Wednesday
May282008
The beat that my heart skipped
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 8:52PM
Sounded like this.......
Well ok so there is not actually any sound here but that is not what I am actually making reference to. For those of you who are familiar with the tune you will recognize it a the title of a track by Dan le Sac v's Scroobius Pip.
As bands go they are perhaps not what you would expect. There are only two members and one of them does not play any instruments and the other plays a mac book pro. That should not put you off of listening to them though. While the backing tracks are played from Garage Band their music style is definitely not techo, and while they definitely work with the spoken word you cannot pigeon hole them as producing 'Rap'.
if you think of more beat-nic poetry readings and open mike shows then you will get more of a gauge as to what style you can expect. If you pay attention to the lyrics you will find that there is a lot of meaning there in terms of what people go through every day- but somehow they manage to do it without coming off as being self reverential tits.
Having seen these guys in concert I can honestly say that it was one of the most enjoyable shows that I have been to. They performed in King Tuts Wah Wah hut in Glasgow and the intimate setting worked really well with their style of music. The crowd seemed to be engaged throughout and the fact that they were happy to just chat with folks created a really positive atmosphere.
Initially we picked up their music off of myspace after seeing them on one of the free telly channels but found that it was pretty hard to buy their singles as there were only a couple available. On the back of this tour they have released an album (Angles) that you can pick up from Amazon or their site and I would definitely recommend it
Anyhow - thinking about it a wee bit more has brought to mind just how much things have changed for me in terms of the new music that I listen to. With the rise of the 'social networking’ sites there is now a great deal of opportunity for non mainstream artists to get their music/writing/other creative work brought to the attention of the general populous rather than being reliant on one of the bigger radio stations/tv channels putting their work out there. Now granted some of this new wave of information may well be a pile of old guff, but it does allow for greater choice for us all in terms of what we surround ourselves with.
So with all this choice will the way that we choose our entertainment change? I think that the answer to this is not just yes but yes, and it already is. Take a look at the packages that are offered by the likes of the satellite TV companies where by you can choose what you want to see and when, effectively creating your own television channel and the gradual rise of internet TV we can see people changing the way that they use technology.
Perhaps this will also have some effect on the production companies who cancel shows because they cannot hold the viewing figures for their shows at the X Million level or perhaps it will make them worse - but either way I guess it is fair to say the times they are a changing
Well ok so there is not actually any sound here but that is not what I am actually making reference to. For those of you who are familiar with the tune you will recognize it a the title of a track by Dan le Sac v's Scroobius Pip.
As bands go they are perhaps not what you would expect. There are only two members and one of them does not play any instruments and the other plays a mac book pro. That should not put you off of listening to them though. While the backing tracks are played from Garage Band their music style is definitely not techo, and while they definitely work with the spoken word you cannot pigeon hole them as producing 'Rap'.
if you think of more beat-nic poetry readings and open mike shows then you will get more of a gauge as to what style you can expect. If you pay attention to the lyrics you will find that there is a lot of meaning there in terms of what people go through every day- but somehow they manage to do it without coming off as being self reverential tits.
Having seen these guys in concert I can honestly say that it was one of the most enjoyable shows that I have been to. They performed in King Tuts Wah Wah hut in Glasgow and the intimate setting worked really well with their style of music. The crowd seemed to be engaged throughout and the fact that they were happy to just chat with folks created a really positive atmosphere.
Initially we picked up their music off of myspace after seeing them on one of the free telly channels but found that it was pretty hard to buy their singles as there were only a couple available. On the back of this tour they have released an album (Angles) that you can pick up from Amazon or their site and I would definitely recommend it
Anyhow - thinking about it a wee bit more has brought to mind just how much things have changed for me in terms of the new music that I listen to. With the rise of the 'social networking’ sites there is now a great deal of opportunity for non mainstream artists to get their music/writing/other creative work brought to the attention of the general populous rather than being reliant on one of the bigger radio stations/tv channels putting their work out there. Now granted some of this new wave of information may well be a pile of old guff, but it does allow for greater choice for us all in terms of what we surround ourselves with.
So with all this choice will the way that we choose our entertainment change? I think that the answer to this is not just yes but yes, and it already is. Take a look at the packages that are offered by the likes of the satellite TV companies where by you can choose what you want to see and when, effectively creating your own television channel and the gradual rise of internet TV we can see people changing the way that they use technology.
Perhaps this will also have some effect on the production companies who cancel shows because they cannot hold the viewing figures for their shows at the X Million level or perhaps it will make them worse - but either way I guess it is fair to say the times they are a changing
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