Natubella – ElectROCKchick!

Coming to you from Argentina via Sweden, Natubella has a unique take on the current trend for retro-future electronica. Loving electronic music, and loving rock, she has fused the two into a sound she describes as ElectROCKnica – in her words, ‘This is not rock with a synth, but synth that rocks!”. Formerly a part of one of the biggest electronica bands of South-America, Los Sueños de Anderson, Natubella went solo in 2006 and has been working closely with four (mysteriosuly unnamed) producers from Argentina and Sweden. They finished the album “Little Devil” in 2009, and Natubella has decided she now has time to play a couple of nights over here.

So what’s the music like? Quoting influences such as Goldfrapp, Curve, Massive Attack, Madonna, Depeche Mode and Blondie, the rock part may seem a little absent. But her recent cover of Black Sabbath’s N.I.B. shows the other side of the coin. If you’re nice to us, or even if you’re not, you can get a copy of it here (usual drill, right click to download).

There’s elements of rock and electronic, obviously, a fair bit of pop, and a smattering of industrial and even goth tinged nuances in it. Listening to some of the tracks on her facebook page, you can maybe hear a hint of Hazel O’Connor in the vocals at times. And a kind of post-punk ethos in there too. In fact, it’s a meld of loads of things I like from the 80s, persuaded to dress themselves up for a very modern big night out. Some up tempo, some down tempo, some sad, some mad. Plenty to get your ears round! I enjoyed it enough to have saved the date to go and see her on Saturday. Her gig, I mean. Some people…

If you fancy coming down and having a listen, you’ll be able to catch Natubella (and me if you know me or have ESP) here:

Bar Music Hall, 134 Curtain Rd Shoreditch, London
“Saturday 13 Feb 9pm till late. @ Bar Music Hall HoxtonLab presents eXs My hart is electro!!”