I never knew Joolz Brooker personally but he must have been a special guy to deserve such a superb tribute show.

Thursday's End Aped night at the Freebutt, featuring formidable performances from Charlottefield and Jacobs Stories, was in memory of the 23-year-old Brighton musician who died last month after accidentally electrocuting himself on the railway line at London Road station.

But the gig was not really a sombre occasion...more a proud salute to a friend whose exuberance and universal popularity have been widely reported.

Jacobs Stories' regular shows have become hallowed fixtures for their devout Brighton fan-base and this performance was a beautiful demonstration of their emotive appeal.

Anyone who has not yet seen or heard this band should waste no time in rectifying their error.

With gorgeous melodies and thrillingly dynamic songs which cut, swell and climax in all the right places, Jacobs Stories are like an odd Radiohead/Coldplay hybrid, gone into introspection overload.

Their singer, Stuart Lee, a close friend of Joolz, also performed an a cappella tribute. It was, sincerely, one of the most moving things I have ever seen or heard.

The show closed in guttural cacophony, as London-based Charlottefield unleashed a torrent of rhythmical schizophrenia and raucous guitars.

It wasn't easy listening but it sure was good.

This is the sort of band which tear your eardrums open just to remind you creativity is still alive and well.

Held together by a truly phenomenal drummer, the rapidly shifting time signatures were executed with mathematical precision and their wall of noise seemed to tower above the audience.

This band is at worst a spectacle, at best a musical revelation.

According to his friends, Joolz's greatest love was music. His band, Aped Bi Sapien, were hugely respected and will be missed.

But, in a fitting tribute to their friend and fellow musician, Jacobs Stories and Charlottefield proved their spirit is resolute, their passion unfaltering.