Review: NOVA MATERIA Live @ SAT

 

 

Many of us entered the SAT this saturday not fully anticipating the listening experience we were soon to have. The Franco-Chilean duo Nova Materia struck me from the moment they took the stage. They were able to create a breach in the dream-like ambiance of the previous set by Montreal band MOAB. Though the crowd was a bit sparse and oddly-matched, Nova Materia’s ground breaking mineral rythms of metal, stone percussions, and smooth mix with electronic dance beats was extremely striking. Their crazed performance swept the whole crowd away, letting us into their sound world. This masterful and surprising set kept me hooked, living and breathing their sound as they transformed the audience itself into their material.

(Béatrice M)