With their unique blend of electro, disco, rock, hiphop and swing, Spacefunk brought their show and some special guests to Bliss in Taipei last weekend. A decent sized crowd came along and were treated to a night of diverse musical styles from the various acts.
Kicking things off was Nick Fothergill from Black Lung Inner City Choir performing a short solo acoustic set. With thoughtful lyrics and an acoustic guitar, Nick warmed the crowd up with a great set.
Sarah Zittrer joined him for harmonies on a couple of songs, then moved behind the keys to play a few of her own tunes.
The lights dimmed and the bellydancers came out. Dancing in near darkness, they brought a mystique to the room that set the mood for Spacefunk.
Starting with a single strobing flashlight for illumination, Spacefunk took the stage. Mixing the styles up and moving from trip hop to swing, hiphop to rock, all with a funky vibe, they played a great set that left the crowd wanting more.
Spacefunk’s next gig will be with the Money Shot Horns on March 7th at VU Livehouse in Taipei. I highly recommend going to see them play – you won’t be disappointed.
Shooting Notes – This was a tricky gig to shoot due to how dark the room was. I used Canon EOS 5d Mark II and Canon EOS 40D bodies, with 17-40mm f4L and 50mm f1.8 lenses. The available light shots really tested the low light capabilities of the 5D, with decent results coming from shooting at ISO6400. For flash, at times I had a 540EZ gelled with 1/4 cut of CTO triggered by Elinchrom Skyports. Due to the cramped space, I wasn’t really able to position this where I’d have liked, so I ended up resorting to a handheld 550EX with mini-softbox triggered in ETTL by a Canon ST-E2.