17 September 14-20, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | Contents | Letters | news | night+Day | CuLture | Cafe | Music | miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | CONTENTS | LETTERS | RIPTIDE | METRO | NIGHT+DAY | STAGE | ART | FILM | CAFE | MUSIC | THIS WEEK THURSDAY, SEPT. 14 Diogo Nogueira: 8 p.m., $45-$85. The Parker, 707 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale, 954-761-5374, parkerplayhouse.com. Eazybaked: 10 p.m., $19.06. The Ground Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, thegroundmiami.com. Lucas Apostoleris: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. Mira Mira: 10 p.m., $28.33. Do Not Sit on the Furniture, 423 16th St., Miami Beach, 510-550-5067, donotsitonthefurniture.com. Pablo Cruise: 8 p.m., $95-$125. Broward Center for the Perform- ing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 954-462-0222, browardcenter.org. Pale Blue: 10 p.m., $13.91-$19.06. Floyd Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 786-618-9447, floydmiami.com. Piso 21: 8 p.m., $28-$117. James L. Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave., Miami, 305-372-4634, jlkc.com. Postmortem: With Ledo, Prynce, Lex, Renngifo, Lowi, Romani, Kujo, and others., 10 p.m., $10-$20. Paraiso Estereo, 1306 N. Miami Ave., Miami, bio.site/paraisoestereo. Pub Dubz Takeover: With Frezno, B-Rod, DJ Munkey, Bjilla, 2urner, Neutro, and Bondzeye., 9 p.m., $10-$15. Nowhere, 204 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale, instagram.com/nowhereloungeftl. Rascal: 8 p.m., $20-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Tomorrowland in Wynwood: 10 p.m., Free-$10. Crusoe Wynwood, 165 NW 23rd St., Miami, 786-784-6542, crusoewynwood.com. FRIDAY, SEPT. 15 All Blakk: 10 p.m., $30. Hyde Beach, 1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-455-2990, hydebeach.com. Cold Cave: With Riki, 7 p.m., $25. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855-732-8992, gramps.com. Facundo Mohr: 10 p.m., $28.33. Do Not Sit on the Furniture, 423 16th St., Miami Beach, 510-550-5067, donotsitonthefurniture.com. Florida Metalcore: With Royal Hearts, Further North Further South, Fatal Frames Vitalis, the World I See, and LJesus., 6:30 p.m., $13-$15. American Legion Post 92, 211 N. 21st Ave., Hollywood, 954-923-2760. Freaky Friday: With Buko Boys, J.L.G, Hadee., Petrichor, and Sum- mer Hoop., 7 p.m., $8-$10. Sand Bar + Kitchen, 6752 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-397-8375, sandbarkitchen.com. Galactic Soul Train: With Miss Purple Shampoo, Bozito, Spell, Twerkwindandfire, and others., 10 p.m., $10-$20. Supernatural Haus, 378 NE 56th St., Miami, supernatural305.com. Guns N’ Roses: 7 p.m., $100-$450. Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, 954-797-5531, myhrl.com. Hard & Dirty: With Krøk, Madison Kay, Saprophytic, and Tonal- Theory., 11 p.m., $15-$25. Domicile, 6391 NW Second Ave., Miami, instagram.com/domicile.miami. Indira Paganotto and Luigi Madonna: 11 p.m., $19.06-$35.02. Club Space, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, clubspace.com. Murda Beatz: 8 p.m., $20-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Nickodemus: 7 p.m., Free. ZeyZey, 353 NE 61st St., Miami, zeyzeymi- ami.com. Overmono: 11 p.m., $26.45-$37.47. The Ground Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, thegroundmiami.com. Thomas Melchior: 11 p.m., $15.97-$19.06. Floyd Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 786-618-9447, floydmiami.com. Tony & the Kings: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 Alok: 11 p.m., $50. LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-674- 4680, livnightclub.com. Avenged Sevenfold: With Falling In Reverse., 6:30 p.m., $35- $129.95. iThink Financial Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach, 561-795-8883, livenation.com. Barry Can’t Swim: 11 p.m., $19.06-$29.87. Floyd Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 786-618-9447, floydmiami.com. Boris Larramendi: 11 p.m., $20-$40. The Creative Yard, 2182 NW 26th Ave., Miami, thecreativeyard.org. Dixon and Trikk: 11 p.m., $19.06-$35.02. Club