BEST NEWS!
Future Islands will be playing at the O2 Brixton Academy this November 20th. Tickets available from 10am next Monday (May 8th), look out!
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
PIKACYU-MAKOTO
Really excited for this new show! Look out August, show and album incoming!
Upset The Rhythm presents…
PIKACYU-MAKOTO
Saturday 12 August
The Islington, 1 Tolpuddle St, Angel, London, N1 0XT
7.30pm | £7.50 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/401265
PIKACYU-MAKOTO is
an alliance between two figureheads of underground Japanese psych/pop, the
musically promiscuous Kawabata Makoto (most famous for his leadership of the
legendary Acid Mothers Temple), and Afrirampo's Pikacyu. Pikacyu's drums
pummel, jitter, crash and stumble, but steadfastly refuse to groove. She layers
her voice several times, competing with pitch-shifted versions of herself
whilst Makoto attacks his guitar, cloaking himself in reverb to produce a
wall-of-sound, alternating between melody and noise.
No strangers to one another, the pair have not only gigged
together with their respective bands but also recorded together, when these two
outfits temporarily fused in 2005 to become Acid Mothers Afrirampo (releasing
an album of the same name). Now they have distilled their collaboration, all
other players being stripped away to leave the core of Pikacyu's manic drums
and pop vocal, and Makoto's schizoid guitar conjurings. Brand new album
‘Galaxilympics’ is out on Upset The Rhythm on August 4th on LP and CD.
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Upcoming shows for Ex-Cult & Ian William Craig in London!
Afternoon everyone!
Thank you for coming out recently to
our Grouper and Daniel Bachman shows. We have two more remarkable events on the
horizon for you this next week too.
Tomorrow night at The Lexington we have
abrasive Memphis punks Ex-Cult in
town, supported by Pinkgrip from
London. It’s going to be gloriously loud, aggressively sprawling and deliriously
unruly. Tickets are just £7 and we will have some available on the door from
7.30pm too!
Then next Monday the winds will blow
our ship into calmer waters with the fantastic Ian William Craig performing at OSLO in Hackney. Craig is from
Canada and specialises in a swirling alchemical balance of majestic drone,
keyboard zoning and vocal manipulation. IWC will be joined by his 130701 label-mate
Resina, who will be coming over from
Warsaw to perform her entrancing cello compositions. Read on for more on all
those particulars.
Since we last talked we’ve been busy
confirming new headline shows for Sheer
Mag and Lowtide later in the
year. We also have confirmed support slots for Still House Plants, Flowers
Must Die, H. Grimace, Garden Centre, Scott Hardware and Ice Cream.
All of these upcoming shows can be found in our concert programme below. For
those of you who missed out on tickets for this Thursday’s snap Future Islands
show, watch out tomorrow for another big announcement.
In Upset The Rhythm label news, we’d
like to leave you with this photo of Feature’s
new album Banishing Ritual that is
now well and truly out (and about) on all formats. We also wanted to invite you
to read this immensely enjoyable dual interview with Ravioli Me Away and Dog
Chocolate that just went up on one of our favourite vessels of cultural
capital called A Ship In The Woods, enjoy!
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\ TOMORROW / / / / /
EX-CULT
PINKGRIP
Wednesday 3 May
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville
Road, Islington, N1 9JB
7.30pm | £7 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/390829
EX-CULT are a Memphis-based punk cyclone,
releasing batches of bruising records and laying waste to everywhere they play.
Chris Shaw lends a sneering, spitting toughness to the proceedings while the
band flays riffs in loose, hairy mosh inducing menace behind him, touching on
post-punk, psych sprawl, and early 80's hardcore while remaining beholden to
none. They have the power to convert even the most jaded and bored concertgoer
into a sweaty mess in the pit. Having released two albums of adrenal-enhancing
sluggers through Goner Records, last year saw Ex-Cult releasing 'Negative
Growth' on In The Red. This collection of songs were conceived in Memphis and
finalized in Los Angeles, with the help of family doctor Ty Segall. It was
created in February 2016, when the band traded Memphis misery for a week of
California sunshine. 'Negative Growth' is a nine-track nightmare, a death trip
in the crystal ship and dedicated to fear and deception.
PINKGRIP
make loud, pummelsome
hardcore punk in London. Their songs are sludgy, pointed and thrash in an oddly
addictive way. Check out
their demo on Far So Far below!
