Three gutter punks (and an elusive author) from west London bring Hip-Hop back down to earth, and to its socio-political roots spitting it back out using guitars and a scratch DJ.
In the end times in which we live emcees Madam Blahvatski and danDNA are the new Shuttle and Redgrave if you appreciate poetry, or Paxman and Wark if your point of reference is late night TV.
Both writers are disciples of the British Psychologist and author Stan Gooch - who features on many of their recordings. So the subject matters of their tracks are taken from such diverse topics as Evolution, Psychology and the Occult, which are all pasted together using a bibliography that any non-fiction writer would be proud of.
Live, all of this is performed whilst playing guitars over the thumping old-skool beats and cuts of turntablist Mr Frendo.
- Jan 29 Groovy Tuesday @ Inn on the Green Portobello, London
- Mar 22 Secret Wars @ The Rainbow Digbeth
'What I need (I just don't have)' is Guardians of the Ancient Wisdom's first release: an appeal to the culture of need prevalent today, where a nice car is worth more than a life, and where vanity out sells inner peace, as we attempt to fill the void in our souls with material objects.
- Madam Blahvatski - Emcee, Bass
- danDNA - Emcee, Guitar
- Mr. Frendo - Beats, Scratches
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