This week our
VEXX CDs arrived! They sound
terrific and look like they sound, you can have a listen here if you feel in
the mood.
We should
have the LPs arriving next week too with a bit of luck. Also, next week sees
our DEERHOOF pre-orders shipping out
to all of you, note we still have a few super-limited transparent records left
if you’d like one:
We’re also
taking this opportunity to fill you in on our next two shows that are taking place
on Halloween and Bonfire Night no less. One week today we’ll be upping sticks to
the Dalston Victoria for a spooktacular night of jagged no wave punk, mundane
minimalism and some general frightfulness courtesy of SPRAY PAINT, THE REBEL, THE GUTTERS and THE WORMS. Then on November 5th (remember, remember) we’ll be back
at Café OTO for rediscovered 70’s Romanian legend RODION G.A. making his UK debut alongside BAMBOO and ROB SHUTTZ.
Both shows reading as essential on the “will it be a great show?” meter. Lots
more context to follow along with our upcoming shows listing concluding this message,
thanks for reading…
\\\\\ HALLOWEEN /////
SPRAY PAINT
THE REBEL
THE GUTTERS
THE WORMS
Friday 31
October
The Victoria,
451 Queensbridge Rd, Dalston, E8 3AS
SPRAY PAINT are a no wave punk outfit from Austin, Texas
made up of Chris Stephenson (drums/vocals), Cory Plump (guitar/vocals) and
George Dishner (guitar/vocals). Some of you may already know these guys from
other projects such as When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth, Expensive Shit and Dikes
of Holland. Spray Paint’s buzz-sawing guitars run headlong through labyrinthine
tunnels of reverb, chased down by some wildly brain-bashing drums. All three
members of Spray Paint sing too, helping create an uncontrollable sense of
fervour as they jostle for the words. They work up a tone of paranoia amid the
jagged rhythms, locking into a motoric groove that’s impossible to escape from,
offset with stormy blasts of distortion. Since forming in 2012, Spray Paint
have released two LPs and 7”s through SS-Records as well as readying an
upcoming LP for Monofonus Press. They’ve wasted no time with hitting the road
either, touring the US five times, most recently with their friends Protomartyr
and The Rebel. They’ve also played at Fun Fun Fun Fest, Chaos in Tejas,
Gonerfest, Cropped Out, SXSW and a live on-air performance on WFMU. This
October sees Spray Paint head over to Europe for the first time, in support of
their fierce new 7” EP through Upset The Rhythm, entitled ‘Cussin’.
THE REBEL is prolific London outsider Ben Wallers; a
charismatic lone wolf in a cowboy hat or trilby and a tie whose electrified
howls are too idiosyncratic to be broken down into market-oriented terms. It is
difficult to sketch a thumbnail summary of a musician who has amassed a vast
and unwieldy discography under a variety of names and genres: the most widely
acclaimed is probably the Country Teasers, but he also moonlights as, or in,
the Rebel, the Company, the Male Nurse, the Beale, the Stallion, the Black
Poodle and Skills on Ampex, across folk, country, garage, post-punk, no wave
and electronic pop. In the main part The Rebel is centred around twisted Casio
drones, clanging guitar and some defiantly deadpan vocals, all thrown in the
pan and pressure-cooked in Wallers' mind. Wallers has amassed a
near-unquantifiable discography over the past 20 years, from scores of more or
less “official” LPs, EPs and 7”s to seemingly endless self-released cassettes.
Look out for a new record he's working on with Spray Paint to be released
through Monofonus.
THE GUTTERS play raw stripped down garage punk from Portland
U.S of A. Their auditory maelstrom is like taking a time machine to London in
the late '70s, where every tinny punk had a band and everything was snarling
and snotty. But the Gutters' tongue-in-cheek playfulness cuts those spiky
allusions with fun vignettes, as found on their recent release "Should We
Make a 7-Inch?" 7-inch. Other hilariously punk entitlements, such as
beginning the song "Born in the Gutter" with "one, two, fuck
you!" hint more at the duo's willingness to parade their love affair with
the old guard than attempt to build upon it. This is all a-okay; the band's
sewer serenades are a breath of fresh air, and at bite-sized intervals of roughly
one to two minutes apiece, the Gutters are a fist-pumping hoot. Look out for
their album on Tadpole Records too!
