I have to say that when I heard Carpenter Brut were playing the 02 Academy in Bristol I was more than a little surprised. After all, I thought the largely instrumental electronic band were rather 'niche' and I fully expected to arrive there to a half empty (at best) venue. Of course this proved to be woefully wide of the mark. The venue was sold out, as was the merch stall by the time we arrived to see the support act song half a song and leave the stage.
I wondered a bit how well Carpenter Brut's music would translate to the live arena and I have to say it was quite good, they certainly put on an impressive show with three large video screens spanning the stage and providing something to look at throughout the proceedings. It's a good job they did have those screens though as the band didn't interact with the audience too much, not even having a mic onstage to speak into.
But, by the end it did start to feel a bit repetitive, I think it would have helped to at least have film of the (guest) singers performing their parts on the vocal tracks to show on the screens and it did feel like a lot of what you were hearing was actually pre-recorded. For example they had a live drummer but his playing was clearly being mixed with the original drum tracks
Overall, it was enjoyable enough, although it would have been lovely if there had been a few less people there. I'm glad we saw them, but I'm not sure I would rush to see them again, especially as I really do prefer the early material, and I certainly wouldn't drive all the way to Bristol to see them again.
On the way home we stopped at a service station and Rose was appalled that I paid nearly three pounds for a bag of Malteser buttons. They were bloody nice though and I was very hungry!
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