Saturday 23rd January 2010 @ The Canteen, Bristol

It is the nature of the modern world, or post-modern world, or post-post-modern world, whatever the ‘thing’ is right now, that there are inevitably genre cross-overs. You cannot escape them. Why would you want to? One of the most fantastic thing about dabbling in this melding process is you get a chance to view something in a different light, adding another dimension to a classic object, style or genre. With the Dynamos Rhythm Aces there is no better example of the dynamic difference it brings.

Dressed like a selection of hillbillies and rockabilly, and packing out the Canteen bar in Stokes Croft last Saturday, they offered all and sundry a chance to truly escape to an alternate universe, where musical possibilities are endless and the past and present exist in perfect harmony. This unique band of forty-something’s have created a time-capsule replete with 40’s and 50’s swing glamour, fast and furious country rhythm, and a little something for the child of the 90’s.

With the collection of instruments on stage (a tiny keyboard, a stand alone snare drum and a double bass with the casual switch between the keys and a guitar) these three hillbilly rockers make enough noise for ten people. The sound they create fluctuates between slow and steady, fast and furious, with the dancing crowd alternating their steps to match the pace. After swinging renditions of Common People, Ace Of Spades and a Blame It On The Boogie with a salsa twist, inevitably the end is in sight. Dynamos Rhythm Aces are not left to slink off without the demand for an encore though, which they so dutifully supply.

Put simply, the Dynamos Rhythm Aces offer a lesson in the great and grand of style and rhythm. Through perfectly chosen and carefully composed covers which make your body move without your brain even having to register it, they make the last 60 years of classic musical endeavour their own, whilst treating it with the respect it deserves. You won’t find a dud song in their repertoire, and these fellas don’t miss a beat!

www.dynamosrhythmaces.co.uk

Clementine Lloyd