James Blake VS Brighton Komedia

James Blake at Brighton Komedia

It takes a lot for an artist to impress me these days, however Mr James Blake, I applaud you, for last night’s performance at the Komedia was flawless.

Mix a heavy bass, light show and eager crowd with James Blake and it’s destined to be a good night, for last night Brighton’s Komedia was certainly put in its place as the electronic meets dub-step musician took on a big crowd with some even bigger bass notes. The speakers were rumbling and the floor was shaking as the heavy drum and bass beats were dropped.

Known primarily for his chart hit ‘Limit to your love’ Blake proved last night that he is no one hit wonder. Re-mixing and working his tracks, he showcased not only his ability to drop brave bass notes, but his ability to make bodies shiver and weaken with his incredible voice.

But the track that stole the evening for this fella has to have been CMYK. Claiming the Brightonians to be the first to hear the ‘red coat’ number, the response was clearly a positive one. Working the song, and crowd, into a frenzy this song stood out high above the others despite flawless performances of tracks such as Wilhelm Scream, Limit to your Love and Lindisfarne.

Any fellow Glastonbury goers out there, James Blake is a must see, for when those tracks are played through festival sized speakers you need to strap in for one hell of a ride.

Glastonbury Festival, Saturday , The Park, 21.30 – 22.15

See you there!

G x