We were welcomed into Brighton Dome's Studio Theatre to the sounds of The Fall.

As the audience was comprised of inoffensive literary art-punk types in their 30s, this seemed a shrewd choice that immediately generated warm feelings about Chicks on Speed, presenting their new album Artstravaganza.

Having been noted for their ability to make industrial hardcore outfit Atari Teenage Riot seem tame by comparison, it was unclear how the beat poetry guys were going to respond appropriately should CoS scream riotously in their faces against a wall of gabba.

The DIY spirit was strong, however, and the crowd felt like a people who had made a few clothes, perhaps even an anarchic badge in their time.

A sudden, abrasive drum beat announced CoS’ arrival onstage.

A rap about neurotransmitters with some German vocab thrown in, against a backdrop of post-internet artworks ensured a full-throttle Kreuzberg vibe.

Early 2000s club hit Fashion Rules! was extra fun with Melissa Logan's sax playing.

With erratic visuals, choppy beats and perverted karaoke, when it got participatory it got messy.

Having little in common with ATR after all, Artstravaganza was packed with immensely likeable melodic electronica; comparisons to Kraftwerk in calculator-operating mode would be fairer.