Live Review: Rainbow Chan, Sid Pattni, Moon Holiday

The Perth leg of Rainbow Chan's tour was as delightful as it was tragic. The tragedy was not the music itself, but actually the crowd.

Moon Holiday's set was sadly only appreciated by three or four punters (including Chan herself). Nonetheless it didn't unnerve her, Moon Holiday giving out pulsating, sharp rhythms and melodies from her production. The set was tight, clean and controlled, signifying an adept performer. Out Of Bounds was a set highlight, smashing out fat, juicy synths left and right. 

Sid Pattni was full of romp, waving around his ultimate weapon: a keytar. A smooth and slick techno-wizard, much of Pattni's set was laid down with a house music backdrop articulately overlayed by his keytar soloing skills. The issue was Pattni wasn't looking the part, he was too casual for the keytar; it needed to be more glam — crazy-'80s-hairspray-metal glam. It was a great DJ set, though, and it kicked the male-dominated dancefloor into overdrive, with an army of twentysomething males standing on the front of the stage and becoming Pattni's unofficial dancers (much to the annoyance of security). Pattni, however, was impressed.

When the time came for Rainbow Chan's set, it was hard to tell whether the punters were in fact interested in her or more gearing up for a clubbing session. But we did enjoy Chan's quirky slice of indie-pop; feeling light in tone but still retaining an aggressive momentum, Chan kept the crowd moving, giving the allusion of a fiesta albeit a chaotic one. Chan moved through tracks such as Work, Last and Skinny Dipping; pumping out more light-hearted pop. Chan's dancing often saw her in a squatted pose, as if stand-offing with the crowd. Her set ended a little abruptly, lacking niceties, and equipment was packed up in a rushed haste.