Blog: Subservient Experiment

Mdou Moctar // Music From Saharan Cellphones

Mdou Moctar // Music From Saharan Cellphones Perhaps it might have something to do with my own history of playing in a band that historically relied almost entirely on acoustic instruments that first endeared me to the band BRAINSTORM. There's something about the rogue nature of being able to set up anywhere at any time and perform an impromptu set that seems so spontaneous and pure. My absolute favorite moment from last year's 35(fill-in-the-blank) festival in Denton was BRAINSTORM's set in the middle of the street that delayed Big Boi's start time. I'm not sure if it was the sheer amount of noise those two [...]