Festival review: I'll Be Your Mirror
27th July 2011
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Replacing the eeriness of out-of-season British holiday camps for the grandeur of Alexandra Palace, All Tomorrow’s Parties launched its inaugural sister event in epic style.
Taking on curating duties are trip-hop legends Portishead, whose reputation has bought together a stellar line-up of incredible and mind-altering sounds.
Few bands could coax the likes of PJ Harvey fresh from another Mercury nomination for her masterpiece new album Let England Shake, and Nick Cave’s Grinderman along as ‘support’ acts.
Saturday brought a rare UK performance from hip-hop masked crusader DOOM, whose razor-edge flow cut a harsh note in between Bristol roots reggae collective Black Roots and the audio/visual extravaganza of The Books future-retro mix of live and found sounds, and bizarre video cuts.
This set is visually, aurally and emotionally perfect.

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This set is visually, aurally and emotionally perfect.
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