The D.O.T Live

This was a while ago but a gig that has stood out so read and watch people. 

The Video below is of the new single, new album is out May 6th 2013 and a 3 date tour is following the same week. Get tickets here.

Live @ the Brudenell Social Club Leeds
27/10/12

“How is the hospitality in Leeds…I want to get drunk on whisky…someone get me a whisky. Two songs in and Skinner is living up to his reputation.

Mike Skinner ended the Streets when he felt the time was ready. He had done all he wanted to with that project, and if you read his book ‘The Story of the Streets’ you get a feeling that he just wants to produce music. Fans felt let down that he wanted to shy away after he had been so open throughout his music. Would they still feel the same if they realised he had learnt to write his lyrics from reading country and western song writing books?  

Rob Harvey was from Leeds band the Music, who had helped out Skinner on his final edition to the Streets saga. Harvey is no stranger to the music industry he has been open about his struggle with depression, drink and substance abuse, which has landed him a brief stint in the Priory.

This dynamic duo have formed the D.O.T; it is a collaboration that when looking at it should not work, but does in so many ways, the Streets mark 2 this is not.

The crowd are amazed that this pair are playing in such a small venue, but when you look at the rest of the tour, they are all small venues. The pair are greeted with a howling of cheers, and a few heckles of Yorkshire.

They wave, the power into the first track ‘and a hero’, this is a soulful track that has techno vibes that intertwine with piano keys. When the beat breaks so does Harvey’s iconic dance moves.

During ‘Weapon of Choice’ Skinner’s vocals come along a lot better than before, but he is not about that anymore, with him behind the keyboard and mixer you can see his more dominant role of producer.

The D.O.T started out as an Internet project, and some of the tracks they have do not appear on the album like ‘Whatever it takes’ is one of these, but is still featured in the set. It has an anthemic chorus, big bass riffs and mixed with a funky house beat. It was more than a crowd pleaser, with people from the back moving closer to the front.

The first half of the set closes with ‘Right Side of Madness’ a slow and swaying ballad that highlights Harvey’s vocal abilities at his best. The set closed with ‘Goes Off’ a huge rave tune that will have you dancing around as if you were back in the 90s and on acid.

Any doubters that were in the crowd that Skinner was unable to leave the Streets behind will be put to rest. He still has his cheeky chappy aura about him, and mixed with Harvey’s quiet and reserved personality, it is certainly something to be watching.