GOAT Live at Bronson Club, Ravenna, Italy 8th May 2015
Masks can have a transformative power. They can help mere mortals turn into superheroes, they can embolden the sexuality inhibited to initiate erotic games or they can help transform a modest Swedish psychedelic band into a charismatic stage act.
In concert all the members of Goat wear non-matching masks or burkas.
The focus of the live performance is on the two vocalists impressively decked out in full witch doctor regalia. Their voices are screechy, high-pitched female chants – although one of the two was (if I’m not mistaken) a man. The all-singing, all-dancing duo jump, strut and strike shamanic poses while the five-piece band stand stoically behind them grinding out a relentless set of rhythms. Continue reading
Last night, my bucket list was reduced by one as I finally got the chance to witness a show by the current incarnation of the cult Japanese ‘soul collective’ 
