NO AGE and ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER and THE HOLYDRUG COUPLE this week!!!

Morning all!

Epic thanks to everyone for coming to see FUZZ last week, I’m sure you’ll agree it was a performance hard to surpass. Yet here we are with three more shows this week, so let’s try! Tomorrow we’re back at the Dome with NO AGE and ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT, plus DOG CHOCOLATE. Thursday sees us at Islington Assembly Hall with ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER and SCULPTURE. Then we round off the week in style with THE HOLYDRUG COUPLE and GLOSS REJECTION at The Victoria, three terrific shows! If that wasn’t enough ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT start the UK leg of their European tour today so we’ll be up in Manchester later on, busy times, here’s their tour dates and words galore on those upcoming events too…

ESMB UK tour

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Tue, 01/10/2013 UK Manchester, Islington Mill

Wed, 02/10/2013 UK London, Tufnell Park Dome with NO AGE

Thu, 03/10/2013 UK Glasgow, Old Hairdressers

Sat, 05/10/2013 UK Sheffield, Tye Die Tapes HQ

\\\\\\  TOMORROW  /////

NO AGE

ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT

DOG CHOCOLATE

LONDONEARS DJs

Wednesday 2 October

Tufnell Park Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, N19 5QQ

7pm | £13.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/227464

NO AGE are forever cascading forward in a positive direction, gleefully instinctive, erupting out of your speakers, blasting away the clouds above the smoggy cityscape to reveal a solar flaring sun. With an ecstatic force bubbling around and beyond their music, they release contagious energy like they’re main-lining a field full of whirring wind turbines, while tuned into an ancient celestial power source. No Age is the duo of Dean Spunt and Randy Randall, they are on a constant journey to explore the furthest reaches of sound. They set out with one particular rule in mind: To write songs that they would be psyched to listen to. On a first listen, discovering each new dose of their alchemy is exhilarating, they produce perfectly crafted songs, underpinned by infectious melodies and ear-piercing cacophony. This swirling mix of unstoppable momentum is catapulted into the stratosphere by sweeping bursts of symphonic growls. Their power is enunciated through their ability to take their core of catchy song-writing and expand its emotional influence through tone, structure and noise. With their newly released album 'An Object', their fourth so far, No Age have forgone the straight and narrow route, landing in a strange and unexpected place, feet planted in fresh, fertile soil. This new LP finds Dean Spunt exploding from behind his kit, landing percussive blows with amplified contact mics, 4-string bass guitars, and prepared speakers, as well as traditional forms of lumber and metal. Meanwhile, Randy Randall corrals his previously lush, spastic, sprawling arrangements into taught, refined, rats’ nests.
http://noagela.org/

ED SCHRADER'S MUSIC BEAT formed in 2009 when Devlin Rice (also of Nuclear Power Pants) joined Ed for a one-off show. The band formed quite unintentionally. Ed was invited to play a rave of all things and, before almost deciding to opt out, decided to join forces with his roommate Devlin for the performance. Playing as a duo, the show was magic - Ed doing manic extended versions of his songs, crooning to a glow stick friendly crowd under a full moon in September, while Devlin raged on his bass alongside making for a winning combination that was too good to leave as a one night affair. This mind meld took the left field paranoid pop that Ed was composing and added a powerful low end power chug from the jug of eternal rock, raising the whole project to a more visceral live experience. Since then the band has done considerable touring with acts such as Future Islands, Lightning Bolt and Dan Deacon, and really whipped up some enthusiasm based on their minimal and real rock vision. The band issued a 7" on Load Records called 'Sermon / Rats' and an album 'Jazz Mind' on Upset The Rhythm last year which encapsulated the band's vision of pop-inflected, stripped down rawk to its purest form; rhythm and personality.
http://edschradersmusicbeat.bandcamp.com/

"DOG CHOCOLATE that's the name of the band I wanna be in!" And so, a couple of experimental practices later, we realised we didn't need bass, but we did need drums, but not many. We didn't need to repeat stuff that didn't need saying more than once, and actually we didn't need to try to do anything!!! But we just did it (quote Yoda, insert picture of Honey Boo Boo Child doing thumbs up)! If you put a bar of dog chocolate next to a bunch of bars of normal chocolate, it might look the same but it ain't the same, it was made by dogs!! Look out for a forthcoming split LP with Dog Chocolate and Ravioli Me Away released by Upset The Rhythm soon!
http://dogchocolate.tumblr.com/info

