Hello there!
Huge thanks for coming out in droves
this last few days to see Lankum and Richard Dawson, a pair of shows
that pole-vaulted clear of everyone’s expectations, still reeling!
There’s no let up for Upset The Rhythm either, tonight we’re kicking off
the weekend at Moth Club with an evening of hugely inclusive vibes and
jaw-dropping musicianship.
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Upset The Rhythm presents…
THOR & FRIENDS
MARCEL WAVE
SIMON GOFF
Friday 22 November Moth Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette St, Hackney Central, E9 6NU 7.30pm | £10 | TICKETS
THOR & FRIENDS are an
avant-chamber ensemble formed by polymath percussionist and all-round
force of nature Thor Harris, following his tenure as a touring member of
monolithic rock ensemble Swans. The project is intended as a vehicle
for experimentation, with the conceptual vocabulary of American
Minimalism explored and expanded on by a rotating cast of musicians from
around the globe. The resultant music is an elongated greeting and ode
to Thor's community, his woodworking shop, and the instruments his hands
shape and bring to life. From the core trio of Harris (sundry
percussion and wind instruments including some of his own devising),
Peggy Ghorbani (marimba) and Sarah “Goat” Gautier (marimba, vibraphone,
xylophone, organ, voice, mellotron, piano), the line-up of Thor &
Friends expands and contracts with the flux of compositional and
improvisational contexts. The range of tonal color depends on what
instrumentalists are present or absent from the process at any given
time.
Thor has been announced as the artist-in-residence for Joyful Noise Recordings in 2019. Throughout the year he will release 6 records via the label, including the third full Thor & Friends album in Autumn as well as collaborative material with artists including Bill Callahan, Margaret Chardiet (Pharmakon), Lawrence English and many more. A limited run of 666 boxsets, handcrafted by Thor and containing coloured vinyl editions of all the releases, will then be released at the end of the year. http://www.thorharris.org/ MARCEL WAVE write eulogies for tragic actresses, ancient riverbeds and concrete obscenity. Meades meets Pat-E-Smith meets Kirklees Borough Council. Featuring members of Cold Pumas and Sauna Youth. https://marcel-wave.bandcamp.com/releases
SIMON GOFF is a musician
working in the fields of classical, experimental and alternative music.
Originally from Yorkshire, UK, he now resides in Berlin, where he can be
found working with a diverse range of artists and ensembles as a
composer, performer and sound engineer/producer. He has worked with
Federico Albanese, Beirut, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Dustin O’Halloran,
Hauschka, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Andrea Belfi, Thor Harris, Aidan Baker and
many more.
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Upset The Rhythm presents…
THE GOTOBEDS
HYGIENE
THE TUBS
Tuesday 26 November The Islington, 1 Tolpuddle Street, Angel, London, N1 0XT 7.30pm | £7.50 | TICKETS
THE GOTOBEDS are a modern rock
and roll sensation that has always sounded like they have to play. The
group's angular tunes and buzzy guitar-fuelled attack took the sound and
vision of post-punk and indie rock and put the nervy snarl of punk back
into the formula. Never maligned by having the world’s weight on their
backs, The Gotobeds - Cary, TFP, Eli and Gavin - returned this May with
their third full lengther, 'Debt Begins at 30' (Sub Pop). The esprit de
corps and anxiety-free joy that permeates their other LPs and EPs
remains intact. The octane is high-test, the engine still has knocks and
pings and the battery is overcharged. The Gotobeds - as Pittsburgh as
it gets, the folk music of the Steel City - have more tar for us to
swallow. The Gotobeds jump between exuberant jangle, brooding romps with
tribal beats and slash-and-burn guitar and wrecking ball anthems much
like their partners-in-rock-crime Protomartyr.
https://thegotobeds.bandcamp.com/ HYGIENE released a slew of singles and an LP on various DIY labels in the US and the UK at the turn of the decade, now the London post-punk stalwarts return from hiatus with their sophomore effort, 'Private Sector'. Where their debut LP 'Public Sector' (2011, La Vida Es Un Mus) reflected a nostalgic longing for an unrealised socialist modernist utopia, 'Private Sector' finds them confronting the grim realities of the present. Hygiene rail against the neoliberal madness of utility cartels, tax havens and privatised railways, seizing the moment as the current period of interregnum sees the old ideological certainties come into question. Proving nostalgia to be an inescapable trap, the band continue to hearken back to the kind of post-punk that existed before anybody knew to affix the 'post' prefix. New album 'Private Sector' has the signature Hygiene sound, mixing brooding melodies with a choppy, aggressive approach and a restricted pop sensibility. However, this ever-so-slightly-more mature record finds the band taking advantage of the musicianship of their friends, mixing in the odd viola, glockenspiel, piano and keyboard. Recommended for fans of Real Ale, British Rail Class 55 Deltics, Euston station and Jeremy Corbyn. https://www.facebook.com/Hygiene-126660907380779/ THE TUBS aim to channel "The Tubullar Sound"; a thick soup of influences ranging from antipodean jangle, to needling Post Punk, to traditional British Folk music. The Tubs feature former and current members of Joanna Gruesome, The Estate Agents, Garden Centre and Keel Her, music coming soon! https://the-tubs.bandcamp.com/releases |
Thanks a lot for reading, catch you at Moth Club later!
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