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Pendulum

Pendulum at Middle East Downstairs, October 1, 2008. Photo by Ari Sommer.
Middle East Downstairs, October 1, 2008. Photo by Ari Sommer.

melophobe saw Pendulum once, in October 2008, at Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge.

Songs we posted

  1. Girl in the FireSpotify Apple YouTube
  2. The TempesSpotify Apple YouTube

The show

  1. October 1, 2008

    Pendulum

    Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA

    Words by Joshua Holt, photos by Ari Sommer

    11 photos

Fifty-word review

In Silico

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Expansive songwriting intersecting driving drum'n'bass. This is an impressive US debut. It's the rare electronic/dance album that doesn't feel self-contained and unnecessary: recorded. In Silico is exploded, inexorable. "Propane Nightmares" gives melodic lyrics and amped-up beats; "The Tempest" closes out with a steadily whipping-up whirlwind.

By Ari Sommer, November 7, 2008