\\\\\\  THURSDAY  /////

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER

SCULPTURE

LONDONEARS DJs

Thursday 3 October

Islington Assembly Hall, Upper Street, Islington, N1 2UD

7.30pm | £15.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/228974

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER aka Daniel Lopatin has been crafting his esoteric sound world for over five years now. Part hypnotic and warm, part dystopian and disorientating, his work - taking elements of drone, ambient and experimental music - has manifested in a slew of acclaimed releases, a collaborative LP with Tim Hecker and side projects, including synth-funk outfit Ford & Lopatin/Games. This show will mark the London debut for OPN's impressive new AV show in support of his new album 'R Plus 7', out on Warp Records. Lopatin's debut on Warp contains many familiarities for listeners who have followed the acclaimed electronic music composer’s development over the last five years, however the new record is a major departure from previous work. Lopatin’s experimental inclinations lurk behind the scenes while the music itself comes as close as Lopatin has ever gotten to anything resembling traditional song structure. 'R Plus 7' is disruptive and hypnotic in equal measure, and the fun of it lies in trusting Lopatin as he guides you past (and often through) a succession of walls and mirrors.
http://www.pointnever.com/

SCULPTURE are an audiovisual performance duo from London – electronic music producer, Dan Hayhurst, and animator, Reuben Sutherland. Together they create a kind of unstable modular collage with rhythm and spontaneity; Sutherland ‘DJs’ with home-made zoetropic discs, intricate concentric rings of illustrated frames projecting fragments of looping images at 33, 45 and 78 rpm, and pre-Edisonian imaging technology combined with a digital video camera. Hayhurst deploys found tapes, lo-fi electronics, computer programming, and analogue noise across 1⁄4” tape loops, backed with hardware samplers, a cassette walkman and a CDJ deck. All this comes together as an amalgam of found sounds & imagery, Plunderphonics and ancient electronic music recalling the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, mixed hands-on on the spot.
http://tapebox.co.uk/

\\\\\\  FRIDAY  /////

THE HOLYDRUG COUPLE

(Sacred Bones)

GLOSS REJECTION

LONDONEARS DJs

Friday 4 October

Dalston Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston, E8 3AS

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/217365

THE HOLYDRUG COUPLE have done a lot of growing since their first release with Sacred Bones Records in 2011. The “couple,” consisting of Ives Sepúlveda and Manuel Parra recorded 'Noctuary' in Santiago, Chile. They put together a home studio and recorded the entire album themselves, from start to finish. Feeling that no one else had been able to capture their sound, Ives decided to take a risk and produce and engineer the album on his own. After four months of obsessively working and barely leaving the house, Ives emerged with a final product of which the band is truly proud. All of this hard work has manifested in a more elaborated, astral sounding album than its predecessor, 'Awe'. While 'Awe' and their 'Ancient Land' EP had a bluesier, woodsy sound, 'Noctuary' plays out like a slow motion 60’s beach party dream that you never want to wake from. This is not your typical motorik beat kraut album; rather it sounds more like a breezy take on Love or Beau Brummels. The way that songs like “Willoweed” and “Paisley” flow seamlessly into one another, it is easy to see how listeners will become entranced by this new, dream-like world that The Holydrug Couple have created. These two stand-out tracks, as well as “Follow Your Way” really exemplify the growth of this band and signify the new direction they’re headed in. This show marks their London debut, following on from their appearance at Liverpool's International Festival Of Psychedelia!
http://theholydrugcouple.bandcamp.com/

GLOSS REJECTION write fuzzed-out eerie anthems for the clatter punk enthusiasts. Guitars make spiky turns on their quest to circumnavigate the rhythms pinned down by the solid drumming and hushed vocal reverence. Check out their self-titled EP, recorded at Sound Savers right now at the following link, it's captivating stuff.
http://glossrejection.bandcamp.com/

Thanks for reading, we’re also announcing today a headline show for GARY WAR and PURPLE PILGRIMS in November too, look out below…

See you lots,

UTR

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ROBEDOOR

SAND CIRCLES

BEN NASH

Friday 11 October

Corsica Studios, 5 Elephant Street, Elephant & Castle, SE17 1LB

7.30pm | £7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/238377

DESTRUCTION UNIT

(ex-Reatards, Lost Sounds)