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IAN WILLIAM CRAIG
RESINA
Monday 8 May
OSLO,
1a Amhurst Road, Hackney, E8 1LL
IAN
WILLIAM CRAIG
is a sound artist, award-winning printmaker, classically-trained vocalist,
writer, photographer, composer and performer, who currently resides in
Vancouver. His visual and sonic research has been exhibited and published
internationally, and he has participated in various residencies and
performances across his native Canada and beyond. Drawing out analogies between
his dual practices of music and print-making, Ian's work is deeply informed by
a narrative of impermanence, "notions of life as an act of becoming, and
beauty within degradation and deterioration". Blending choral, ambient and
noise influences together into this customised array of tape decks, Craig moves
you over shifting tectonic plates of operatic improvisations, fields of tape
hiss and haunting pastoral melodies. Running on a combination of classical
vocal training and process-based uncertainty, his music delivers an elegant
balance between theatrical and ambient sentiments, by combining the essence of
a choral album from Angel Records or Deutsche Grammophon with the distorted
spontaneity of experimental home-recording and the likes of Fennesz or William
Basinski.
After moving to Vancouver following his
studies, Ian began creating albums from his new home. His first recordings were
digitally self-released via Bandcamp between 2011 and 2013. Stunningly textured
and vaporous, the majority of these releases are largely voiceless. It was when
Craig turned to his background in musical theatre, avant-classical
orchestration and the choral tradition for A Forgetting Place (2013) and his
first two physical releases, A Turn of Breath (2014) and Cradle for the Wanting
(2015), where the real breakthrough would be made, with Ian's voice rising
firmly to the fore. Both latter albums were issued by the excellent Californian
label Recital Program to widespread critical acclaim, his latest album
'Centres' came out last year through FatCat's 130701 imprint (Max Richter,
Hauschka, Dustin O'Halloran, Johann Johannsson, etc).
RESINA is the alias of Karolina Rec, a
cellist and composer based in Warsaw, Poland. Born 1982, Karolina graduated
from the Music Academy in Gdansk and the University of Gdansk. Active in
Poland's independent music scene since the late '00s, she was co-founder /
collaborator of some of Poland's most influential alternative bands: Kings of
Caramel, Cieslak and Princess, Nathalie And The Loners, Anthony Chorale and
more. She has featured on numerous album releases and soundtracks (including
the Oscar-nominated 'Rabbit a la Berlin'), and has been the author of a dozen
music productions for theatre. A compulsive live artist, Karolina's style is
primarily characterized by personal language of improvisation and alternative
approach to melody. She has collaborated with Scott McCloud, Paul Brody, Piotr
Kurek, Coldair, Scianka and many other artists.
Resina was signed to 130701 in February
2016, having sent in a hugely impressive demo. Her self-titled debut album is a
result of experiments with cello and simple electronic tools - sometimes close
to the form of song; sometimes based more on powerful, intuitive impressions
but always marked by the desire to use non-obvious characteristics of the
instrument. It is set for release later in 2016.
Thanks so much for your time!
UPSET
THE RHYTHM
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UPCOMING SHOWS
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EX-CULT
PINK GRIP
Wednesday 3 May
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville
Road, Islington, London, N1 9JB
FUTURE ISLANDS
WING DAM
UTR DJs
Thursday 4 May
Tufnell Park Dome, 2A Dartmouth Park Hill, London, NW5 1HL
7pm | SOLD OUT
IAN WILLIAM CRAIG
RESINA
Monday 8 May
OSLO,
1a Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 1LL
DUCKTAILS
JAMES FERRARO
SPENCER CLARK
Friday 12 May
The
Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, Islington, London, N1 9JB
7.30pm
| SOLD OUT
XIU XIU
ICE CREAM
SCOTT HARDWARE
Monday 22 May
Kamio, 3
Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3JL
PRIESTS
SPECIAL GUESTS
THE SNIVELLERS
Thursday 25 May
OSLO,
1a Amhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 1LL
OOIOO
BAMBOO
Tuesday 30 May
Kamio, 3
Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3JL
NB. This is the
new date for April’s postponed event, original tickets remain valid.
