Becoming Real
Having gone to check out Becoming Real last night at the Old Blue Last I went straight home and listened to it again and my initial thoughts were confirmed that this might just be one of the most exciting things in music at the moment.
I wasn’t overly sure what to expect in terms of set up; a live band, perhaps someone mixing live but the idea of two Macs, numerous samplers and a drum pad hadn’t really ever entered my mind. It was refreshing to see someone so into their own sound and truly enjoying the set. With tracks like ‘The Thing’ and ‘Ghost Step’ showcasing a diverse sound and mix of beats, vocals and bleeps it remains unconventional in the best possible way. It doesn’t come across as contrived or too try hard it just looks and sounds natural which makes it incredibly enjoyable. I can’t emphasise enough how much you need to check this guy out.
Becoming Real also turns his hand to remixing and has worked excellent remixes for the likes of Teeth and Banjo or Freakout.
Having already released a very limited pressing with Tough Love, Becoming Real has now deservedly been signed to Moshi Moshi’s new subsidiary Not Even which is about putting out great music created by anyone, from anywhere by whichever means. Thanks to future releases on Not Even and having one the best radio pluggers in the business, Peer Group Music working on the record more people are going to be exposed to this incredible young artist.
Head over to his myspace http://www.myspace.com/becomingrealmusic to find a host of live dates both in and out of London.