PHARMAKON

Wednesday 23 October

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3ES

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/225040

NATE YOUNG

GARY WAR

PURPLE PILGRIMS

Saturday 26 October

Cafe Oto, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL

8pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/238388

SLEAFORD MODS

THE PHEROMOANS

SPOILS & RELICS

Wednesday 30 October

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3ES

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/227468

“Halloween Spooktacular”

PLEASE

API UIZ

ARNAUD RIVIERE

Thursday 31 October

Dalston Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston, E8 3AS

8pm | £5.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/241694

NO JOY

FEAR OF MEN

Monday 11 November

Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 42 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/230225

GARY WAR

PURPLE PILGRIMS

Saturday 16 November

Shacklewell Arms, 71 Shacklewell Lane, Dalston, E8 2EB

8pm | £5.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/242849

MAGIK MARKERS

Wednesday 20 November

Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 42 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB

8pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/237591

LONNIE HOLLEY

(Dust To Digital)

Thursday 5 December

Cafe Oto, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL

7.30pm | £7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/238390

BLACK PUS and FUZZ next week!!!

Hello there!

Firstly, huge thank yous for coming to our recent Sky Needle and Shannon And The Clams shows, they were a lot of fun I’m sure you’ll agree! We really appreciate you helping to make them happen. Our next two shows bookend your following week so we wanted to give you some advance heads up. On Monday we have Brian Chippendale from Lightning Bolt in solo drumsplosion mode as the fantastic BLACK PUS. Noise-wranglers DAN FRIEL and MXLX in support too, not one to miss! Then on Friday it’s time for FUZZ to make their London debut too, alongside FEELING OF LOVE and THE PAPERHEAD for a night of heavy metal prehistory and nihilistic garage gloop, cannot wait! Both shows at Tufnell Park Dome, tickets available on the door from 8pm or in advance from the links below, read on for more bumpf. New shows listed for GARY WAR, PURPLE PILGRIMS, PLEASE, API UIZ, BEN NASH and PHARMAKON too!

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BLACK PUS

DAN FRIEL

MXLX

Monday 23 September

Tufnell Park Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, N19 5QQ

8pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/223545

BLACK PUS is Brian Chippendale, who rose to prominence as the drummer of noise rock titans Lightning Bolt and Mindflayer. The first Black Pus CD-R was self released in early 2006, and was a collection of ferocious free jazz, multi-tracked on Chippendale’s cassette four-track. He refined the Black Pus sound over numerous self-released CDs and 2011’s Primordial Pus on Load Records, replacing the saxophone with an drum-mounted oscillator and experimenting with pop structures. The oscillator creates gigantic bass tones that are then fed through a series of pedals. Over the course of the past several years Chippendale has been hand-picked by Björk and The Flaming Lips as a collaborator, and recruited by Andrew W.K. for Lee “Scratch” Perry’s 2008 album 'Repentance'. New album, 'All My Relations', was released earlier this year on Thrill Jockey. Chippendale’s furious drumming style is ever present and instantly recognizable, but the pop element, which Chippendale explored in more contained ways on earlier Black Pus releases, is more fully integrated. Tracks like “1000 Years” and “Hear No Evil” bear a snarl and a smile, the sound of wild abandon that is both aggressive and inviting. Chippendale creates maximalist music out of the simple elements of drums, vocals, and an oscillator triggered by the kick drum, looping and repeating phrases and rhythms in a way that can only be called meditative. The album closes with “A Better Man,” an almost ten minute epic that expertly alternates between the minimal pulse of the kick drum and oscillator and some of the most voracious and unrestrained drumming on the album.
http://blackpusone.blogspot.co.uk/

