Our next show is in Brighton on Friday 3rd September at the Slip Jam:B Long Player. DJs, freestyles, PAs, the lot! And it’s free entry! Gonna be a big ‘un, y’all.
Hit up the Facebook event page for all the details.
Live in Brighton 03/09/10
August 23rd, 2010
Live in Notting Hill 26/08/10
August 22nd, 2010
Catch us at YoYo, Notting Hill Arts Club on the 26th of August, alongside Benji B, Seb Chew, Leo G and Tania Foster. Nice little warm up to carnival weekend!
Send us an email if you’d like to be added to the guest list.
All the details can be found on the YoYo Facebook page.
See you there!
Beatnik Review
August 12th, 2010
Great review of Prolusion Plus over at beatnikonline.net. Here’s a taster…
“Delusionists present a problem. On the one hand, their grassroots hip-hop isn’t doing anything particularly innovative or groundbreaking, and throughout their album Prolusion Plus, it’s hard to escape the feeling that all of this has been done before.
But then you start to notice the little touches. Things like the capable beats from Jon Phonics,Kelakovski and Ed Strong. Things like the way the vocals are perfectly compressed and how the tracks have been superbly mixed, employing a light touch that oozes quality. And more importantly, you start to notice that while each track taken individually might not amount to much, the whole is so cohesive and slick that it’s hard not to come around.”
Read the review in full over at Beatnik.
Live in Ipswich 11/08/10
July 17th, 2010
Delusionists are supporting DOOM’s mate John Robinson and the legendary Lewis Parker on the Ipswich leg of their International Summers Tour.
It’s all happening on Wednesday 11th August at The Swan, Ipswich from 8-11pm and entry is free.
Check the Facebook event page for full details.
Digital Connects Video
July 7th, 2010
Dizar & Delusionists
July 7th, 2010
Hungover ramblings or top notch bars? You decide. Peep the new-look Sensei FM site while you’re at it.
Basement Sessions Podcast
July 7th, 2010
Delusionists were recently interviewed on the Basement Sessions podcast, hosted by Vice.
Head over to Basement Sessions to stream or download the interview and check the tracklist in full.
Cypherz Interview
July 7th, 2010
Hip Hop, Grime and Dubstep website Cypherz recently published the following interview with Delusionists.
I caught up with UK Hip Hop outfit, Delusionists, to discuss the release of their new album “Prolusion Plus”, their love of hip hop and DBF’s prediction that “Banjop” (Banjo Hip Hop) is the sound of the future.
Delusionists – first and foremost; where did the name come from…?
Ben Black: It’s pretty much the best one out of a long list of shit ones we’ve thought of.
DBF: We did have some pretty ridiculous names back in the day, thankfully none of them stuck.
Ben Black: Yeah, it’s a bit of a piss take really. We used to feel a bit different to the rest of the Hip Hop universe, mainly because DBF and I were brought up in a small town in the middle of nowhere and Pickens came from… er…
Slim Pickens: …somewhere equally as uncredible. An unamed place between Guildford and Leatherhead…
Ben Black: …so we felt a bit like outsiders or outcasts from the Hip Hop world. Unfortunately Outsidaz and Outkast were already taken so we had to think of a different name. It basically came from us deluding ourselves into thinking we could become a respectable Hip Hop act, despite not having the “right” background, clothes, accents…
Delusionists on 1Xtra
June 21st, 2010
A big shout out to Charlie Sloth and DJ Roast for throwing Trunk Rattle into the mix on BBC 1Xtra recently.
Unfortunately the show is no longer available on iPlayer, but Roast just sent us a link to the mix (which features us just after the 16:30 mark) and you can download it in full here. Apart from Delusionists, there’s a bunch of other good stuff on there, so don’t snooze!
If you didn’t know, DJ Roast is a beast with the cuts and the beats, so you should check out his releases over at Bandcamp.
Black Sheep Review
June 4th, 2010
Prolusion Plus received a very healthy 4/5 sheep from Black Sheep Magazine. Here’s what they’re saying…
As I’ve mentioned on numerous occasions, one of the biggest joys of being able to review music is to discover those gems that often go overlooked. A few weeks back, I had the pleasure of receiving the new album Prolusion Plus from the trio known as Delusionists. I had heard of them before but I had never had the pleasure of hearing their music. After listening to Prolusion Plus, I am convinced that me sleeping on them was definitely “my bad”.
Read the full review at blacksheepmag.com.
