MERRY XMAS!!!

Happy Christmas to all of you and a very very big thank you to everyone who has played, come to a show, worked with us in any capacity, bought records, sent emails and said hi at shows. Without you none of this would be possible!

An extra special thank you to all of the Upset the Rhythm-ers - to Luke, Maria, Dan, Kimberley, Marc, Aymie - and to the UTRers that are in foreign lands - Sophie, Tanith, Chukka and John. This year we have done more shows and more records than ever before and it would not be possible without the extended family. We hope that you enjoy the rest over Christmas!

2011 here we come!
UPSET THE RHYTHM
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Now we are SEVEN

Exultations!
Here we are at the end of the year with our last show until the end of January. It's been an incredible seven years since our very first show, with Deerhoof in a small yet somehow cavernous Italian restaurant on Great Portland Street and in honour of the hugely unlikely event that we'd still be organising shows for our favourite bands many years later we've organised a festive blowout tonight at Corsica Studios. This last year has seen us release a slew of amazing music from the UK's thriving underground music scene and we're lucky enough to have DRUM EYES, TRASH KIT, PLUG and PEEPHOLES all representing tonight. To fully over egg the pudding we also have long term buddies EAT SKULL and DESIGN A WAVE joining proceedings too, its going to be the best! Tonight's show will run between Corsica Studios two rooms and here's a guide to the approx timings, doors at 7.30pm!

Design A Wave - 8pm
Plug - 8.40pm
Peepholes - 9.10pm
Trash Kit - 9.40pm
Eat Skull - 10.10pm
Drum Eyes - 10.40pm


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***UPSET THE RHYTHM'S 7th BIRTHDAY/XMAS PARTY*** featuring...

DRUM EYES
EAT SKULL
TRASH KIT
PLUG
PEEPHOLES
DESIGN A WAVE
Monday 20 December
Corsica Studios, 4/5 Elephant Rd, SE17 1LB
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/99753

DRUM EYES are DJ Scotch Egg's drum thunder worship gang - experts at whipping up a hypnotic maelstrom of tribal drumming trip-outs infused with sludgy doom and weird electronics. It makes a lot of sense that Eda from the Boredoms is a member of Drum Eyes as the songs can twist 180 degrees and equally sound as beamed in from some alien kingdom, taking the weirdest forms of krautrock and hurling punk synth ideas, crushing walls of ambience and 8-bit frazzle into the mix with relish. 'Gira Gira' - the band's debut album - was released by Upset The Rhythm earlier this year to much acclaim.
www.myspace.com/drumeyes

EAT SKULL released their album 'Sick to Death' to worldwide accolade for its frantic pacing, unimpeachable lyric quality and nugget-after-nugget of pop hooks. On their follow-up 'Wild And Inside' - also on Siltbreeze - fans will find a cleaner, more inimitable Eat Skull at work. Frontman, Rob Enbom, has outdone himself with both lyrics and structure, and the band as a whole rises to the challenge of nixing the lo-fi tag for a sound that's less... antecedent. Gone is the wall of crud that prevents discerning listeners from identifying the instrumental play-by-play. In its stead is a set of crafted songs that recall the paisley punk of The Last and the rural-delica of Great Plains, as well as nodding to the sanguine pop of early Flying Nun bands such as The Double Happys.
www.myspace.com/eatskull

TRASH KIT are a gang of facepainted flag-bearers who have a wild feel for melody and a heartfelt kick inside each song. Mixing chaos, considered songcraft and overlapping harmonies in equal measure, the female trio sound as joyful as they are focussed. Rachel Aggs, Rachel Horwood and Ros Murray formed the band in early 2009 and since then have been lighting up London, energising the UK underground with their raw performances. There's a stripped back quality to their music that packs the bravest of punches. Both Rachels tangle their vocals with each other, whilst expressive drumbeats and impulsive guitar and bass lines pin down the songs. Trash Kit sound both urbane and primal - drawing on the potential of punk and the naturalism of an internal folk music - and as a result sound like nothing else. The band's self-titled debut album is available now on CD and LP through Upset The Rhythm alongside their recent follow up 7" single 'Teenagers' / 'How Do You Do?'.
www.myspace.com/trashkit

PLUG are an articulate drums-and-also-bass duo from London who deal in heartily-voiced, compulsive melodies married to an incessant nodding groove. Comprising Sian Dorrer (vocals and drums) and Georgie Nettell (bass, keys and vocals) PLUG construct minimal pop vignettes with bright, sumptuous basslines locking indelibly with crisp, taught drumming - a deceptively simple yet driving combination owing as much to hip-hop and dance as the sparse clatter of post-punk. Songs are handled deftly with Sian's strident, powerful vocals augmented by Georgie's more subdued whisper. PLUG play a sophisticated kind of post-something pop with a brisk intensity, a wry sense of humour and a canny knack for a memorable hook. This party celebrates the release of PLUG's self-titled debut album out on Upset The Rhythm.
www.myspace.com/plugddd

