RJD2 celebrated the release of his new album “Since We Last Spoke” last night in his hometown of Columbus OH and I was there. I was a wee bit skeptical going into the show, to be honest. I’d seen The Chemical Brothers a few years back in NYC and wasn’t impressed at all with how they tried to recreate their albums in a live setting.
Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised by how absolutely amazing the show was. RJ worked his four turntables and synthesizers like a mad mad, constantly changing beats and rhythms, contructing and deconstructing familiar songs from his albums. I was genuinely surprised at how dramatic the entire performance was.
For an encore, RJD2 came out with an acoustic song and sang one of the songs from his new album, “Making Days Longer. It was the second time he sang in front of a crowd, and it was great. (Where’s your guitar, DJ Shadow????)
I’m listening to the new album for the first time right now and so far I’m loving it. I was a big fan of his first record, and this one just might be as good (or even better?).