THE WORMS proffer petty punk
and mundane minimalism and tackle the struggle to accept both ambiguity and
conviction, the peril of finding meaning in nostalgia, the useless urge to
reject yourself and other such self-absorbed subjects. For what it's worth,
they comprise of members of Tense Men and Omi Palone.
https://soundcloud.com/the_worms-1
https://soundcloud.com/the_worms-1
\\\\\ BONFIRE NIGHT /////
RODION G.A.
BAMBOO
ROB SHUTTZ
Wednesday 5
November
Café OTO, 22
Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
RODION G.A. are without doubt, one of music’s
best-kept secrets. That’s despite being around for nearly forty years. The
story begins when a musical visionary decided to form his own band in Romania
four decades ago. It was between 1975 and 1976, when the Rodion G.A. story
begins. That’s when Rodion Rosca formed the band that bore his name. This
would be no ordinary band, far from it. Rodion G.A. would become one of the
most innovative bands in Romanian musical history. In 1975, Rodion joined with
Gicu Farcas and Adrian Caparu to complete the lineup of Rodion G.A. By
1975, Rodion had amassed an eclectic selection of equipment and established a
reputation as a D.I.Y. tech wizard. He created his own unique way of creating
music on reel-to-reel tape recorders, using the various tape machines to multitrack.
His nascent studio included several Tesia tape recorders, drum machines,
phasers, flangers and fuzz pedals. Then there were a toy Casio VL Tone and a
Soviet made Faemi organ. Like the music Rodion G.A. were making, the equipment
they were using was just as leftfield and eclectic.
Sadly, Rodion G.A.‘s career lasted just over ten years. In 1987, after the death of his mother, Rodion Rosca walked away from music. For the next twenty-five years, nothing was heard of this charismatic, enigmatic and mercurial musician. Then Luca Sorin, a blogger and filmmaker became interested in the mythology that surrounds Rodion. Luca discovered a handful of tracks by Rodion and footage of their 1980 NYE concert. He posted this online. This came to the attention of Future Nuggets. They’re a collective of musicians and producers who are determined to preserve Romania’s musical heritage. Then in 2012, Rodion G.A. made their comeback, after twenty-five years away from music. Then a year later, Rodion G.A. released their debut album 'The Lost Tapes', on Strut Records to acres of praise and press attention. Since then, Rodion G.A.’s comeback has continued apace.
Earlier this year, another Rodion G.A. release hit the shops. This was none other than Rodion G.A.‘s soundtrack 'Delta Space Mission' released on Record Store Day 2014. Fans worldwide were determined to get a copy of this previously unreleased musical Magnus Opus. The lucky ones weren’t disappointed. Now Rodion G.A. have decided to embark on their first European tour and will be making their debut London performance for us at Cafe OTO on bonfire night. Suitably exciting I'm sure you'll agree and no need for any "there will be fireworks" punnery as that is a given!
https://soundcloud.com/rodionga
BAMBOO is a new collaboration between Rachel Horwood of Trash Kit/Halo Halo and Nick Carlisle of Peepholes/Don't Argue. Based in Brighton and London respectively, Nick's reverberating synths and 808 rhythms combine with Rachel's looped and octave-pedalled Asian banjo and crystalline vocals to create a mystic folk pop soundtrack to a Studio Ghibli yet to be made.
https://www.facebook.com/bamboosongs
ROB SHUTTZ plays a solo, hacked bass, looped type of music. Elements of shoegaze, folk, experimental and others are present. His portfolio piece 'Looming' represents, in purpose and theme, a personal checkpoint. It is a culmination of years of inaccurate appropriation and the most complete piece he has donated to the worldwide spectrum. A peek at a future lurking around the corner. From its ugly, trudging bass-line and lamenting mantra, a timid yet hopeful melody grows into a defiant crescendo. The accompanying video is an exact copy of the song's live structure, and shows a little of the way he make these sounds. Part 1 of a collection of sounds, currently recording, more soon.
