Beardyman, The Hub, 30th May ‘08
By Jenna Richards
Human beat box Beardyman took centre stage in Exeter last month when he showed off his unique talent to sell out crowds at The Hub.
No sooner had he walked onto the stage than the crowd was in awe of his unique talent as he pushed the boundaries of what you can expect from a human beatbox. Using cutting edge sound-mangling technology he created dance inducing layered rhythms, incredible soundscapes, songs and tunes all improvised and created entirely from the human voice.
The British Beatbox champion, sporting a disappointing beard(!), whipped the already sweaty crowd into a frenzy with his extraordinary vocal percussion skills. He is capable of a lot more than beatboxing adding improvised phrases from the crowd into his set, scratching (yes with his voice) and his reverse technique is simply mind blowing.
Beardyman’s phenomenal beatbox skills, left-field sense of humour and incredible musicality (yes he can sing as well) made for a thoroughly enjoyable night, despite the sell out crowd almost drinking the bar dry! But to really believe in the musical acrobatics emanating from the microphone you need to see Beardyman live. Next time he is in the area make sure you get a ticket early cause one things for sure it’ll sell out.