Angles - Dan Le Sac & Scroobius Pip > Reviews

Advantages: A new view of Hip Hop. Great lyrics - something different.
Disadvantages: A few weak tracks.

...a story from the different angles there were to it, and has the underlying message of "don't judge a book by its cover". Mark is at Uni and wants to make something of his life, and hopes to get a good job so he can afford a house for him and his younger brother, Billy. Their Mum died giving birth to Billy, and his dad blames him for it, and has beaten him since he was young. Billy doesn't blame his dad, and wants to get him a present, but having ... Read review

Advantages: different, something for everyone, original
Disadvantages: Still not everyone's cup of tea!

...Paradiso) - Development (Live at Barfly) - Angles (Live at Latitude) - Thou Shalt Always Kill (Live at Latitude) - Fixed (Live at Barfly) However, there real stunning work is 'Angles', released may 2008 on (what I believe is) Dan's record label, Sunday Best. (available on Amazon and Play.com) The Album ~~~~~~~~ The Beat that My Heart Skipped - the first major single and an amazing track. 'every now and then I cower / and I need to ... Read review

Advantages: The beautifully weird electro provided by Dan Le Sac; Scroobius Pip's flowing poetry
Disadvantages: Slightly self-righteous; occasionally the lyrics cannot be heard clearly

Angles is the opening effort from UK act Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip, and it's awesome. QUICK REVIEW - Surreal and funky electro beats laid down by Dan Le Sac, with fantastic and diverse poetry of the magnificently bearded Scroobius Pip coming over the top. The album is from the start an effort to re-energise hip-hop with intelligent and meaningful lyrics, and at the same time a step away from the dull beat all too prevalent in modern rap. Worth ... Read review

Advantages: Great beats and some really nice hip-hop songs.
Disadvantages: Scroobius Pip's lyrics are often hypocritical.

On the surface of it, this record seems to be a well-humoured and fairly intelligent alternative hip-hop album, with the overwhelming theme that modern hip-hop is not very good, and these British upstarts are here to sort it right out. The album starts with a monologue from the duo's rapper 'Scroobius Pip' (presumably recorded at the start of a gig) lamenting a lack of originality in modern music and the way it is marketed and promoted. From this ... Read review

Advantages: Interesting Lyrics, Good Pace
Disadvantages: End of some songs such as "Rapper's Battle" , Rerecording of Thou Shalt Not Kill

This album is very good. I bought it last week and it arrived yesterday- I have been listening to it ever since. At first play I thought it wasn't going to live up to my expectations, but after I sat down to properly listen to it I found that the lyrics were inspirational and very interesting. The music is not as good as the lyrics on this CD, but the lyrics are what it is all about. The tracks are mostly brilliant with a few rerecords which don't ... Read review