Three hours of home and disco: SG Lewis uploads shock Do LaB set from Coachella – Dancing Astronaut
by: Rachel Narozniak
Might 4, 2022
Shortly after the solar set in Indio, SG Lewis would spearhead what, looking back, reigns as his “favourite expertise DJing thus far.” And for a artistic whose soles have treaded phases and pageant grounds around the globe, that’s saying one thing.
Lewis’ enchantment has steadily percolated for the reason that Nightfall, Darkish, Daybreak interval, spanning April 2018 via June 2019. In 2021, although, the Brit’s identification as one of many American music market’s most in-demand imports crystallized with the discharge of occasions. His debut LP went on to earn the title of Dancing Astronaut‘s Album of the Yr, an accolade that may be extra anticipated of a sophomore or later long-form undertaking. However throughout its 10 tracklistings and numerous however altogether A-list forged of collaborators—Fortunate Daye, Nile Rodgers, Channel Tres, Robyn, to call just some—occasions actualized as a shiny, concept-minded physique of labor that may—and has—invariably set the bar excessive for what’s subsequent for Lewis.
Within the time since occasions touched down in February 2021, SG Lewis bought out consecutive dates on his North American album tour and grew ubiquitous on pageant lineups. CRSSD, Coachella, and Life Is Lovely symbolize a small sampling of the occasions which have since put his identify in daring sort on their posters. All issues thought of, that Lewis’ three-hour shock DJ set drew greater than 10,000 attendees to the Do LaB stage is something however eyebrow elevating.
And although Lewis was hesitant to add the set, citing his sentiment that “it felt like a kind of moments the place you needed to be there,” a barrage of variety but entreating requests for him to do exactly that moved the needle. “Listening again to it brings about so many nice recollections, and so a lot of you requested so properly for it. I’ve by no means obtained so many messages a couple of DJ set earlier than, so because of everybody for the stunning phrases,” he acknowledged.
The kinetic merger of SG Lewis’ disco, home, and different musical sensibilities unfolds beneath, amid murmurs of a follow-up LP that, per Lewis, is presently in-progress.
Featured picture: Juliana Bernstein
Classes: Music