Modular Night: Tom Vek, Jonathan Boulet & Kindness

Overview

Modular, the legendary Australian label, is returning to Vivid LIVE in 2012 to take over the Studio and showcase three mavericks who tread the boundaries of rock, dance and pop – London's Tom Vek and Adam Bainbridge (aka Kindness) and Australia's Jonathan Boulet.

Tom Vek and Kindness have both re-emerged this year with a distilled sound — Vek a mix of post-punk, electronics and deadpan wit, and Kindness a dreamy take on new wave, funk and disco. Even with their critically acclaimed debut releases, both have surpassed hype and expectation to refine their song craft in the studio.

On the local front, Jonathan Boulet is the Australian equivalent of these British producers, working solo to create wide-scope anthems with a penchant for percussion, culminating in his heavier live grooves that are "always pushing to be louder and bigger".

Returning to transform the Studio into a series of euphoric club sounds weaving between progressive and pop, this year's show will sound just as good as it looks.