There’s a handful of moments in life when we’re lucky enough to experience something so breathtaking and perfect that we’re reminded of just how much of a blessing it is to be alive. Beck’s private concert/live taping at Apogee Studio on April 16, 2014, was one of those moments.

Sandwiched between his two Sunday night main-stage Coachella sets (the music festival spans two weekends), Beck’s intimate Apogee Session, a live concert taping for the public radio station KCRW, was indeed a unique live music experience. The shape-shifting, genre-defying musician treated the Santa Monica audience of just 180 people to a two-part set, the first part consisting primarily of material from his gorgeous, subdued new album Morning Phase, with the second part taking the form of a blistering, career-spanning 7 song encore. Beck and his unstoppable band (Justin Meldal-Johnson, Joey Waronker, Roger Manning, Smokey Hormel, and Gus Seyffert) blazed through hits like “Devil’s Haircut” and “E-Pro” with total finesse, even stunning the crowd with an impromptu cover of “Billie Jean”.

“This wasn’t just a concert. It was a party.” –The Daily Beast