Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobious Pip
20/10/10 @ Mine, Leeds Union
Mine always feels like a hanger for miniature planes when ever I walk in, the idea of taking my coat off is always pose-pond as the Leeds October cold cuts through the thick concrete walls. Just as i'd given up my search for the thermostat Kid A arrived on stage. Now things were hotting up. With a voice that transports you back in time of Motown and Soul singers would brighten up a dimly lit bar, with vocals harmonise with the crackle and hiss from the vintage microphone. This voice of beauty is laid over the some of the fattest, most progressive Dubstep beats I’ve heard, nearly every song sounds like a Nero remix of Ella Fitzgerald. There was talk that Dan Le Sac vs Scroobious Pip were on tonight, but at this point, I couldn’t have cared less. Finishing with 'So Choose', Kid A wrapped up succinctly with a sweet smile, “Thank you, thank you very very much”.
Misty's Big Adventure arrived on stage, then a couple more musicians, then a few more... and then a load more. 7 people crammed on stage, armed to the teeth with every instrument from saxophones, Keyboards, Drums and a man with a hat and a mic to impress. 'Crumpled Up Guy' set the tone for the evening. Misty's Big Adventure make you smile, pure and simple. Exploding into songs that have been constructed with time and care to not only give you an eclectic mix of jazz, post modern rock, pop punk, and funk, but combined with stories that make you giggle! Then, as if the septet wasn't enough, the eighth member hit the stage dressed like a dinosaur dipped in nuclear waste next to a glove shop, yes, seeing is the only way to believe it. The Chernobyl dinosaur acted as lead singer, Grandmaster Gareth 's inner-self, or almost devil on his shoulder, lifting the whole preformance. So if uni is getting you down or no one is sharing your concern of mobile phone masts on primary schools, listen to 'The Kids Are Radioactive' its all on Spotify, so you've got no excuse. As I said earlier, the support acts had a job to do today, the approximate -14 oC conditions had to be improved, and by the time Misty's Big Adventure had hit the road once more, the crowd had been successfully warmed up in every single way.
A chorus of electronic flutes arpeggiated there way over the club, this could only mean one thing, 'Sick Tonight'. An explosion went off as the track dropped, its hard to tell whether the crowd were jumping or whether Dan Le Sac subsonic reprogramming of the bass was moving the floor. Straight away everyone in the room new that this wasn’t going to be a run-of-the-mill gig. 'Looking For The Woman' turned the show from a club gig, to an arena where singing along was mandatory. Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobious Pip did not just turn up with a set list of songs that they've been playing for 3 years, these songs were new, reworked, not one sound had been ring fenced from a little tweaking, even going right back to 'Magicians Assistant'. A track that could evoke tears from a bull now had a pulsing beat behind it which shook your heart physically as Scroobious Pip's vocals shake your brain mentally. Kid A returned to the stage, and the familiarity of her voice clicked, say hello again to the “..girl from the city”. 'Cauliflower' not just some the best lyrics in the world, but filled to the brim with bouncing beats and a bass line made to dance, the room erupted once more for the catchiest Le Sac chorus in their repertoire. It was getting all too much for some of the crowd as Dan ran round his vast collection of DJ equipment to effortlessly pluck a girl from the crowd as the inevitable crush at any good gig set in, he sat her down on Pips brown leather chair, and ran back in time to administer the drop. But who can resist a dance when a track like 'Great Britain' comes on, so with a little help from Pip, she was returned to the fold.
You know when a gig is over, you cant say why, but you just know sometimes when an artist returns to the dressing room, they’re not coming back. This gig was not over.
“Go on Dan, mess the beat up”. Dan Le Sac has a gift of making each track sound like a remix of your favourite song and when someone is that good, you've got to show your appreciation, and the crowd did. Sweat dripping from the ceiling as Mines own weather system kicked in. Finally, the track that is actually a remix of your favourite song, 'A Letter From God To Man'. With one of the best performances of their career, that was Dan Le Sac vs Scroobious Pip and their incredible friends.
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