‘We Had A Song’ dips into a kind of acid-jazz lounging before more heartfelt lyrics about a lost friend along with snapshots of Dizraeli’s past “I’m made of lost tapes, I’m made of lost mates I made in the days where I could barely cut the cross-fade.” Its lapped up by a young audience tonight, hip-hop will always ensure that. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see it follow the diversity of the music the band are producing as word gets around of the musical barriers that are being annihilated here. Mid-set we get our first real glimpse of UK female Beatbox champion but also superb double bassist(!), Bellatrix. In an improv skit with an audience suggested subject matter, Dizraeli freestyles backed by the vocal percussion/ distinctive spits and booms of one of music’s oddest instruments. DJ Downlow adorned in a blue boxer’s kimono then gets his moment of glory shortly after, again demonstrating a mastery of his trade as Dizraeli hauls him to the front.
Biggest cheer of the night is for ‘Nevermind’ which sees the band at their most upbeat and accessible; an easy to love romp with irresistible beats, scratching, shrill flute, spanish guitar and cheeky melodica. That’s before we even get to the lyrics which are a series of hilarious one-liners that bring about a venue-wide echo back to the stage of ‘It doesn’t matter what you look like, all that matters is you dance cos its a very very short life.’ Finishing with ‘Million Miles’ and Cate Ferris steals the show with the kind of vocal acrobatics that make your hair stand on its very end. It’s not a million miles away from Eminem ft Dido’s ‘Stan’ but the outstanding Ferris blows the MoR coffee-table queen right out of the water with this performance. Almost spent, Dizraeli even chances a double stage-dive to the delight of the crowd, this gig really had it all.
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Kindly published by Bristol 24-7
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