DAN FRIEL has spent the last decade home brewing electronic music that is equal parts ragged, punk, psychedelic and glorious, armed with an arsenal of thriftstore pedals and noisemakers splayed across his lap. Following the recent 'Valedictorian /Exoskeleton' EP, which was called “a giddy, abrasive gem” by Under The Radar and “bottled raw power” by the BBC, new album 'Total Folklore' retains the melodic prowess of Friel’s previous work while harnessing considerable rhythmic power to back it up. 'Total Folklore' is an urban album, the jagged, overblown electronics mimicing the grit and chaos of Brooklyn. As a fan of the epic walk, Friel channeled the commuter while writing and recording these songs. In fact, many songs are paced specifically with walking in mind. The album is peppered with recordings Friel made on his phone while walking around cities, from the sound of kids playing basketball in Brooklyn to the sound of a Con Edison strike in Manhattan, to the sound of the inside of a panchinko parlor in Tokyo. The album opens with the majestic “Ulysses,” a 12-minute epic anchored by crunching beats and shimmering arpeggios before launching into “Windmills” and the instantly arresting “Valedictorian”. Throughout, Friel includes short intermissions, improvisations and field recordings, as if the listener is waiting on the corner for the walk signal. From the screeching glissando of the synths of “Scavengers” to the frenetic pulse of “Thumper,” Dan Friel captures the energy and irreverence of punk, while keeping a foot firmly planted on the streets of electronic pop.
http://danfriel.com/

MXLX is the latest nom de noise of Matt Loveridge, who lives in Bristol and has a swinging sack of projects on the stove at any one time. The ones you probably know best are TEAM BRICK, which he’s been doing for nearly a decade now, and BEAK>, where he joined musicians including Geoff out of Portishead. On the evidence out there so far, MXLX is veering back to his droney noise roots, but he has the sound down to a tee these days, and knows how to make the most of apparently simple sonic materials.
http://kindarad.bandcamp.com/

\\\\\\  FRIDAY  /////

FUZZ

FEELING OF LOVE

THE PAPERHEAD

Friday 27 September

Tufnell Park Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, N19 5QQ

8pm | £10.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/232608

FUZZ is Ty Segall (drums / vocals), Charlie Moothart (guitar / vocals) and Roland Cosio (bass). They’re heavy rock lifers - three Californiabred dudes who have been refining their riffs and getting weird together since high school (which wasn’t that long ago, actually). If you are not already aware of Segall, well, what’s up? He’s one of garage rock’s most prolific sons. He said he was going to take it easy this year, but by the time you finish reading this, the onesheet for his next record will have already arrived in your inbox. Moothart plays guitar in The Ty Segall Band and was also a member of The Moonhearts, which included Cosio on guitar. Way back in the early ’00s, all three played in the Epsilons. Fuzz was formed a couple years ago as a collaboration between Segall and Moothart, but only recently did the pair have sufficient time to guide the band out of side-project limbo and into a recording studio. Since then, they have released two singles, “This Time I Got a Reason” (Trouble In Mind) and “Sleigh Ride” (In The Red). Around the time of the latter, Cosio joined on bass. They are not dabblers or dilettantes. Fuzz flipped through used bins, hard drives and record collections of the world, seeking out the finest weirdo cuts. The band’s self-titled debut LP, which was recorded by Chris Woodhouse (Thee Oh Sees, The Intelligence), dives deep, drawing inspiration from the more esoteric reaches of heavy metal pre-history. There are Sabbath and Hendrix nods, obviously, but on “Sleigh Bells” you might also catch a whiff of UK progressive blues business like The Groundhogs, particularly when the song quits its 10/4-time intro and reboots into fullbore choogle. Maybe you’ll even glimpse the ghost of Australian guitar legend / sharpie guru Lobby Lloyde sniffing around “Raise.” The mood is not light. The songs project a state of perpetual paranoia and eroding mental health. And as it should be, you know? It’s a record for the burners.http://www.intheredrecords.com/pages/FUZZ.html

FEELING OF LOVE evolved from a one-man-band playing minimal and nihilist garage blues with a no wave nod, to a trio firmly enthralled to the garage vibe but with added krautrock and psychedelic leanings. Songs stretch out, the drums go more tribal, the synth hammers out to infinity, and the guitar gets lost in delay pedal’s fog. One thinks Suicide, Spacemen 3, The Velvet Underground, Pussy Galore. But The Feeling of Love also love cats, Kurt Cobain, Michael Jordan, Francis Bebey, Bob Dylan and the highway. From the begining, the band has played around Europe and in the United States, with such bands as The Intelligence, Ty Segall, Strange Boys, Movie Star Junkies, Black Lips, Magnetix, Cheveu, Girls, King Khan & the Shrines, Movie Star Junkies, etc. Check out their armfuls of releases now at the band camp link below...
http://thefeelingoflove.bandcamp.com/

THE PAPERHEAD are a Nashville, Tennessee trio, creating psych-pop gems that have seemingly been stashed in a secret vault since 1968. The band’s 2010 self-titled debut LP contained all the elements of a classic British psych album, earning the group favourable comparisons to The Pretty Things and White Album-era Beatles. On hiatus while they completed their college degrees, the group returned with last year’s acclaimed 7” ‘Pictures Of Her Demise’, described as a poppier take on the mesmeric drone of Spacemen 3, in addition to a four-way split 7” on Trouble In Mind Records for Record Store Day.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paperhead/132648110137077

Have a brilliant weekend and we’ll see you next week!

