Lost Frequencies concert review: Here’s why we lost our minds
08.03.2024 - 18:33
/ nypost.com
Lost Frequencies’ “All Stand Together” show at East Williamsburg’s Great Hall. Our bodies sore, voices deflated, ears ringing, and one earring left behind. But, if we had it our way, we’d be crawling back to the stage.When we arrived at the venue just after 10 p.m., the opener, Artemis Orion, was already underway with her first-ever DJ set.
And, the California-native was flexing her vocals, too — traversing the stage with a mic in hand to sing along to her moody mixes. Her style is unrestricted to a genre; full of overlapping sounds, unexpected turns and drops, and some beautiful creaky imperfections. A little bit lo-fi, a little bit dark pop.
It didn’t take long for her to warm up the smoke-filled industrial warehouse.Her set culminated in a surprise performance of her unreleased single “Gentle Riot.” Co-collaborator Sasha Rome joined her on stage, babysitting the DJ booth while she adorned the crowd with more raspy vocals, “There’s a rhythm in my chest/And it’s a battle to contain it too/I see your face ahead/All these visions come true.” She bid her farewell with a coy smile, a DJ debut well-done.It was time to take the energy up a notch, and that’s just what Powell Aguirre, known onstage as Surf Mesa, was there to do. The 23-year-old tumbled out from behind the curtains like a jolt of lighting electrifying the floor. Pulsing strobes, projections of blinking shapes and falling stars glittering behind him.
Aguirre’s as self-made as they come — starting off uploading bedroom beats to SoundCloud, taking off on TikTok, and now reaching top 10 boards across countries. We grew up in the same suburb outside of Seattle, and I could feel the kaleidoscope of soul and funk influences seeping into some of his mashups. Take dance
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