Ben Plant from Miami Horror
Let’s be real, Australia seems kind of boring (have you seen “Muriel’s Wedding”? Or “Irresistible”? Or “Australia”? It’s boring and dangerous. And wreck your neurons on something worthwhile, don’t watch “Australia”). Sure, at first the novelty of its beautiful beaches, athletic activities, and pretty people is entertaining, but after that fades, all you’ve got left is Vegemite (ugh) and koalas (well, the koalas that aren’t barbecued by quick spreading Australian fires). Lately, however, Australia’s been exporting some mighty fine musical goods (Cut Copy, The Presets, Van She, Midnight Juggernauts, etc). But perhaps the finest of them all is Benjamin Plant from Miami Horror.
Unlike Vegemite, Ben Plant is attractive and surely delicious on the palate. At just 22, Plant heads Miami Horror, a musical act that can include Plant and other members doing a live performance, or merely a DJ set. His long, curly hair, green eyes, and dashing smile - not to mention that whole “aura of mystery” thing - will get your lady parts didgeridooing (well, these clever stereotypic allusions can’t all be funny).
I had the chance to catch Ben spin live, and it was sick. It was one of the most aurally pleasurable experiences of my life: the dim lights, haze of cigarette smoke, and the pulsating vibrations of the stereos acted like a sensory deprivation tank, leaving only the music intact. The beats were so charged they practically glowed in the dark, begging to be touched. I swayed, danced, and grooved so smoothly that it felt like I was on drugs (wait…Eh, either way, it was great). As I later told a friend, “I almost orgasmed from the show.” Trust Ben Plant and his agile fingers.
Needless to say, “Don’t Be On Without Her” and “Make You Mine” are tracks you should already have listened to and loved, but I also really like Miami Horror’s remixes of “Talk Like That” by The Presets and “I Can Cook” by Grafton Primary.
Miami Horror is touring until early 2010 all over Australia, so go on and get down down under (but trust me on the Vegemite).
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