Coming Up ..... Tuesday 28th October
Jazz
Birmingham Jazz presents Sid Peacocks Surge.
Sid’s freewheeling, multi-inspirational Surge is on the loose again. Sid is an original and idiomatic influence on jazz Birmingham. So if you ask for no guarantees about what you may be letting yourself in for, then you should come and see this one. A great club venue. And no charge for entry!
Venue: The Jam House, 3-5 St Pauls Square, B3 1QU
Time: 8pm
Cost: £FREE
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/birminghamjazz2007
http://www.sidpeacock.com/
http://www.sidpeacock.blogspot.com/.
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 28th October
Electroacoustic_Folk Rock_Alternative_Metal
Humbucker promotions presents Tramps and Horses +Unique Destruction + Support
Tramps and Horses:
Tramps & Horses was born out of a desire to bring Vincent’s poetry to musical harmony. With Deed, the Irish singing storyteller as his muse they played their music around Manchester attracting the talents of Pete’s guitar playing. Tramps & Horses then created Enchanted Brave, a monthly musical night, where for 2 years they drew in their audience and plyed their trade. It was in this time Keith, the long haired Irish man with the fingers of a guitarist and the boots of a bassist arrived fresh from Seattle. also came the sweet addition of Anna, who having replied to an add in the Royal Northen College of Music, brought to the band the soothing sounds of the cello. Neil Fearenside, the rock solid rhythm god, was found in a field in Derby whilst they were looking for a lost guitar, completed the line up. Rising from the ashes of many an incarnation, Tramps & Horses are now a Manchester based band that blend 60s West Coast American style rock with more comtemporary influences to create a unique sound. They have enjoyed success such as BBC radio airplay, T.V. and festival appearances culminating in the recording of their album in a 18th century cottage in Wales. They are an exciting and unique band with an ever growing diverse fan base.
Unique Destruction: (from their myspace)
Unique destruction formed in early 2005, and the members consited of Ben, Richard, Zak and of course josh. After a year or so Josh unfortunately got the boot, so we had one less guitar and as many people will know. No Bass Player. We carried on making music for about 3 years without the bass, and when our first gig at the palace came. We found out that we REALLY NEEDED A BASS PLAYER. So we started looking for one, then, eventually after playing at the palace the second time, we found a bass. Dave. So now, the band is complete. NOW we can start making proper music, instead of the credited song ‘Desire’. We made two new songs straight away.’ Her Destruction’ and’ Critical Danger’. These went down well at our third gig at the palace. People said that it sounded LOADS better with the bass.We later recruited Myles to tighten the band with a excellent sound. We are known for our amazing solos, unique vocals, excellent drum beats and riveting bass rifts. We’re definitely a band for the future. so look out!
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/trampsandhorses
www.myspace.com/uniquedestructionband
Showing posts with label Humbucker Promotions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humbucker Promotions. Show all posts
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 21st October
Electro_Indie_Electronica
Humbucker and Arc Promotions present Electroflex + Support
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/arcpromotions
http://www.myspace.com/electroflex
Electro_Indie_Electronica
Humbucker and Arc Promotions present Electroflex + Support
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/arcpromotions
http://www.myspace.com/electroflex
Friday, 10 October 2008
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 14th October
Rock_Metal_Alternative
Humbucker presents Rock/Metal Night w/ Weak 13 + Mudball + Skullfox + Reprobate
Mudball:
Mudball formed in late 2006. Their past musical experience varies from punk to grunge, power pop to metal, all this with their quirky yet addictive tunes, makes them a band not to be take lightly. Mudball have just recorded 2 new tracks at the Mighty Atom - Day Glows & Scooby to Chew, another 2 new tracks are planned for October for their first EP.
Skullfox: If you'd given up all hope of another classic rock band coming out of the midlands then hope again because that band have arrived and they call themselves Skull Fox.
They formed originally in 2006 when a bunch of lads started at college, all with music on their minds. After a couple of line-up changes they have settled into the accomplished foursome that now are Skull Fox;
Jamie Fowles - Vocals/Guitar
Luke Bate - Bass
Richard Marsden - Drums
Andrew Hitchcock - Guitar
Playing live is their passion and for the last eighteen months have gigged endlessly anywhere they could. Their live sound is raw, powerful, classic metal and for a young band they really know their stuff.
