Press!
"Headliners Borts Minorts defy simple description. See, there's this guy in a hooded white unitard and a headset mic who sings and flails and contorts — he might be an alien or an android, but it's doubtful anything but an actual human would be able to bring such pure and bizarre joy to the stage. Equally enthusiastic are the Borts backup dancers, who flaunt leotards and fishnets (and the occasional pair of lederhosen), and whose energetic choreography demonstrates limber limbs and an admirable appreciation of jazz hands. Borts's music is similarly befuddling, in the best possible way — a combination of samples, keyboards, horns, drums, theremin, slide whistles, a single-stringed bass made out of a snow ski, and god knows what else, but I guarantee you'll not see anything as sense-assaultingly entertaining this leap year, or any other year." - CHERYL EDDY
S.F. BAY GUARDIAN PICK OF THE WEEK
"Clad head to toe in a white spandex unitard, Borts Minorts performs spastic interpetive dance moves to mutant techno disco backing tracks. So as to not impede his onstage contortions, he wears a wireless headset mic through which he sings insanely processed vocals. Meanwhile 2 foxy backup dancers provide synchronized dance moves. Elsewhere on stage you might find a flute player, a theremin manipulator or a full time bubble blower. The Minorts experience has been compared to everything from Devo to fitness guru Richard Simmons, which gives some idea of the absurdity of it all. Check out Minorts "Dance Contestant" video on YouTube sometime. It's a jaw dropper."
S.F. WEEKLY NOMINATION FOR BEST IN EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC
"Bay Area bizarros Borts Minorts to do their thing, which is quite unlike anyone else's thing but perhaps most akin to Hanakengo, a dynamic Japanese duo of costume designers with synchronized dance moves. Clad head to toe in hooded white spandex bodysuits, the turbo-powered, rubber-coated Borts Minorts leap, bound, twist, and squeal to a skewed synth pop soundtrack. Throw gleeful backup dancers and a grim-faced flutist into the mix, and you get bewildered audiences all the way to Tucson, Ariz., wondering, "What on earth is this?" What it is might be hard to explain, but, no doubt, it's worth the price of admission alone.SF BAY GUARDIAN Pick of the week!"
"We here at the calendar section strive to bring you the very best in short descriptions of fabulous upcoming events. But some times an act comes along that stretches our brand of reductive, chity chatty preview to the limit: Borts Minorts is one such thing."
Hiya Swanhuyser - S.F. WEEKLY Pick of the week
"Borts minorts will totally change the way you think about a rock show. His incredible infectious energy and undeniably unique presentation re-invigorates and satirizes himself and the format in one fell swoop. Challenging the audience to become part of the experience is just one aspect of this performers mission, and the dancers have the uncanny ability to actually make modern dance moves seem unpretentious and fun. If there is any sense of humor left in your jaded hipster soul you will come away from this show entertained and rocked."
SonicLiving.com
"If Salvador Dali had done music he would have paled in comparison to the truly eclectic Borts Minorts. One part performance art, one part manic techno musical extravaganza, all around fantastically mesmerizing. In his trademark unitard, and flanked by his accompanying backup dancers, Borts manages to blend more action into 45 minutes than a full week at the circus. Borts Minorts is Cirque du Soleil on acid, no chaser."
Mike and Jenny Cash - SF WEEKLY
San Francisco’s performance artist/interpretive club-dancing troupe Borts Minorts made quick in lighting up the crowd with their blend of a high school drama production-on-acid as imagined by the creators of Night at the Roxbury. If you have yet to catch wind of this act, it’s a must see — laughter-induced wrenching of the stomach is likely. Joseph Hayes - THEBAYBRIDGED.com
Borts Minorts! From San Francisco, California!
A deranged performance/dance ensemble led by a monobrowed spastic encased in a white hooded unitard. Ridiculous dance moves are enacted on stage with a duo of pretty ladies like a low-budget Xanadu as Mr. Borts Minorts whoops and hollers through a barrage of frenetic cut and paste disco songs. Think Leigh Bowery choreographed by Richard Simmons.
Fatty Jubbo - DJ - WFMU CHICAGO - cakeandpolka.blogspot.com
Borts Minorts - Oh my goodness, words cannot express how weird and wonderful this band is, and how happy they make me. Come and join the bizarre magic. You will be perplexed and amazed.
Neil Martinson - S.F. DJ Extraordinaire and promoter of the best night of music in S.F. - SMILE @ The Knockout
"Tucsonans will be talking about Borts Minorts for quite some time. His set was at times eerie, but always mystifying. His stage presence is phenomenal and he manages to captivate audiences with the fluidity of his music and his very oddity. Just watching him onstage managed to draw me in until I almost felt like a participant in his onstage antics."
Danielle Sottosanti - Arizona Night buzz.com
"Borts Minorts; twisted music to start a cult to"
Tucson Weekly
"Borts Minorts act is so European it hurts. But it hurts so good. Dressed in some sort of bizarre body stocking, he writhed, thrusted, shuddered, flailed, high-kicked, jumped and generally spazzed out all over the place, adding vocals to his own pre-recorded, art-damaged spazz techno"
Adrienne Lake - Arizona Night Buzz.com - Subcultcha
"Feels like watching Butoh on acid. Borts Minorts is endless in relation to Dadaism and Surrealist theatre. If you were to take all the elements of tacky pop culture, socially relevant criticism, stand-up comedy (again think David Cross and Andy Kaufman’s love child), experimental insanity, and scientific, intellectual observations, you’d have Borts Minorts. "
Lana Alattera - The California Herald
