To finish off my five days musical marathon – I decided to take it easy over at Zajia Lab – the cozy little venue behind the bell tower – and get a bit of something different. It’s official – I have an electronic itch that must be scratched, and Zajia Lab did just that – with some ambience from the roguish dee, some folktronica courtesy of me:mo, and what I can only refer to as classical acid music from the one and only Muted Rainbow.
Now that’s how you close out the weekend – nothing like frying up your neurons in Technicolor. Click below for more pics and vids from the night.
Dee is straight up an anarchist in the way he approaches soundscapes. Taking every sound that has passed through his ears – tv announcers, angry cats, and yes, talking dolls (there’s nothing creepy than a young man cradling a doll in his arms) – it’s filtered through dee’s head and variety of gizmos he has laid out in front of him.
These nothing safe about this – it’s trippy, at times frightening, at times calming, and almost zen-like. I’d imagined this is what it sounds like when monks and holy figures are fighting to reach enlightenment in their heads.
Speaking of cathartic – there was no denying the cathartic nature of Muted Rainbow’s acid folk, which drenches classical piano compositions in a spacey electronic getup. Combine that with Michelle’s ethereal voice, which hits some solemn emotional highs, then you have the makings of an artist whose got a clear direction of what she’s doing.
Better yet, visiting experimental violinist Amber Skuse joined Michelle on stage to provide her skills. Piano and violin with psychedelic overtones. Hells yes.
These are talented folks for sure. It’ll be interesting to see what else Muted Rainbow cooks up in the future – let’s at least hope she gets in more shows by years end.
Before the sandman could take me, I stuck around for the lovely soundtrack that is me:mo. I could daydream to this stuff 24/7 – just super pleasant folktronica.
It’s almost frustrating how easy he makes it look – though I’m guessin most of the leg work is done back at the workshop – cause these are some complex mulit-layers beauts. Really, if Zajia Lab had a blanket and pillow for me, I’d just as well snuggle up right there.
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