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Jarvis Cocker review – lusty and electrifying works in progress

Ramsgate Music Hall
Moving like a spider and dispensing fruit to the audience, the one-time Pulp frontman’s new songs seem some of the best of his career

The fastest-selling show in the history of Ramsgate Music Hall is an intriguing prospect: one of Britain’s best-loved musicians plays a midweek gig at which there will be no mobile phones, no reviews, no further explanation. Announced with only a couple of weeks’ notice as part of a short tour of intimate venues, all the information we are given is the official publicity statement: “JARV is a work in progress …” it reads. “JARV is an experiment … JARV is a live experience with no barriers.”

In practice, it makes for one of the most electrifying shows of the year. Cocker is an imposing figure, accustomed to large stages and expansive audiences. He stands 6ft 2in tall and has the long-limbed ranginess of a cardinal spider. The Music Hall is a small room holding 130 people; bands must access the stage via a trapdoor, and find themselves immediately a mere whisker above their audience.

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