 229, I get a chance to experience quite the few Fandango shows as they are weekly promoters here, previously bringing artists such as Chairlift, Le Sac vs Pip and Rose Elinor Dougall in the last 2 months alone.

Last night was no different. As I wandered down to the venue to sort out a few things, I could hear a band soundchecking. The door opens and a wall of Moog Synths, looping guitars, wandering bass lines and skipping, awkward drumming flattens me. Superhet Receiver hadn't finished soundchecking and they were doing a bloody good job of destroying the 229 soundsystem and my eardrums. They were deafeningly loud and breathtakingly good.

Superhet receiver are a newish 5 peice from Dorchester and are making tidal waves, they are so highly rated. The list of influences reads like my most listened to artists on last.fm; Bloc Party, Simian Mobile Disco, Justice, Bonobo, Rage Against The Machine to name but a few. These influences are obvious but noticeably and intentionally missing from their list of influences are Foals.

Now don't get me wrong, the two bands are different. Superhet Receiver write songs that are slightly heavier on the riffs as opposed to the twinkly intertwining guitars of their Oxford counterparts. Live they are fast and nervous. They tore through their set last night in little over twenty minutes, playing the same amount of songs that Foals would take in more than half hour. But it is this experimentation live that Superhet Receiver will develop fast and will push them further up the echelons of this niche market with so much potential.

It is the rhythms, the swirling jams at the climax of songs, the multi-instrumental skills of each band member, the bleeps and whilrs that demonstrate their sognwriting abilities in both electronic and indie circles. This is a band that with a little nurturing and a lot more live experience, could easily step into Foals shoes whilst they are away recording.

Check them out, tell your friends as the credibility you're going to get when these guys get big is sure to earn you a pint or two in the not too distant future.

www.myspace.com/superhetreceiver