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Dj Delphi
0 | LONDON: O2 Academy2 Islington |
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P | Thursday 30th October, 2014 |
N | 8:00pm |
Showcase of hotly tipped bands features Midlands, punk, pop reggae scoundrels Alex Blood & The Diggers, ,upcoming Scandanavian electro, pop artist DIA and the quirky , hauntingly and beautiful vocals of Kiwi plus Dj Delphi
Alex Blood & The Diggers
Midlands punk pop reggae scoundrels Alex Blood & The Diggers back on the road with a cheeky little set of dates in their strongholds. It coincides with the release of their latest collection of material “Combat Flat Cap”
Alex Blood & the Diggers have being steadily building their movement across the UK for last couple of years. Their unique blend of punk, rock, rap and reggae, has forged a sound described as “impossible to pigeonhole”
Lyrical wit reminiscent of the classic punk poets comes mixed with an edge and urgency in the music that commands attention.
They’ve supported Labrinth, Chase & Status, Devlin, Asian Dub Foundation, 2tone legends The Beat, Dreadzone, Jerry Dammers of The Specials, headlining Night & Day in Manchester and The Jam Cafe in Nottingham and receiving rave reviews for their energetic and dance floor filling live and acoustic sets.
Formed by lyricist Alex Blood (whose solo career includes collaborations with international artists Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse, as well as touring the UK with Jay-Z).
"This isn't empty lifestyle prattle; Alex Blood is a masterful lyricist with a political edge and a story worth listening to." - Whats The Ruckus
“The energy as well is crazy, but it’s mesmerising. I missed him going onto the stage and as I made my way up from the green room, you walk past the side of the stage… well I just stood there in complete awe” - Alternative Student Guide MCR
www.alexblood.com
DIA
is an upcoming powerful electro-pop-artist.
The music is an upbeat mix of electro-edge-pop with a Scandinavian coolness and Japanese quirkiness to it. All music is written, produced and performed by the artist herself.
DIA is inspired by artists such as MIA, Outkast, Dizzee Rascal, the Knife and Grimes.
Her live performance is strong, vigurous and unique.”
”it's great – modern, cool, catchy and original”
-David Balfe; founder of Food record label, former general manager at Sony Music
”it's inventive, has personality, the song is intriguing and pushes the edges a bit” - Allen Jacobs; former music publisher at EMI, Peer, Sony/ATV, Stage Three and Fairwood Music
https://www.facebook.com/DIAproduction?ref=br_tf
Kiwi
Her quirky and hauntingly beautiful vocals, reminiscent of Björk, Kate Bush, Saint Saviour, Annie Lennox and Fever Ray, have found their groove in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist producer Maxime Raguideau-Obadia.
Having already performed at Shepherds Bush Empire and Bush Hall, the State of Alert EP is Kiwi’s first journey into recorded music.
''Dramatic and emotive'' Listen With Monger
''A unique artist where genres meet and are distilled into something new''
Steve Cole, Expansion Records
https://www.facebook.com/KiwiKiwimusic