Live review from 20th Anniversary Festival Day 1 星期五:
黃手絹
睇戲
最後勝利
悟空
香港製造
花房姑娘 (cover)
Consisting of veterans of the Hong Kong indie scene, Le Petit Soldat made its debut in 1997, then disappeared for about 20 years in 2002 and making a comeback in 2022. One of the band members, Edmund, is a member of the fabled …HUH!? of which I am a fan, so I was really looking forward to their performance and I was not disappointed. Musically you could clearly hear the influences of …HUH!?, however, that is not to say the band is a replica of them. The style is a mixture of progressive and psychedelic rock, with a somewhat outworldly feel about it which had a tendency to suck the audience right into its world. The set of 4 of their songs was augmented by a guest member Anthony Wong/Perry Chau Sang, who performed a cover of Wu Bai’s “花房姑娘” as well as Anthony’s anthem, “香港制造” both of which totally bowled over the audience. In contrast most of Le Petit Soldat’s music is something that needs to be ‘savored’, with the arrangements being so intricate. One thing worth mentioning is the drummer – the drumming was so solid it would be fair to say that it gave body to the otherwise ethereal style and acted as an anchor for the set.
For fans of …HUH!? I definitely recommend Le Petit Soldat, I usually do not make this sort of comparisons. However, in this case I mean it as a compliment, having admitted that I am a fan of the former.
– Hazel-Rah
