Chromeo: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Oct. 19, 2018 | Josh Rogosin -- Self-proclaimed “Funklordz“ Chromeo played with a live band for the first time at the Tiny Desk. The duo usually performs their live shows over backing tracks with shimmering chrome guitars and keyboards mounted on mannequin lady legs. David Macklovitch (Dave 1) and Patrick Gemayel (P-Thugg) met when they were 15 while growing up in Montreal and have been cranking out the electro-funk jams ever since. On being Canadian, P-Thugg announced in his robot voice “it’s very, very cold“ to which Dave 1 quipped, “it’s cold... free healthcare.“ At first glance, their Jewish and Arab partnership might seem unlikely. But their signature sounds are undeniably infectious, epitomized by P-Thugg’s Talk Box - an instrument that transforms his vocals into robotic sounds. With a nod to DC’s own funky go-go music scene of the ’70s, their band was outfitted in go-go-style matching uniforms custom embroidered with the words “Funk Lordz“. The breakdown at the end of the song “Don’t Sleep“ was a fitt