Thanks for reading!

UPSET

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NO AGE

ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT

Wednesday 2 October

Tufnell Park Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, N19 5QQ

7pm | £13.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/227464

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER

SCULPTURE

Thursday 3 October

Islington Assembly Hall, Upper Street, Islington, N1 2UD

7.30pm | £15.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/228974

THE HOLYDRUG COUPLE

(Sacred Bones)

Friday 4 October

Dalston Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston, E8 3AS

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/217365

ROBEDOOR

SAND CIRCLES

BEN NASH

Friday 11 October

Corsica Studios, 5 Elephant Street, Elepahnt & Castle, SE17 1LB

7.30pm | £7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/238377

DESTRUCTION UNIT

(ex-Reatards, Lost Sounds)

PHARMAKON

Wednesday 23 October

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3ES

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/225040

NATE YOUNG

GARY WAR

PURPLE PILGRIMS

Saturday 26 October

Cafe Oto, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL

8pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/238388

SLEAFORD MODS

THE PHEROMOANS

SPOILS & RELICS

Wednesday 30 October

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3ES

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/227468

“Halloween Spooktacular”

PLEASE

API UIZ

ARNAUD RIVIERE

Thursday 31 October

Dalston Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston, E8 3AS

8pm | £5.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/241694

NO JOY

FEAR OF MEN

Monday 11 November

Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 42 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/230225

MAGIK MARKERS

Wednesday 20 November

Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 42 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB

8pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/237591

LONNIE HOLLEY

(Dust To Digital)

Thursday 5 December

Cafe Oto, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL

7.30pm | £7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/238390

ESMB on TOUR in EUROPE NOW!

ED SCHRADER'S MUSIC BEAT - EUROPEAN TOUR 2013

Thu, 19/09/2013 GER Bielefeld, AJZ
Sun, 22//09/2013 NL Tilburg, Incubate Festival
Tue, 24/09/2013 GER Hamburg, Hafenklang
Wed, 25/09/2013 GER Berlin, Schokoladen
Fri, 27/09/2013 SUI Lausanne, Heartland Festival
Sat, 28/09/2013 GER Nürnberg, Rage Against Abschiebung Festival
Sun, 29/09/2013 GER Leipzig, UT Connewitz
Tue, 01/10/2013 UK Manchester, Islington Mill
Wed, 02/10/2013 UK London, Tufnell Park Dome with NO AGE
Thu, 03/10/2013 UK Glasgow, Old Hairdressers
Sat, 05/10/2013 UK Sheffield, Tye Die Tapes HQ


Go see them play live, they are sensational!!!

SKY NEEDLE and SHANNON AND THE CLAMS this week!

Hello there!

Just a quick heads up, three shows this week, starting tomorrow at Café OTO with the radically resourceful SKY NEEDLE from Brisbane, punk primitivists MAD NANNA (also from Australia) and ennui-soaked rock stars THE PHEROMOANS. Following that on Thursday and Friday we have a double party planned at The Shacklewell Arms and Brixton Windmill respectively for Oakland’s finest SHANNON AND THE CLAMS, accompanied in style with MEAN BIKINI, DOG LEGS, RAVIOLI ME AWAY and CHARLES HOWL all playing over the two days. It’s going to be brilliant, we hope you can join us! Read on for the whole story and descriptions galore. Also, if you’re partial, check out our listings at the end of this modest missive with newly added shows for ROBEDOOR and SAND CIRCLES, NATE YOUNG, MAGIK MARKERS and LONNIE HOLLEY! Enjoy…

