Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 @ 02:22 in Events by Melanie Gapany
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Tucked into a city block in the heart of downtown Miami, Studio A is your typical Miami nightclub, with a decently sized dance floor and an impressive display of liquor gathered around a circular, freestanding bar, modern decor, and a large stage. The bartenders are well apt in entertaining their crowd with fire blowing and bottle tricks. Unlike Miami nightclubs, there is no line to get in, its nice and cool inside, there are people dancing and the lineup for the evening is incredibly diverse.
It's midway through the night and the entire room is a thriving mess of sweat and movement, packed with an eclectic mix of people that you can only find in port cities. Holy Ghost!(www.myspace.com/holyghostnyc) and Princess Superstar (www.princesssuperstar.com) have both finished amazing sets, and pumped the crowd full of energy. But now there is a small framed DJ wearing a large brimmed blue sunhat at the tables, casually sipping what one must assume is a screwdriver. He dances almost as intensely as the people on the floor. He is the man behind everyone's current state of madness: the reason why no one can really stop dancing. He is Moby (www.moby.com). The same Moby that has released pop chart hits such as "South Side" and soothing lullaby melodies such as "Porcelain", behind the decks, expertly wooing the crowd into frenzy.
Moby's biography is a timeline of incredible achievements almost as diverse as the pop star himself and if this performance was any kind of a preview of what listeners can expect from Moby's new release Last Night, due out in March of 2008, then listeners can expect something that is much more dance oriented than any of his previous releases. Much more indie, way less pop.
Despite the high price of drinks and lack of parking, everyone seemed incredibly pleased as the night ended with the Afrobots (www.myspace.com/afrobots) who, much like Princess Superstar, were able to effortlessly mix rhyming skills over intense beats. At the close of the night, Studio A cleared out quickly, and it was back outside for more downtown Miami traffic and heat.
For exclusive pics from the event, by Kevin Collier, check out http://www.urb.com/media/images/art_basel1
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