Space, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, clubspace.com. Gema Corredera: 9 p.m., $50. Salamander, 702 NW Fifth Ave., Miami. Hymn for Her: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. Infected Mushroom: 10 p.m., $20-$30. M2, 1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, 305-771-0388, m2miami.com. La Cura: 7 p.m., Free. ZeyZey, 353 NE 61st St., Miami, zeyzeymiami.com. Lost Kings: 12 p.m., $40. Strawberry Moon, 601 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, 305-506-2112, strawberrymoonmiami.com. Mama Snake: 10 p.m., $10-$20. Domicile, 6391 NW Second Ave., Miami, instagram.com/domicile.miami. Matt and Kim: 7:30 p.m., $37.50. Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 954-564-1074, cultureroom.net. Miami Beach Salsa Fest: 6 p.m., Free. Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-672-5202, miamibeach- bandshell.com. Mold!: With Wrong, Palomino Blond, and Frogs Show Mercy, 8 p.m., $15. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855-732-8992, gramps.com. Shrek Rave: 9 p.m., $35. Revolution Live, 100 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 954-449-1025, jointherevolution.net. Tony Y Not: 10 p.m., $28.33. Do Not Sit on the Furniture, 423 16th St., Miami Beach, 510-550-5067, donotsitonthefurniture.com. Trans Healthcare Benefit Show: With Erica Dawn Lyle and Burun- danga., 6-9 p.m., Donation. Sweat Records, 5505 NE Second Ave., Miami, 786-693-9309, sweatrecordsmiami.com. Uforia Mix Live: With Feid, Sebastian Yatra, Farruko, and Venesti, 8 p.m., $59-$199. Kaseya Center, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 786-777-1000, kaseyacenter.com. Uncle Waffles: 7 p.m., $24.50-$75. Oasis Wynwood, 2335 N. Miami Ave., Miami, oasiswynwood.com. Vice: 8 p.m., $20-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305- 829-2911, 11miami.com. SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 Boosie Badazz: 11 p.m., $75. LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-674-4680, livnightclub.com. Dunlap & Mabe: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. Fat Produce: 8 p.m., Free. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855- 732-8992, gramps.com. Iron Lyon: 8 p.m., Free-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Nora En Pure: 11 p.m., $24.72-$35.02. Club Space, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, clubspace.com. MONDAY, SEPT. 18 Let’s Sang: 9 p.m., Free. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855- 732-8992, gramps.com. Twyn: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305- 576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. TUESDAY, SEPT. 19 Lemon City Trio: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 Dire Straits Legacy: 8 p.m., $55-$75. The Parker, 707 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale, 954-761-5374, parkerplayhouse.com. Fresko: 8 p.m., Free-$20. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Kelly Schenk: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. Scowl: With Militarie Gun and MS Paint., 8 p.m., $20-$25. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855-732-8992, gramps.com. SZA: 8 p.m., $34.75-$194.75. Kaseya Center, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 786-777-1000, kaseyacenter.com. EARLY WARNINGS SEPTEMBER Bobi Stevkovski: Thu., Sept. 21, 10 p.m., $30.31. Do Not Sit on the Furniture, 423 16th St., Miami Beach, 510-550-5067, donotsi- tonthefurniture.com. Devowr.: With Ptchwrk, Mystyk Forest, and Arcane Beatz., Thu., Sept. 21, 9 p.m., $10-$15. Nowhere, 204 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale, instagram.com/nowhereloungeftl. DJ Obscene: Thu., Sept. 21, 8 p.m., $20-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Guttermouth: Thu., Sept. 21, 7 p.m., $16.50. Revolution Live, 100 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 954-449-1025, jointherevolution.net. Juan Luis Guerra: Thu., Sept. 21, 8 p.m., $82.95-$475.48. Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, 954-797-5531, myhrl.com. Kate Hamann: Thu., Sept. 21, 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. | CONCERTS & CLUBS | ▼ Music Club and concert listings are free and rotate in print. Find more at miaminewtimes.com/music and browardpalmbeach.com/music. To list your act, email
