Concert Review: UNI Shows Us To Fight Control Is To Be Free At Elsewhere
Welp! I have seen it all, people! It is the end of the year, and I have reviewed hundreds of artists, and seemingly gone to hundreds of shows, but UNI took it to another level at Elsewhere. Heck, I have even seen them before, but, maybe it was the “go big or go home mentality” that raptures all of us when a year ends that they outdid themselves.
Uni – Adult Video (Official Video)
Dancing Penis (Check!), An Aerosol Can and A Lighter Lit Together (Check!), A Dress Code of Shirtless (BUT OF COURSE!) While Uni has always presented themselves as a pack of creatively fluid, psychotropic inspired rock n’ rollers, it seems time has spun them more into the rabbit-hole of outlandishness, and why not? Why not let time free you more, and show you that your brilliance lies in your unlimitedness? By all means, in image, UNI is eclectic. Long haired, pink wigs, leather pants, and shimmery coats that gloss in dim lighting, to prove that to enter their show is like entering a glittered, S&M- welcomed music realm. Of course, some might act like you did not want to see such “naughtiness” and were unaware of the “craziness”, but why lie?! When you go to an UNI show, you go for a group of geniuses that push mindful boundaries, while oddly sounding classic.
Uni – Adult Video (Official Video)
I have often stated that, at times, most genres are not about the sound as much as the style or the messaged essence. This notion plays into the surrealistic, rocker ambiance that UNI builds as they play tracks like, “Mushroom Cloud”, “What’s The Problem”, “Orgy On The Moon”, or “Adult Video”…. you know THE CLASSICS (lol!). Yet, the rise of UNI comes at such a rich time. From their musicianship to their very auras, they present an idea of freedom that could scare someone (Insert Politician’s Name) who believes in the idea that life can be “controlled”. Personally, I gave up that struggling thought a long time ago, and as lead singer Nico Fuzz crooned odes to freedom of sex, sexuality, and self, I realized that music always rises to counter humanity’s regressiveness.
Uni – What’s The Problem? (Official Video)
UNI shows that music is not only about being reflective but also progressive. By challenging norms/ David Strange and Charlotte Kemp’s guitar-riffing, they sonically crack the walls that we construct to confine ourselves under the false name of “control”. Maybe, that is why Nick flows his voice so ethereally and UNI’s instrumentals range from blaring to gracing; if you take people into a fantasy they, strangely, confront reality better. For More Information On UNI Click Here.
