Moogfest: Day 3 Recap

Posted by the spacemen on 1 November 2010 | 21 Comments

Tags: Moogfest, the spacemen

Two Drummers + Two Berets = Party Started!

The costumes were out in full force for Sunday Moog 2010.  We spotted several Indians, Elmo, a Bikini-ed Giraffe, 3 Herrons and at least 2 Deadmau5 soon after the doors opened.  Shout Out Out Out got things moving at TWA…these guys not only had two drummers, they had two guys wearing berets!  How Moog is that?! When they picked up the base and the drums kept pounding the dance party had officially started. 

 

 

Are You Seriously Asking Me That?

For Two Fresh, playing in Asheville is coming home, and the crowd gathered at ACC was happy to be part of the occasion.  They began the show by asking the crowd the second most popular question posed to Moogfesters this year: “Are ya’ll ready to hear some new sh*t?” Without waiting for an answer, they launched into a new piece that had the audience movin’ and groovin’ . (First most popular question: What’s Up Asheville?) 

 

 

These Decisions Are Killing Me!

Ok, so let’s start with Sleigh Bells.  Of all the face melting shows of Moogfest 2010 this was the meltiest.  Miller started with SCREAMING guitar riffs and the crowd went nuts for Alexis Krauss.  The music was intense and the dancing so fierce that the floor of TWA in front of the stage started to give way.  Nicely done!  Cruise over to Mim0SA for more high energy dancing; the halting hip hop beats had the ACC floor filled with people getting’ down and down some more…

 

 

Souleyman and Spooky

Meanwhile, down at the Peel, Omar Souleyman wowed the crowds with his hypnotic rhythms and galloping beats.  The crowd was seriously into it; the dancing was some of the most original and energetic of the festival.  Smiles and clapping all around, and even Souleyman flashed us a ‘stached grin on his way to sign cds.  DJ Spooky took the stage along with some help from a few orchestra musicians to treat the crowd to a preview of a new project.  And then, for something completely different, he threw down a straight up old school dj set…how bout a little Kris Kross, Beastie Boys, and Aretha? 

 

 

The Mystery of Moogtime

Did you ever forget that Hot Chip has, like, a million good songs?  They gave the audience a night to remember as they played almost all of them in front of a packed house at TWA. They opened the show with, “And I Was A Boy From School,” then, “One Pure Thought,” followed by just about every other super-awesome infectiously catchy song you can think of.  And then an encore!?  How does 75 minutes end up feeling like 5? 

 

 

Pretty Is as Pretty Does

Who knew the ACC could be, well, so beautiful?  Pretty Lights treated the packed crowd to a trippy kaleidoscope of spotlights and lasers as he seamlessly put together the kind of amazing one-of-a-kind show experience he is famous for.  His bass lines along with drummer Adam Deich’s driving drum cadences gave the audience the inspiration they needed to dig deep and keep dancing.  As Derek Vincent Smith rocked back and forth between laptops, laying out the hip-hop jams and vocal snippets he clearly had a hold over the giant dance floor, and he didn’t let go. 

 

 

Now Hear This

The stream of people headed to Moogaplex late Sunday night were evidence enough that people had heard how Dam-Funk exploded it on Saturday night, and there was no way they were going to miss the opportunity to see the LA legend. He treated the costumed crowd to his West Coast style samples of hip hop and funk and before long he grabbed the mic, signaled to the soundman to turn it up, and began to sing along.  The dance party was ON!

 

 

The Long Goodbye

Over at the Orange Peel, Moogfesters were treated to Dark Party’s mix of old school hip hop and techo beats.  The floor filled as the crowd came down from Pretty Lights; it seems the walk from the ACC gave dancing feet new life; the place was moving. The whooshing samples sometimes sounded like a plane taking off, and it couldn’t help making us feel a little sad about this amazing weekend of music coming to an end.  How much incredible music did we see?

 

 

Rocket Ship Backseat Driver

What were your highlights of Sunday Moogfest?  And how excited are you for Moogfest 2011?!