Strobe-Fueled Fantasia
by hsu on 4/20/24Neptune Theatre - SeattleAs a full disclaimer - don't watch this concert experience if you have any photosensitivity or epilepsy, as this show fully utilizes strobe lights and flashing video footage to accentuate sensory overload. Given all of this, OPN creatively mines his back catalogue and the music from "Again"to provide an exultation of his past history, from as far back as Replica and Returnal (and perhaps a little further) whilst mixing them earnestly with choice cuts from his latest (at the time of writing). This - plus some fantastic camerawork on hand from his co-star - elevated the experience into something truly transcendental. Big shout-out to the fantastic energy and work done by Arushi Jain, whose performance was quite memorable alone in the way she handled her blend of traditional raga and electronics, in a way where they interlocked together to form an exciting new voice.