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To the curious ear, The Comet Is Coming are a creative jazz trio along with being 2016 Mercury Prize nominees. But these mavericks think of their sound as ‘apocalyptic space funk’ - a comet that ‘travels through distant galaxies exploring musical concepts’.
The London-based group are at the forefront of a nascent movement creating new music steeped in history by incorporating dub, post-punk, 70s sci-fi, afrobeat and psychedelic electronica. Think erupting synth basslines, organ swells, ecstatic sax and tribal rhythms. Or as NME proclaims, “the sound of the future…today”.
The Guardian calls them the “true heirs” of Sun Ra - and saxophonist Shabaka is a member of Ra’s enduring Arkestra (Sydney Festival 2014). You may find yourself questioning more than just the borders of genre in the face of this cosmic annihilation. Of course, you’ll also find yourself dancing much too hard to the music to care what they call it.
This was one of the single most amazing shows I have ever seen. The band is super on point and super technically talented while feeling incredibly loose with jams, outros, and transitions that are total curveballs. 11 out of 10, 5000000 stars our of 5.
The comet is coming rocked the house! One Hour and forty minutes of non stop high energy transcendent tunes that had me dancing my ass off all night. You can’t help but move when Shabaka is ripping that sax. Even after the show I was dancing down the street to my car.
The band lived up to their name. And in an intimate venue the performance was incredible.
We had a great time. My three friends were all impressed.
