Instrumental prog-infused post-rock; I love it, but sometimes it can all get a bit, you know, serious. Day For Airstrikes, tonight at least, are the antidote to all that. Yes, they are an ingeniously skilled group of musicians who are clearly no strangers to the fifteen minute workouts of both early 70s Pink Floyd and Explosions In The Sky, but you get the feeling they might have been road-testing the venue's ever changing selection of Belgian mentalist beers. Or something, anyway. They play a stunning, fluid piece of twisting wonder which rises and falls and incorporates swooping guitar solos and the post-whatever tradition of more than one person bashing seven shades out of various extra bits of drum kit; carrying you along in its sonic travels. And then they get a massive attack of the giggles and descend into what could equally be band in-jokes or complete nonsense, someone shouts "Riffhouse!" and they thrash out a ten second hardcore metal attack. Well some of them do. Some of them forget to come in, so they have to do it again. By the end of the set this has mutated into "Riff Bathroom!" and one of them's standing on the front monitors thrashing at a cymbal with eyes like satellite dishes. Right... ....... www.music-dash.co.uk
NEWS - 9th NOVEMBER 2008No
Hi
We've suffered several setbacks, but the blog still gets updated, so go there for any updates. Thanks!
Below are two short videos of poor quality showing what we were doing in August. There's no video of footage of the past few months as it would only show footage of us at work being depressed.
Hit us up with a message and friendship on Facebook, you can reach us here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5229564884
Cheers,
DFA
xxx
Our records!
SECRET WHALE - 2005
Four tracks of nice, melodic "post-rocky" indie recorded up in the hills of Littleborough.
Sadly we have no copies left. Maybe we'll have some in the future? But maybe not.
WIDOWS - 2006
Five tracks of darker, heavier rock music without vocals. Written over the course of a year that included fires, deaths, evictions, thefts and upsetting gangsters, as well as making new friends, traveling the country in the back of a smelly van with no windows and various other events that have slipped from the memory banks. Now available from many online resources, such as:
Roadkill Records and Piccadilly Records along with these online retailers:
Hey guys, we are putting on a showcase of new Manchester bands soon, would be great to see you there!
The Gut and The Girth proudly present...
A diverse line up to introduce you to a bunch of new and/or up and coming Manchester bands, intended as a celebration of the seemingly unending reserves of creative energy possessed by Manchester's musicians!
With That Knife [http://www.myspace.com/withthatknife] A fantastic bunch of lads play a fantastic bunch of tunes, not dissimilar to Foals.
Cadences [http://www.myspace.com/cadencesuk] Ex members of Blueprint to a Downfall create massive metallic soundscapes, with an ear for a hook and clever usage of shifting dynamics.
Dear Brutus [http://www.myspace.com/brutusmcr] Minus the Bear meets Polar Bear Club. Or somewhere between Alexisonfire and Friendly Fires. So there's a definite bears and fires theme.
The FTSE 100 Various gents, including members of The Freezing Fog and Burnst, play music for fans of Don Cabellero and Stevie Wonder.
La Haine [http://www.myspace.com/lahainesounds] Instrumental noise peddlers play shoegazey, dub-influenced tunes.
Tuesday 28th July
Saki Bar [http://www.myspace.com/cafe_saki]
£5 on the door. If possible, we are going to try to make tickets available in advance.
Hey guys this is Ingi X-Fighting Shit. My new band just released a new track on our MySpace page, its called 14 Hours. Please check it out, hope you like.
__________________________________________________ CYRIL SNEAR ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY!! Arficeden Pocketknife THE RUBY LOUNGE Friday April 24th £5 on the door __________________________________________________ MI AMI Plank! Asleep Beneath Volcanoes RETRO BAR Friday May 2nd £6 adv from http://www.ticketline.co.uk, http://wegottickets.com 7pm - 10:30pm
Hello Day For Airstrikes Thank you very much for da Link Up & Sharing the Music Nice to meet you through cyberlink! Luv your tunes & keep up da Great Work! Wishes you All da Best in 2009! Enjoy your holidays!
Hello! Thanks for being my friend, I've just finished my EP and set up a new page for solo stuff! Any feedback is great so see what you think and leave a comment, thanks!
Hey Hey, B&B Radio Episode 3 is now available to stream or download from www.beansandbrown.co.uk Featuring: Aucan Cloudkicker Ox Scapula Hot Bone Mister Manana Tera Melos Arficeden Cinemechanica
Hey. Hope you have had a good new year. Just wanted to let you know that we are now offering studio time at £15 per hour. Let us know if you are interested or know of anyone that might be. All the best. Prestwood Studios
