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‘Something Very Simple, But Intense’: How Gesaffelstein & His Team Made One of the Best Electronic Shows On the Road

Gesaffelstein's production designer and manager discuss the producer's current tour, his cameo during Lady Gaga's Coachella performance and more.

This time, however, the eyes of the mask glow unsettlingly, an effect that adds the surreal feel and helps the show achieve its intended sci-fi mood — even if it does also obscure the artist’s objectively perfect face. Given the emphasis on simplicity, Claude worked to “hide all the technical stuff.” Lights, lasers, cables and even musical equipment are hidden behind columns and under the steps, which are in fact just props and unable to support any weight, making them easier to transport. But you will not hear the track or any of his other pop collabs (which include an official remix of Gaga’s electro smash “Abracadabra”) in his current setlist, which instead pulls from his own catalog, and builds to a place that feels like blissfully getting punched in the face with a battering ram of drums.

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