I got hip to Fan Death from Dandi when she told me about her new project a few months back… Dandi Wind is an amazing visual art/electro/industrial project- a duo. Dandi Wind and her partner Szam Findlay. I first caught them at SXSW 2 years ago. I was blown away….I remember Peaches being up front going crazy…..She jumped up on stage and said something like- This chick is a hotter sexier younger version of me and she’s fu****ing wicked!!!
Anyway- I came up to them briefly after their show but they had tons of fans around them. I contacted them right after SXSW on their myspace and next thing you know……They come and do our MIXTAPE RIOT at Studio B……An amazing show but not an amazing turn-out….Think it was too early for Studio B— not everyone was coming out then to that venue…. Anyway- we stayed in touch……..Dandi- that whole project- just stunning- landscape period pieces, dark/industrial tones and just prolific back drops….Performance art at it’s finest…..
So a few months later- fast forward- and Dandi sends me ‘Veronica’s Veil’. Fan Death. What a glorious video….That veil– damn! So it’s a different project..Side project….You can see the connection and threads between both but they are quite different. Dandi’s now in Vancouver…..Fan Death is residing there where Dandi Wind was based in Montreal. Very different flavours.
Fan Death is definitely a more electro/dance/fashion runway modelesque sound…..I’m very curious to see how they perform as this unit.
They’ll be here Thursday, Feb 5th at Le Royale. Go if you can…Will definitely be a spectacle.
