Concert Review: Cut Copy Computerize Terminal 5

Cut Copy turned Terminal 5 from a warehouse into a giant computer. Each of their tracks, from their newest record, Haiku From Zero, felt like codes and gens being typed into our brains and commanding us to dance. Something even lead singer, Dan Whitford, marveled as he said, “I was going to tell yo to dance, but you are ahead of me!”. What can we say? When the rhythm is on, so are the dancing feet.
Cut Copy – Standing In The Middle Of The Field

I am sincerely believing that one of the best ways to be new is to be “old”. Cut Copy are so 80’s, I thought I was at Live Aid 1985. They brought out the excess of this era, and the desire to make every move either big or nothing. Thus, it was no wonder that the crowd moved and shake more like they were watching a DJ then a live band. The music was for them to dance, the visuals were for them to splash, and Cut Copy treated their music like a service for the soul, which explains Whitford’s style. There are three methods to Whitford’s dance madness. The first is the “cross guard”, of which he moves his arms like he is directing the traffic movements of beats and bodies until they all pass each other smoothly. The next is the “telenovela” where he holds his face in a pleading manner as if his greatest love is contemplating becoming his last one. The third one is what I call the “doctor”, of which he points at the audience as if to diagnose their heartache. He does all these moves while running in place, and singing his tracks like they are deserving of being titled VH1 classics. The crowd was enamored as he beaconed his songs more than sung them. For Cut Copy, it is clear that music can be built moreso than manifested.
Cut Copy – Free Your Mind (Official Video)

There are artists that believe music comes from the soul, and for that it must orb out of them like a pure spirit. Then there are those that, such as Cut Copy, see music like a building, of which its architecture can be designed with ornate instrumentals and foundational hooks. As their backdrop screens flowed between nature pics like, the ocean, and math problems, which only amped the 80’s vibe. Nothing like the nature of digital to make you want to sway into a virtual reality that Cut Copy, definitely, provided that night. I never realized how psychedelic the electro-movement is until I saw them play, and transform songs such as “Meet Me In A House of Love”, “Hearts On Fire”, and “Living Upside Down” into electrolytes for your mind to finally gain some imagination Click Here For More Information On Cut Copy Click Here.
Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire