Kyau & Albert at Beta

The most compelling thing about trance duo Kyau & Albert
is the bizarre vibe of their podcast voiceovers: it’s very
Dieter-from-Sprockets meets Hans & Franz, and it is
hilarious (unintentionally, we presume). Those awkward interludes
really liven up the mixes and make the whole thing more fun. The act is
also one of the more interesting trance acts to emerge in the past ten
years, but that’s damnation by faint praise — they still sound
like most other trance: bombastic, cheese-covered and stiff. They do
show a willingness to mix things up, pulling in tracks from
complementary styles (they had a Gui Boratto track featured last month,
for example), utilizing more dynamics than most trance and the use of
vocals that recall the heyday of synth pop. It’s still not the kind of
thing that’s going to convince non-devotees to become trance partisans
anytime soon, but it won’t stop anyone from enjoying a club set from
these guys. Find out for yourself on Thursday, May 28, when Kyau &
Albert play at Beta. If they promise to say a few words between songs,
we’ll definitely be there.