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 Upset The Rhythm presents… BUFFET LUNCH ME LOST ME SHAKE CHAIN Friday 1 April 2022 MOTH Club, Old Trades Hall, Valette St, London, E9 6NU 7.30pm | £7 | Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/v9oNFWFE7hb (Tickets still valid from the postponed Cafe OTO, Nov 6th 2021 show) BUFFET LUNCH are a Scottish group who make it their mission to craft satisfyingly imperfect pop songs filled with imagery and humour. The group's elementary parts are Perry O'Bray (Vocals/Keys/Guitar), Neil Robinson (Bass), John Muir (Lead Guitar) & Luke Moran (Drums), united by a shared love of music on the ABBA-to-Beefheart axis. These four ricochet between Glasgow and Edinburgh, creating music that bristles with DIY spirit and upbeat wonkiness. Their tracks are vigorous excursions, meandering into clattersome terrain as often as hiking up into the breezy, melodious foothills. The desire to lead the listener along a curious tale helps tie things together, showcasing a lyrical playfulness that pins down their puzzle of sound. Following on from their excellent ‘The Power of Rocks’ album (Upset The Rhythm), the band return this November with a vigorous new 7” EP featuring the tracks ‘Mild Weather’ and ‘Cheeks’. https://buffetlunchband.tumblr.com/ ME LOST ME is the electronic music project of Newcastle based musician Jayne Dent. Described by BBC Radio 6's Tom Robinson as a "brilliant peculiar noise", Me Lost Me delights in experimenting with genre, taking influence from folk, electronica, art pop, ambient and noise music to create a beguiling mix of soaring vocals, synth, field recordings and hypnotic rhythms. Her live shows are atmospheric, dark and playful, with a repertoire that explores storytelling through original songs, improvisations and reworkings of traditional ballads. She recently released her second album 'The Good Noise’, out November 2020, was described as 'stunning' and 'remarkable' by NARC Magazine demonstrates a maturing of her sound and a deepening of her exploration of site and experiments with genre. https://www.melostme.com/ SHAKE CHAIN are a 4-piece experimental group formed of artist Kate Mahony (Vocals), Joe Fergey (Drums), Robert Eyres (Guitar/Synth) and Chris Hopkins (Bass/Synth) hailing from Bournemouth, London and Oxford. Formed through a love of thought-provoking performance art and a yearning for disruption, they recorded their debut EP ‘Neil Yonge and Bob Doylan Live at Hyde Park’ in 2019 with sound artist David Carugo at Oxford Brookes University, released by Permanent Slump. Shake Chain provide a fusion of post-punk grooves, noise samples and chaotic lamenting on the current state of things. https://katemahony.com/Shake-Chain |
 Upset The Rhythm presents…
KRISTIN HERSH (Electric Trio) FRED ABONG Thursday 21 April
The Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD 7.30pm | £25 | Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/LbdJu2HTUjb KRISTIN HERSH, most recognised as the front person for the influential art-punk band Throwing Muses and power trio 50FOOTWAVE, will be touring the UK in Spring 2019 with Rob Ahlers (50 Foot Wave) on drums and Fred Abong (Throwing Muses, Belly) on bass. Throwing Muses first gained traction in the early '80s, playing with similarly singular artists, such as The Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. They continue to release ground-breaking music, most recently with 2013's double CD masterpiece 'Purgatory/Paradise'. Kristin's solo career spun off in 1994 with the release of 'Hips and Makers', a widely acclaimed album that included 'Your Ghost', a duet with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe. Since then, Kristin has released a steady stream of distinctly individual solo albums, including 2010's 'Crooked', released as her first in the inventive book/CD format for which she is now known. 