It's a rare treat to see two such talented electronic music bands on one night, and School of Seven Bells and M83 proved to be a great combination in terms of playing their unique styles of sonically powerful music and pleasing the packed Los Angeles crowd. Not everyone can easily connect with such complex and intricately produced layers of instrumentally dominant songs, as a few audience members left early due to boredom. Those unfortunate souls missed out on a full and amazing set of over 2 hours by M83, one of France's finest exports.
School of Seven Bells is a three-piece band of two guitarists and a keyboard player backed by a drum machine, but that doesn't limit the range and quality of their sound. The band consists of Ben Curtis (ex-Secret Machines) and pretty twin sisters Claudia and Alejandra Deheza (formerly of On!Air!Library!), whose operatic vocal harmonies (reminiscent of artists like Jem and Dot Allison) provide the perfect emotional…