Since seeing Simon "Bonobo" Green DJing at The Scala last October, I've been looking for an opportunity to see the guy performing his own stuff live. November's Cinematic Orchestra Roundhouse gig was truly magical, so we arrived in a drizzly Camden with really high expectations for the evening.
A brief snippet of Kota announced that the gig was underway, and from that moment onwards, Bonobo proved to be more than deserving of our anticipation. Simon Green himself wielded the bass guitar, whilst supervising the rest of the band and dishing out the shout outs to various band members when due. Mixing up the well known classics with newer tracks from the Black Sands album, Bonobo got the balance completely right. From the hauntingly beautiful Noctuary, to the more upbeat Kiara, the tracklist was perfectly composed. Andreya Triana provided the necessary vocals during the evening, but for me the stand out of the night was definitely Days To Come, with Kathrin de Boer taking over the vocals and perfectly capturing the smokey attitude of Bajka's original version.
A properly enchanting evening, thoroughly worth the mind boggling ticket price. At one point the two guys in front of me seemed so overcome with emotion that they exchanged their (identical) trilbies. Now that's Animal Magic.
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