Lamb

Went to see Lamb in concert yesterday. We drove all the way to Fribourg (a 1.5 hour/150 km trip). They played in a small club called Fri-Son. A pretty intimate club, fits around 300 people. It was packed for Lamb, as it was their first stop for their European Tour, after they launched their fourth album.

What can I say about the concert? They are amazing. If you close your eyes, it feels like your in a room surrounded by music. The drums will keep the beat and creating a wall, the bassline (using a double bass) will thump and bounce on it, the guitar sounds are flowing, then the samplings/keyboards will fill in any gap, and to top it off is Lou Rhodes' vocals which will "haunt" the room. They can play soft songs, upbeat songs, and the effect will still be the same.

Lamb itself are Lou Rhodes and Andy Barlow. Andy is the music genius behind Lamb. It's pretty hard to classify what kind of music Lamb plays. One minute it's soul jazzy, next minute it's drum n bass, and suddenly it becomes trip hop before dashing off with electronica. The center of the music is Lou's vocals. Her voice has this creepy quality to it, that makes it feel as if it comes from another dimension. I still describe it as haunting.

It was said that the 4th album was almost never made due to internal conflict. Some say that last night there was tension between Lou and Andy, but who cares? They played amazing and Andy's energy is just feeding back from the crowd. With effective lighting (and a spliff), the show became much better. Highly recommended.