Pendulum formed in their home-town of Perth (Western Australia) in 2002. The last 12 months have seen Pendulum retreat to the depths of the underground to work on their second album, and to hone and perfect their sound for the live arena. They say of their efforts:

In production techniques and (arguably) sound quality, something has been lost in the process – that original sense of self-escape, the idea of leaving yourself open to experience something you don’t necessarily find in every-day life. That was the energy we picked up on and liked about it. We want our music to be an escape. While technology continues to constantly advance electronic music when we first got into it. It felt like the same energy found with bands like Led Zeppelin and even The Beatles, and still occasionally today with bands like Tool, The Mars Volta, Queens Of The Stone Age and others.

If you turn on the radio today you’ll hear 20 tracks in a row describing someone’s every-day life, or songs with a one-line catchphrase chorus about shaking your ass in the club – the production is usually great but when you look deeper, there’s nothing behind it…

The video at the top of this article is probably not the most representative of Pendulum, but it’s a really good laugh once it gets going!

Pendulum are playing the following UK dates in May:

• Cardiff University Students’ Union 1 May
• Liverpool University 2 May
• Glasgow Academy 3 May
• Newcastle University 4 May
• Carling Academy Bristol 6 May

You will find more up to date tickets at the bottom of this page.