Hermitude

Hermitude dance the fine line between genius and generic

Wednesday is hump day, the tantalizing decent into the weekend one that most Aucklanders savour with relish, a mid-week show by Australian electronic hip hop duo Hermitude just what the doctor ordered.

A line of people stretches down infamous K'Rd, the guys dressed to impress, the girls even more so. Electronic act Hermitude are in town and their fans are out in force, ready to dance the night away to the guys hailing from the Blue Mountains in Australia.

The Meeting Tree consists of two friends/housemates that presumably wanted something to do on a lazy Saturday afternoon.

Sydney’s Enmore Theatre crowd was rowdy an hour before the duo even took to the stage, thanks to warm-up acts Jayteehazard and Basenji. The whole night felt like a celebration of this decade (or what we've had so far) in Australian music – with tracks like Flume’s 'Slasherr' remix and Basenji’s ‘Heirloom’ pre

With two added Melbourne shows due to popular demand if anything this third sold out show was proof indeed that Melbourne does indeed love the pair.

Working on a laptop and a bunch of gizmos, Fishing started out with mellow grooves that were very danceable, working up from a slow head-nodding shuffle to full on hands in the air dancing by the time the set closed.