Girl Talk brings the noise
Sat 15 Aug 2009
Hot on the heels of dates in Tokyo and Osaka genre-smashing laptop sensation
Girl Talk
is set to hit Vietnam for a one-off show in Hanoi.
Girl Talk will hit the capital for his only Vietnam show at Gio Song Hong on Saturday August 15, supported by Hanoi’s own noise master Vu Nhat Tan and HCMC party-starter DJ Jase.
An underground favourite for many years, Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) caught the attention of a wider audience with his groundbreaking Night Ripper album in 2006, since when he has become a festival sensation around the world, renowned as much for his wild live performances as his trademark hyper-sampled sound.
Gillis rose to even great heights with the release of his fourth full-length effort, 2008’s Feed the Animals (available as a pay-what-you-want download from www.illegal-art.net), an album that made the best-of lists of everyone from Pitchfork to Time Magazine, winning Girl Talk recognition as one of the most creative producers working today, with FastCompany.com hailing Gillis as the world’s “first truly postmodern rockstar”.
Girl Talk is the latest in a line-up of more than 35 acts to be brought to Vietnam by the Hanoi-based CAMA collective, Hanoi’s leading independent music promoters and co-founders of the infamous Hanoi International Music Festival.
“Cue up his new album Feed the Animals, take a deep breath, and try not to put your face through a wall.” (melophobe.com)
“In every way, a show you can’t miss.” (beatcrave.com)
“Gillis is not a DJ or remix artist; he is, quite simply, a sound magician.” (seewhatyouhear.com)
C.A.M.A. is a collective of like-minded individuals based in Hanoi bringing independent music to Vietnam for the good of all. C.A.M.A. has been active in Hanoi since 2005 and has played a central role in bringing over 20 bands and DJs to Hanoi.
