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Mondo Cane @ The Domain, Sydney Festival 2012

February 1st 2012 08:37
Under threatening grey skies, Sydney siders flocked back to The Domain for apart of Sydney Festivals free concert series. Tonight, drew more members of the rock community with vocal extraordinaire Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr Bungle, Fantomas, Peeping Tom, Tomahawk to name a few) latest offering Mondo Cane. A ensemble including a twenty five piece orchestra performing Italian pop songs of the 1950s. While many of the crowd probably never listened to the album released in the later half of last year, you never miss an opportunity to see Mike Patton perform.

First up were Tango Saloon. Mostly instrumental band that played a mixture of genres ranging from jazz to gypsy to experimental and everything in between. The band are also signed to Pattons label Ipecac and the variety in their music is reflective of their label bosses own complex musical tastes. Perfect backdrop for sitting in the park with champagne corks popping around the grounds.


Melbourne songstress Brous was next as patches of near blue sky was peeking through the grey. Her songs had a folk feel behind it with beautiful melodies. Vocally brilliant, her songs sat nicely in the background as the Domain filled, friends got reacquainted and we all settled in for Mike Pattons Mondo Cane.

Dressed in a sharp white suit and now trademark slicked back hair, Patton walked out on stage just as the downpour started. Three songs in they had to pause to move the orchestra back out of the rain to protect the instruments. Sadly the rain was enough for some punters to call it a night, but those who stayed were treated to an amazing show. Not many of us would have ever heard these songs perform, but watching this man go about singing them was amazing. His voice is versatile and he can switch from smooth, croons to almost barking snarls and back in the space of a second. He draws you into the music and makes you stop and take notice.


Performing entirely in Italian songs by famed Italian 50s and 60s artists such as Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein and Gino Paoli, Mondo Cane thanked the patient and some what drenched crowd by putting on a fantastic performance. Patton himself went from being seated to stalking the stage like a man possessed with all the theatrics of an Italian performer would perform like. The open air performance suits the Mondo Cane sound. Having performed in piazzas and outdoor theatres in Italy over the past few years, they were able to project their sound out across the Domain and through the pouring rain with crisp, clean sounds.

It didnt matter that it was wet, it didnt matter that I didnt understand a word that was sung, what mattered was seeing a musical genius in Mike Patton performing. I urge you to take a look at Mondo Cane footage on youtube to appreciate the brilliance of this man.

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