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Posted in music on January 30, 2008

Think About Life is back, SXSW, Distroboto machines

by BrooklynVegan Mike

Distroboto

Think About Life is back! After being on the back burner while the guys pursued other projects (notably Graham's Polaris-nominated outfit Miracle Fortress, and Martin's project Dishwasher, the band played their first show of what should be an active '08 at La Sala Rossa in Montreal on Friday night (Jan 25, 2008) to benefit Distroboto

Distroboto is an initiative where old school cigarette machines are turned into vending machines selling local art pieces. Pop a twoonie in the machine and you could receive items ranging from mini-comics and magnets, to 3-inch cd-r's by bands like Sunset Rubdown and The Unicorns (R.I.P.). Ingenious idea, I say. Also on the bill was Giselle Numba One, the hip-hop alter ego of the Hot Springs frontwoman and Exhaust.

Martin burst onto the stage rocking a black tee, yellow cape, red cap, and red and black gloves. He has a great stage presence and an infectious attitude. In a matter of minutes there was mass chaos. There were people pogoing like salmon swimming upstream. There was moshing. Stage diving. Crowd surfing. I felt like I was at an all-ages show back when I was a teenager, but I was in a room loaded with twenty and thirty-somethings.

They played a lot of music from an upcoming e.p and record. The new material has a more straight-ahead feel with less emphasis on the synthy sounds that made up the debut, though there was quite a lot of sampling.. The band started as a duo, and slowly morphed into a quartet, and the new songs reflect that change. Also, they seem to really harness Martin's voice more. All in all, a great night for a great cause.

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Look for Think About Life at SXSW this year, and hopefully elsewhere soon. Read our 2006 interview with the band. And catch Miracle Fortress on the road in March.

Tags: Disroboto, Miracle Fortress, SXSW, Think About Life
posted at 5:35 PM on January 30, 2008 in music | Comments (12)

Comments (12)

distroboto still goin strong! wow its been so many years

think about life are all right i guess

Posted by su | January 30, 2008 6:52 PM

tal for life!

Posted by Anonymous | January 30, 2008 6:59 PM

I love that idea. We need to get those here.

Posted by Nat | January 30, 2008 7:43 PM

The Distroboto benefit was the best show that I have ever seen. No joke.

Posted by Mark B. | January 30, 2008 9:41 PM

BV, you misspelled 'Distroboto' in the headline. I point that out only because it looks like a Freudian slip (disrobe --> Disroboto). What indie rocker (male or female) were you thinking of? C'mon, spill it!

Posted by Anonymous | January 31, 2008 1:53 AM

Any Distroboto vending machines in the New York?

Posted by trip | January 31, 2008 2:03 AM

Any Distroboto vending machines in the New York?

Posted by trip | January 31, 2008 2:03 AM

any ottawa readers should keep their ear to ground about another argyle pizza party with think about life and fucked corpse.

Posted by cp | January 31, 2008 7:35 AM

Yay!

Posted by jerry yeti | January 31, 2008 9:31 AM

I think there is a distroboto machine downstairs at the Whitney.

Posted by anonymous2 | January 31, 2008 9:47 AM

Distroboto sounds awesome!

Posted by Anonymous | January 31, 2008 10:51 AM

if there is REALLY a distroboto @ the Whitney i will shit my pants

bit shout out to Mile End's Louie!

and Beaver! always shoutin out Beaver!

Posted by su | January 31, 2008 7:26 PM

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