SBTRKT - War & Drums (Live at Reading Festival)

I am definitely excited for the new SBTRKT album, "Wonder Where We Land", which is due for release in the UK on 22 September. If I could pinpoint what I found so exciting about SBTRKT in the first place it was the live show. When I saw it a few years ago it was him and Sampha, which really worked. On SBTRKT's first album Sampha provided a good deal of the vocals and in the live environment even in the tracks where other vocalists were featured, such as the Jessie Ware track "Right Thing To Do", Sampha's beautiful vocals added another layer to the live performance. It will be interesting to see what the live show will be like this time around as the second album features a much wider array of vocalists and Sampha is now a much more established artist in his own right, but it is great to note that they did appear together at Reading, but with what looks like additional members adding to the sound. SBTRKT performed at the Reading & Leeds festival this weekend, and this track particularly caught my attention! It features the vocals of Warpaint. The track itself has a beautiful soundscape quality to it. The actual words are pretty hard to make out. It kind of reminds me of something I'd expect to hear from Bat For Lashes in that it has quite a psychedelic/worldbeat type of feel to it, mixed with some other worldly-type synth sounds. The thing about SBTRKT that makes him stand out in live performances is the frenetic energy on stage, whether that is his accomplished drum playing or what looks like a mad-rush as people try to work the electronics! Both elements can be seen quite clearly in this wonderful performance. I will catch the live show on October 2nd at Brixton Academy and I can't wait!