Emancipator live in concert.
ON TOUR

Emancipator

16
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

70
%
Based on 
16
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 16 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Emancipator is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Emancipator concert reviews describe live shows and performances as harmonious, mellow, atmospheric, and layered.

ON TOUR

Vortex Spring, Ponce De Leon, FL, United States (May 2); Mulberry Mountain, Ozark, Arkansas, United States (June 6);

Latest Release

The Highest Stage (January 5, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
New York, United States (5/27/1987) (5/27/1987)
Bio
To some, it must seem like this young electronic producer came out of nowhere. Emancipator (Douglas Appling) played his first live show in July 2009, opening for Bonobo at the Roseland Theater.
Has Performed With
Emancipator Ensemble

Critic Concert Reviews

Grateful Web (USA)

April 21, 2019
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Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, USA

Concert Addicts (Canada)

April 3, 2018
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Appling has always pulled more from Nujabes or even the String Cheese Incident than from his contemporaries – and his lush, atmospheric sound finds new footing on Baralku.

Twin Cities Media (USA)

February 13, 2018
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Minneapolis, USA

Music In Minnesota (USA)

February 13, 2018
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Emancipator & Ensemble's Stellar Performance at Fine Line

Get Some Magazine (USA)

January 18, 2017
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Lapa opened the evening with a mellow, almost dream-like set and his violin began to guide the rest of the night.

Northwest Music Scene (USA)

November 15, 2015
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Emancipator Live In Concert In the USA

Abort Magazine (Canada)

November 15, 2015
%
The heavy downpour outside only served to crank up the dial on the humidity in Granville Street’s Venue nightclub.

Past critic reviews published in

The Key (USA), Exclaim (Canada), Sound of Boston (USA), Slug Mag (USA), Owl and Bear (USA) and more

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