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/mudballmusic
http://www.myspace.com/skullfox
http://www.myspace.com/bandreprobate
Rock_Metal_Alternative
Humbucker presents Rock/Metal Night w/ Weak 13 + Mudball + Skullfox + Reprobate
Mudball:
Mudball formed in late 2006. Their past musical experience varies from punk to grunge, power pop to metal, all this with their quirky yet addictive tunes, makes them a band not to be take lightly. Mudball have just recorded 2 new tracks at the Mighty Atom - Day Glows & Scooby to Chew, another 2 new tracks are planned for October for their first EP.
Skullfox: If you'd given up all hope of another classic rock band coming out of the midlands then hope again because that band have arrived and they call themselves Skull Fox.
They formed originally in 2006 when a bunch of lads started at college, all with music on their minds. After a couple of line-up changes they have settled into the accomplished foursome that now are Skull Fox;
Jamie Fowles - Vocals/Guitar
Luke Bate - Bass
Richard Marsden - Drums
Andrew Hitchcock - Guitar
Playing live is their passion and for the last eighteen months have gigged endlessly anywhere they could. Their live sound is raw, powerful, classic metal and for a young band they really know their stuff.
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/mudballmusic
http://www.myspace.com/skullfox
http://www.myspace.com/bandreprobate
Friday, 3 October 2008
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 7th October
Rock_Indie_Acoustic_Alt.
Humbucker presents The Epics + Hello Hallelujah + Drunks/Lovers/Sinners/Saints + Three and a Half Englishmen
The Epics:
A sound that’s raw indie-rock n roll with a dash of blues, it’s the quality of their material which really makes them standout. Well-written, interesting tracks packed with ideas, they create a strong atmosphere and always make for an exceptional set. A strong, effortless stage presence all-round, they make it look easy, and leave a lasting impression.
Hello Hallelujah:
What started as a group of friends in Milton Keynes back in 2005, quickly escalated when they won the MK Band Blitz and two Go Awards that summer and then later that year, went on to support The Feeling and Snowy White when they came to the city. Since then they recorded their 5 track EP and continued to flourish in the MK circuit, playing headlining and supporting slots on a regular basis. Then in 07/08 the band started to branch out and are now playing cities like Norwich and London.
They are now focussing much of their attention on the London circuit and are working on recording some new material too.
Three and A Half Englishmen:
Three and A Half Englishmen are 4 friends that formed in early 2008 and went straight onto playing gigs in the Coventry area. This then led to recording a 3 track demo at Far Heath Studios in June 2008 with Angus Wallace (The Fall, Spiritualized, The Prodigy). Currently trying to play as many shows as possible to get their name out, look out for this young, energetic 4 piece.
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/theepicsmusic
http://www.myspace.com/hellohallelujah
http://www.myspace.com/drunkloverssinnersandsaints
http://www.myspace.com/threeandahalfenglishmen
Rock_Indie_Acoustic_Alt.
Humbucker presents The Epics + Hello Hallelujah + Drunks/Lovers/Sinners/Saints + Three and a Half Englishmen
The Epics:
A sound that’s raw indie-rock n roll with a dash of blues, it’s the quality of their material which really makes them standout. Well-written, interesting tracks packed with ideas, they create a strong atmosphere and always make for an exceptional set. A strong, effortless stage presence all-round, they make it look easy, and leave a lasting impression.
Hello Hallelujah:
What started as a group of friends in Milton Keynes back in 2005, quickly escalated when they won the MK Band Blitz and two Go Awards that summer and then later that year, went on to support The Feeling and Snowy White when they came to the city. Since then they recorded their 5 track EP and continued to flourish in the MK circuit, playing headlining and supporting slots on a regular basis. Then in 07/08 the band started to branch out and are now playing cities like Norwich and London.
They are now focussing much of their attention on the London circuit and are working on recording some new material too.
Three and A Half Englishmen:
Three and A Half Englishmen are 4 friends that formed in early 2008 and went straight onto playing gigs in the Coventry area. This then led to recording a 3 track demo at Far Heath Studios in June 2008 with Angus Wallace (The Fall, Spiritualized, The Prodigy). Currently trying to play as many shows as possible to get their name out, look out for this young, energetic 4 piece.
