MJ Cole, SPRINTS, Saint Ludo, et Crazy P

MJ Cole's live sound was super groovy from the first beat of his first song to the end of the set. It was actually intelligent, beautiful, and dance-oriented the whole time. "Crazy Love" opened the set, which was an incredible song that mixed cool jazz and hip hop with soul and electronic.

The drum beats dipped and rose, and stacked up on top of each other, and created an expansive world of changing drum beats and dynamics. The songs never lost energy because of the brilliant drum patterns, but one thing that really made MJ Cole stand out was the use of samples and live instruments in conjunction with each other. This gave the songs an artificial, and organic sound that made the music so much more deep and full. The track "Sincere" opened up with some cool sounding reversed piano and bleeping synths.

The music actually sounded a lot like some popular genres of today, like chillwave and dubstep. MJ Cole was very ahead of their time, and was actually able to create some ridiculously beautiful tunes. This band really hit me on a raw level with its fanciness, but really struck a chord in my soul with it's beautiful samples, and atmospheres.

The combination of disco with down tempo and deep house I refreshing, and something that still hasn’t been replicated since Crazy P began their career back in the mid 90s. Although their popularity has fluctuated over the years, I’ve been a fan of the band since their older releases, and have enjoyed the evolution of their music.
They opened the show with the track There’s a Better Place, which samples the song from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pure Imagination. They went for an eire sound to open the show, but built the atmosphere up to enthusiasm as they got the audience singing along with them. They then introduced themselves and took their places behind their respective instruments, with Danielle Moor taking centre stage behind the microphone.
They played through the majority of When We On which was awesome to hear live, and they also revisited some of their older material, including the 2008 track Stop Space Return, which was released by iTunes then as single of the week. The music is strong as ever, and the band still perform effortlessly and flawlessly. It was a great show.