Grandmaster Gareth - keyboards, organs, toys, household implements, weird electronic things and anything else i can hit.
Also featuring contributions from Misty's Big Adventure, Jeff Lewis, Dog Food, Bom and His Magic Drumstick and as many friends and enemies I can persuade to come and make stupid noises into a microphone.
Influences
30's Screwy Jazz, Space Age Pop, Sixties Psychedelia, Krautrock, Sly and the Family Stone, Moondog, Early Hip-Hop, Joe Meek, Aphex Twin, Outsider Music and most recently, deranged Gabba.
My name is Grandmaster Gareth. I write minute melodies. I also sing and write in Misty's Big Adventure. I have made two solo albums. 'An Introduction to Minute Melodies' in 2003 and 'The Party Sounds of Grandmaster Gareth' in 2006. I like custard, He Man and currently Rice Krispies. I also like monkeys, stone circles and space. I don't understand why people spend money on ringtones. I took early retirement at 21. I wish Wombles were real. I would break my leg for money. I wish there was no money to be made out of music so all the people who make music to make money would give up. And become advertising salesmen or something suitably awful. But at least we wouldn't have to be subjected to their awful music. I used to be addicted to pink doughnuts. This is enough information for now. Thank you for your time and patience.
hellooo! skoo de doo! me + dan are running a ragtime guitar, washboard, tin can and homemade kazoo workshop in Brombleygrove, (spread the word!) see you soon, abie
Lineup includes Juneau Projects, Mike in Mono, greenscreen antics with Jaygo Bloom, DJ sets by Broadcast, Capsule and Grandmaster Gareth, youtube oddities from Filmficciones, Prime Objective...
I'm sure you will have seen this before, but here's a link to a wonderful 1979 film made to promote Birmingham, narrated by Telly Savalas of Kojak fame. I thought if you haven't seen it already you'd love it. It's genius.
my bird burgers are slightly undercooked and your hessian sack undergarments chaff my lady pillows. gravy is it's own foodgroup. it came along and saved me from everything. I love the sounds of the past. You're magic.
KATEGOES TO THE TEEN AGE + Voluntary Butler Scheme + Tokyo Storm Warning + The Dead Fish
with records being played by Grandmaster Gareth and Teenage Projections from FilmFicciones
THURSDAY 3rd APRIL
at the HARE AND HOUNDS BIRMINGHAM Kings Heath High Street, B14 7JZ
8pm - midnight £4adv/£5 door
Dress up as a teenager from any era. punks, hippies, teddy boys, goths, ravers, mods, rockers, bugsy malone, frenchie, the fonz, 80's kids, bboys, harry potter, any teenager etc
Best Costume wins a NEW KateGoes CD Happy Dancing exclusively available at FOPP music stores.
hey! I'm inspired to make my own minute melodies! My misty's t shirt arrived. it is most pleasing to the eye. I actaully played the party sounds at a party. let's just say that the guests were suitably disturbed.
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