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/theepicsmusic
http://www.myspace.com/hellohallelujah
http://www.myspace.com/drunkloverssinnersandsaints
http://www.myspace.com/threeandahalfenglishmen
Friday, 26 September 2008
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 30th September
Acoustic_Alt_Indie_Experimental
Bohemian Jukebox presents The Great Pain + Family Machine + Ryan Stables + S.C.
The Great Plain:
Mid-nineties Grunge influenced Country-Indie crossover songs, embellished by inventive and flawless harmonies.
Family Machine:
Hailing from Oxford this band have recently played Truck festival and have been lauded in many a local and national magazine.
“A typical Family Machine song is a three-minute condensed mix of emotions that never step too far from your ears nor from your heart. Uncomplicatedly pure song-writing talent.” Oxfordbands.com
S.C:
Melodic, hook laden pop structures on themes like youthful crushes, remorse, addiction and ambition.
Venue: The Hare and Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath
Time: 8.30pm
Cost: £4
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/bohemianjukebox
http://www.myspace.com/thegreatplain
http://www.myspace.com/thefamilymachine
http://www.myspace.com/scatersongs
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 30th September
Punk_Rock_New Wave_Pop-punk
Humbucker presents Dynamite Dreams + Skatch + Maycomb + Spectre
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/dynamitedreamspunk
http://www.myspace.com/skatch
http://www.myspace.com/maycombuk
Acoustic_Alt_Indie_Experimental
Bohemian Jukebox presents The Great Pain + Family Machine + Ryan Stables + S.C.
The Great Plain:
Mid-nineties Grunge influenced Country-Indie crossover songs, embellished by inventive and flawless harmonies.
Family Machine:
Hailing from Oxford this band have recently played Truck festival and have been lauded in many a local and national magazine.
“A typical Family Machine song is a three-minute condensed mix of emotions that never step too far from your ears nor from your heart. Uncomplicatedly pure song-writing talent.” Oxfordbands.com
S.C:
Melodic, hook laden pop structures on themes like youthful crushes, remorse, addiction and ambition.
Venue: The Hare and Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath
Time: 8.30pm
Cost: £4
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/bohemianjukebox
http://www.myspace.com/thegreatplain
http://www.myspace.com/thefamilymachine
http://www.myspace.com/scatersongs
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 30th September
Punk_Rock_New Wave_Pop-punk
Humbucker presents Dynamite Dreams + Skatch + Maycomb + Spectre
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/dynamitedreamspunk
http://www.myspace.com/skatch
http://www.myspace.com/maycombuk
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 23rd September
Experimental_Noise_Drones_Electronic_
Weird-Avant-Acid-Folk
Capsule presents a caravan of raw sound magic from Finland and the USA
Line-up:
KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT & AXOLOTL
ES & FURSAXA
ISLAJA, BLEVIN BLECTUM & SAMARA LUBELSKI
DREAM TRIANGLE (TOMUTONTTU & SKATERS)
Curated and produced by NO-FI and [NO.SIGNAL] supported by The Wire magazine to present APPROXIMATELY INFINITE UNIVERSE - A CARAVAN OF RAW SOUND MAGIC FROM FINLAND AND THE US.
Featuring special commissions and unique collaborations from some of the most innovative and exciting acts of Finland’s underground with the superb ISLAJA, the multi-layered KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT, the drones of ES and the noise of TOMUNTONTTU (Jan Anderzén) – most represented by the influential and exploratory label FONAL. Each will musically entangle themselves amongst an uncompromising host of Americans, including the home-recorded acid folk of Fursaxa; the MV & EE member SAMARA LUBELSKI, the ‘Terry Riley-fused with Kate Bush’ impossibility of Axolotl, the ‘coal-powered spacecraft from some steampunk parallel universe’ that is BLEVIN BLECTUM and the noise duo from SKATERS.
Each performance a unique and brand new collaboration, each of the acts features a combination of Finnish artists from FONAL, who have invited a US counterpart to collaborate on a composition, highlighting the parallels in strands of the recent evolving trend of ‘weird/avant folk’ between the US West coast and Finland’s northern communities.
