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 The first time I saw Goldie Lookin Chain was way
back in 2005 at my University Summer Ball. Four
years on, I wonder if the novelty of the whole ‘ironic
chav’ thing will have worn off. It hasn’t.
Up first though is the wonderful Trip. This is
my first taste of him, and he’s definitely
worth a listen. Combining heavy guitars with hip-hop
and rap, and a bit of humour for good measure,
he creates an entirely unique sound (although
if you really can’t imagine it, it’s
something like The Streets). He has a great support
band behind him, and they work well together,
but the spotlight is firmly on him. Born as Alex
Child, Trip has already toured the world with
the likes of NERD, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes,
and Outkast, but is still making a name for himself
in his home country. He provides a short but tight
collection of songs, including his latest single
‘River Phoenix’ (a humorous tale of
a man called Mike who didn’t get to kiss
a girl he liked because she found out River Phoenix
had died just as they were saying goodnight).
 A bit of poking around on the internet tells
me that Trip is releasing an interesting take
on the music video – a video for an entire
album. 11 directors had 2 hours each with Trip
to film all 11 songs, which were then put together
to form one continuous short film. There is a
clock shown through the entire film, displaying
the full 24 hours in real-time it took to film.
Even better, the film will be free with his upcoming
debut album. I liked him so much I’m willing
to give him a bit of a plug: the new single 'River
Phoenix' is released on Autonomy Recordings on
6 April 2009 with the album 'ShortCuts' coming
soon.
 After a very long wait, GLC take to the stage,
launching straight into Robot. For those of you
who are unfamiliar with GLC (not many, I imagine),
they’re basically 8 mental Welshmen dressed
as chavs, jumping and rapping around the stage.
It’s unfortunate that they’ve been
crammed in this tiny venue, but they make the
best of it, and deliver a phenomenal set.
They’ve got some great banter (including
telling, or warning, us that Maggot is looking
for a ‘vessel for his seed’), and
the music is spot on too. They’ve got no
instruments, just backing tracks with some great
bass lines. The subject of their raps is everything
from sex and drugs to the less controversial cassette
tapes. My favourite has got to be ‘No Win
No Fee’, which they introduce as a ‘song
about smashing your legs up for money’.
 They work the crowd into a frenzy easily, and
pretty soon it’s so hot and sweaty in here
that the tracksuits are coming off. Adam reveals
a new digital camera his ‘missus’
bought him and starts taking photos of the excitable
crowd. Check out their tour blog to see all the
photos he’s taken on it – it makes
interesting viewing!
The highlight of the night for me was the rendition
of their latest track, ‘New Day’.
It’s a surprisingly heartfelt song and an
interesting diversion from their usual style.
They finish the evening in style with ‘Guns
Don’t Kill People…’ and ‘Your
Mom’s Got A Penis’. I’ve had
a smile plastered on my face all night, and I
don’t want the set to finish. In the word’s
of GLC themselves: ‘N*SYNC? We shit on ‘em.’
Trip – 5/5
Goldie Lookin Chain – 5/5
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What Was That? |
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