Faux Real - Berlin @ Kantine

It's hard to pin down Faux Real. The Franco-American art pop duo, comprised of brothers Elliott and Virgile Arndt, have been steadily broadening the scope of their project. Their high-octane DIY performances, involving matching costumes, synchronized dance routines, and crowd-splitting high-kicks, are taking on a more established and ever more unhinged form - think Iggy Pop meets Eurodance boyband. Toeing the line between undeniable pop potential and an off-kilter flair lies at the core of everything they do. The contradictions between order and chaos, between the visceral and the artificial - that's where Faux Real truly shines. That said, no one really knows what is real and what is faux, and that's the magic of it all.