About Halas.am
Halas_Radio on 05/16/2009 at 02:58PM
iNiT
iNiT was formed in 2006 by Guy Harries and M. Both had been working on experimental projects for years - together and separately. This band was going to be the happy-happy outlet, with unabashed pop theatricality. After a series of twists and turns, and a varying lineup leading to a very strange show in which three guitars on stage turned pop into a wall of metal distortion, iNiT finally emerged with its edgy electro sound. Bringing into the band their Middle Eastern origins, as well as the occasional flirtation with Goth, new wave, rock and cabaret, a diverse but recognisably unique sound emerged.
The live gigs are where things all came together. A cheeky approach, audience involvement, a mix of performance art and danceability result in something intense, funny and occasionally scary. The band performs in the weirdest of places, including boats on the Thames, a warehouse in Totthenham, basement venues that were once public toilets and neo-Cabaret nights. At the moment most action is in the studio where iNiT is working on a full-length album, a follow up to their recent EP.
So where does the name of the band come from? The band members have different takes on it. The word has something of the typically London mockney 'innit?' brought into a more general and almost mystical world of 'everything that is in it'. Whatever that means is up to your fantasy. Make your mind up when you see this phantasmagoric flabbergasting show.
