What: Peaches with backing band Sweet Machine, Quan Yeomans
Where: Astor Theatre
When: 1 February 2010
Cost/Ticket details: 61.40+bf, bocs
PEACHES …reburns to whip it hot! After beating around the bush… ahhh ahhh… its time for much more! Peaches hot on the back of her recent DJ visit is back scorching the Big Day Out for an all out creamtime… as she unleashes her own headline shows on us!
Since her late 2008 visit to Australia & NZ… Peaches has not stood still for a second in 2009! This year she released her 4th studio album I Feel Cream to wide critical acclaim (Rolling Stone said, “Peaches bawdy pop feels like a refreshing breath of filthy air.”), was given mad props from Perez Hilton, toured the US to sold-out houses, is touring the world and to date has released 5 videos off I Feel Cream. Peaches is not done yet. On Monday October 12, Palms Out premiered an amazing Cory Enemy remix of the title track from I Feel Cream. And in keeping with Peaches plan to release one video for each and every song on the record, the video for “I Feel Cream” also premiered on the website. This is the 6th video to be released so far. On November 11 XL Recordings will release the “I Feel Cream” single via all digital music stores. The single will include the album version (which was co produced by rising electro star Drums of Death) along with 3 remixes of the track by Proxy, Larry T and Cory Enemy. On October 24 Peaches set off on her 2nd US tour in support of I Feel Cream… with an all new show!! The dates kicked off in Las Vegas and wind up in Los Angeles for a show at The Wiltern on November 28.
There’s always an air of uncertainty when you go out to see an artist perform a DJ set who is not known for their DJing first and foremost. Would the Peaches DJ set see the singer stumble through a bunch of well known ‘of the moment’ dance tracks with her own tunes forced between? Or would she be an example of an artist who has actually grasped the intricacies of playing tunes for a crowd?
Peaches was definitely more so the latter, she had solid DJing abilities, particularly for someone who isn’t known for them, her track selection was eclectic yet she still maintained a good flow and energy throughout. The variety in the set was pretty refreshing with Peaches working Slayer, The Proxy, and Rye Rye into her set as well as a selection of her own tunes. All done with the finesse that you would expect of someone with the artistic integrity of Peaches.
Capitol managed to pack out exceptionally well with hardly room to move amongst the mess of bodies on the lower level. Peaches entertained the crowd not only with the tunes she played but pausing to hop on the mic and pour champagne on people. The set cumulated at the end with Peaches inviting a healthy portion of the crowd onto the stage with her despite stern protest from the security staff!
Knowledge Music have to be commended on bringing out Peaches for a DJ set whilst she’s in Australia, and they were deservedly rewarded with an impressive and highly enthusiastic audience. Maybe this will signal the start of more weekday international guests stopping by Perth on their way to the East Coast for the weekend.
What: Peaches Dj Set
Where: Capitol
When: 16 September 2009
Cost/Ticket details: 30 + Bf, moshtix, Bocs Ticketing, Planet Video, Mills Records and 78 Records
She’s nasty, she’s in your face, she’s coming to Perth to throw down a dj set, and she was a primary school teacher, that’s Peaches for you. With her new album I feel cream out for our listening pleasure Peaches continues to bring the ultra sexed up nasty world into our white middle class lives. Truck loads of f***ed up attitude!
Peaches (Myspace)
