I apologize for the late post since I've been busy releasing my new track! Anyway, two weeks ago I was fortunate enough to get to see one of few concerts (7 total) scheduled for the All Hearts Tour, a promotional tour for the newest albums of Swedish pop singer, Robyn and US singer Kelis, who's rep has now truly spanned the genres! Robyn's album Body Talk Pt. 1 and Kelis's Flesh Tone were both highly anticipated late Spring releases. They are both fantastic albums; Robyn's taking it to a whole new level with songs like "Dancing On My Own" and "Don't Fucking Tell Me What To Do", that are packed with fight. Flesh Tones was really surprising. Kelis is making a turn for the better, I think, by branching out as an electronica singer.
I saw it all at the House of Blues in Boston, MA. Started out with the upbeat electro/rap trio Far East Movement followed by an amazing performance by sampler star Dan Black. I've never seen anyone work a lone sampler quite so emotionally before. This was followed (after a full hour) by Kelis who started off with songs from Flesh Tone. Then she performed something quite bizarre: a medley of mostly her own, older hits including the infamous "Milkshake" and older R&B songs followed by more from Flesh Tone.
Last but not least was Robyn whose performance (along with her live band of two drummers and two guys on synth cages) was by far the best electronic performance I've ever seen. And I believe the reason why it was so good is because it was completely live, something that is rare to come by in electronic performances. There weren't many pre-recorded samples be used except for her song "Don't Fucking Tell Me What To Do". I thought that was strange. She didn't start singing till the famous lyrics started. Before that, it was pre-recorded and in the mean time, Robyn ate a banana on stage. It was a deserved break, however, because overall her performance was so energetic and awesome, that it wound up being the best electronic music experience for me so far!
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