I saw Four Tet at The Independent in Sf friday, and it was probably one of the best shows I've been to so far. It was just strangely awesome. I was introduced to Four Tet about a year ago, and when I first heard it, I wasn't too crazy about it, but then again, that was back when I still listened to a lot of rock. I'm really into his stuff now. Although Four Tet is electronic music, it is definitely not your rave/pop electronica. It is more abstract and experimental with a mixture of hip hop, folk, techno, and various other elements. His music is more mellow and trancy than dancy, so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect at his show, but oh man, it was pretty incredible. The music was so trancy and hypnotic, and the crowd was so sucked into the music, they looked possessed...bodies were shaking out of control, eyes were closed, some eyes were partially closed and eye balls were rolled back, and people had this weird/scary/euphoric simile on their faces. With the lights and everything, you really forget you were even there. I don't know if its the lights or what, but Kieran looked really scary. He has very sunken in eyes, and with the back lights, they look even more suken, almost ghoulish like. What can I say, it was strangely awesome.
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