What amazed me just as much however was the extreeeeeeeeeeeemely (I have no vocabulary in any language that could've prevented that much e's) awesome music the DJ's played during the show, when Gonjasufi, real name Sumach Ecks, disappeared into the dark/smoke. In combination with a fair amount of Polish wodka and Dutch smoke for the occasion the music nearly got me in a trance I have rarely had before.
It was kind of uncomfortable when he made a comment on how few people were at the venue, saying he came all the way from the Desert (okay, awesome) and that we would all come just from across the street, and the fact that the crowd, including me, didn't get all of the references to his own underground music scene kind of put a distance between him and the audio. I didn't expect that since he always seemed like a very inspiring and wise person in interviews I read of him.
I fixed the short uncomfortable feeling it brought by dancing harder and telling myself I was one of the cool guys.
It worked. I danced my ass off. All this made me collect all my courage together so I approached the sound engineer and asked him for a job (not just randomly anything, I'm not unqualified). Too bad I didn't get the job but I did go home having had a bro-fist (FUCKING AWESOME), a beer and a smoke with Gonjasufi. The fact that he knew my name (or okay, part of it) made my head spin even more. I do know that artists are just artists and that getting backstage and approaching them is kind of lame but I couldn't help it. Gonjasufi, you're a huge influence and inspiration and I can't wait to see you again. That show was amazing.
K
P.S.: I will keep asking you until I will tour with your crew. I promise.
This song! So endlessly beautiful!