The performances will be made of material composed in the months leading up to the tour and worked in 2 days rehearsal. The concerts will take the form of two acts with the 4 groupings rotating during each act.
ES (FI)
ES is the solo recording name of Fonal boss Sami Sänpäkkilä - tagged as 'Experimental Songcycles' by The Wire's David Keenan - and one of the main figures in contemporary Finnish free folk mouvement. Sami is not only a musician but also a renowned filmaker.
FURSAXA (US)
Tara Burke of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania employs voice, guitar, organ, dulcimer, accordion, Casio and more to create her home-recorded acid folk as Fursaxa. Her debut album Mandrake was produced, engineered, and released in Japan by none other than Kawabata Makoto of Acid Mothers Temple.
ISLAJA (FI)
Islaja is Merja Kokkonen, a young visual artist and musician based in Helsinki, Finland. She has discretely become one of the few figures hiding behind the recent fad of "folk weirdness" whilst being part of a somehow communal move of a "Finnish psychedelia" that has spread its wings within the underground sounds over the last two years.
SAMARA LUBELSKI (US)
Samara is a native New Yorker who grew up in the haze of artist infestation of Soho. Through the time of playing in various groups she has compiled an impressive resume that covers myriad of genres such as her work with the avant/psych/folk outfit of Hall Of Fame into the lair of those bohemian German musos Metabolismus and onto the indie rock interpretations of The Sonora Pine with some serious treks into the world of The Tower Recordings and off world with Jackie O Motherfucker, to name just a few.
BLEVIN BLECTUM (US)
Blevin Blectum is an electronic musician. Recently relocated from the industrial armpit of Oakland, California, to the humid lovecraftian greenery of Providence, Rhode Island, Blevin releases her fourth solo album, GULAR FLUTTER, on an unsuspecting public via the AAGOO label (New York). Blevin is one half of the recently reformed and reunited groundbreaking digital duo Blectum From Blechdom, recipients of the 2001 Ars Electronica Award of Distinction in Digital Musics.
KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT (FI)
The name of a recording project of musician Jan Anderzén of Tampere, Finland. Anderzén began recording under the name in 1995 and although he has enlisted numerous musicians over the years, most Kemialliset Ystävät recordings are solo productions. Often labeled as psych folk, his recordings have included such diverse instruments as detuned guitars, mandolins, balalaikas, toys, hand percussion, and samples from recordings by Sun Ra, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Vibracathedral Orchestra.
AXOLOTL (US)
Axolotl is Karl Bauer, classically-trained violinist and a dedicated student of gnosticism, alchemy, astrology, and certain other materialist tendencies in psychology and philosophy. Bauer belongs to a small but potent association of young musicians, who draw upon the gestural economy and textural range of minimalism, and the visceral force of noise, while eschewing fashionable prohibitions against musicality, raw beauty, and thematic complexity.
TOMUTONTTU (FI)
The visual artist and musician Jan Anderzén (1978) is one of the central figures of the Finnish underground, and his band Kemialliset ystävät has gained international popularity among fans of experimental and psychedelic music.
SKATERS (US)
“Staggering low-grade psychedelic murk and splintered free jazz soul” says David Keenan (The Wire). The skaters are from southern California and consist of Spencer Clark and James Ferraro who met in 2002. The duo say that the substance of their music is defined by “the interplay of ideas and the transformation of themselves into characters while playing and while living and using the inner dialogue that comes with cognizing the symbols of the outside world as a ground for the music to stand”. The music for them becomes deeply psychological because they experience “hallucinogenic sensations” while playing. The "thing" they think is a phenomenon can only be experienced through playing.
Venue: The Hare and Hounds, High Street , Kings Heath
Time: 8pm
Cost: £10
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/capsule_girls
http://www.capsule.org.uk/ (Links to artist sites here)
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 23rd September
Alternative_Rock_Acoustic_Folk Rock
Humbucker promotions present When Autumn Falls + Silberner +The Fallen Dukes + Richardo Thompson
Silberner:
SILBERNER The rock quartet from the Midlands released their debut album on Revolver Records in July 2008. With a guitar and piano driven sound, SILBERNER have been hailed the next big thing to come out of The Midlands. Their style of music can only really be classed as totally original and with a taste of melodic synth pad's, overdriven guitar and classic piano's along with harmonic vocals and a power driven repertoire of hits songs their stage performance will knock your socks off.
