Monday 25th August 2008
Liquid Rooms

Having missed out on a ‘Mercury’ nomination Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip are fervently attempting to reach number one. For this performance, however, such efforts are needless as not only has everyone memorised all the lyrics, they mimic hand gestures too. With some familiar faces in the crowd they are aware of their own popularity yet their performance never slackens and Scroobius even risks a bit of blank ‘floetry’. Although this is received by mixed applause he handles the hecklers with a similar charm to festival favourite, Tim Minchin, closing the Fringe with a timely comical act. Gimicks aside the combination of beats and poetry is gripping. This is their first Edinburgh gig and it is not a moment too soon, ‘Thou shalt always kill’ was NME’s t
rack of the week back in April 2007, surprisingly, it is not a sell out, next time around it most definately will be.

Run Ends Monday 25th August 2008

Review by: DJ Wally