A Week of SXSW 2009: The Moi Non Plus

[SXSW 2009]
The Moi Non Plus
Sounds Like: Experimental / Trance / Noise Rock
Drinking Buddies: Holy Fuck, Health, Foals
Synopsis: Insanity, probably?
Appearances at SXSW:

• Music Gym - Amsterdam Outsiders Showcase (8:00 PM, March 18)
• Opal Divine's Freehouse (10:00 PM, March 18)
• AA Fleamarket [DJ set] (8:00 PM, March 19)
• MS Bea - Todd P & Ground Control Showcase (8:00 PM, March 20)
  

[Myspace]




All this week, Voilà! is covering South by Southwest.
Time for the fifth Voilà! featurette.
Today, the featured SXSW artist is The Moi Non Plus.



BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
That's the bass drum. It's loud. It's wild. It's magic. It makes feet move; it makes torsos twist; it makes hips swing. It tells a band what they're doing, when they're doing it, and what they should do next, because that's the beat. That's because it keeps the beat, and be that beat slow, fast, or just disconcerting, it tells a lot about a band.

The drums tell a lot about The Moi Non Plus. This duo hailing from Amsterdam are all about blaring. Blaring guitars, blaring drums, loud loud loud, BOOM BOOM BOOM! Their tunes are dark, but very danceable. The Moi Non Plus embraces a thorough sense of musical hypnotism to entrance their listeners in a parade of eclectic, confusing movement. They use their voices and English lyrics more like intruments, adding a distorted edge to the all the guitar feedback and steady repetition Using drum and guitar samples, as well as live instrumentation, The Moi Non Plus crafts songs designed to draw the energy out of people, and let them steep in the lifeforce and souls now hanging in the air. It can be an out of body experience, or it can be a lively celebration of chaos. Your choice.

Though, dear reader, I admit I am at a loss in explaining The Moi Non Plus further. For you see, they are good at two things: making wildly awesome music, and being extremely mysterious. They have a Myspace which is irreverently inexplicit. They have live performances dotting the internet here and there. What is known, though, is that The Moi Non Plus is affiliated with Subbacultcha!, an independent label out of The Netherlands. You can get The Moi Non Plus self-titled debut album there.


SXSW 2008 is a different story, as The Moi Non Plus have quite a few scheduled appearances around the Texas capital. They are set to play at the Music Gym for the Amsterdam Outsiders Showcase at 8:00 PM, followed by a second show at Opal Divine's Freehouse for the SXSW Showcase at 10:00 PM, all on March 18th. On March 19, they are set up for a DJ set at the AA Fleamarket at 8:00. Finally on March 20, the'll be at Ms Bea, for the Todd P & Ground Control Showcase at 8:00. Make good on this brief opportunity to glimpse such a North-European mystery. Go!