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/whenautumnfallsuk
http://www.myspace.com/silbernermusic.
http://www.myspace.com/fallendukes
http://www.myspace.com/ricardothompsonmusic
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 23rd September
Acoustic_Blues_Folk_Indie
Acoustic Brew present Ben Pike + Kings of the Heath + Butler Williams + Raina
Ben Pike:
Ben Pike is a singer/songwriter based in Leeds who plays soulful bluesy folk. Drawing heavily on influences such as Kelly Joe Phelps, Nick Drake, John Martyn etc. Ben has forged his own style of bluesy finger picked guitar and a subtle soulful voice. Ben is playing regularly in and around Leeds as well as venturing down to London from time to time.
Butler Williams:
"...BUTLER WILLIAMS...live equation is nothing less than a revelation...their sound is that found at the cutting edge of modern Mancunian acoustica. “Got no job but I got leads..” goes one line almost like a calling card, as Chris Butler and Noel Williams demonstrate that they are purveyors of great vocals and some damn impressive guitar work too. Witty, beautiful and adventurous are terms that you’d expect to find on a dating website, but Butler Williams are literally wearing the T-Shirt. Well not literally, but they do wheel out a mini glockenspiel on “Only A Few” and of course the now famously reported Theremin. There’s a song about getting a good kicking at a Withington Kebab shop but it's sound tracked by a remarkable timbre and cocktail of sounds that conjure up more flavours than a fine red wine; the soundtrack to Tales From The Riverback 2008; Damien Rice on Hathersage Road; Badly Drawn Boy in Tescos; The Smiths if they had been sponsored by Takemine. Just make one up – it doesn’t matter really, as with all good music, the tunes do the talking with “You’re My Star” being just one good example. Ones to watch - and I’ll certainly be doing that again..."
www.manchestermusic.co.uk
Venue: The Island Bar, 14-16 Suffolk Street (Next to the Alexandra Theatre), B1 1LT
Time: 8pm
Cost: £FREE
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/acousticbrewuk
http://www.myspace.com/benpikemusic
http://www.myspace.com/chrisbutlernoelwilliams
http://www.myspace.com/kingsoftheheath
Experimental_Noise_Drones_Electronic_
Weird-Avant-Acid-Folk
Capsule presents a caravan of raw sound magic from Finland and the USA
Line-up:
KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT & AXOLOTL
ES & FURSAXA
ISLAJA, BLEVIN BLECTUM & SAMARA LUBELSKI
DREAM TRIANGLE (TOMUTONTTU & SKATERS)
Curated and produced by NO-FI and [NO.SIGNAL] supported by The Wire magazine to present APPROXIMATELY INFINITE UNIVERSE - A CARAVAN OF RAW SOUND MAGIC FROM FINLAND AND THE US.
Featuring special commissions and unique collaborations from some of the most innovative and exciting acts of Finland’s underground with the superb ISLAJA, the multi-layered KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT, the drones of ES and the noise of TOMUNTONTTU (Jan Anderzén) – most represented by the influential and exploratory label FONAL. Each will musically entangle themselves amongst an uncompromising host of Americans, including the home-recorded acid folk of Fursaxa; the MV & EE member SAMARA LUBELSKI, the ‘Terry Riley-fused with Kate Bush’ impossibility of Axolotl, the ‘coal-powered spacecraft from some steampunk parallel universe’ that is BLEVIN BLECTUM and the noise duo from SKATERS.
Each performance a unique and brand new collaboration, each of the acts features a combination of Finnish artists from FONAL, who have invited a US counterpart to collaborate on a composition, highlighting the parallels in strands of the recent evolving trend of ‘weird/avant folk’ between the US West coast and Finland’s northern communities.
The performances will be made of material composed in the months leading up to the tour and worked in 2 days rehearsal. The concerts will take the form of two acts with the 4 groupings rotating during each act.
ES (FI)
ES is the solo recording name of Fonal boss Sami Sänpäkkilä - tagged as 'Experimental Songcycles' by The Wire's David Keenan - and one of the main figures in contemporary Finnish free folk mouvement. Sami is not only a musician but also a renowned filmaker.
