Live Review
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
@ HUU Johnny Mac, Hull
23rd October 08
Whether it was to do with number of tickets being sold, their quirky ideals (they are soon to play a series of ‘library gigs’ in the South East where they hail from) or a mixture of both, the Johnny Mac bar instead of Asylum made for a sweaty and excitable atmosphere. Support came from Mr Beasley, a Hull disco-duo producing sweetly hypnotic vocals and the unpredictable synth edginess reminiscent of peak-period Daft Punk. Kid Carpet next took to the stage: you’ll either love him or hate him; I fell into the latter category after some deliberation. A dominantly rowdy and comedic hip-hop/experimental combo; remixing Sega ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ sounds with Van Halen’s Jump was superbly done and raised a smile at the same time, KC may leave you scratching your head, until sensitive set-highlight Hitting The Wall blissfully washed over the crowd. DLS VS SP entered to a remix of the Antiques Roadshow theme tune that set the crowd into a frenzy. Pip clearly can’t tolerate the polite head-nodding seen so many times at gigs these days, and urged people to dance, desiring the response they deserve. They run through debut album Angles, expertly performed presenting influences from The Beastie Boys to Dizzee Rascal and back again. Fixed is a nod to the current over-simplified state of UK hip-hop, Letter From God To Man is melodic commentary on the world itself and Thou Shalt Always Kill is a methodical list of faux-pas and impoliteness. These all point to the road of ‘preachiness’, the road many bands decide to follow (not naming names!) to make a cut above the rest. If you overlook this trait however, you’ll appreciate the music for its own worth; the fusion between poem-like lyrics and bashy beats, and simply the amount of fun they have with songs – an energetic version of Sugababes’ Push the Button and an acoustic rap about working in a shop just to start. So whether you appreciate their commentary or their musical content, DLS VS SP will be heard.
Matt Woods
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