PEEPHOLES are Katia Barrett and Nick Carlisle who take turns singing, drumming and synth-prodding whilst smiling a lot and running back and forth on stage. Their songs, often cloaked in a cloud of echoing atmospherics, throb with raucous beats and jab you in the eye when you're not looking. It's party music for the lost at sea - sometimes tribal, sometimes soaring, never boring. Peepholes have a number of self-released EPs available through their website, a brilliant record on Hungry For Power and, most recently, a split 12" EP on Upset The Rhythm.
www.wearepeepholes.co.uk

DESIGN A WAVE is one-man recording machine, Tom Hirst, sometimes in solo musical guise, sometimes with added choreography. Design A Wave have perfected an emotive, melancholic synth pop which nods towards the eccentricity of artists like Snakefinger and Tuxedomoon, the synthetic slickness and charity shop glamour of Italo Disco, and the misery of coldwave. Design A Wave have a brand new 12" record entitled 'Live On Your Yard' released through Alter Records now. This is the first vinyl release in Design a Wave's 10 year history, following on from a slew of humble and privately distributed CD-Rs, and also the first Design A Wave recording to feature external musicians - Melissa Osborne on synth and Will Saunders on bass.
www.myspace.com/designawave


Thanks for supporting us so much this year and we wish you exceedingly merry times! Mince pies at the ready, see you later today!
UPSET THE RHYTHM
xxx

http://www.upsettherhythm.co.uk
http://www.upsettherhythm.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/upsettherhythm
http://www.flickr.com/groups/upsettherhythm



UPCOMING UPSET 2010 > > >

DIVORCE
CHILD ABUSE
DEAD DAYS BEYOND HELP
Monday 24 January 2011!
The Victoria in Dalston, 435 Queensbridge Rd, E8 3AS
8pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101349

LUCKY DRAGONS
HALO HALO
Wednesday 9 February
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101806

JAPANTHER
SHELLSHAG
BITCHES
Friday 11 February
The Dome, 178 Junction Rd, Tufnell Park (opposite the tube), N19 5QQ
8pm | 7.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101350

FORMER GHOSTS
(Freddy Ruppert + Jamie Stewart)
TERRORBIRD
POWERDOVE
Tuesday 8 March
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AY
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101352

NODZZZ
THE MANTLES
Saturday 12 March
The Victoria in Dalston, 435 Queensbridge Rd, E8 3AS
8pm | 7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101354

TYVEK
THE PHEROMOANS
Tuesday 15 March
The Grosvenor, 17 Sidney Rd, Stockwell, SW9 0TP
8pm | 7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/102465

THE BABIES (Vivian Girls / Woods)
Thursday 17 March
CAMP Basement, 70-74 City Road, Old Street, EC1Y 2BJ
8pm | 6.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101351

PLUG Album Release Party!

Oh boy!
Thee Oh Sees killed it on Monday, it's unbelievable how they outdo themselves each time they play, what a band! PLUG are another band not content to rest on their laurels, they just keep reaching for that next level and tomorrow we've organised a party with them to celebrate their debut album release on Upset The Rhythm. It's in a new venue for us called ARTCH which is essentially an arts space in a railway arch (hence the name) next door to Bethnal Green tube station. Alongside PLUG we have THE DEVIL bringing their almighty clatter and DESIGN A WAVE fresh from their new record on Alter. Three of our favourite UK bands all in one space having a knees up in honor of arguably the best pop album of the year! Live music will tie up around 11pm but then we have Mike Levitt and James Stringer DJing afterwards into the wee small hours so be sure to get your groove on. OK, enough warble, here's the info you may like to assimilate...


> > > FRIDAY NIGHT < < <

PLUG - Album Release PARTY!!!
THE DEVIL
DESIGN A WAVE
DJs - Mike Levitt and James Stringer
Artch, Arch 11, Gales Gardens, Bethnal Green, E2 0EJ (20 seconds walk from Bethnal Green Tube)
8pm | £5 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/99833

PLUG are an articulate drums-and-also-bass duo from London who deal in heartily-voiced, compulsive melodies married to an incessant nodding groove. Comprising Sian Dorrer (vocals and drums) and Georgie Nettell (bass, keys and vocals) PLUG construct minimal pop vignettes with bright, sumptuous basslines locking indelibly with crisp, taught drumming - a deceptively simple yet driving combination owing as much to hip-hop and dance as the sparse clatter of post-punk. Songs are handled deftly with Sian's strident, powerful vocals augmented by Georgie's more subdued whisper. PLUG play a sophisticated kind of post-something pop with a brisk intensity, a wry sense of humour and a canny knack for a memorable hook. This party celebrates the release of PLUG's self-titled debut album out on Upset The Rhythm.
www.myspace.com/plugddd

