OH MY GOD, James Blake is FABULOUS! I was not excited going into that show -
I had considered skipping entirely if anyone had wanted to buy both my
tickets. SOO glad I stayed. The openner, Chairlift, was fine, but looked
frumpy and timid on stage. I like their song Bruises, but apparently nothing
else they do.
James Blake, though, amazed me. How the hell did he make
such minimal music rock the audience? Something I didn't understand before
seeing him live: his live music uses ultra-deep sounds that vibrate the
entire block. I overheard the guy next to me yelled to his friend "that feels
good!" and I agree. It makes the concert into a full-body experience. I swear
I could feel my spleen vibrating.
There were 3 musicians on stage most of the
time. James Blake on keyboards/vocals and pedal repeater (and something that
distorts vocals), a guy on an electronic drumset, and a guy on the machine
that creates the vibrations who also sometimes played guitar. The
arrangements were fuller than his recorded music, and they were excellent.
I'm not certain that everyone would love this music, and I'm mostly ignorant
of dub-step, but this show is now at the top of my list this year. If you get
a chance, see him live. Wow.
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