SXSW Bands – Ocelot
March 4th, 2009 - by Eddie
Why include the Leeds electronic group Ocelot? Because they’re bloody honest. With a generic beat and employing a voice-changing device, this group has managed to create the most honest dance song ever made. How? With this mind-blowing refrain that repeats over and over again.
“We’re gonna get drunk/ We’re gonna get down/ We’re gonna stay drunk/ We’re gonna get fucked / And we’re gonna do it all tonight/ And we’re gonna make it out alive.”
That’s is. And somehow it spans six minutes. They accomplish this by spending the first three not telling the listener exactly what they are doing (they muff out the last word in each sentence). Then they tell you. And it’s awesome.
Earth-shattering? No. Innovative? Hardly. Potential to get the beautiful people on the dance floor? High. Potential to get the indie-rock kids out flailing their arms? Equally high.
It appears they are scheduled for an early Thursday, March 19 show. This is unfortunate since this is the kind of band that should be listened to once the Colombian bam-bam has taken over the mind.
Below is the song. I had to hack at it so it would fit on the mighty blog. While not the original six minute version, I’m sure you can get the full effect.
Ocelot- Our TIme
March 19th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Ahhh! I really dig this song, but its kind of hard to get a hold of. This seems like a quality version, did you rip it off of somewhere? I must have it!
March 19th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Jordan.
Didn’t rip it off. You can download it off the SXSW website. Find it here:
http://www.sxsw.com/music/shows/schedule/?a=show&s=90602
March 21st, 2009 at 9:17 pm
I agree with Jordan G. They dropped this track Thursday night and the crowd went insane. Track was fucking killer!
April 21st, 2009 at 10:39 am
BRILLIANT TRACK! Love it
April 21st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
That is the older version of the song.
Here is the newer one.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q7BXT870