Live Review: Boo Seeka, BUOY, Gold Member

By the time the first support act — duo Gold Member — took to the stage, the floor of the Oxford Art Factory was already filled with keen punters. The duo launched with a shaky start, although as the set continued they seemed to become stronger with each tune, refining their reggae, pop-indie vibes.

BUOY graced us with her effortless presence, booming beats and nostalgic melodies. Her track Took Me Up was the standout of the set, as Charmian Kingston's ethereal tone really seemed to capture the crowd. The audience's chatter was quite distracting at times, so Kingston's onstage antics might need some more polishing to amend this atmosphere.

Finally the moment everyone had been waiting for. Boo Seeka began their set with a particularly mesmerising stance. Not one member of the huge crowd could look away from their electrifying performance as well as their ear-catching percussive rhythms and brooding low vocals. They began with some new tracks from their forthcoming album — which they had announced they have been working on — before transitioning seamlessly into hit tune Oh My. Their presence was electric, hands waving in the air and lights flashing, the crowd clapping and going wild. The electronic fusion with strummed guitar created this unreal ambience, something really unique to Boo Seeka.

Their new track began as a ballad before progressing into a pastiche of '80s vibes — cliche, but perfectly dream-like. This created a sneak peek of a potential future direction for the duo. Deception Bay flowed with its ethereal and pensive frequencies, thrilling everyone involved. Throughout the show it seemed nothing could fault their flawless performance, not a hitch was evident. They then ploughed through their hits and wrapped up with their Like A Version of MO's track Pilgrim followed by their debut track — just over a year old — Kingdom Leader. This tune's maturity embedded them into the Australian music scene, the lyrics creative and instrumental and incredibly sensual. Fool closed the night — a reflective banger that left the audience craving more.