August Brownīon Iver Bon Iver performs at Coachella (Christopher Polk / Getty Images for Coachella) Just true musicians turning tracks inside out to show the roots of a scene that came to dominate the world. But the few moments of discord only made the occasion seem more rare and interesting - artists who invented a genre actively choosing not to avail themselves of glossy production or mixing tricks. Going b2b2b on a thrice-synced Pioneer rig means that, sometimes, things are going to clash. But their peerless selections were even more compelling for the fact that it was all clearly done by human hands. Their Yuma Tent set wasn't quite a victory lap, as their sounds are too moody and mechanical to win over huge crowds here, even if their work laid the scaffolding for American EDM. Together, they named their group after their Detroit childhood neighborhood that laid the groundwork for a culture to come. Each is a formative figure in dance music in his own right. The trio of Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May commanded something the likes of DJ Snake never aspired to - the hearts and minds of techno purists on Sunday afternoon. (Matt Cowan / Getty Images for Coachella) Mikael Woodīelleville Three Kevin Saunderson of The Belleville Three performs at Coachella. They were beginners in a sense, but they didn't sound like it. Here, though, the group bulked up its careful studio productions with two vocalists, two guitarists and a live drummer. On record, the Avalanches are known for stitching together hundreds of tiny samples to create lush new tracks - basically a shinier, happier version of what DJ Shadow (who also played Coachella) perfected on his landmark 1996 album, “Endtroducing.” show ever!” one of the band's vocalists crowed, and he may have been more pumped than the audience. But that’s just what the Avalanches did when the reclusive Australian outfit - which reunited last year to release “Wildflower,” its first album in more than 15 years - brought its jubilant disco-pop to a tightly packed Mojave tent. Not many acts can use Coachella’s gigantic platform to make its debut in the U.S. The Avalanches The Australian electronic music group the Avalanches performs at Coachella. With more than 100 performances - plus outlandish visual experiences and even a tiki bar - the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival can overwhelm even the most die-hard of music fans.īut now that all the desert dust has settled and the crowds have departed, at least for the first weekend, here are the performances that made the most lasting impressions.
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