Nov 27, 2015
I crammed about fifteen members of the British Council visitors into my spare bedroom today to do a funny presentation about Phew and my life.
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I crammed about fifteen members of the British Council visitors into my spare bedroom today to do a funny presentation about Phew and my life.
Looking to host the perfect Easter party? Don’t forget that Phew is available to hire. Visit here for more information.
I know this is old but it’s still one of my favourite Loki tracks...
Maybe come see him wiv SPEAKS at the end of this month? >>
24/03 – THE ART BAR, DUNDEE. DOORS AT 7.30PM. BANDS AT 8PM. 25/03 – THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS, GLASGOW. DOORS AT 7.30PM. BANDS AT 8PM. 26/03 – THE WEE RED BAR, EDINBURGH. DOORS AT 7.30PM. BANDS AT 8PM.
Issue 5 of Cooper Gallery’s & labels is out now. It’s got such a great mixture of people featured. I wrote a text about ‘house-whispering’ which I might post up here later in the month or something. If you want the whole publication you can buy it here.
(In the Editor’s Letter I get described as an artist that combines poetry and philosophy, which I love and hope is true.)
SPEAKS + LOKI - 2016 SCOTTISH MINI-TOUR DATES – FREE ENTRY 24/03 – THE ART BAR, DUNDEE. DOORS AT 7.30PM. BANDS AT 8PM. 25/03 – THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS, GLASGOW. DOORS AT 7.30PM. BANDS AT 8PM. 26/03 – THE WEE RED BAR, EDINBURGH. DOORS AT 7.30PM. BANDS AT 8PM. SPEAKS, the London/Brighton experimental hip-hop band fronted by critically acclaimed Lele Speaks, will hit the road next month for their first ever mini tour of Scottish venues with support from Loki, one of Scotland’s most prolific and well-known rappers. Kicking things off in Dundee before travelling to Glasgow and Edinburgh the band will showcase material from their most recent album Pencils from a cup. The mini-tour has been coordinated by Glasgow based artist Oliver Braid for his seasonal events programme Phew and is supported with investment from Creative Scotland. Entrance to each gig will be free. Previously described by The Guardian as “if Daphne & Celeste and Eminem spawned a monster” Lele Speaks released The Mentalist Daily Mixtape on Raggotech Records in 2009 before forming the band SPEAKS in 2012. Their first LP Pencils from a cup was released independently in 2015 and can be heard here: https://speaks.bandcamp.com/ Loki, described by The Scotsman as “a powerful grassroots political orator of resonant lyrical ability” is one of Scotland’s most celebrated rappers with 17 previously released albums. His most recent album, G.I.M.P, was released through Black Lantern in 2014 and can be heard here: https://blacklanternmusic.bandcamp.com/album/g-i-m-p-government-issue-music-protest Further information on other Phew events can be found herewww.phew.gives
Before [SPEAKS] there was Lele [SPEAKS] but the vibe is still spliffs in the woods. <3
I love how so many SPEAKS or Lele SPEAKS videos are just them in the forest smoking spliffs with a wonky camera, it’s totally my vibe.
Me/Phew (+ Creative Scotland) are bringing them up to do a mini Scottish tour at the end of March. It’s their first Scottish dates. More details soon. <3