NOTS
Wednesday 7 June
Cafe OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL
THE SPACE LADY
FLOWERS MUST DIE
Tuesday 20 June
Cafe OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL
8pm | £10 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/396842
Tuesday 20 June
Cafe OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL
8pm | £10 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/396842
RICHARD DAWSON
(Full band show)
(Full band show)
STILL HOUSE PLANTS
Thursday 22 June
St John on Bethnal Green
200 Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PA
7pm | £15 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/396949
Thursday 22 June
St John on Bethnal Green
200 Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PA
7pm | £15 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/396949
TERRY
Friday 30 June
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, Islington, London, N1 9JB
7.30pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/393203
Friday 30 June
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, Islington, London, N1 9JB
7.30pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/393203
SHEER MAG
Thursday 20 July
Islington Assembly Hall, Upper Street,
Islington, London, N1 2UD
7pm | £10 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/401130
SPRAY
PAINT
THE REBEL
Tuesday 15 August
The Lexington, 96-98
Pentonville Road, Islington, London, N1 9JB
NAP EYES
H. GRIMACE
GARDEN CENTRE
Thursday 31 August
Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, 44 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2
6NB
DEERHOOF
LE TON MITÉ
Monday 4 September
Village Underground,
54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3PQ
NB. This is the
new date for February’s postponed event, original tickets remain valid.
LOWTIDE
Tuesday 5 September
The Islington, 1 Tolpuddle St, Angel,
London, N1 0XT
SHEER MAG London show announced! oh yeh!
Upset
The Rhythm presents…
SHEER
MAG
Thursday
20 July
Islington Assembly
Hall, Upper Street, Islington, N1 2UD
7.30pm | £10 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/401130
The
mythos of Sheer Mag begins like so many other celebrated rock ‘n roll bands of
yore: with two brothers. Following in the tradition of The Bee Gees, Oasis and
The Allman Brothers, the brothers Seely conspired to create a rock ‘n roll band
to end all rock bands. The sheer magnitude of the endeavor required the
recruitment of a daring drummer, a fearless lyricist and a diva who could party
good AND write the rent check. With the pantheon assembled, MAG quickly
recorded and released their debut 7” to cosmic acclaim. The band now stands
poised on the brink of world domination or complete destruction. Is it Punk? Is
it Rock ‘n Roll? We’ll leave that to the music “critics.” But it is punk.
Monday, 1 May 2017
Dog Chocolate and Ravioli Me Away in conversation!
A Ship In The Woods have an immensely enjoyable double interview from Dog Chocolate and Ravioli Me Away up now!
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Friday, 21 April 2017
Future Islands in London this May 4th!
Future Islands will be playing The Dome for us very soon! May 4th in fact! As this is an intimate show for them you are advised to enter this ticket ballot for a chance to pick up a pair of tickets. You can register for the ballot through songkick here (up until 10am next Tuesday):
Thursday, 20 April 2017
Xiu Xiu in London next month!
Xiu Xiu, Ice Cream and Scott Hardware will all be playing for us next month in London, here's a poster!
upset the rhythm presents...
XIU XIU
ICE CREAM
SCOTT HARDWARE
Monday 22 May
Kamio, 3
Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3JL
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Rat Columns kick off their European tour in London tomorrow!
Hello there!
I trust you had an invigorating Easter break. I don’t think those
chocolate eggs are particularly helping as we’re getting dangerously excited
about jangle-punk trio Rat Columns kicking off their European tour in London
tomorrow. We’ll be celebrating the band’s new ‘Candle Power’ release with a
party at The Lexington, seeing blazing performances from Rat Columns themselves
and Honey Joy and Slushy Guts too. Tickets cost just £6 on the door from
7.30pm, plus in the interests of starting the party early, we have a
competition to win five pairs of free tickets here:
Q. Rat Columns’ new album is called ‘Candle Power’,
but what exactly is candle power a measure of?
Just email upset_the_rhythm@yahoo.com with
your answer for a chance to win a pair of tickets for tomorrow’s show!
Competition ends at 8pm tonight, winners drawn from a hat and notified
directly.
Read on for the whole story…
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\ TOMORROW / / / / /
RAT COLUMNS
HONEY JOY
SLUSHY GUTS
Wednesday 19 April
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, Islington, N1 9JB
RAT COLUMNS is the mutable musical project of David
West, an artist as prolific as he is diverse in his output. West is the driving
force behind the groups Rank/Xerox, Liberation and Lace Curtain, he was also a
member of Total Control, and most recently debuted a solo album proper. Whether
its forward-facing punk or turning his hand to crafting sleek prisms of pop,
West's credentials check out. Rat Columns is no exception, always central to
his vision and returned to many times since its inception in Perth almost a
decade ago. Over the years the band has morphed and continued with an array of
different friends from the USA and Australia, always finding David West dancing
through the long shadows at its core. Working with many distinguished
underground imprints including Blackest Ever Black, Adagio 830, Smart Guy
Records and RIP Society, Rat Columns have left in their wake a trail of
7"s, EPs and two full length albums. Now a third album, entitled 'Candle
Power' is cued for release through Upset The Rhythm this April. 'Candle Power'
is packed full of chiming guitar pop, cutting in with moments of soul, disco
and experimental plots.
http://ratcolumns.tumblr.com/
HONEY JOY are five mates who came together
through a mutual love of curry, Mean Girls and Paul McCartney’s hand gestures.