2016's 'Wyatt at the Coyote Palace', on which Kristin played all of the instruments, received rave reviews; an explosive defined by blistering guitars, powerful drumming and her signature visceral vocal technique. Her poignant true stories bring the listener into what the BBC calls Hersh's "dark and dizzy world". In 2004, Kristin formed the noise rock power trio 50FOOTWAVE, releasing a series of frighteningly intense mini-albums, all available for download free of charge. Their most recent 'Bath White' EP was described as "a series of loud explosions, of velvet like dreams all intermingled at the same time. Bath White takes no prisoners." Kristin's writing career has flourished with the highly acclaimed 'Paradoxical Undressing' (released as 'Rat Girl' in the USA) and the award winning 'Don't Suck, Don't Die', a personal account of her long friendship with the late Vic Chesnutt, as well as the enchanting books which now accompany each of her record releases. Kristin's tenth studio album, 'Possible Dust Clouds' was a highly personalised sociopathic gem delivered as a futuristic rewriting of how music works, a melodious breeze with a tail wind of venomous din. Enveloping the juxtaposition of the concept of 'dark sunshine', a brooding solo record created with friends to expand her off-kilter sonic vision; a squally, squeaky mix of discordant beauty. 'Possible Dust Clouds' is a glorious return to form for one of alternative rock's true innovators. https://www.kristinhersh.com/ FRED ABONG will be supporting Kristin on her current UK tour dates. Fred is a friend of Kristin’s and former Throwing Muses and Belly bass player. Fred will be touring his new solo acoustic EP, described by himself as sounding like a “ragged Replacements”. http://www.fredabong.com/music/ |
 Upset The Rhythm presents…
SAVAGE MANSION
ROMEO TAYLOR
THE TUBS
Friday 22 April
New River Studios, 199 Eade Rd, Harringay, London, N4 1DN
7.30pm | £7 | Tickets: https://link.dice.fm/Ee5af990c5b9
SAVAGE MANSION is a vehicle for
the songs of Perth-raised singer and guitarist Craig Angus, elsewhere
featuring a revolving cast of musicians including Andrew Macpherson and
Jamie Dubber (Catholic Action), Lewis Orr (Martha Ffion, Space Rocket
Garage Band) and Beth Chalmers (Martha Ffion, Molly Linen). Quickly
drawing attention for a high energy live show and Craig’s melodic and
eloquent slices of guitar rock, the band were invited to open for
Frightened Rabbit at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom and drew the
attention of Johnny Lynch (Pictish Trail) who offered to release the ‘Do
You Say Hello To Your Neighbours?’ single on Lost Map. This February
Savage Mansion release their new album ‘Golden Mountain, Here I Come’,
solidifying their reputation as one of the UK’s most prolific emerging
guitar bands, and as a hardworking collective drawing from a diverse
palette of musical and literary influences. Re-emerging as a five-piece,
they’re back with a record that’s hook-laden, poignant, and cryptic.
It’s indie rock that’s both an instant feast for the senses and a rich
tapestry of sounds and words to pore over and savour.
ROMEO TAYLOR is a
cross-platform entertainer and all round good guy, a cherished
personality on the DIY Glasgow music scene, as well as a hilarious
presence on the Twitch, YouTube & the Twitter-sphere. Romeo is the
natural meeting point between Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Gary
Rhodes and World Wrestling Entertainment’s beloved 'Attitude Era',
making a mockery of the idea that in music, everything's been done
before and we’re just repeating ourselves. The Coatbridge native is
making quite a name for himself with an astonishing live show that
demonstrates both his accomplished songcraft and comedic sensibilities.
Look out for his music on Lost Map and Acid Waxa!
THE TUBS were formed in 2019 by
Owen Williams and George Nicholls, formerly of much-loved Welsh pop
band Joanna Gruesome. The two hunkered down in rural North Wales to
expand on the fuzzy, hook-laden sounds they propagated in their former
outfit, this time incorporating elements of post-punk, traditional
British folk, and guitar jangle seasoned by nonchalant Cleaners From
Venus-influenced pop hooks & contemporary antipodean indie bands
(Twerps/Goon Sax, et al). After a few lineup shuffles, they recruited
Max Warren (bass), Steve Stonholdt (guitar) and Matthew Green (drums) to
solidify the current lineup. Trouble In Mind co-released their newest
effort worldwide, the ‘Names’ 7-inch EP, alongside Prefect Records in
the UK.
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