FURSAXA (US)
Tara Burke of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania employs voice, guitar, organ, dulcimer, accordion, Casio and more to create her home-recorded acid folk as Fursaxa. Her debut album Mandrake was produced, engineered, and released in Japan by none other than Kawabata Makoto of Acid Mothers Temple.
ISLAJA (FI)
Islaja is Merja Kokkonen, a young visual artist and musician based in Helsinki, Finland. She has discretely become one of the few figures hiding behind the recent fad of "folk weirdness" whilst being part of a somehow communal move of a "Finnish psychedelia" that has spread its wings within the underground sounds over the last two years.
SAMARA LUBELSKI (US)
Samara is a native New Yorker who grew up in the haze of artist infestation of Soho. Through the time of playing in various groups she has compiled an impressive resume that covers myriad of genres such as her work with the avant/psych/folk outfit of Hall Of Fame into the lair of those bohemian German musos Metabolismus and onto the indie rock interpretations of The Sonora Pine with some serious treks into the world of The Tower Recordings and off world with Jackie O Motherfucker, to name just a few.
BLEVIN BLECTUM (US)
Blevin Blectum is an electronic musician. Recently relocated from the industrial armpit of Oakland, California, to the humid lovecraftian greenery of Providence, Rhode Island, Blevin releases her fourth solo album, GULAR FLUTTER, on an unsuspecting public via the AAGOO label (New York). Blevin is one half of the recently reformed and reunited groundbreaking digital duo Blectum From Blechdom, recipients of the 2001 Ars Electronica Award of Distinction in Digital Musics.
KEMIALLISET YSTÄVÄT (FI)
The name of a recording project of musician Jan Anderzén of Tampere, Finland. Anderzén began recording under the name in 1995 and although he has enlisted numerous musicians over the years, most Kemialliset Ystävät recordings are solo productions. Often labeled as psych folk, his recordings have included such diverse instruments as detuned guitars, mandolins, balalaikas, toys, hand percussion, and samples from recordings by Sun Ra, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Vibracathedral Orchestra.
AXOLOTL (US)
Axolotl is Karl Bauer, classically-trained violinist and a dedicated student of gnosticism, alchemy, astrology, and certain other materialist tendencies in psychology and philosophy. Bauer belongs to a small but potent association of young musicians, who draw upon the gestural economy and textural range of minimalism, and the visceral force of noise, while eschewing fashionable prohibitions against musicality, raw beauty, and thematic complexity.
TOMUTONTTU (FI)
The visual artist and musician Jan Anderzén (1978) is one of the central figures of the Finnish underground, and his band Kemialliset ystävät has gained international popularity among fans of experimental and psychedelic music.
SKATERS (US)
“Staggering low-grade psychedelic murk and splintered free jazz soul” says David Keenan (The Wire). The skaters are from southern California and consist of Spencer Clark and James Ferraro who met in 2002. The duo say that the substance of their music is defined by “the interplay of ideas and the transformation of themselves into characters while playing and while living and using the inner dialogue that comes with cognizing the symbols of the outside world as a ground for the music to stand”. The music for them becomes deeply psychological because they experience “hallucinogenic sensations” while playing. The "thing" they think is a phenomenon can only be experienced through playing.
Venue: The Hare and Hounds, High Street , Kings Heath
Time: 8pm
Cost: £10
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/capsule_girls
http://www.capsule.org.uk/ (Links to artist sites here)
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 23rd September
Alternative_Rock_Acoustic_Folk Rock
Humbucker promotions present When Autumn Falls + Silberner +The Fallen Dukes + Richardo Thompson
Silberner:
SILBERNER The rock quartet from the Midlands released their debut album on Revolver Records in July 2008. With a guitar and piano driven sound, SILBERNER have been hailed the next big thing to come out of The Midlands. Their style of music can only really be classed as totally original and with a taste of melodic synth pad's, overdriven guitar and classic piano's along with harmonic vocals and a power driven repertoire of hits songs their stage performance will knock your socks off.
