Simian Mobile Disco, Death Disco/Blitzkrieg Bop, The Arches, Glasgow, 8 Jun

Death Disco are sharing the space with Blitzkreig Bop tonight, and benefit from the added vibes. One room seems more treble-heavy than the other, but beyond that, they both feel like they have merged into the same night, playing host to similar blends of electro-disco. They both embody the sound of hedonism in dayglo and a spiked belt, and they both like their party tunes rinsed out and loud. It seems like a match made in heaven, and it's a surprise to find the Arches hasn't opened up the whole venue for this show. When the Simians get up on stage we get a dramatic pause, and the break in music lasts for a few seconds longer than is comfortable, raising the tension perfectly. The synths begin to build, the generators get pulsing, and then they hit us with the bluest and brightest lights this side of Guantanamo Bay. They soon get the breakbeats and basslines out, and the crowd begins to shake its 80s-loving ass to the groove. The crowd goes ballistic for their new track, I Believe, and the vocal line is the only tangible one in their set: in that context it soars. There is some doubt that the men plugging and unplugging the leads in the rack are actually playing the whole set, with no pre-recording or 'play button performance' at all. Sure, the fact that they have time to come to the front of the stage and shake their hands in the air for a bit could just be a testament to their excellent timing. It seems unlikely, though. Still, the music is good enough that we can forgive any possible skiving and miming from the band and just get on with dancing ourselves skinny and smiling at the hot boys and girls. [James Blake]