[email protected]. Phone Tag Lamebot works through his emotions on Missed Calls. BY DAVID ROLLAND S ome people pay for therapy to deal with their issues. For Mi- ami-raised electronic music pro- ducer Lamebot, there’s nothing more therapeutic than making music. For his new five-song EP Missed Calls, released last month, the creative process of healing and self-exploration for the musician, getting to work on it right after the release of the 2022 EP TBH... “Once that project was done, I kept work- ing on songs. I wanted to not just acknowl- edge patterns I’d made in relationships; I also wanted to break my musical cycles. I wanted to stop over-relying on sounds I was comfort- able with,” he tells New Times. A longtime fan of Miami bass, he wanted to dip his toes into other music genres like drum ‘n’ bass and UK garage, sounds he has long enjoyed but never felt quite comfortable making. Missed Calls begins the palate cleanser “Tell Me.” “I wanted people to know from the first riff this was going to be a different kind of project for me,” Lamebot explains. He was inspired to create the track after attending a set by English experimental artist Iglooghost in Orlando. “After seeing him, I wanted to make something with no drums in it,” he adds. “I tried some string instrumentals. I threw in lots of audio candy, but there’s no major drop. I wanted to convey emotions to get you ready for the rest of the tracks.” Next is “With You,” which got logistically complicated for Lamebot. The distributor flagged a vocal sample used in the song over copyright issues, which required Lamebot to prove he got the sample legally. After wading through more than 100 vocals samples to find the right fit for this song, the legal hurdle was a frustrating experience for the producer. “An R&B voice was what I always imagined,” he explains. “I had to cut it up and rearrange it so it sounded like what I wanted to say. It took listening to 100, maybe 200 samples be- fore I said this was it.” At the EPs midway point is “I Want You to Stay,” which he says is a reassuring song for him to perform since it always gets a positive reaction from audiences. “I had the idea for the hook early on,” Lamebot says. “The main keyboard sample filled out the rest of the track. It deals with the gray space of wanting to fight for someone but also knowing the re- lationship is detrimental. That realization is why the song has a switch at the end, and it gets hectic.” “Complicated” was an attempt for Lame- bot to get out of the comfort of his Jersey Club sound. “I wanted to add UK garage. That’s a sound that’s bleeding into pop music now,” he says. It reflects his current experimentation with a more global approach to his produc- tion, finding inspiration in genres like salsa and Afrobeat. Playing around with other styles of music fit in with the track’s lyrical theme of “working your way out [of a re- lationship] and realiz- ing someone is not the right fit.” Finally, the EP closes out with “4:19 am,” named after when he first hit save on the rough draft for this project. “I’m a night owl. That’s when we let our guard down,” he ex- plains. “The song looks back at things fondly, so there’s not a weird resentment. It’s late- night thoughts about how you both enjoyed each other’s company.” Moving forward, he’s planning to collabo- rate in the studio with his friend and long- time musical ally Otto von Schirach. There’s another release Lamebot’s planning to drop in the weeks after Missed Calls’ release that will compile live mixes from both his latest record and TBH... “They’re variant versions of songs from the last two albums that, put together, will be one big experience,” he says. “It’s going to be called Human Error, which I think is a good way of summing up both projects.”
