dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip

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In constant contention with perceived wisdom and at issue with the sanctity of pop-culture's sacred cows, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip have become new faces of 'outsider pop'.

Visually they defy any prefab industry model, their towering structures of Casio enthused electro-hip-pop are alien to the conventions of Radio programming, and their lyrics even dare to ask questions of themselves and the listener. And yet they have become airwave and chart regulars, responsible for salient singles Thou Shalt Always Kill, Beat That My Heart Skipped and the Radiohead sampling A Letter From God to Man.

Shunning the major label overtures that inevitably followed Messrs le sac and Pip opted to sign to Rob da Bank's Sunday Best label, ensuring that their debut album Angles became one of the key independent releases of 2008.

Both hailing from Stanford-le-Hope in Essex, Scroobius Pip's unique delivery style was developed on the burgeoning spoken word circuit. Fused with dan le sac's industrial and conversely elegant electro and hip-hop grooves, they have created a distinct 21st Century cocktail, crafted both in the studio, and the back of Scroobius' Toyota Space Wagon as they journeyed between Glastonbury, Latitude and Bestival; toured with Mark Ronson; and boasted sell-out headline tours in the UK in 2008 and 2009.

Their eagerly anticipated second album will be released on Sunday Best Recordings in March 2010, marking a welcome retort to the Pop fodder zeitgeist of the Xfactor generation...