Clad head to toe in black-and-white robes -- their faces hidden by outsized masks -- the duo are known only by pseudonyms, as the "time-travelling explorers Klek and Khn".On Thursday night the duo played the latest in a series of booked-out concerts across Europe, at the hip Botanique venue in Brussels, with a long list of US dates lined up through summer.Pumping out an experimental mix of syncopated guitar, bass and drum loops somewhere between techno and acid rock -- their trademark sound is dissonant and "microtonal", which means they play the notes in between the notes."They're such a party!" said Clara Moes, a 24-year-old fashion student who, like many, turned up in polka dots for the occasion. "It's like they came out of nowhere -- their characters are so mysterious."The moment the tickets went up online, "sales went through the roof", said Olivier Vanhalst, the Botanique's programmer -- who says the band's unique appeal is still something of a mystery."People are drawn to the live experiences, a sound like none they've heard before, the mystery and the costumes," he said.
The band played the latest in a series of booked-out concerts at the hip Botanique venue in Brussels © JOHN THYS / AFP