\\\\\\  TOMORROW  /////

Upset The Rhythm and Café OTO present…

SKY NEEDLE

MAD NANNA

THE PHEROMOANS

Wednesday 11 September

Cafe Oto, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL

8pm | £7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/225994

SKY NEEDLE are a band of humans living in Brisbane, Melbourne and Kyogle, Australia. They were founded in 2009 at the foot of the Brisbane ‘sky needle’, a strange architectural extravagance left inexplicably derelict since its construction for world expo 88. In honour of this giant phallic absurdity, Sky Needle vowed to only perform using their own home-made instruments. Sky Needle’s first record, the self released Time Hammer, was also the band’s first jam. Alex Cuffe played a wooden speaker box with amplified bass strings. Joel Stern played two foot pump controlled latex horns. Ross Manning played an elastic dustpan. This first meeting set the template for a sound that is at once primitive, hypnotic and dementedly funky. Sarah Byrne soon joined as the lungs of the group, ululating wordlessly over the next release, Neckliner on the Albert’s Basement label. The singles Creepertown and Acid Perm followed in quick succesion followed by Sky Needle’s debut LP on Negative Guest List, Rave Cave. In 2012, Sky Needle extended into a collective with new family members Michael Donnelly, Glen Schenau and Daniel Jenatsch on various invented and found instruments. In September 2013 Sky Needle embark on their first European tour, performing in UK, Holland, Belgium, France and Germany in support of the new LP, Debased Shapes released by French label Bruit Direct Disques.
http://skyneedle.org/

MAD NANNA are an amazing no-technique downer rock/pop group from Melbourne, Australia who slouch around the basement with all the primitive poise of The Scrotum Poles/The Shaggs et al. Their songs are a staggering navigation of brokedown de-tuned guitar, expiring rhythms and hypnotic downer vocals that should appeal to anyone who ever wept over the first couple of Shadow Ring albums and who thinks the second Godz album was ‘too musical’. Mad Nanna have such a profoundly personal take on the sound of collapsing universes that they rival early Kousokuya and the first Royal Trux album in terms of falling apart to stay together. The battered ‘folk’ edge has a lot in common with the wayward appeal of the early Jandek sides, with the same kind of slowly expiring/barely articulated ‘blues’ guitar runs that define his most ‘out’ sides but with a vocalist that almost out-does The Dead C’s Michael Morley in terms of narcoleptic/beyond the long blank appeal.
http://madnanna.bandcamp.com/

THE PHEROMOANS are a six piece experimental rock band from the South East of England who deal in a deadpan DIY music. Wedded to the mundane, surreal reportage of our lives as reflected in the media, their music manages to address the truly restless boredom of everyday life. These are songs for the back of the queue, songs from underneath the ergonomic desk, a glimpse through the commuter window, blasted through with brilliant suburban sunshine. Over the last three years the band have released a slew of releases, including numerous EPs, 7"s and three albums through labels as diverse as Night People, Convulsive, Sweet Rot, Monofonus Press and their own imprint Savoury Days. These releases, along with their recent album on Upset The Rhythm 'Does This Guy Stack Up?' focus on a ramshackle, wayward rock ethic, underpinned by lyricist Russell Walker's dry, observational musings that tread an almost diary-like pathway through the songs.
http://thepheromoans.blogspot.co.uk/

\\\\\\  THURSDAY and FRIDAY /////

Upset The Rhythm present…

SHANNON AND THE CLAMS
MEAN BIKINI
DOG LEGS
Thursday 12 September
Shacklewell Arms, 71 Shacklewell Lane, Dalston, E8 2EB
8pm | £7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/223544

*AND*

SHANNON AND THE CLAMS
RAVIOLI ME AWAY
CHARLES HOWL
Friday 13 September
Brixton Windmill, 22 Blenheim Gardens, Brixton, SW2 5BZ
8pm | £7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/234991

SHANNON AND THE CLAMS are from Oakland, California and comprise of Shannon Shaw (vocals, bass), Cody Blanchard (vocals, guitar), and Ian Amberson (drums, vocals). Sounding like a prom band from 1964 getting dosed with acid and having the sweetest lovelorn freak out, Shannon And The Clams defy expectations. Imagine a brawling Etta James, backed up by the 13th Floor Elevators singing Shangri La's tunes. Shannon has a voice that can go from a sweet girl group croon to a bluesy ballsy growl before you realize you're headed for the (dance) floor. It's total punk rock bop, brimming with doo-wop glory delivered to your door by the Homecoming Queen and Kings of weirdo rock 'n' roll. What started as an open mic project for a shy, young Shannon to try out some tunes ended with the Clams meeting and forming a band. Many have said to have been possessed by thee (eerily similar at times) haunted howls and beautiful growls of their two lead vocalists, hypnotized by their heavy heartbeats, and mesmerized by their magical music. Your ears may become infested with a real Buddy Holly jolly kinda joy (oh boy) while you stutter along to a hiccupy song. Take a scratch and a sniff at these stickers and get bit by their bad-brained snarls. It's always Christmas (if you want it). It's your party time, and it's excellent. Cry-yi-yi if you want to, but be sure to surf a splish-splash with a laugh later. The band's first LP for Hardly Art, 'Dreams in the Rat House' was released earlier this year!
https://myspace.com/shannonandtheclams

