This post was written by Hatchet staff writer Colleen Murphy.

Combining pulsing club beats with introspection, Saturday’s James Blake show was equal parts chill dance party and best friend secret-sharing.

The British electro-soul singer performed alongside two bandmates in front of a sold-out audience at the 9:30 Club, his conversational style between songs adding warmth to a show filled with moody overtones.

Sitting behind a red keyboard, Blake started the show with “I Never Learnt to Share” off his self-titled 2011 debut album. Using his trademark layering technique by live-recording small bits of melody and looping them over each other, Blake’s murmurs reverberated through the club as the clips picked up the audience’s screams.

Backlit by moody hues and illuminated with a gold spotlight, Blake brought both an intense emotion and a sense of humor to his set, laughing off an audience member calling him “James Blunt.”

The audience slowed down during his cover of Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You,” as his sexy coos hypnotized the room, a sharp contrast to the pulsating rhythms that prompted a dance break in the middle of the show.

As he returned alone to the stage for his encore performance of “Measurements,” Blake asked the audience to stay quiet as he again used loops of his voice to create a layered effect. The echo of his own voice later escorted him off the stage, leaving the crowd in an eerie darkness.

Blake won a Mercury Prize for the album “Overgrown” in October, an honor given to the best British album of the year. The album was heavily influenced by Blake’s long-distance relationship with his Los Angeles-based girlfriend and his friendship with folk singer Joni Mitchell.

Blakes’ introspective style has picked up attention from cross-genre artists, leading to collaborations with artists like Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, producer Brian Eno and Chance the Rapper.

Tickets are available to his 7 p.m. Sunday 9:30 Club show for $32.