Chrome Sparks, the indie electronic project headed by Jeremy Malvin, headlined at Rose Music Hall on Friday night. The show was presented by KCOU and was opened by DJ Scales and Australia-native Roland Tings. At the start of the night, there were around 30 people in attendance, but as the night went on, people crept in, finishing the night with around 70 people.

Malvin, a Brooklyn transplant, is originally from Pittsburgh. Trained in classical percussion, Malvin studied at the University of Michigan, where Chrome Sparks was born.

DJ Scales readied listeners for the magic that was to come, kicking up the crowd’s energy with his own. Though most stayed in their respective places around the music hall — sitting at tables, the bar, or leaning against the wall — two were drawn to the center of the hall as if they were zombies enlivened by the music, and danced as if nobody was watching for the remainder of the night.

Following DJ Scales, Tings kicked off his set with an elongated sound that sounded like the noise that came out of a shofar, a music horn made of a ram’s horn and utilized at Jewish temples for the high holidays. At this point in the night, about 55 people had accumulated in the Hall. Tings, who is currently touring with Chrome Sparks, carried a vastly different sound from DJ Scales, with most of the set sounding like a much-too-long build-up just waiting for the beat to drop.

By the time Chrome Sparks came onto the stage, the crowd was a bit relaxed from the musical interlude that followed Tings’ performance. The atmosphere quickly changed as soon as the hall went completely dark and Chrome Sparks took the stage. Upon taking the stage, Malvin beckoned the crowd to accumulate in front of the stage, pulling those still in seats and against the wall away from their positions.

Though Rose Music Hall was engulfed in darkness, Chrome Sparks literally lit the place up with a techno beat and one bulb on stage that flashed on and off. The music that Chrome Sparks produced sounded as if it came from _The Matrix._ A change from the first two performers, Chrome Sparks’ mesmerizing beat was accompanied by live instrumental music — a drum set headed by Bill DeLelles. Malvin and DeLellis were uniformed in all-white outfits, creating a stark contrast to the dark stage. As the first song progressed, lights flickered on and off to the beat.

At the conclusion of the first song, Malvin paused the performance to fix technical difficulties with his octagon, an actual octagon that was set in the back of the stage, changing colors to the beats of the song.

While fixing “Octagon,” as Malvin called it, he conversed with the crowd.

“It’s like Tinkerbelle where it needs some love; let’s hear it for the Octagon,” Malvin said.

If the music alone didn’t make it feel like reality was slowly drifting away only to be replaced by a kind of nirvana, Octagon captivated observers, pulling them into its dazzling abyss.

“This is really fun for us; I hope you’re having fun,” Malvin said.

At the close of the set, Chrome Sparks abruptly left the stage, only to come back for an encore, as if it was expected.

Malvin and DeLelles streamed from one song to the next, making listeners feel as if it was never going to end, and they didn’t want it to.