MEAN BIKINI are a garage/new wave quartet also from the Capital. Both the energy and attitude of their songs are dipped in total punk gloop. This band of young women sound like a Japanese power-pop group like Thee 50s High Teens, only raked through the hiss, making for some raw demos, leading us onwards.
http://meanbikini.bandcamp.com/

DOG LEGS are a Brighton/London drums-n-guitar duo dealing in only the purest beastly pop punk, all killer no filler oddpop smashers. Check out their terrific debut EP at the following link you curious minds you.
http://doglegs.bandcamp.com/

RAVIOLI ME AWAY work within a exacting triangle of sound; slapped snare, prodded keys and bass pulse providing a delirious future pop backdrop for tales of cat calls and Tequila Sunrises. This is smart, aware, alive music, seeing the group concentrating carefully on how it's presented in the live realm with previous shows featuring catwalks, cooked omelets and fly-fishing, what comes next we can only guess at.
http://raviolimeaway.co.uk/

CHARLES HOWL are a primitive, primeval force scurrying around the nether regions of London's gig scene, their feral shows are an explosion of energetic, sweat and body hair. Featuring members of Thee MVPs and Let's Wrestle.
http://www.charleshowl.com/

Thanks for reading!

See you at the shows!

UTR

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BLACK PUS

DAN FRIEL

MXLX

Monday 23 September

Tufnell Park Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, N19 5QQ

8pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/223545

FUZZ

FEELING OF LOVE

THE PAPERHEAD

Friday 27 September

Tufnell Park Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, N19 5QQ

8pm | £10.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/232608

NO AGE

ERIC COPELAND (BLACK DICE)

ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT

Wednesday 2 October

Tufnell Park Dome, 178 Junction Road, Tufnell Park, N19 5QQ

7pm | £13.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/227464

ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER

SCULPTURE

Thursday 3 October

Islington Assembly Hall, Upper Street, Islington, N1 2UD

7.30pm | £15.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/228974

THE HOLYDRUG COUPLE

(Sacred Bones)

Friday 4 October

Dalston Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston, E8 3AS

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/217365

ROBEDOOR

SAND CIRCLES

Friday 11 October

Corsica Studios, 5 Elephant Street, Elepahnt & Castle, SE17 1LB

7.30pm | £7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/238377

DESTRUCTION UNIT

(ex-Reatards, Lost Sounds)

GOOD THROB

Wednesday 23 October

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3ES

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/225040

NATE YOUNG

Saturday 26 October

Cafe Oto, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL

8pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/238388

SLEAFORD MODS

THE PHEROMOANS

SPOILS & RELICS

Wednesday 30 October

Old Blue Last, 38 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3ES

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/227468

NO JOY

FEAR OF MEN

Monday 11 November

Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 42 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB

8pm | £6.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/230225

MAGIK MARKERS

Wednesday 20 November

Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 42 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB

8pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/237591

LONNIE HOLLEY

(Dust To Digital)

Thursday 5 December

Cafe Oto, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL

7.30pm | £7.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/238390

Way Through - "Roughting Linn" mp3

 

Here's a first listen from Way Through's forthcoming album "Clapper Is Still", this track 'Roughting Linn' was written about an outcrop of rock in Northumberland carved all over in prehistoric patterns, very off the map, no signs, no markers... enjoy!







"Clapper Is Still" will be released through Upset The Rhythm on November 11th on LP/CD/MP3!

AUTUMNAL TRIO

Three new Upset The Rhythm releases planned for this autumn!
Way Through - "Clapper Is Still", a split LP with Gary War and Purple Pilgrims and the Silver Fox self-titled debut album too!
Lots of lovely artwork look!

 

YARD PARTY

YARD PARTY, a set on Flickr.

What a weekend!!! Thanks everyone!!! x