Photos of M83 at The Eastern in Atlanta, GA on April 19th, 2023
Photos of M83 at 2016 Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, TX
Photos of M83 at 2016 Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL
Photos of M83 at Brixton Academy in London, U.K. on November 8th, 2012
Photos of M83 at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY on October 3rd, 2012
Photos of M83 at 2012 FYF Fest in Los Angeles, CA
Photos of M83 at 2012 Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, PQ, Canada
CPhotos of M83 at Somerset House in London, U.K. on July 16th, 2012
Photos of M83 at Stubb’s in Austin, TX on May 18th, 2012
Photos of M83 at 2012 Ultra Music Festival in Miami, FL
QRO’s review of M83 at Trinity in Bristol, U.K. on January 17th, 2012
There is so much electronica out there these days, mostly for the club but occasionally for the bedroom. As M83, Anthony Gonzalez instead crafts whole realms with his washing effects, like on his well-titled latest, Fantasy.
From the airy expanse of opener “Water Deep” to the slower, sadder echoing harmonies in closer “Dismemberment Bureau”, Fantasy is the kind of world-building journey you might remember from playing CD-ROM games on your PC. While there are a few standouts, such as the enlivening “Oceans Niagara”, the album is more of a single piece, glowing and washing over your, wherever you are.
Kids of the aughts (or earlier) might find today’s music scene overstuffed with electronica, but that’s because so much of it is so similar and uninteresting. Give a thought, and a listen, to an artist who’s been making special electronica since those aughts in M83 and his Fantasy.
