Sasquatch! Music Festival 2016, Day 1: Todd Terje

Sasquatch, Live Reviews
05/28/2016
Jacob Webb
photos by Matthew B. Thompson (view set)

While boisterous hip hop (A$AP Rocky) and sleek pop house (Disclosure) dominated the main stage, Todd Terje's silvery disco was the perfect late night antidote to those acts. Though his usual backing musicians were absent, Terje played what very well could be both the smoothest and most subtly brilliant sent the El Chupacabra tent will see all weekend. While there were plenty of peaks and valleys in his mix, as well as some knockout punch tracks ("Delorean Dynamite", "Inspector Norse") that were met with the crowd-wide eruptions that they were built for, Terje and the Olsens' buoyant, athletic set had a commendable amount of balance to it. It may not have been the drop-heavy set that the festival's usual dance contingent is used to, but judging by the crowd, Terje was a hit nonetheless, certainly making his namesake proud.

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