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‘Don’t worry about AI. People want bodies in a room’: Faithless on the eternal power of rave – and the death of Maxi Jazz

The dance music legends are preparing their first live shows without their late frontman. They explain why they can’t replace his voice, but can continue his spirit

The electronic band, then consisting of vocalist Maxi Jazz and production duo Sister Bliss and Rollo, still won the crowd round, thanks in part to two genuine 90s classics: Insomnia and God Is a DJ. The former has frontman Maxi Jazz delivering a monologue racked with anxiety about sleepless nights, but its central line “I can’t get no sleep” became a joyous mantra for nocturnal ravers – and the subsequent synth melody was an instant classic. But while they may chiefly appeal to ageing ravers with weakened knees, Bliss says she is keen to support a new generation of open minded vocalists who are as daring as Maxi was, with a fund and prize in his name “for young people who would otherwise not have those chances.

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