THE DEVIL is a three piece group from London. The first day's play was quite painful for them in a physical sense. They had the mother of all hangovers and the bright illumination of the venue, plus the additional TV lights, weren't exactly helping. Even Reardon complained about them. The day finished with Ray Up 8-5. Their school report that night would have read: "The Devil is a slacker, must do better in class and pay attention more." It was 2006 and their lives were rapidly going down the same hill as their marriage. A psychologist once said of them: "The Devil is the nearest you will get to a sane group." They did get some revenge for the Reardon defeat though when they beat him in the finals of the Canadian Club, but it was scant consolation. They went back to Australia to try and patch things up with Cara and also play some gigs there. No manager, a bad name and no world crown. Next they had to sort themselves out. They made a promise that The Devil would return.
www.myspace.com/purgeandpinstinct

DESIGN A WAVE is one-man recording machine, Tom Hirst, sometimes in solo musical guise, sometimes with added choreography. Design A Wave have perfected an emotive, melancholic synth pop which nods towards the eccentricity of artists like Snakefinger and Tuxedomoon, the synthetic slickness and charity shop glamour of Italo Disco, and the misery of coldwave. Design A Wave have a brand new 12" record entitled 'Live On Your Yard' released through Alter Records now. This is the first vinyl release in Design a Wave's 10 year history, following on from a slew of humble and privately distributed CD-Rs, and also the first Design A Wave recording to feature external musicians - Melissa Osborne on synth and Will Saunders on bass.
www.myspace.com/designawave


Oh yes, previously HAWNAY TROOF was down to make one of his final UK appearances tomorrow, but his flight gets in on Saturday now so we've scheduled him to play with his buddy FRANKIE ROSE next Tuesday now. Vice Cooler is never one to miss, god how we love him!

If you can't make it to Artch tomorrow to pick up a copy of the PLUG album (and of course get them to sign it!) their self-titled debut is available now through our webshop too:

http://upsettherhythm.bigcartel.com/

... which concludes our spell of releases for this busy year! Did I mention they make excellent Xmas gifts? Because they do, nudge, nudge, wink, wink! Look out in 2011 for our special UTR 50th release and the return of JOHN MAUS with his new record entitled 'We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves', very exciting indeed. Has the sun actually appeared in the sky today? Praise be! See you tomorrow, as always,
UPSET THE RHYTHM
xxx

http://www.upsettherhythm.co.uk
http://www.upsettherhythm.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/upsettherhythm
http://www.flickr.com/groups/upsettherhythm



UPCOMING UPSET 2010 > > >

FRANKIE ROSE & THE OUTS
HAWNAY TROOF
BANJO OR FREAKOUT
ELEPHANT
Tuesday 14 December
The Luminaire, 311 Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, NW6 7JR
8pm | 7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/92902

MALE BONDING - 'Nothing Remains 'EP Release / Xmas Shindig
MAZES
WEIRD DREAMS
Friday 17 December
Artch, Arch 11, Gales Gardens, Bethnal Green, E2 0EJ (20 seconds walk from Bethnal Green Tube)
8pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/99810

***UPSET THE RHYTHM'S 7th BIRTHDAY/XMAS PARTY*** featuring...
DRUM EYES
EAT SKULL
TRASH KIT
PLUG
PEEPHOLES
DESIGN A WAVE
Monday 20 December
Corsica Studios, 4/5 Elephant Rd, SE17 1LB
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/99753

DIVORCE
CHILD ABUSE
Monday 24 January 2011!
The Victoria in Dalston, 435 Queensbridge Rd, E8 3AS
8pm | 6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101349

LUCKY DRAGONS
Wednesday 9 February
Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin St, Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101806

JAPANTHER
SHELLSHAG
Friday 11 February
The Dome, 178 Junction Rd, Tufnell Park (opposite the tube), N19 5QQ
8pm | 7.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101350

FORMER GHOSTS
(Freddy Ruppert + Jamie Stewart)
Tuesday 8 March
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3AY
8pm | 8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101352

NODZZZ
THE MANTLES
Saturday 12 March
The Victoria in Dalston, 435 Queensbridge Rd, E8 3AS
8pm | 7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101354

THE BABIES (Vivian Girls / Woods)
Thursday 17 March
CAMP Basement, 70-74 City Road, Old Street, EC1Y 2BJ
8pm | 6.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/101351

MALE BONDING - EP Release and Xmas Shuffle

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