The Glitch Mob @ the Music Box

The Blue Man Group of blap music? The Fatboy Slims of lazer-bass? The next generation of Dim Mak deejays fitted with better jackets? It's far too easy to poke fun at the Glitch Mob, a three-man synth-and-thump powerhouse who rose to moderate fame alongside the rest of Los Angeles' red-hot beat scene. Why? Well, while artists like Nosaj Thing and Flying Lotus infuse their instrumental odysseys with a great deal of grit and experimentation (and second gen producers like Baths and Shlohmo bring melody and found sounds into the mix), these electro-mafiosos come across as unabashedly high-sheen and physically slick — as if they not only shop at, but also conceive their beats within the Zara men's department. But is that really a bad thing? The thing is, Ooah, Boreta and edIT know how to throw one helluva show, and their debut LP, Drink The Sea, is strong enough to amp even the snobbiest electronic aficionado for a night out under the strobes.