{"id":17785,"date":"2019-03-18T11:45:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T11:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=17785"},"modified":"2019-03-18T21:29:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T21:29:40","slug":"review-low-island-at-the-cookie-thursday-14th-march-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/review-low-island-at-the-cookie-thursday-14th-march-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Review – Low Island at The Cookie, Thursday 14th March 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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with Magique<\/h2>\n

Reviewed by Aleksandra Brzezicka.<\/a><\/p>\n

Low Island<\/strong> did not just play a gig at The Cookie on Thursday. They put on an exceptional show – hybrid of a possessed church choir and an underground, top-secret, rave. There are events when you expect nothing and the magic happens. It was one of those.<\/p>\n

Magique<\/strong> were a perfect opening act for Low Island. They\u2019ve mastered the art of translation of dream-like quality into indie pop music, influenced by, among many, synth-pop of Talk Talk<\/strong> and Bruce Springsteen<\/strong>. Magique charmed the crowd straight away with the first track, Digital Love<\/em> with strong vocal on the mellow, electronic, background to continue with the more easy-going, Unexpected Friends<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The follow-up, Karelu<\/em>, proved that they can do indie and sometimes simple is really beautiful.<\/p>\n

\"\"Magique Photo: Kevin Gaughan<\/p>\n

Talking about beauty, if the audience hadn\u2019t fallen in love with Magique before, Real Love<\/em>, their most successful single, made that happen.<\/p>\n

Emotional live performance, added another dimension to the, already charming and sensual, piece about, as CJ said, \u2018patience, taking a long time to realise how you feel about someone and being willing to wait.’ Staying with a love theme for a bit, the next one, Baby Blue<\/em>, was a playful fusion of jazzy funk and melancholy with major Elvis<\/strong> vibes.<\/p>\n

Magique finishing off with Eventually<\/em>, made us feel summertime blues. Now we’re just waiting for the sun and new music from the band.<\/p>\n

Watch this video of Alex Brzezicka interviewing CJ from Magique and their performance of Real Love.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Magique Photo: Kevin Gaughan<\/p>\n

If Magique was a sea summer breeze, it\u2019s Low Island that took us to the eclectic rave at the bottom of the ocean as the part of their In Person tour. Low Island are a child of a collaboration between DJ\/producers Jamie Jay and Carlos Posada, bassist Jacob Lively, and jazz drummer Felix Higginbottom, unrestrained by any creative handcuffs.<\/p>\n

Starting their 12 track set with We Drift Apart<\/em>, the band got us caught in the electronic, upbeat loop – systematically broken up with a bang of the drums. Next on, the new one, Stop Start<\/em>, played with a mix of DJ sets, instruments and two voices, had a groovy funk quality to it. Like a lighter version of Beck<\/em> sang by Thin White Duke<\/strong> on ecstasy.<\/p>\n

\"\"Low Island Photo: Kevin Gaughan<\/p>\n

Low Island\u2019s haunted micro-universe got everything we needed \u2013 from smooth club-like compositions (if the DJ was a shaman) aka Anywhere, Hot Air<\/em> or Holding It Down<\/em>, a ballad that sounds like it was recorded in the echo chamber, When You Wake At Night,<\/em> to the absolutely hypnotising, Everything\u2019s Perfect<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Extra points for their single-to-be, Search Box<\/em>, a dynamic track composed entirely of random Google search terms and, how Carlos Posada put it, \u2018a reflection on our chaotic minds.\u2019 The last one, Tomorrow<\/em>, composed mainly of vocal, piano and a few waves of electronic distortions, could move hearts made of stone. Heartbreakingly beautiful. \u2018I\u2019m not tired but I sleep, I\u2019m not hungry but I eat,\u2019 the lyrics go. I was a bit tired but I wanted more.<\/p>\n

If you missed this one, you can still go to see Low lsland on their tour and Magique at Handmade Festival 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watch this video by Kevin Gaughan of Low Island performing at the gig<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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with Magique Reviewed by Aleksandra Brzezicka. Low Island did not just play a gig at The Cookie on Thursday. 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