'There are as many sexual orientations as there are faces. To suggest that the simple categories male/female, heterosexual/homosexual are adequate to describe the whole range of human sexuality is to ignore science and the evidence of nature.' James Pfaus
A Middle Sex are a 3 peice ensemble based in manchester consisting of syncapated percussion, electronics, vocals, guitar etc. we are often compared to This Heat, we begrudgingly agree due to a lack of any other idea to what we sound like. We have had previous releases on Blackest Rainbow (Sheffield) and Slighly Off Kilter (Brighton), with 3 up and coming releases with Ryon (Lyon, France), Casual Seizures (manchester) and a split 12" with Temperatures.
U P C O M I N G
3" CDR on Casual Seizures,
cassette on Rayon, 12" split and October tour with Temperatures.
R E L E A S E S
A Muddled Hex. Blackest Rainbow No copies at source left - try animal psi, tomentosarecords.com.
Look - Slightly Off Kilter THAT'S IT! WE HAVE NO MORE OF THIS.
"...perplexing artefact yielding nine cuts by a mystery duo from Manchester; they use live electronics, amplified vocals and a drum kit, hopefully delivering a much-downgraded and distorted version of Silver Apples. The cover art combines crude collage with primary-school painting and promises much in the area of simplistic yet sophisticated joyful noise. " £4
"Drapes of Black" is the new single from Aidan Smith's new album, Allotments. It was played on Radcliffe and Maconie's show on Radio 2 on Monday and is in this week's Pick and Mix!
Go here to vote for Aidan to get played on their show every day next week!
hey guys your songs are wicked. i would stick my neck out and say watching you live is quite a fucking experience. if you guys are playing brighton or anywhere near please let me know take care
SPECTRE FOLK (Pete Nolan of Magik Markers) + JON COLLIN + NEIL BURRELL
It's extremely appropriate that Magik Markers' drummer Pete Nolan is currently in the country to play with Jandek in London (which is how this gig came about, coincidentally). Because his solo Folk Spectre record on the Woodist label demonstrates a penetrating knowledge of what makes that great Texan loner so amazing. Lo-Fi in the early 90s Shrimper label sense (yes!), the record contains a clutch of fragile, skeletal songs that inspire a depth of relaxation self-help tape manufacturers could only dream of. Of course, we're not talking 'swimming with dolphins' here. It's the constant hum - of tape hiss, mellow feedback, room boom, whatever - that sits beneath these beautiful songs that gives them their dreamlike quality. The name has been switched around to Spectre Folk but the vibrations are the same. The Folk Spectre record is something truly special and we anticipate this show to be one of the most enthralling of our 2008 calendar.
Here's what Pete's Magik Markers partner Elisa Ambrogio had to say about it all:
"Here drum-dilweed extraordinaire Pete Nolan takes on new dimensions of low-fidelity radness through the Woodsist imprint. The infamous label in charge of releasing other super-jammers such as Axolotl, Loosers and Blues Control, Woodsist put this mother out in the o 7. So many good songs, I don’t know where to start; it’s like Gene Clark in a manhole with Von LMO in Bushwick. This is another artist criminally unappreciated for his solo work, most probably due to his surly manner. Just ‘cause the man don’t hold doors for people doesn’t mean he doesn’t know how to build castle bridges of strangeness into the void. LISTEN. "
Blackberry shortcake Thursday June 12th at the Klondyke Bowls club! A fundraiser for Strawberry Shortcake! Featuring : First Black Precedent, A middle Sex, Gnu & A Shrew & Serpentine Pad
And Strawberry Shortcake Festival Sunday June 22 at the Klondyke Bowls Club... Featuring: Puzzle Sad Shields The Lovely Eggs Amida Le Tetsuo Sparky deathcap Peepholes Jam On Bread Plaaydoh Les Enfant Bastard Buen Chico Klaus Says Buy The Record Husbands We're Not The Cool Kids Hoe Cakes Plus food, art, films and more bands tbc (keep checking the myspace) - all for £7. 50!
