McRorie: the one-man, kilt-wearing, awesomely mulletted, electronic music phenom from Canada

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McRorie Tait is a one-man, kilt-wearing, awesomely mulletted, electronic music phenom from Canada. His website describes him thusly:

"McRorie wears eight custom designed sensors on his shoes, four sensors on his chest, two midi keyboards on his hips, and sings lead vocals, harmonies, and solo instruments with his voice. McRorie coordinates the multiple parts of a musical composition: drums, bass, rhythm, vocals, and lead instruments -- TOTALLY LIVE."

Out of control cool. Plus his chest lights up like a robot and I think he also eats fire on stage while playing killer '80s cover songs with his feet. This is so cool it almost feels like a hoax. But I think it is real. Link to website with video clips, song downloads, and CD purchase details. (Thanks, Q-Burns).

UPDATE: BoingBoing reader Alexis says, "McRorie is legit - most of the footage in that clip IS from the 80's, that's why he's covering 80's songs. He appears in the clip on the now defunct Canadian talk show Dini Petty Show, several pieces are from Toronto news show City TV and part of the way through the clip he's seen with a very young Celine Dion before she hit mega-stardom.

Reader Matt McParland says, "I saw McRorie, the one man band, play live 4 or 5 years ago when his Canadian tour rolled through my hometown. His Canadian tour consisted of the man himself, two racks of MIDI-controlled effects and a few old Macs running wireframe screensavers for the light show. He played for about 20 people that night in a hole in the wall bar and we've been talking about it since!"

I can't begin to describe it, just go to his website: http://www.mcrorie.ca/

Gator Magoon (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 02:44 (nineteen years ago) link

Oh. My. God. That playlist is super-tweeked out too: Twisted Sister, Whigfield, ZZ Top, Haddaway?

Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:09 (nineteen years ago) link

Oh, you scamp. You're always re-inventing yourself, Momus. Good one, though.

I'm serious ... Ti-i-i-i-im (deangulberry), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:30 (nineteen years ago) link

Ha haa ha!

Apparently now known as (o )( o) (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 06:40 (nineteen years ago) link

The present-day one-man-band refuses to die!

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 06:43 (nineteen years ago) link

oh and original songs, too. check "his load"

g--ff (gcannon), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 06:46 (nineteen years ago) link

Thank god you included the quote marks.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 06:55 (nineteen years ago) link

Okay, just the beginning of his song list is enough to send me into hysterics.

http://www.mcrorie.ca/Pages/SongList.html

I would book someone who could play "Closer" and "Layin' Pipe" in the same night in a HEARTBEAT.

The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:04 (nineteen years ago) link

OMG "100% Pure Love" and "Eins Zwei Polizei"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:05 (nineteen years ago) link

I'd like to see a battle between McRorie and That 1 Guy.

Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:06 (nineteen years ago) link

FOR THE LOVE GOD EVERYONE MUST LISTEN TO "His Load" NOW!!!!!!!!!! MARISSA WHO?????????

The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:07 (nineteen years ago) link

ddb could do something like this with the BODY RAP that i gave him before i left the country.

lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:08 (nineteen years ago) link

"around the world"!!

mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:10 (nineteen years ago) link

He's playing in the food court three times a day!

Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 2 December 2004 03:52 (nineteen years ago) link

Video Toaster will never die.

kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 2 December 2004 04:41 (nineteen years ago) link

This man is my hero.

nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 2 December 2004 14:23 (nineteen years ago) link

"...and a few old Macs running wireframe screensavers for the light show..."

"light show" (nickalicious), Thursday, 2 December 2004 14:27 (nineteen years ago) link

He should battle with Bobby Badfingers

Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 2 December 2004 15:19 (nineteen years ago) link

is that chris jericho?

still bevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 2 December 2004 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link

this dude is awesome!

latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 2 December 2004 17:41 (nineteen years ago) link

no one on this board will ever be half as cool as this guy. He really needs to tour. open for kraftwerk or something. If he doesn't get famous in the next 2 years, im killing myself in protest.

Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Thursday, 2 December 2004 22:06 (nineteen years ago) link

this man is seriously both amazingly talented and fucking wacked out

also, the hair makes the man

LORD OF ALL THINGS HOMOELECTRONIC (trigonalmayhem), Thursday, 2 December 2004 22:08 (nineteen years ago) link


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