https://soundcloud.com/robshuttz
Sadly, Rodion G.A.‘s career lasted just over ten years. In 1987, after the death of his mother, Rodion Rosca walked away from music. For the next twenty-five years, nothing was heard of this charismatic, enigmatic and mercurial musician. Then Luca Sorin, a blogger and filmmaker became interested in the mythology that surrounds Rodion. Luca discovered a handful of tracks by Rodion and footage of their 1980 NYE concert. He posted this online. This came to the attention of Future Nuggets. They’re a collective of musicians and producers who are determined to preserve Romania’s musical heritage. Then in 2012, Rodion G.A. made their comeback, after twenty-five years away from music. Then a year later, Rodion G.A. released their debut album 'The Lost Tapes', on Strut Records to acres of praise and press attention. Since then, Rodion G.A.’s comeback has continued apace.
Earlier this year, another Rodion G.A. release hit the shops. This was none other than Rodion G.A.‘s soundtrack 'Delta Space Mission' released on Record Store Day 2014. Fans worldwide were determined to get a copy of this previously unreleased musical Magnus Opus. The lucky ones weren’t disappointed. Now Rodion G.A. have decided to embark on their first European tour and will be making their debut London performance for us at Cafe OTO on bonfire night. Suitably exciting I'm sure you'll agree and no need for any "there will be fireworks" punnery as that is a given!
https://soundcloud.com/rodionga
BAMBOO is a new collaboration between Rachel Horwood of Trash Kit/Halo Halo and Nick Carlisle of Peepholes/Don't Argue. Based in Brighton and London respectively, Nick's reverberating synths and 808 rhythms combine with Rachel's looped and octave-pedalled Asian banjo and crystalline vocals to create a mystic folk pop soundtrack to a Studio Ghibli yet to be made.
https://www.facebook.com/bamboosongs
ROB SHUTTZ plays a solo, hacked bass, looped type of music. Elements of shoegaze, folk, experimental and others are present. His portfolio piece 'Looming' represents, in purpose and theme, a personal checkpoint. It is a culmination of years of inaccurate appropriation and the most complete piece he has donated to the worldwide spectrum. A peek at a future lurking around the corner. From its ugly, trudging bass-line and lamenting mantra, a timid yet hopeful melody grows into a defiant crescendo. The accompanying video is an exact copy of the song's live structure, and shows a little of the way he make these sounds. Part 1 of a collection of sounds, currently recording, more soon.
https://soundcloud.com/robshuttz
Have a wonderful
weekend!
UPSET THE RHYTHM
x
\\\\\ UPSET
THE RHYTHM /////
///// UPCOMING SHOWS
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SPRAY PAINT
THE REBEL
THE GUTTERS
THE WORMS
Friday 31
October
The Victoria,
451 Queensbridge Rd, Dalston, E8 3AS
RODION G.A.
BAMBOO
ROB SHUTTZ
Wednesday 5
November
Café OTO, 22
Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
FUTURE ISLANDS
ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT
CELEBRATION
Thursday 6
November
O2 Shepherd’s
Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT
7pm | £15 | SOLD OUT
ED SCHRADER'S MUSIC BEAT
SEX HANDS
DOG CHOCOLATE
Monday 10
November
The
Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
TY SEGALL
MOVIE STAR JUNKIES
Wednesday 12
November
Electric
Ballroom, 184 Camden High St, London, NW1 8QP
7.30pm |
£15.00 | SOLD OUT
GUERILLA TOSS
USA NAILS
DIYOA
Tuesday 25
November
Old Blue
Last, 38 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, EC2A 3ES
TRASH KIT - 'Confidence'
Album Launch!!!
ANA DA SILVA
ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO
AS ONDAS
Thursday 4
December
Bethnal Green
Working Men's Club, 42 Pollard Row, E2 6NB
WHITE FENCE
Thursday 29
January
100 Club, 100
Oxford St, London, W1D 1LL
FUTURE ISLANDS
Tuesday 31
March
In collaboration with
Parallel Lines…
The
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
7pm | £20 | SOLD OUT
FUTURE ISLANDS
Monday 30
March
In collaboration with
Parallel Lines…
The
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
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