Tritonal @ Time Nightclub 01/28/23
even as my subgenre preferences have changed over the years, Tritonal's remained one of those acts that I'll always take the opportunity to go see if they're around. one of my CORE CORE CORE memories of my earlyravedays(TM) is seeing them and Cash Cash on that one joint Untouchable tour they did, during a mini Santa Cruz road trip with my pharm school phriends. they just don't make prog house like 2015 Take Me Home anymore!
Well, neither does Tritonal, really. I jumped at the chance to see them at Time when my friend Susan brought up the idea, excited to scream "after it allll we'll stay, we'll stay untouchableee!~" to the blast of air cannons and confetti and heart-bursting euphoria in a crowded clurb again.
I think we were all a bit surprised when the set turned out to be heavy on the tech-house side (like all sets have been trending the past couple of years) and light on the feels. (sidebar re: the tech house trend: I hadn't tuned into the Chainsmokers' Nice Hair radio show since like 2018 maybe and I recently listened to their 100th episode... talk about a vibe change!! they really went from future bass to trap/bass to pop to tech house in like 5 years lol. I think they had a Mau P track in the mix and I was flabbergasted haha. I mean, gotta evolve with the times.)
anyways, TL;DR: I anticipate Tritonal club sets in 2023 going more towards the tech house route with a few of their bangers (Untouchable! Blackout! Until You Were Gone!) mixed in. I do think my friends were pretty taken aback by the difference in style/sound. Time Nightclub, as always... not my favorite venue (too crowded, crowd who often doesn't know who's playing lol), but still had a great time! Overall, the night was: 8/10 ♥
