COMANECHI
After midnight, it’s hard to find anything but rock, alternative, punk or heavy metal bands during music festivals. It makes sense, because the faint-of-heart have usually gone home to bed by then, but I felt bad for poor Paul, who was up past his bedtime and had forgotten his trusty earplugs. Comanechi hails from London, UK and consists of two band members. A guy plays electric guitar and does so well enough to make up for the complete lack of other instruments. The rhythm section and vocals are courtesy of a tiny, black-haired, scantily clad woman. She may not be a very big person- it’s hard to see her behind her drum set- but she has a very big voice. Her pitch is ultra high, and her style pushes her vocals almost to the breaking point. Understanding what she was saying was impossible, but according to the NXNE program, her vocalizations are about R-rated psychosexual nightmares. Considering her style and what came off as a whole bunch of anger and frustration, I was pretty sure she wasn’t on about butterflies and flowers. They were cool to watch for a couple of songs, but I think even I am getting a little old for the really heavy stuff.