They play indie punk music and have been compared to The Thermals and Xray
Spex. They released two brilliant EPs last year and have just finished
recording their first full length with MJ from Hookworms, which is soon to be
released in the US through Infinity Cat records.
https://honeyjoy.bandcamp.com/
SLUSHY GUTS is more of a group then a band (M.E.S
distinction), having revolved around founding member Steve Keane since it's
inception in 2009. Originally a solo bedroom project (B. White definition)
Slushy Guts has mutated (H.P Lovecraft style) over the course of 4 albums and a
"shit-load" (Slim Pickens) of tape and cdr releases. Evolving
organically (according to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck), it's presentation
facilitated by whoever's around, Steve's songs exist in the spaces between
genres, at once melodic and discordant (Engelbert Humperdinck definition),
concerned with deconstructing 'it all' (definition unknown) and gluing it back
together again. With current members Sam and Luke Walsh on bass and drums and
James Rowland on guitar, Slushy Guts is currently something closely resembling
a rock 'n' roll quartet (Rev. David A. Noebel definition.) Bobby Davro, 2017.
https://slushyguts.bandcamp.com/
Thanks for reading, catch you tomorrow!
UPSET
THE RHYTHM
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UPCOMING SHOWS
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MARY OCHER
BAMBOO
MOONBOW
Wednesday 5
April
The
Islington, 1 Tolpuddle Street, Angel, London, N1 0XT
RAT COLUMNS
HONEY JOY
SLUSHY GUTS
Wednesday 19 April
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, Islington, N1 9JB
GROUPER
Sunday 23 April
Tin Tabernacle, 12-16 Cambridge Avenue, Kilburn, London, NW6 5BA,
UK
LATE SHOW: 8.30pm | £15 | SOLD OUT
EARLY SHOW:
6pm | £15 | SOLD OUT
DANIEL BACHMAN
JAKE XERXES FUSSELL
Monday
1 May
Cafe
OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
EX-CULT
PINK GRIP
Wednesday 3 May
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville
Road, Islington, N1 9JB
IAN WILLIAM CRAIG
RESINA
Monday 8 May
OSLO,
1a Amhurst Road, Hackney, E8 1LL
DUCKTAILS
JAMES FERRARO
SPENCER CLARK
Friday 12 May
The
Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, Islington, N1 9JB
7.30pm
| £10 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/393535
XIU XIU
ICE CREAM
SCOTT HARDWARE
Monday 22 May
Kamio, 3
Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3JL
PRIESTS
SPECIAL GUESTS
THE SNIVELLERS
Thursday 25 May
OSLO,
1a Amhurst Road, Hackney, E8 1LL
OOIOO
BAMBOO
Tuesday 30 May
Kamio, 3
Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3JL
NB. This is the
new date for April’s postponed event, original tickets remain valid.
NOTS
Wednesday 7 June
Cafe OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
THE SPACE LADY
Tuesday 20 June
Cafe OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL
8pm | £10 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/396842
Tuesday 20 June
Cafe OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London, E8 3DL
8pm | £10 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/396842
RICHARD DAWSON
(Full band show)
Thursday 22 June
St John on Bethnal Green
200 Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PA
7pm | £15 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/396949
(Full band show)
Thursday 22 June
St John on Bethnal Green
200 Cambridge Heath Rd, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PA
7pm | £15 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/396949
TERRY
Friday 30 June
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, Islington, N1 9JB
7.30pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/393203
Friday 30 June
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, Islington, N1 9JB
7.30pm | £8.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/393203
SPRAY
PAINT
THE REBEL
Tuesday 15 August
The Lexington, 96-98
Pentonville Road, Islington, N1 9JB
NAP EYES
Thursday 31 August
Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, 44 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2
6NB
DEERHOOF
LE TON MITÉ
Monday 4 September
Village
Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, London,
EC2A 3PQ
NB. This is the
new date for February’s postponed event, original tickets remain valid.
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