Imagine yourself in a large, dark room with a concrete floor and an unfinished ceiling. Ahead of you is a stage, where a thrilling musical performance is going on. The pounding beat is so strong that you feel compelled to start dancing to the music. Around you are 900 other people who feel the same way. Together, you and the crowd move your bodies to the beat in a sort of synergy. Everyone is dancing. As one artist finishes, another begins. The music is so good that you don’t want the night to ever end.
Sounds like a great party doesn’t it? What I’ve just described is Montreal’s, Kinetik Festival. It is an annual event that started in 2008, following the success of 2007’s C.O.M.A.4. Kinetik is the largest electro/industrial/noise/EBM event in North America. With over 75 artists from all over the world, the event is a diversified collection of the some of the best music these genres have to offer.
Also at Kinetik are vendors selling anything from clothing, to cyberlox hair falls, to leather accessories are also present. Last year’s Kinetik saw more than 2800 attendees over the four night event. Just as the musicians come from all around the globe, so too do the people who attend the festival.
I have had the pleasure of attending the first two Kinetik festivals, and both were absolutely mind blowing. The music is some of the best electro/industrial/noise/EBM in the entire world. I could not stop dancing! But when I did take a moment to rest my feet, I mingled with the other attendees. I even got to meet my favourite EBM artist, Jennifer Parkin, of the band Ayria last year.
Next year’s Kinetik Festival will be the biggest one to date. With five nights of music, there will be something for everyone. And for someone like me, who likes it all, it will be the best Kinetik yet! If you like dark electronic music, this is an event you can’t afford to miss.
Some photos of me at Kinetik 2.0 this past May.
Yours truly.
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My boyrfiend, Alex (left), and me
Me (left) and Jennifer Parkin (right) of Ayria
The following photos were taken by Bernard Bastien, official Kinetik 2.0 photographer. See more of his work at http://neonyme.net/
Iszoloscope (Can you spot me in the crowd?)
Iszoloscope
Terrorfakt
Memmaker
Ayria
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