Efterklang walked out onto the stage, and the crowd cheered happily as the band picked up their gear. The happy musicians waved, and some spacey, monster movie style rumbles started emanating from the amplifiers.
Things were quiet for a minute, as the rumbling noise continued. Synthesizer arpeggios drifted in from the murky ambiance, and created an ethereal, colorful void. A glitchy beat emerged and a hazy wall of sound had been produced. Once a groove had been established, the vocals came in, with an animalistic yelping style.
I was pretty blown away at this point. What on Earth was I listening to? This is great! The vocalist began crooning out the lyrics to "Between The Walls", and the crowd was just as happy as I was. This song was a real jam, and had a lot of emotion!
Efterklang's eclectic sound draws influence from glitch, indie, dream pop, and gothic rock, and the mix blends perfectly. The entire set, I was captivated by the orchestral worlds that Efterklang had created in such short amounts of time. The artistic vision of these musicians is real, passionate and worth a listen to. If you are an audiophile who loves the craft of song writing, Efterklang is the band for you to check out.
Thirty Seconds to Mars
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