enjoyed faithless at brixton last night. they really are an uplifting act live. we come one was euphoric… i think faithless are fascinating because they seem to manage to combine a deep message – of justice, liberation, unity, respect for all people and faith – with real celebration. a lot of acts/bands with a political message end up a lot more intense. maxi jazz is a unique front man – he comes across with real authority and spirituality. there is nothing quite like several thousand people leaping up and down being led by him singing this is our church this is where we heal our hurts… i’d love to find out more about his spirituality/faith/worldview. it’s not christian but there is a lot of common ground for sure.
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i’ve read a few interviews with Maxi Jazz/Faithless and i know he defines himself as a Buddhist. The story also goes that Rollo asked Maxi Jazz to write a rap about frustration and he wrote the rhyme for salva mea about a time when he had no faith (worth listening to that song again!). That’s why they called the project ‘Faithless’.
Caught Faithless at Birmingham NIA in April and it was a good night. One of the few bands who can keep an arena audience quiet during the quiet moments which I think comes down to Maxi Jazz’s grip on an audience. He manages to be small c charismatic and reminds me of a prophet figure. They did make me happy to walk back out into the multi-cultural night of central Birmingham with a new freshness about inclusivity. Not many preachers do that.
A couple of years ago I saw them at V with my Brother in Law… who hates all things Dance… and they blew him away! I like Barky have heard Maxi talk about being Buddhist.
john drane has had some interaction with them. there’s a snippet in his chapter “Contemporary culture and the reinvention of sacramental spirituality” in the book The Gestures of God edited by Geoffrey Rowell and Christine Hall; Continuum 2004, and John mentioned to me that he had further conversation with faithless re their spirituality in seeking permission to use some of their
faithless came here
church made me work that night
the wound hasn’t healed…
i just saw them last night at the Birmingham NIA they were just awesome
I was there also last night!!! Absolutly fantastic!! i loved every second of it,i left the NIA feeling spirtually renewed. FAITHLESS DEFINATELY FOREVER.
nearly didnt go to the last tour yetserday at Brixton, but bought a ticket off someone and faithless were absolutely out of this world. I would go again and agian. Top night
I saw Faithless on the 6th at Brixton. They were amazing, and you did get the impression that there was something ‘religious’ going on on the stage. I think, however, that the majority of the audience was only fired up for justice and world peace for the next hour or so after Faithless played ‘We Come One’.
I saw The Prodigy the day before I saw Faithless, so Faithless were a bit out-performed.