“Welcome to the dance heaven/welcome to the Fuji Rock.” That was one of the lyrics…borderline mantras, really…popping up in the second song by hypnotic trio Rabi Rabi’s Gypsy-Avalon-closing set Sunday night. It was one of the few times during their performance where the noise coming out of lead singer Azumi’s mouth were intelligible…most of the time, she was content to let a flurry of syllables spill out, at one point practically scatting. Propelling her forward were her two drummers Piko and Nana, who provided her looping grooves to sing over. Azumi herself added a hazy feel to Rabi Rabi’s music via her synthesizer, which made these jams even more vision-quest-ey (especially when she let those electronics wash over her voice). But it wasn’t hypnotism in action, because they remembered where they were (as they said, “dance heaven”) and made sure the music also had a groove to it, regardless of how tripped out they got. It was a blissful way to end the weekend at the Avalon.
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