Cuna, who produces electronic music as Sweater Beats, grew up in Rockville, and late Wednesday night — or, more accurately, early Thursday morning — he brought his debut live tour to U Street Music Hall. “I’m home right now.”As Sweater Beats, Cuna makes dreamy, romantic electronic music that is indebted to R&B and hip-hop. Like fellow maximalists Hudson Mohawke and Rustie, Sweater Beats pairs block-rocking beats with intricate synthesizer work heavy with twinkling video-game arpeggios. Sweater Beats was alone onstage, in the middle of an ozone cloud and flanked by two fog-cutting lights. His performance was the perfect response to critics who still think electronic music isn’t “real” music — just someone pushing play on a laptop.

Source: Washington Post November 24, 2016 18:08 UTC