There?s something suspicious about a band with a French word thrown into its name (they could have named themselves Oplan Vicente Itim) and vocals with a British accent, even when mentioning local geography like ?Beula-khan? (That?s Bulacan in Filipino, girl. How many years do you have to spend living here to say it right?) in the song ?Wha? a Git? currently receiving airplay. The Vince Noir Project, like most trip-hop bands, exudes an aura of theatricality?film noir to be exact?hence the name. But as with any similar effort, such devices risk verging on artifice and pretense.
Trip-hop?the musical genre that evokes 1960s film femme fatale through a combination of sexy soulful vocals, acid-jazz beats and distressed electronica music?originated in Bristol England in 1991 with such prime exponents as Portishead, Massive Attack and Morcheeba.
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The kings of Philippine metal, Wolfgang, return to Asia ? and are set to rock Singapore with a one-night only performance at Esplanade ? Theatres on the Bay, at the much-awaited annual Mosaic Music Festival, on Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 at 7.30 pm at the Mosaic Studio (Recital Studio.)
