Date:

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Venue:

OMSI Planetarium

Location:

Portland, Oregon, United States

Notes:

The closest I’ve ever been to a real Daft Punk show was OMSI’s Kendall Planetarium, where Laser Daft Punk (and, to be fair, a good amount of cannabis) kept my dumb, dumb brain enthralled for the better part of an hour. Portland’s Die Robot share some DNA with Daft Punk—the thudding bass, the electronic labyrinths— but they’re rockier, shoutier, and a lot more industrial. For OMSI’s "Kendall Concerts: Music Under the Dome" series, Die Robot will be performing in the planetarium, where OMSI vows attendees will be overwhelmed with “stunning visuals in riots of color, shape, and movement.” (SOLD.) There’s just enough cyberpunky futurism in Die Robot’s discography (I’m partial to “Virtual Life” and “10.000 Years" from their latest, 2018’s Technopunk) to make good on the sci-fi promise of a planetarium concert, but Die Robot’s also willing to throw a wrench into the gears every once in a while; not many electro-industrial outfits would be brave enough to attempt a cover of CCR’s “Fortunate Son,” as the band did for Riveting Music's 2019 compilation A Riveting Protest: A Tribute to the Music That Made America Pay Attention.
Erik Henriksen (Portland Mercury)

Electronic, Industrial, Industrial Rock, Rock, and Female Vocalists.

Seen By:

Kristen Clarke