So Amarina and i went to see Jamie Lidell at the East Brunswick club. i’m still reeling with the pleasure of the experience. He is funny, fabulous and so funky! Did we dance? Oh Yes. Everybody danced.

A good, well-balanced set of old and new. i’m so glad he played one or two of the solo numbers – the ones where he builds up the entire song using his voice and some kind of loop pedal / electro board thingie. The one i recall is “The City”.

The rest of the set, he plays with a fantastic drummer and this astonishingly energetic keyboard guy, who went topless and sweaty at the first opportunity (it was a hot evening). In contrast Jamie kept the black and silver vinyl jacket on all night, occasionally flashing us the neon heart blinking away from the inner lining.

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Here are some videos showing his enchanting and soulful vocal beats. Not as good as live, but hey.

The official vid of Multiply

“What’s the Use?” (also not live)

Ooh, but seriously, look at this video for “A Little bit of Feel Good (goes a long way)” ..with the Unicorn !! Funny but also kind of spooky and wrong. Actually disturbing. What is he on..!?

And with Gonzales, playing Multiply live

(unknown venue? Thanks unknown uploader. Ugh, the audio and video are horribly out of synch. Is that Feist on backup vocals??? Yes. Oh wow, i wish i was there.)

Gonzales – Multiply ft. Jamie Lidell by taodan

Ooh and take a look at a different song from that Gonzales concert with Feist and Mocky. Really interesting collaboration.