What a gorgeous way to spend an hour. K Mak’s unique sound, fusing electro-pop synths, voice effects and classical influences, is not only accompanied by cello, violin and drums, but by a set of specially created projections beamed onto the Planetarium’s dome. Vivid imagery, kaleidoscopic patterns and endless views of the beauty and mystery of the solar system and the planet we call home are perfectly matched to the music, as around 40 spectators tilt back in their chairs and look towards the heavens. 

It’s an intimate setting, and you could hear a pin drop as the audience individually lose themselves in music and vision. With songs and projections featuring the planets, evolution, random bubbles bursting (who knew that was so relaxing?) and endless views of the milky way stretching into infinity, this is part gig, part astronomy lesson, part meditation and fully a beautiful pause in a chaotic world. K Mak’s other-wordly vocals soar and swirl; it’s a blissfully life-affirming moment of peace. 

K Mak At The Planetarium, Adelaide Planetarium, run ended.