[email protected] Lamebot has released a new five-song EP, Missed Calls. Photo by Noel Perez “I WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING WITH NO DRUMS IN IT.” | CROSSFADE | ▼ Music MONTH XX–MONTH XX, 2008 miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | CONTENTS | LETTERS | RIPTIDE | METRO | NIGHT+DAY | STAGE | ART | FILM | CAFE | MUSIC | THIS WEEK THURSDAY, SEPT. 14 Diogo Nogueira: 8 p.m., $45-$85. The Parker, 707 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale, 954-761-5374, parkerplayhouse.com. Eazybaked: 10 p.m., $19.06. The Ground Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, thegroundmiami.com. Lucas Apostoleris: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. Mira Mira: 10 p.m., $28.33. Do Not Sit on the Furniture, 423 16th St., Miami Beach, 510-550-5067, donotsitonthefurniture.com. Pablo Cruise: 8 p.m., $95-$125. Broward Center for the Perform- ing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 954-462-0222, browardcenter.org. Pale Blue: 10 p.m., $13.91-$19.06. Floyd Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 786-618-9447, floydmiami.com. Piso 21: 8 p.m., $28-$117. James L. Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave., Miami, 305-372-4634, jlkc.com. Postmortem: With Ledo, Prynce, Lex, Renngifo, Lowi, Romani, Kujo, and others., 10 p.m., $10-$20. Paraiso Estereo, 1306 N. Miami Ave., Miami, bio.site/paraisoestereo. Pub Dubz Takeover: With Frezno, B-Rod, DJ Munkey, Bjilla, 2urner, Neutro, and Bondzeye., 9 p.m., $10-$15. Nowhere, 204 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale, instagram.com/nowhereloungeftl. Rascal: 8 p.m., $20-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Tomorrowland in Wynwood: 10 p.m., Free-$10. Crusoe Wynwood, 165 NW 23rd St., Miami, 786-784-6542, crusoewynwood.com. FRIDAY, SEPT. 15 All Blakk: 10 p.m., $30. Hyde Beach, 1701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-455-2990, hydebeach.com. Cold Cave: With Riki, 7 p.m., $25. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855-732-8992, gramps.com. Facundo Mohr: 10 p.m., $28.33. Do Not Sit on the Furniture, 423 16th St., Miami Beach, 510-550-5067, donotsitonthefurniture.com. Florida Metalcore: With Royal Hearts, Further North Further South, Fatal Frames Vitalis, the World I See, and LJesus., 6:30 p.m., $13-$15. American Legion Post 92, 211 N. 21st Ave., Hollywood, 954-923-2760. Freaky Friday: With Buko Boys, J.L.G, Hadee., Petrichor, and Sum- mer Hoop., 7 p.m., $8-$10. Sand Bar + Kitchen, 6752 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-397-8375, sandbarkitchen.com. Galactic Soul Train: With Miss Purple Shampoo, Bozito, Spell, Twerkwindandfire, and others., 10 p.m., $10-$20. Supernatural Haus, 378 NE 56th St., Miami, supernatural305.com. Guns N’ Roses: 7 p.m., $100-$450. Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, 954-797-5531, myhrl.com. Hard & Dirty: With Krøk, Madison Kay, Saprophytic, and Tonal- Theory., 11 p.m., $15-$25. Domicile, 6391 NW Second Ave., Miami, instagram.com/domicile.miami. Indira Paganotto and Luigi Madonna: 11 p.m., $19.06-$35.02. Club Space, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, clubspace.com. Murda Beatz: 8 p.m., $20-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Nickodemus: 7 p.m., Free. ZeyZey, 353 NE 61st St., Miami, zeyzeymi- ami.com. Overmono: 11 p.m., $26.45-$37.47. The Ground Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, thegroundmiami.com. Thomas Melchior: 11 p.m., $15.97-$19.06. Floyd Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 786-618-9447, floydmiami.com. Tony & the Kings: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 Alok: 11 p.m., $50. LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-674- 4680, livnightclub.com. Avenged Sevenfold: With Falling In Reverse., 6:30 p.m., $35- $129.95. iThink Financial Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach, 561-795-8883, livenation.com. Barry Can’t Swim: 11 p.m., $19.06-$29.87. Floyd Miami, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 786-618-9447, floydmiami.com. Boris Larramendi: 11 p.m., $20-$40. The Creative Yard, 2182 NW 26th Ave., Miami, thecreativeyard.org. Dixon and Trikk: 11 p.m., $19.06-$35.02. Club Space, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, clubspace.com. Gema