The manticore arises from the ashes to conquer the underworld. 3 brave soldiers step out onto the battlefield to slay the beast with post apocalyptic grunge, punk psycho pop, indie. these 3 freedom fighters of rock would be known as
KILL MANTICORE.
5 song CD EP available for £3 now from British Wildlife (www.myspace.com/britishwildlife).
Nisennenmondai are three girls from Japan, Himeno Sayaka (drums), Zaikawa Yuri (bass) and Takada Masako (guitar). The name refers to the “Year 2000 Computer Bug”. The girls compose mostly instrumental tracks. Nisennenmondai has become favorites of the Tokyo noise underground thanks to performing their live shows with a healthy doses of intensity.
Thanks kindly. there are plenty more tracks availible via our blog. infact our first full length LP titled "we are fuck" is there for free. Its about 2 and a half hours long and is most definatley not worth checking out..unless ofcourse you have the patience of a saint! Thanks again!
Hailing from Rouen, France, Dirge are a find that got the Forest of Sound camp very, very excited. Based around a minimalist core of guitar/vocal/violoncello/drums, Dirge take the raw emotion and sweeping bleak sounds from the post-rock canon (Mogwai, Godpseed You! Black Emperor et al.) and fuse them with story telling and lyricism of lo-fi indie and folk (think Arab Strap, Tindersticks) and slowcore beauty (Low, Audrey). Dirge are an extraordinary band who fuse the vital elements of truly affecting music together. It's their first time in Leeds. Don't miss them.
Her Name Is Calla have become very very strong Forest of Sound favourites, for one very simple reason - they're astoundingly good. Watching these guys play is like watching a force of nature threatening to destroy everything around you - the power, beauty and effect of their music has to be seen live to be appreciated. We've never met anyone who hasn't been converted by them
As always, Forest of Sound is partial to a bit of super high quality instrumental beauty in music, and so are delighted to have Capulet enter the fold! A four piece feauturing members of Oceansize and Kong, these guys have a keen ear for the just right nagging meoldy, for the power of musical dynamics and the ability to pull off a blistering live show. Oh yes.
On tour with Capulet, CHARLIESHERO are another band who read from the post rock canon and spit it back out with blistering energy and conviction. This kind of music lives and dies in the playing - the dynamics, the passion, the sheer force
Easily one of the most important bands of our times (and we don't say that lightly), Stars of the Lid are the highpoint of the ambient genre. Their influence on the music that really matters over the last decade has been huge, and we're incredibly honoured to be hosting them on their first European tour in six years. This gig will be very, very different, and very, very special.
Stars of the Lid have excelled at designing subtle, minimalist epics which sound like they're being played on a single multifaceted organic instrument. They offer subtle, endlessly evolving stories about the dynamics of sonic texture, at the same time seeming to offer a picture of pure, unfettered consciousness. A wise man once described SOTL as "divine classical drones without the tedious intrusion of drums, or vocals."
Also joining the bill are the brilliant Glissando and Pausal.
The Chap! The Chap! They make indie-electro-punk-electronica-rock-pop fun. They make slow tunes, but they make FAST tunes. They're known for their energetic live shows which often end with exploding violins and cellos. They're so much fun it's almost obscene. COME ON!
Also joining the bill are the brilliant purveyors of some of best live shows you'll ever see Fonda 500, as well as aceness in the form of The Debuts and local funpunk rocking beats legends Cowtown
Tickets are £5 advance from We Got Tickets and £6 on the door.
Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Audrey make stunningly beautiful music. Four part vocal harmonies combine with lush organic instrumentation to conjure up the feeling that you're watching a winter morning's sunrise, but with a sense of nagging unease... (ahem). Comparisons to Low, Sigur Ros and Red House Painters are spot on in terms of quality, but miss that certain something that makes Audrey so captivating. Forest of Sound can't believe its luck in getting them to come to Leeds. They're amazing.
Stafrænn Hákon, once described as “frequently mesmerizing, seamlessly interwoven combination of electronica and ambient guitar…” by Wire magazine, are coming to play in the Forest of Sound! The band centre around the Icelandic born Ólafur Josephsson, and produce walls of shimmering beauty, pitching guitars in to etheral noise. They're the perfect way to make the fast approaching winter in to something wonderful, and are joined by the fantastic Her Name Is Calla and Glissando.
ALUNA www.myspace.com/alunatheband Psych-blues-doom with female vocals from Birmingham, featuring members of Godsize and Sonic Lord.
DOGSNEST One-man sludge/doom outfit's first show - more amps than members - more enthusiasm than sense - member of Excelsum Superbum, Bumsnogger, Calculon Records, Ebola Hat, Cobra Reynolds, JFKFC, Ketsu San, Pipe Bomb, Dead Pigeon, Geophiss & Exploding Cow.
Late bar (until 3am) with doom DJs after the gig. Calculon Records distro available.
Come and support the Trouble at 'Mill night at The Burley Liberal Club this Saturday night which will include live music and DJ sets. Proceeds are kindly being donated to Cloth Cat so massive thanks from us for their help. It's £3 in on the door and open til late
Golden Diskó Ship is a Berlin based musician who combines a mass of instruments and found objects together with perfectly crafted laptop electronica to form a world of beautiful, original and individual music.
She’s embarking on her first UK tour this September, and is visiting:
15/9 - Leeds - Packhorse 16/9 - Manchester - Cafe Saki 17/9 - Margate - QUBAR 18/9 - London - Betsey Trotwood 19/9 - Sowerby Bridge - The Vine 20/9 - Lancaster - The Yorkshire House (w. Josh T. Pearson) 21/9 - Leeds – Packhorse
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