Dan Deacon, Ed Schrader's Music Beat
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Fri March 20, 2020, 9 pm
Neptune Theatre
University District (Seattle)
$17 - $19
For nearly two decades, Dan Deacon has been proving that you can be a goofball and a serious electronic-music composer. He used to eschew stages for his performances and play on the floor while arranging crowd-participation stunts that broke down the artist-audience divide and thrust you back to that summer-camp feeling. Thankfully, the Baltimore producer’s music packed so many outsized thrills and indelible hooks, it compensated for whatever gimmicks he was perpetrating. Now a full-fledged film composer (2019’s Time Trial), Deacon is touring behind Mystic Familiar, which ladles on the inspirational melodies, expansive song structures, and rich textures until you swoon at the childlike wonder of it all. Check out “Arp II: Float Away” for an arpeggio-mad roller-coaster ride.
by Dave Segal