Corredera: 9 p.m., $50. Salamander, 702 NW Fifth Ave., Miami. Hymn for Her: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. Infected Mushroom: 10 p.m., $20-$30. M2, 1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, 305-771-0388, m2miami.com. La Cura: 7 p.m., Free. ZeyZey, 353 NE 61st St., Miami, zeyzeymiami.com. Lost Kings: 12 p.m., $40. Strawberry Moon, 601 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, 305-506-2112, strawberrymoonmiami.com. Mama Snake: 10 p.m., $10-$20. Domicile, 6391 NW Second Ave., Miami, instagram.com/domicile.miami. Matt and Kim: 7:30 p.m., $37.50. Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 954-564-1074, cultureroom.net. Miami Beach Salsa Fest: 6 p.m., Free. Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-672-5202, miamibeach- bandshell.com. Mold!: With Wrong, Palomino Blond, and Frogs Show Mercy, 8 p.m., $15. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855-732-8992, gramps.com. Shrek Rave: 9 p.m., $35. Revolution Live, 100 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 954-449-1025, jointherevolution.net. Tony Y Not: 10 p.m., $28.33. Do Not Sit on the Furniture, 423 16th St., Miami Beach, 510-550-5067, donotsitonthefurniture.com. Trans Healthcare Benefit Show: With Erica Dawn Lyle and Burun- danga., 6-9 p.m., Donation. Sweat Records, 5505 NE Second Ave., Miami, 786-693-9309, sweatrecordsmiami.com. Uforia Mix Live: With Feid, Sebastian Yatra, Farruko, and Venesti, 8 p.m., $59-$199. Kaseya Center, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 786-777-1000, kaseyacenter.com. Uncle Waffles: 7 p.m., $24.50-$75. Oasis Wynwood, 2335 N. Miami Ave., Miami, oasiswynwood.com. Vice: 8 p.m., $20-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305- 829-2911, 11miami.com. SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 Boosie Badazz: 11 p.m., $75. LIV, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-674-4680, livnightclub.com. Dunlap & Mabe: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. Fat Produce: 8 p.m., Free. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855- 732-8992, gramps.com. Iron Lyon: 8 p.m., Free-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Nora En Pure: 11 p.m., $24.72-$35.02. Club Space, 34 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-375-0001, clubspace.com. MONDAY, SEPT. 18 Let’s Sang: 9 p.m., Free. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855- 732-8992, gramps.com. Twyn: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305- 576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. TUESDAY, SEPT. 19 Lemon City Trio: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 Dire Straits Legacy: 8 p.m., $55-$75. The Parker, 707 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale, 954-761-5374, parkerplayhouse.com. Fresko: 8 p.m., Free-$20. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Kelly Schenk: 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. Scowl: With Militarie Gun and MS Paint., 8 p.m., $20-$25. Gramps, 176 NW 24th St., Miami, 855-732-8992, gramps.com. SZA: 8 p.m., $34.75-$194.75. Kaseya Center, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 786-777-1000, kaseyacenter.com. EARLY WARNINGS SEPTEMBER Bobi Stevkovski: Thu., Sept. 21, 10 p.m., $30.31. Do Not Sit on the Furniture, 423 16th St., Miami Beach, 510-550-5067, donotsi- tonthefurniture.com. Devowr.: With Ptchwrk, Mystyk Forest, and Arcane Beatz., Thu., Sept. 21, 9 p.m., $10-$15. Nowhere, 204 SW Second St., Fort Lauderdale, instagram.com/nowhereloungeftl. DJ Obscene: Thu., Sept. 21, 8 p.m., $20-$30. E11even Miami, 29 NE 11th St., Miami, 305-829-2911, 11miami.com. Guttermouth: Thu., Sept. 21, 7 p.m., $16.50. Revolution Live, 100 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 954-449-1025, jointherevolution.net. Juan Luis Guerra: Thu., Sept. 21, 8 p.m., $82.95-$475.48. Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, 954-797-5531, myhrl.com. Kate Hamann: Thu., Sept. 21, 9 p.m., Free. Lagniappe, 3425 NE Second Ave., Miami, 305-576-0108, lagniappehouse.com. | CONCERTS & CLUBS | ▼ Music Club and concert listings are free and rotate in print. Find more at miaminewtimes.com/music and browardpalmbeach.com/music. To list your act, email
