Date: 03.11.11
Venue: KOKO
Price: £17.50 Early Birds: £14.50...more on the door
Support: Lazer Sword
Tickets available here: http://www.soundcrashmusic.com/foreign-beggars
Continuing on their quest to change the face of UK hip hop in the last decade Foreign Beggars make a hugely anticipated return to the big stage for this exclusive London show!
2009’s ‘Contact’ (3,000,000+ views on YouTube), taken from their third album, saw them combine furious London-fueled flows with Noisia’s crunching electro backbone - the start of what has become Foreign Beggars’ new obsession; fusing hip hop with dance music.
Their legendary live show has left crowds fevered and frenzied as the group seamlessly blend grime, dubstep, drum and bass and rap music together with the a ferocity more akin to heavy metal than a hip hop show.
This year sees the Beggars releasing ‘The Harder They Fall’ EP, the first in a three part series produced by some of the most in-demand artists on the planet. Featuring six Foreign Beggars collaborations with Alix Perez, Mensah, Lazer Sword, Medison, Ruckspin, Black Sun Empire and Skrillex, their debut Never Say Die EP hits the 140bpm tempo straight between the eyes, offering a range of styles and flavours that could loosely be described as dubstep, without the superfluous connotations that the mere name of the genre now evokes.
Supporting on the night are the San Farncisco based electronic duo LAZER SWORD who sit firmly at the forefront of an emerging sound –a future music– fusing anything from rap, electro, dubstep, and grime together to form a new kind of club experience. On stage, Lazer Sword is a hands-on affair, evolving further with every performance. Unlike traditional producers or DJs, Lazer Sword performs the material to the audience as a highly improvised and unpredictable live production showcase. It's dance music first and foremost, although many are likely to take a step closer and witness the beats unfold.