British MC Ghostpoet brought his 3-peice band with him to headline a Saturday night show at The Corner Hotel following the release of his second full-length LP Some Say I So I Say Light . Melbourne producer Oscar Key Sung supported Ghostpoet in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane and was ready to open up to his home crowd with his soulful beats and vocals.
The Corner Hotel’s bandroom was desolate when Oscar took the stage. Playing with the upmost compassion, Osacar Key Sung thrilled the swelling audience with his spectacular vocals and synth-based beats. His music was enriching and at most up-beat and groovy. After focusing on his vocals during parts of the set he would return to the production of his music, creating heavy, erratic yet smooth beats. The crowd got particularly involved when he dropped his cover of Miguel ’s ‘ It’s Coming ’.
It hit 11pm and Ghostpoet was due to appear from behind the curtains. By now a fair crowd milled around, yet the room still felt a little empty. Synth began to sound as the curtains opened and Obaro Ejimiwe (Ghostpoet) and his band took the stage. The man was stylish and energetic as he began their set.
He ran through both new and older material including the recent single ‘ Cold Win ’. With two on keys and synth and a drummer, their sound was spectacular, regenerating their songs with passion and execution, whilst twisting some components. Main man Obaro Ejimiwe was humble and energetic and scored a great response from the crowd considering his music isn’t overly dancy.
Playing the heartfelt ‘ Meltdown ’ created a brief sing-along with the chorus though the heavy synth based ‘ Them Waters ’, the guitar orientated ‘ Plastic Bag Brain ’ and ‘ Survive It ’ were my favourites of the night. In between his vocals Obaro would dance smoothly around on the spot, along with signaling drum beats and piano chords, showing just how much his music means to him and how well he knows his tracks.
‘ Comatose ’ played close to the end of their set and was an outright favourite. The building, soft synth was outstanding as it progressed into a hefty and brilliant burst of synth with soft vocals repeating “I Feel” before drawing to a close.
WORDS BY Blake Creighton
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