By: Shannon Reid (@allisplural) –
Mount Kimbie. (Photo: Shannon Reid/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
Mount Kimbie activated sonic waves inside The Hoxton in Toronto last night. The English electronic duo, who are touring with like-minded artists Vinyl Williams and Holy Other in support of their new album Cold Spring Fault Less Youth, lit up the room as they burst into their set with guitar chip bending reverie, lights became brighter and the crowd more intense.
One of the duo’s newest tracks “Made To Stray” was celebrated immediately upon recognition; When the live percussion would heat up, the crowd injected more movement; the electronic sounds seemed to create space and flow simultaneously. They fed the crowd images of everything, from a breakfast table to a man holding a cat. At the end of the night, Mount Kimbie left a crowd wanting more. The experience had them craving the final surf of thier digital tsunami. After what seemed like a solid three minutes duo Kai Campos and Dom Maker made their way back to the stage for a final encore that swelled and lapped over the dancing crowd one last time.
Experimental pop band Vinyl Williams, led by artist and musician Lionel Williams started the night by delivering a modern aesthetic while Synth player Nikita Arefkia provided evocative and transcending vocals. The Los Angeles based-band projected textural images that unfortunately went un-noticed by the waves of people in attendance for Mount Kimbie’s full set later in the night. Scoring a soundtrack of the complex intimacy of a young relationship, they conjured up the feelings, thoughts and reservations people often face with either losing a lover or gaining someone new.
Manchester-based producer Holy Other had more of a fluid sound with an even darker delivery. He brought the vulnerability, confusion, pleasure and fear to his performance. Low set lights gave his set a deeper vibe while he delivered experimental sounds which were effectively backed by mind diving images of hand gestures; crawling, elegantly expressing and at one point crumpling up tin foil. Scoring a soundtrack to the complex intimacy of a young relationship, he conjured up the feelings, thoughts and reservations people often face with either losing a lover or gaining someone new.
The crowd didn’t just see these talented artists last night – They experienced them.
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