Review // Stag and Dagger Festival, Shoreditch

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After running half way round Shoreditch last night, I managed to get a full taste of new and upcoming talent in the UK sought out by the Stag and Dagger festival.

Firstly it was a roaring set from Mammal Club on the Old Blue Last’s tiny upstairs stage. They managed to entertain the small group of festival goers kicking off the evening in style. Having recently played The Great Escape, this Newcastle-based band stormed the venue with their beat-driven chaotic but slick performance.



Entrepreneurs



Running over to 93 Feet East was our next mission to capture the sound of the Entrepreneurs. Hailing from Hampshire, this mental electronic vocalist hit out and played amazing songs that feature both Foe and Ghostpoet.

The young MC Dels was up next with only a few more people gathering in the back room for his set of lyrically spectacular and electronic-based tracks – with his big tune ‘Shapeshifter’ giving the crowd an uplifting feel.

Finally, Ghostpoet took to the stage having watched all the acts supporting him from the floor. After reading so much press about this guy, I had so many expectations for his performance, but he nailed it! With the assistance of band mates on drums and electric guitar, he proved that ‘Survive It’ is as good live as it is on the radio.

Ghostpoet

Skipping and jumping to XOYO, we managed to catch the female electro-synth duo Creep. With not a huge crowd and only a short set, the track ‘You’ featuring Nina Sky was definitely the highlight.

Patterns

Moving back to the Old Blue Last we caught an incredible set from Patterns. After knowing little about the band apart from their ‘Pure Shores’ All Saints cover, I was impressed with a collection of atmospheric tunes from their debut New Noise which was released last year.

Having finished chasing new music around East London at about 2am after watching the amazing Star Slinger, I felt spectacularly pleased with a quality line up of diverse acts all mixed together with an electro edge – exciting stuff for the music scene of 2011!