(As published for Bournemouth Daily Echo)
NEON clothing? Check. Luminous face paints? Check. I had the bare minimum needed to get me accepted by Hadouken!'s crowd.
The
Leed's five-piece played to an audience with a penchant for neon as
part of a tour promoting their debut album, Music For An Accelerated
Culture.
Their music is said to fall under the Asbo-disco genre,
and is heavily influenced by dance artists the Prodify - an influence
demonstrated in their cover of Breathe during the encore.
Vocalist
James Smith proved to be an interesting frontman, what with ripping
open an inflatable hammer with his teeth, and guitarist Daniel "Pilau"
Rice managed to chip his tooth on his microphone.
Although only
previously aware of popular MySpace track Get Smashed Gate Crash, and
their single Liquid Lives, I found their approach captivating to watch.
Allana Cutter