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| Chromeo | Photos by Tracy Block |
Last night the new blue-eyed soul duo
Chromeo brought their Canadian talents down to South Beach for a night of pendulum hipstering and mid-week dance partying. After a heat filled warm up with
Mayer Hawthorne,
Dave 1 and
P-Thugg started putting the dance hall in Hall & Oates-flavored flare by tossing thick synthetic textures of modern electronic beats into a blender of sex and appeal. The result was a fast paced set of greatest hits, deep cuts and goofy throw back tunes. Highlights took form in renditions of flagship tracks like "Fancy Footwork," "Tenderoni" and "Don't Turn The Lights On."
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| Chromeo | Photos by Tracy Block |
A particular nice break away from the studio version norm came during "When The Night Falls" that got the crowd pulsing to the sub driven beat. The boys flexed every keyboard, vocoder, loop and drum muscle before wrapping up just around midnight with "I Am Somebody," an ode to the recently fallen
DJ Medhi (RIP). A fittingly cheesed up encore of "Grow Up" was a mix of smiles and noodling dance moves with intentions to leave it all on the floor. The much anticipated return to Miami by the band was a feel good shake down that is a reminder of why these guys are still alive and innovating in the current music environ.
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| Chromeo | Photos by Tracy Block |
Side note: Correct me if I am wrong but it sounded like Dave 1 was teasing the
Rick Ross calling card nomenclature sample "Rossss" during Bonafide Lovin' - giving the Magic City reppin' rap don a proper nod. Nice!
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