A vibrant day of pure EBM, Synth pop and electronic music in general was what was experienced in the Fronton of Mexico City within the framework of the festival CMD_Fest stamp courtesy Noiselab. An excellent proposal in which for more than 12 hours the venue vibrated with the mixtures of the best exponents of these genres with a great response from people, who even a day before had already made the sold out on the track.
The day would start early with the presence of French Arnaud Rebotini, who accompanied by a blanket that bore the image of Baphomet which reminds us of the past death metalhead from the DJ, he started lighting the party with his powerful Electro house. After him and directly from New York, we would have the presence of Xeno & Oaklander, whose dance sound accompanied by a great charisma would make the fans delight that regardless of the time, they were already beer in hand enjoying the music. Those based in the US took advantage of his visit to promote his latest work “Hypnos” as well as to review some of the themes of his previous works.
The electronic music public is not usually characterized by being very early risers and in fact its activity is usually more related to the night and even the early hours of the morning. Therefore, it is necessary to highlight the tremendous convening power of Boy Harsher, that being just after four in the afternoon, the audience got up early and already had the forum with an entry that almost bordered on the full. And is that for many the synth pop with ethereal voices the project was a must see. So much so that when Pepe Mogt of the collective North He went on stage, it was sadly evident that people went out to eat, to turn around or simply go home to sleep to return at a more common time to dance. All this possible thanks to the excellent idea of the festival to grant the ease of re-entry throughout the event so as not to force people to be cloistered for so many hours in the forum. This of course did not shrink the Tijuana Mogt who fully complied with his set. Next came one of the darkest moments and dense atmospheres with the performance of The Golden Filter. The australo-American duet gave a presentation for others somber but hypnotizing with topics like “Silence”, “Questions”, and many more. Despite being a project with few changes and somewhat linear in their songs, as a whole their songs give away a presentation with sensations of ups and downs in the rhythms very interesting.
Then came the turn of Adult to make the stage your own, and what a real way to achieve it. The fierceness with which the Michigan natives presented was shocking, since Nicola Kuperus It is really like a lioness that goes from one side to the other singing up to 2 microphones in her hands making her powerful voice boom. At the bottom, Adam Lee Miller and her hair in the style of The North Tigers -I'm sorry I had to say it- it is a powerful machine to make electropunk con temas como ” Violent Shakes” and “This Behavior”. The turn of Adult, again we would have a DJ-set of national manufacture this time of Ramon Amezcua, which would help calm the environment after such a powerful experience to make way for the legend of Daniel Miller. English is undoubtedly the cornerstone of the electronic scene thanks to his contribution as creator of the record label Mute which is famous for producing the first works of Depeche Mode and Erasure, as well as other great current artists such as Moby. Daniel Miller He gave a set in which he made clear why he is a cult figure on the world scene.
Then came the expected moment to enjoy one of the EBM parents. Nitzer Ebb opened his presentation with "Blood Money", "For Fun" and "Captivate ”. Despite being a legend, we have to say that his presentation left a little to be desired. The audio failed a lot and prevented the 100 from connecting with the English. By the way, they were somewhat monotonous. The public did not give much of themselves, because before the act the fans claimed they would dance and even do slam to die with Nitzer Ebb, and at the mere hour and even with powerful themes like "Join the Chant", "Let Your Body Learn" or Murderous; There were a few who tried hard to pay tribute to the band on the track.
People are expectant and anxious because it is the turn of TR / ST. The Canadian is present before a pediment that looks pleasantly full, and the response at the beginning with "Candy Walls ”,“ Bulbform ”,“ Bicep ” and Dressed for Space He made it clear that many of the people bought his ticket to see him. His mix of synth pop and electronics is applauded at all times while Robert Alfons fill our ears with his androgynous voice and our eyes with his skinny body writhing and dancing exaggerated to the rhythm of songs such as "Poorly Coward", "Unbleached", "Gloryhole" and Wake With. On one side of the stage the redhead Lia Braswell bangs the drums powering songs like "Iris" and "Destroyer, while at the opposite end the keyboards Esther Blue give rhythm to "Shoom" and "Grouch". Between applause and insurmountable energy TR / ST says goodbye with Sulk and it is clear that he is an artist who is well loved and well positioned in Mexico.
Algunas personas se van, pero muchos se quedan porque aún falta escuchar a Kap Bambino. Y es esa gente que no se fue, fue la que se llevó sin duda una sorpresa poderosamente agradable. Desde el inicio y con temas como “Nomercy" and "Europe” los franceses desataron bailes desenfrenados y hasta un hoyo de slam, que ninguno de los proyectos anteriores habían conseguido. Y es que la bella Caroline Martial no se cansa en ningún instante y todo el show brinca y baila como demente lo que hace entrar en el dilema de bailar o quedarte quieto viéndola. Detrás de ella, con su cabello cubriéndole el rostro completo, Orion Bouvier nos descarga una brutal dosis de Synth punk on topics like "Poison", "Fears" and "Death Lazers". But without any doubt Batcaves a medio set y por supuesto el cierre con Human Piles fueron los que desataron el pandemonio electrónico; dejándonos a todos al final sudados, extasiados y felices.
This is how the lights went on and the moment to leave arrived. But we were certainly happy and satisfied with the offer and experience that the CMD_FEST he offered us, and of course we are more than eager for his next editions. [penci_review]
