Live Review: Kilo Kish, Fortunes, Squidgenini

The DJ welcomes the audience with Kanye West's brand new track Fade. No need to say the US were well represented at Boney on this Friday night. The room fills up quickly with a crowd impatient to discover the Kilo Kish phenomenon. The first act Squidgenini immediately invites the audience to get closer to the stage and begins her show by burning incense. Along with her deep voice and long leopard pullover, the blonde singer starts rapping on some R&B beats and raw bass sounds. She has a knack for making the crowd feel at ease and keeps laughing in between songs.

Then, Fortunes from Melbourne quickly get up onto the stage as the crowd cheers. The male duo intensifies the dark R&B atmosphere with minimalist melodies and bass beats. Conor McCabe's voice calls to mind James Blake and has the groove of Anderson Paak on some songs. The musical atmosphere they settle works well and the audience dances to every song.

At midnight, there is a palpable impatience among the crowd. The word "LOOK" is projected on the wall. No need to ask, all eyes are already riveted to the stage. Kilo Kish turns up discretely under the acclamations of the audience. She appropriately starts with the first two tracks of her album Reflections In Real Time, Thank You! and Hello, Lakisha. Kish's performance is a gig as well as a play. She deals and performs different emotions in a logical, highly expressive performance. In the middle of her show, she gets very close to a girl in the front row and looks her intensely and dramatically in the eye. Then, the audience hear a voice asking Kish, "What's the matter with you?" She answers, "I don't know, I can't stop thinking". This is how Kish interestingly and perfectly translates the existential questions she raises in her latest album. Her track Wax is warmly received. The crowd is not only made up of the curious but also fans conquered long ago. The front row gets really excited. As the song progresses Kish, still in character, starts to scream and cry on stage. As soon as the track ends, she whispers in her shy and sweet voice, "Guys, this is my last song, thank you!" In the front row, all sing along.