Deee-Lite: Brixton Academy, London
Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 16 July 1991
LAST YEAR, Deee-Lite's fusion of hip-hop beats and hippy good vibes supposedly presaged a kinder, gentler era in pop. Nothing much changed, but Deee-Lite still gamely carry the standard for positivism. The Brixton Academy was decked with canvas murals of strawberries and day-glo leggings were standard issue for both sexes.
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