SLASH NEED
KOOP TENT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 • 8:25PM
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Fierce and boundary-pushing, the post-punk/goth-electronica act from Toronto, Slash Need ignited Swan Dive at sxsw with their raw and unfiltered energy. Their music plays, surges, and claws its way through your senses like a violent signal demanding to be felt. With a new LP on the horizon, we caught up with Dusty Lee, Alex Low (Lex), and dancers Stella and Camille, for a quick chat before their explosive set at Swan Dive during the Mothland sxsw 2025 showcase.
Calling it a performance barely does it justice—it was immersive, theatrical, visceral, and commanding. The crowd moved between head-banging and something resembling hypnotic dancing, swept up in the raw energy of the moment. Air thick with amyl nitrite, they pushed post-punk electronica into something more primal with their magnetic stage presence and unshakable crowd control.
Visually, their world is just as striking as their sound. Every prop and set piece is handcrafted, fully DIY—proof that high impact doesn’t require a massive budget, just vision and grit. That same ethos seeps into their music, where chaos meets precision, and every show feels like an unpredictable, beautifully unhinged spectacle.
ARTICLE BY- by Javier Juu