[email protected]. Phone Tag Lamebot works through his emotions on Missed Calls. BY DAVID ROLLAND S ome people pay for therapy to deal with their issues. For Mi- ami-raised electronic music pro- ducer Lamebot, there’s nothing more therapeutic than making music. For his new five-song EP Missed Calls, released last month, the creative process of healing and self-exploration for the musician, getting to work on it right after the release of the 2022 EP TBH... “Once that project was done, I kept work- ing on songs. I wanted to not just acknowl- edge patterns I’d made in relationships; I also wanted to break my musical cycles. I wanted to stop over-relying on sounds I was comfort- able with,” he tells New Times. A longtime fan of Miami bass, he wanted to dip his toes into other music genres like drum ‘n’ bass and UK garage, sounds he has long enjoyed but never felt quite comfortable making. Missed Calls begins the palate cleanser “Tell Me.” “I wanted people to know from the first riff this was going to be a different kind of project for me,” Lamebot explains. He was inspired to create the track after attending a set by English experimental artist Iglooghost in Orlando. “After seeing him, I wanted to make something with no drums in it,” he adds. “I tried some string instrumentals. I threw in lots of audio candy, but there’s no major drop. I wanted to convey emotions to get you ready for the rest of the tracks.” Next is “With You,” which got logistically complicated for Lamebot. The distributor flagged a vocal sample used in the song over copyright issues, which required Lamebot to prove he got the sample legally. After wading through more than 100 vocals samples to find the right fit for this song, the legal hurdle was a frustrating experience for the producer. “An R&B voice was what I always imagined,” he explains. “I had to cut it up and rearrange it so it sounded like what I wanted to say. It took listening to 100, maybe 200 samples be- fore I said this was it.” At the EPs midway point is “I Want You to Stay,” which he says is a reassuring song for him to perform since it always gets a positive reaction from audiences. “I had the idea for the hook early on,” Lamebot says. “The main keyboard sample filled out the rest of the track. It deals with the gray space of wanting to fight for someone but also knowing the re- lationship is detrimental. That realization is why the song has a switch at the end, and it gets hectic.” “Complicated” was an attempt for Lame- bot to get out of the comfort of his Jersey Club sound. “I wanted to add UK garage. That’s a sound that’s bleeding into pop music now,” he says. It reflects his current experimentation with a more global approach to his produc- tion, finding inspiration in genres like salsa and Afrobeat. Playing around with other styles of music fit in with the track’s lyrical theme of “working your way out [of a re- lationship] and realiz- ing someone is not the right fit.” Finally, the EP closes out with “4:19 am,” named after when he first hit save on the rough draft for this project. “I’m a night owl. That’s when we let our guard down,” he ex- plains. “The song looks back at things fondly, so there’s not a weird resentment. It’s late- night thoughts about how you both enjoyed each other’s company.” Moving forward, he’s planning to collabo- rate in the studio with his friend and long- time musical ally Otto von Schirach. There’s another release Lamebot’s planning to drop in the weeks after Missed Calls’ release that will compile live mixes from both his latest record and TBH... “They’re variant versions of songs from the last two albums that, put together, will be one big experience,” he says. “It’s going to be called Human Error, which I think is a good way of summing up both projects.”
[email protected] Lamebot has released a new five-song EP, Missed Calls. Photo by Noel Perez “I WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING WITH NO DRUMS IN IT.” | CROSSFADE | ▼ Music
