Suuns + Radwan Ghazi Moumneh @ Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal

Music has two levels of enjoyment. The first is on the personal level, in which one listens to a song alone. The second level involves the gratification of sound in a group, either with a few close friends, or amongst hundreds of strangers. The performance by Suuns with Radwan Ghazi Moumneh took the second level to heights that I have not yet reached.

The show was in a constant state of flux, with songs flowing between soothing (yet slightly disturbing) pieces of ambient-drone noise, to tracks that invoked a thrusting of my head back and forth so vigorously that I was in desperate need for an Advil the next morning. 

It all began with Suuns, performing various tracks off of their latest album Images Du Futur. The band rolled into a collaboration with Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, a Lebanese musician who uses traditional Arabic instruments and modern electronic equipment to create tranquil, yet exhilarating music. The product of these two being synthesized on stage was a breath-taking show, bringing forth a sound and style that was completely foreign to my ears.

Adding to the "eargasmic" sounds of the performers were the mesmerizing visuals projected onto a screen in the background. These varied from individual colors splashed with the occasional strobe light, to live footage of a specific performer superimposed with a multitude of effects to create a psychedelic spectrum of awesomeness. This was a show to remember, a truly spectacular event.

A big thanks goes out to POP Montreal and the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal for hosting such a spectacular evening.

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