Black Marble moody and magical at Lost Lake

Story and Photos by Molly McGrath

Moody electronica band Black Marble packed the sold-out Lost Lake on Saturday, May 27th. The synth and bass duo from New York had Denver followers waiting long and hard, as it was their first time playing in Denver. Touring in support of their new album It’s Immaterial, the band attracted goths and hipsters alike, as the melancholy yet danceable songs provided an deeply pleasant listening experience.

Denver’s two piece darkwave/ noise band Voight kicked off the night. They filled the room with a thick smoke, complete with fluorescent back lighting. Their music contained elements of Psych Rock, Electronica, and Darkwave and was reminiscent of A Place to Bury Strangers. Voight’s set was extremely eerie, and gave the audience a sense of total mystery about what the rest of the show had to offer. However, Draa, four young men from Phoenix (on tour with Black Marble) differed greatly from this, providing a perfect transition to the headliner. Draa’s sound had lots of Psych Rock influences, and was for the most part, extremely joyous. Imagine you are the star in a Sundance film, driving in a yellow convertible down the coast of Oregon, everything is green and there are little flowers in the tall grass. It makes sense that Draa is playing on the radio, because it is such happy and tranquil music.

Finally the long awaited Black Marble appeared and played songs from both of their studio albums. The band’s synthy nature had the full crowd dancing throughout the night. The man next to me even cried several times. They encored with Iron Lung, a single from their recent release, It’s Immaterial. Overall, Black Marble brought a juxtaposing (extremely melancholy, yet soothing) energy to the Lost Lake.