Saturday, September 03, 2011

Smoke in the Nest – was it a bee hive?

From Dimbleby & Capper and Shake Aletti 2011
Adding another new venue to my list – I made my way to the Nest in Dalston…

On the smallest of stages and in the smokiest (theatrical smoke) venue I’ve ever experienced, Dimbleby & Capper managed to squeeze their show into the space available. Their electronic pop combined with stage performance made the three change journey worth while.

One of the highlights of the set was a cover of the Phil Spector song “Then He Kissed me” – more up beat than many of Dee and Cee’s songs on their EP – Slick Maturity – hopefully material for a future EP or Album…. You will need to sign up here to be able to get a free download of the Phil Spector number…
Next up were Sheffield’s Shake Aletti. They’d had the foresight to bring their own lighting rig – the first time I’d seen that amount of preparation to ensure a consistent image. Again the smoke intervened, at one point I couldn’t see them on stage at all, even with their enhanced lighting!

Musically their synth based pop with occasional addition of guitar and percussion was well match with Dee & Cee and they certainly had the dance floor warmed up for the DJs to follow…

The evening left me wanting more of both acts – will be great when they have more songs ready to preform.

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