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"This will not be a rockcrump, funkcrump, folkcrump or electrocrump, more a hellyeahmotherfuckincooooolcrump."

"No, I am not a woman."

"Lumberjap is the new black."

Alice and I have decided to start a night. It's called Coronary Crumpage. It draws its inspiration from our friends and associates who make incredible music. They will provide the golden thread that binds each night together. Our home is The Montague Arms.

The decor is heavy on taxidermy, skeletons (both real and fake), cobbled streets, horse-drawn, zebra-housing carriages and fairylights. It would seem that the spirit of David Lynch is thriving in New Cross."

THANK YOU AND FAREWELL The Final Crumpage Last thursday will probably be remembered by most for being the day Blur played Hyde Park but for a select and privileged few it will be marked as the day Coronary Crumpage came to an emotional and joyous conclusion. Since April 2007, the incredible Montague Arms, with it's jukebox, penny farthing, skeletons, horse-drawn carriage, gong, coffins, cobbles and taxidermy, has played host to the artistic broad church of Crump. The ethos of the night has been to programme music which reflects the diversity and quality of creative activity in London and beyond. Though most of the artists performing were local to London, we were also fortunate enough to welcome talent from Bristol (Alex Taylor), Leeds (Trio VD) and Oxford (Ally Craig). Each night was promoted with hand drawn posters by Tom Invisible, Leo Invisible, myself and, in one instance, Sarah Scutt. Musicians would generously contribute music for a tailor-made compilation specific to each month's line up, a special souvenir to mark the occasion. Sometimes these would include demos, rehearsal recordings and unreleased material, allowing for rare insight into artistic process. I am still awed by the unprecious and open attitudes of all the artists who so willingly shared their music. The majority of the hard, behind-the-scenes work which facilitated the smooth-running of each night was graciously done by Alice Grant of Cool Dudes fame. Basically without Alice, Crumpage would never have happened. Though we feared our audience might have been diminished by Blur's gig, which involved our friends Golden Silvers and Foals supporting, the final Crumpage was generously attended and the atmosphere felt celebratory rather than solemn. Ally Craig opened for us with his beautiful, unique and compelling songs. The band set up on the floor in front of the stage creating a warm and intimate atmosphere. I couldn't take my eyes off Ally's extroardinary guitar technique and the set was over far too soon for my liking. Next up was Jason Yarde's Headtrip. Few people encapsulate the spirit of Crump as comprehensively as Jason Yarde. That dude needs to be appointed spokesperson for Crumpage. His jive is CORRECT!!! (We love you Jason). As I watched the band's raucous and authoritative improvisations, I marvelled at the quality of musicianship and depth of spirit that exists on my doorstep. And to top it all off, we were all witnessing possibly Jason's penultimate gig as an unmarried multi-instrumentalist. Shabba! By the time we, The Invisible, took to the stage the room was so cooking we barely knew what to do with ourselves. Of the three times we played the Crump, this was definitely my favourite. It's great to have those gigs to look back on as markers of our ongoing development as a band alongside that of the night. So, goodbye Crumpage and thankyou to Sir Martin of Montague and his colleagues for letting us do what we set out to do in his crazy venue, to everyone who ever came through the doors and got in amongst it, to all who helped us on the door, and those who got involved with promotion, to Alice for being my righthand G brain, running the shizzle down to the bone with consumate grace (everyTIME g brains- I love you!), to Joe for his delphic sound engineering (keep it loose brother). But most importantly, we thank all the artists who performed, without whom the night would've been pretty pointless: Simon Bookish, Micachu and the Shapes, The Invisible, Alice and the Cool Dudes, Finn Peters, Olivia Chaney, Anna Calvi, Bonsai Big Band, The Final Terror, The Princess and the Pervert, Room of Katinas, Smashed On Sours, Trio VD, Mara Carlyle, Sam Lewis, Def Langoustine, Jason Yarde's Headtrip, Ally Craig, Alex Taylor, Joni Davis, Indurain, Seymour's Fat Ladies, Serafina Steer and Nightime Ron, Limn, Jason Yarde's Trio Wah, Limeheaded Dog... We love you all. Thankyou so much for your beautiful music. d a v e i n v i s i b l e X

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Address:
CORONARY CRUMPAGE
MONTAGUE ARMS
289 QUEENS ROAD
NEW CROSS
LONDON
SE15 2PA

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