On Friday evening, the Satosphere vibrated to the beats of Fcuckers, who delivered a two-hour DJ set after performing as a band at Jean-Drapeau Park. House music unfolded in a myriad of sonic colors. Between abstract projections by SAT VJs and the duo’s unpredictable soundscapes, the Palomosa afterparty offered us an experience worthy of a major New York club.
From the very first minutes, with four hands activated on the C’DJs, the tone was set: tonight would be house music, danceable and joyful. Accompanied by projections that morphed from purple clouds to abstract textures, the DJ set glided from the sweatiest house to more tech house bursts, almost reaching the frenzy of drum ‘n’ bass.
The entire room seemed to mold itself to their movements: sweaty bodies, rhythms that literally stuck to our skin, breathing that quickened with each break. At times, the humidity became almost too tangible, especially when a spectator/dancer accidentally brushed against my body and his sweat landed on my arm: an uncomfortable detail, but one that revealed the intensity of a space where personal boundaries disappear.
« Le son à la SAT, c’est autre chose », glissait dans le creux de mon oreille mon ami, pas mal conquis par la performance. Effectivement, une des grandes qualités du Dôme, avec les bons artistes, c’est de nous offrir une spatialité unique avec des basses enveloppantes, des aigus limpides, et un environnement visuel qui amplifie chaque sonorités.
Remixing house music classics for two hours, such as Basement Jaxx, Fatima Yamaha (“What’s a girl to do”), and ending with Orbital’s famous track “Halcyon and on and on”, the end had a bittersweet taste: a feeling torn between appreciation for the DJ set they gave us and disappointment that it only lasted two hours. We would have kept going all night, until dawn broke.
Between their four hands, they seem to have transformed house music into living matter: like a moist, purple wave that continues to vibrate long after the last note has faded away. It was FCUCKERS DJing, and it was a night filled with dancing, smiles, and beautiful memories.
