This was then quickly followed by Grime’s own track ‘Core’ a huge hit with the crowd. We then move smoothly into the slightly slower tempo of Migos ‘Bad and Boujee’ the crowd instantly leaning back. “What’s Up Auckland? I need to see how hard everyone can jump tonight” Grime yells out to the crowd as a wave of 160 BPM hits them square in the chest. A remix of Drake’s ‘Fake Love’ had the crowd raising glasses and singing before Grime took them back in time with some old school Prodigy ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ having the crowd going wild for the somewhat vintage track. Remixes of tracks such as ‘XO Tour Lilf3’ by Lil Uzi Vert and ‘Runaway (U&I)’ by Galantis made early appearances in his set, the crowd squeezed onto the dance floor as they bounced up and down in time to the beats the stragglers at the back using the open space in front of the bar to let loose with their dance moves.ĬO2 guns fired off and were illuminated by changing LED lights, giving the venue the effect that it was a lot bigger than it actually was. Grime in a simple t-shirt, his hair tied back in a small bun jumped up and down from behind the mixing desk, hand in the air occasionally finger gunning the crowd. So this is a shout out to the guys crammed inside the small sound desk area who kept control of everything throughout the entire evening – producing absolutely magnificent effects taking the stage from looking like it was being engulfed in flames one moment to being in the middle of an XBOX 360 shooter game the next, the name RL Grime periodically being projected onto the screens and outlined in very realistic looking lightning bolts. While much of these visuals and indeed some of the lights are pre-programmed, with over three banks of individual light units above Grime, tonight required a fair amount of live work as well.
Standing atop a platform with a huge three-piece screen set up in front of him and one large vertical screen behind, Grime was often just a black shadow against a continuously changing kaleidoscope of colours and images. As Grime let loose, hundreds of people simultaneously lost themselves to the music, an easy thing to do considering the quality of the sound spilling forth from the stage – and if the sounds didn’t get you the visuals certainly did. There were already a few casualties around the room as Grime took to the stage an almost deafening roar rising up from the crowd who were chomping at the bit for that sweet EDM. Fans are currently on high alert for his second album ‘Nova’ which Grime announced in May of this year. Since then Grime has gone on to produce a second EP (High Beams) and a debut album by the name of Void which was released in 2014. He first introduced himself to the electronic music industry with his debut EP Grapes in 2012, but it was his remix of Kanye West’s ‘Mercy’ with Salva in that same year that secured his place. Most people on the street would not recognize the name Henry Steinway, but there would be very few who wouldn’t recognize him under his artist name of RL Grime and if you are a super fan you would already know of his tribal house style music that he produces under the name of Clockwork.Īt just 26yrs old, Grime is at the top of his game, his mix of Hip Hop, Grime, Bass and Trap slaying audiences the world over. The predominantly 18-25yr old crowd have already warmed themselves up with Auckland’s own t1r, New Zealand’s up and coming trap producer Quix and Australia’s TKAY MAIDZA but now they want the legend himself, the fans baying for Grime to begin. RL Grime is in the house and with it he brings not only the beats but an amazing stage set-up that turned Auckland’s Powerstation into an international quality club the likes of Las Vegas’s XS or LIV in Miami. With the show being sold out for the last couple of weeks, desperate pleas for tickets have been plaguing the FB event page right up until the point the doors opened, many fans suffering from a serious case of FOMO.
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