Here's some shit that some cool dudes said about the debut DDD show at The Academy. If you were there, thanks for being there. I hope you didn't injure yourself, because it was the darkest place I've been since the womb and I'd imagine that tripping-up or falling-over was a distinct possibilty.

But first, we played a song for MUZU TV with an acoustic guitar and clean vocals. What am I, Damien Rice? This is it:



Then - in lycra suits with hardhats on head, toolbelt on belt, giro slips in pocket and capes on our backs - us hard working, working class heroes went to town...

State
Some bands are worth checking out for the name alone and this year has it's fair share. DDD are as off the wall as their moniker suggests, although without ever venturing down the avenue marked 'Unlistenable Rubbish'.

Asleep on the Compost Heap
They are Ireland's only dedicated duck dispensary. Dispensing ducks is not a round-the-clock business, because in between shifts of dispatching their feathered friends to a perplexed city, they make lovely lo-fi punkish ditties that are this fuzzy...


Cluas
Also able to overcome the lack of soundcheck were ultra lo-fi three-piece The Dublin Duck Dispensary who, as 'they' up till now had been a home recording solo project, were making their live debut at the festival. And for a first gig they managed to be remarkably self assured, all scratchy guitars and synths and Islands influenced vocals with songs ranging in duration from 25 seconds to a couple of minutes. Provided that this wasn't just a once off gig for them and they develop into a more regular going concern as a band due to their unique for Dublin sound I do think this is a bunch that people could take notice of.

Analogue
They make a wonderful racket do the 'Duck Dispensary. Bobby dressed up as Santa. Guitarist/keyboardist Karl dressed up as an employee from a 1960s biscuit factory in Manchester. They have a bubble machine stage right. Sadly, they only play for what seems like 30 seconds and at an earlier time than billed, meaning that a good few interested punters land down just as their slightly shambolic, energetic and good-humoured set rocks out to a close. Dublin Duck Dispensary are a band to watch. Think early Pavement crossed with Guided by Voices. Guided by Ducks perhaps?


Setlist:
Brain Damage
The Last Bottle in the World
Shangri-La!
Rabbit in a Hat
London, 1864
The Adventure
Electric Picnic
Cannon Vs. Horsey