Wheels of Steel

Two summers ago I was in NYC and there were posters everywhere for an upcoming concert by a French band called Birdy Nam Nam. The name was so stupid that I really paid no attention to it. Fast forward to three days ago and I'm watching TV. A channel called NYC TV was playing all these performances from random bands that did concerts in Central Park in the summer of 2006. To my surprise an award winning DJ crew from France took to the stage and unleashed one of the most original, creative and mind blowing 15 minute sets you could ever imagine. The crew was called Birdy Nam Nam- and yes the posters I saw were for the very concert I was watching two years later.The videos I posted on here really don't do these guys any justice. The live performance was unreal and the best part was they started it off playing jazz on their turntables. It's unfortunate that the video is not available online. They make 8 turntables sound like one single instrument. I also liked how they make a highly entertaining performance out of it. Anyone who has seen guys like DJ Shadow perform live know that all he does is essentially geek out on his MPC the entire time, and that's about as entertaining as watching your next door neighbor play drums by smacking kitchen utensils against a Formica counter top. These guys tear up vinyl like it's going out of style (and coincidentally, it is).