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/whenautumnfallsuk
http://www.myspace.com/silbernermusic.
http://www.myspace.com/fallendukes
http://www.myspace.com/ricardothompsonmusic
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 23rd September
Acoustic_Blues_Folk_Indie
Acoustic Brew present Ben Pike + Kings of the Heath + Butler Williams + Raina
Ben Pike:
Ben Pike is a singer/songwriter based in Leeds who plays soulful bluesy folk. Drawing heavily on influences such as Kelly Joe Phelps, Nick Drake, John Martyn etc. Ben has forged his own style of bluesy finger picked guitar and a subtle soulful voice. Ben is playing regularly in and around Leeds as well as venturing down to London from time to time.
Butler Williams:
"...BUTLER WILLIAMS...live equation is nothing less than a revelation...their sound is that found at the cutting edge of modern Mancunian acoustica. “Got no job but I got leads..” goes one line almost like a calling card, as Chris Butler and Noel Williams demonstrate that they are purveyors of great vocals and some damn impressive guitar work too. Witty, beautiful and adventurous are terms that you’d expect to find on a dating website, but Butler Williams are literally wearing the T-Shirt. Well not literally, but they do wheel out a mini glockenspiel on “Only A Few” and of course the now famously reported Theremin. There’s a song about getting a good kicking at a Withington Kebab shop but it's sound tracked by a remarkable timbre and cocktail of sounds that conjure up more flavours than a fine red wine; the soundtrack to Tales From The Riverback 2008; Damien Rice on Hathersage Road; Badly Drawn Boy in Tescos; The Smiths if they had been sponsored by Takemine. Just make one up – it doesn’t matter really, as with all good music, the tunes do the talking with “You’re My Star” being just one good example. Ones to watch - and I’ll certainly be doing that again..."
www.manchestermusic.co.uk
Venue: The Island Bar, 14-16 Suffolk Street (Next to the Alexandra Theatre), B1 1LT
Time: 8pm
Cost: £FREE
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/acousticbrewuk
http://www.myspace.com/benpikemusic
http://www.myspace.com/chrisbutlernoelwilliams
http://www.myspace.com/kingsoftheheath
Friday, 12 September 2008
Coming Up ..... Tuesday 16th September
Indie_Alternative_Pop_Rock
Humbucker presents The Rainbow Theory + Three And Half Englishmen + Strawhouses
Three and a Half Englishmen:
Three and A Half Englishmen are 4 friends that formed in early 2008 and went straight onto playing gigs in the Coventry area. This then led to recording a 3 track demo at Far Heath Studios in June 2008 with Angus Wallace (The Fall, Spiritualized, The Prodigy). Currently trying to play as many shows as possible to get their name out, look out for this young, energetic 4 piece.
"Firstly I want to thank Three and A Half Englishmen for restoring my faith in music. These 4 guys are an indie band and sound like they've been playing the circuit for years, not few months, with their already distinctive sound. I'm sure they will be an amazing band, one for the future because of the rate they are working at. They're coming out of nowhere but they'll soon be heard everywhere." Broken Toy Box Music
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/therainbowtheory
http://www.myspace.com/threeandahalfenglishmen
http://www.myspace.com/strawhouses
Indie_Alternative_Pop_Rock
Humbucker presents The Rainbow Theory + Three And Half Englishmen + Strawhouses
Three and a Half Englishmen:
Three and A Half Englishmen are 4 friends that formed in early 2008 and went straight onto playing gigs in the Coventry area. This then led to recording a 3 track demo at Far Heath Studios in June 2008 with Angus Wallace (The Fall, Spiritualized, The Prodigy). Currently trying to play as many shows as possible to get their name out, look out for this young, energetic 4 piece.
"Firstly I want to thank Three and A Half Englishmen for restoring my faith in music. These 4 guys are an indie band and sound like they've been playing the circuit for years, not few months, with their already distinctive sound. I'm sure they will be an amazing band, one for the future because of the rate they are working at. They're coming out of nowhere but they'll soon be heard everywhere." Broken Toy Box Music
Venue: The Sound Bar, Corporation Street, City Centre, Opposite Aston Uni
Time: 8pm
Cost: £4 / £3 NUS
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theiconspresentsoundbar
http://www.myspace.com/therainbowtheory
http://www.myspace.com/threeandahalfenglishmen
http://www.myspace.com/strawhouses
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