MATTE BLVCK Leak Performance Footage Ahead of Upcoming Show
Photography by Alex Casillas
Mere days before they play Modern Wav’s debut event on April 15th, 2023 at Music Box , MATTE BLVCK drops a performance video that gives us a look into the atmospheric and immersive experience they have in store for us…
MATTE BLVCK is taking a different approach from contemporary bands in their content creation, in a way that’s making the full experience more accessible. By filming high-quality footage for fans to consume from home, they are drawing people into their world and pulling them closer to the stage. This footage feels kind of like a trailer or a teaser for the in-person show, and a live crowd will only add to that. The energy of the crowd fuels the dynamic of the performance in real-time, changing and enhancing the experience. Still, even in this video, there is so much to take in.
The action is beautifully caught through the camera cutting between the band members during the performance. It so richly captures each one of them, all absorbed in their own world of knobs, buttons, instruments, microphones… It’s a landscape that we’ve come to associate with some of the most impressive and successful musical acts in electronic music. Still, people who aren’t familiar with the backend of electronic music underestimate the vast difference between creating and performing electronic music. MATTE BLVCK performs their track with such sonic integrity, bringing it to life through emotion and passion in every detail of their performance.
It’s rare to find a group of musicians with such skill in both technological and emotive aspects so in-tune in their collaboration with each other. The live mixing of the music alone is impressive, it’s even reminiscent of Daft Punk. What’s more, is that the spirit of the track manifests in the details of the expression and intention behind every movement. If they can perform like this without a crowd, imagine how a crowd will electrify the moment even more.
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Written by Flux Psyche
