SAC’s Optic Biosphere event began Friday night and continued into the wee hours of Saturday morning. The Atlantis Pavillion at Ontario Place throbbed to the nonstop beat of an impressive lineup of local and international talent.
In the larger main floor area, Sircut Breaker started off the night, followed by MC Bandit, Chocolate, Telefunk Soundsystem and Sennes & Fury. The UK’s Souljah took the mike around 1 a.m., filling the room with a heady blend of dark atmospherics and jungle ferocity.
Upstairs, images by the Black Light Activists lit up the room with a transcendental glow, while Reefer Decree, Yeb, Quivering Virgin and Siren put the room in a funky psychedelic trance with their fat bass lines, delicate themes and killer sound production. Except for a few complaints that the price of the evening—the $10/15 cover, overpriced drinks, coat check, taxi—didn’t exactly add up to a cheap student’s night out, most partiers were impressed. The night was stress relief for many students overburdened with end-of-term exams and papers. As one participant put it, “the university is supposed to be a broad-based experience and this is definitely an experience that students should learn—underground music and the environment it’s played in!”
