Scroobius Pip Birth name David (Dave) Meads Born ( 1981-08-03) 3 August 1981 (age 36), Essex, United Kingdom Origin, Essex, United Kingdom Genres Occupation(s),, Years active 2005–present Labels Speech Development Records,,, Associated acts,,,,,, Polarbear, Jackamo Brown, warrenpeace Website David (Dave) Meads (born 3 August 1981), known professionally as Scroobius Pip, is an English poet and recording artist from, Essex. He first gained prominence as one half of hip hop duo sparked by their debut single '.

Activation For Sygic. Scroobius Pip manages a record label Speech Development Records and also hosted the award-winning weekly radio show The Beatdown on back in late 2000's Currently hosts a podcast called the Distraction Pieces Podcast and in August 2016 released a book of the same name. Scroobius Pip appears as French Bill (an extra), an assistant to Atticus, in the eight-part series (2017) on and.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early career [ ] As a teenager ignited Scroobius Pip's passion for music, inspiring him to buy a guitar and form various bands with his friends. His musical tastes quickly grew to encompass, and any other genre that caught his attention and he became hooked on the lyrical talents of spoken word artists, and. It was their poetic mix of styles and genres that encouraged him to leave his bands and go in alone, the idea of having no one to rely on or blame other than himself an appealing challenge. He adopted a pseudonym from 's poem ' and in 2002 whilst working in made the decision to start saving his writing. In an interview with Beatdom, he later explained the reason behind his name: 'I loved the story.

As an amalgamation of styles, influences, precedents, and personalities dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip are refreshing and prosaic without dropping a beat. Angles by dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, released 24 August 2008 1. The Beat That My Heart Skipped 2. Development 3. Thou Shalt Always Kill 4. Back From Hell 5. New Rare Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip Records Store for Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip Rare 7', 12' & LP Vinyl Records & Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip CD albums.

It's about a creature that doesn't know what it is.By the end [of the poem] he realises that he is simply The Scroobious Pip. He doesn't fit into any one category and can just be his own creature.' When he had written a full spoken word set and saved enough money to live for a year without income, he quit his job and toured the country living in a 1987. Seeking out gig listings for each new town he visited, he turned up and performed his set to the fans queuing outside, with mixed results.

After a few months crossing the country Scroobius Pip moved back home and decided to focus on London and Essex, attending four or five spoken word shows, nights or each week – anywhere that would let him perform. Various producers discovered Pip this way and expressed a desire to work with him, but it was the beats of former HMV colleague Dan le Sac that captured his attention and led to the formation of, a collaboration that propelled Scroobius Pip into mainstream awareness thanks to their breakthrough debut '. Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip [ ].

Main article: Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip is a duo combining electronic beats with sung, spoken and rapped lyrics, their critically acclaimed debut album became one of the leading independent releases of 2008. Despite growing up in the same village, the duo's paths barely crossed until they shared a Christmas season working at the Lakeside branch of record store. Dan Le Sac went on to book Scroobius Pip to play a gig he was promoting at the Fez Club (now Sakura) in Reading and around this time began remixing Scroobius Pip's debut solo album No Commercial Breaks. Their first collaboration resulted in the track ', a dissection of modern British culture and a call to arms for. The track appealed to 's who played it on air in demo form 24 hours after he had received the CDR. Pip set up a MySpace page with the solitary track, and the response was very favourable.