Amazing pictures! I trust the 'My bloody Valentine' gig was good? I'll be seeing them at Roskilde Festival. Can't wait! Also amazing Battles pic on your profile! And you work for drowned in sound? Do you know Debbie?
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SKITANJA
Amped up to gabba-strength and power. Guitars like Dick Dale on horse-strength steroids – single-mindedly aggressive, spastic and maddened – grating strings near the bridge, putting on the tremolo until it looks the strings might fall off, only changing chords when absolutely necessary. Staccato trumpet blasts, frightening synth blurts, sampled farm noises, razor-sharp guitar shards, sounding not unlike a 10 disc cd changer with ADD, loaded with jazz, gabba, skronk and opera, turned up loud and pushed down the stairs. Focused, deadly, visceral. They are musical pranksters of the first order, playing genres the way lesser men play instruments, slamming together and discarding one idea after another like a reorchestrated John Zorn or The Residents.
EYES
Nail In The Coffin Records (Xiu Xiu, Meth And Goats, Laser Mountain, etc).
Cosmic sensory overload of electro/R&B/pop/outsider free jazz worship! Totally good and totally from Chicago, USA.
hey lucy, long time no speak or see :( how are you? dang, your photographs just get better and better! are you coming to christelle's london gig on thursday? would be awesome to see you there! i'm finally moving to bristol tomorrow. you gotta come visit soon! we're gonna arrange a hauswarming party soon that you've gotta promise to attend! hope you're well and feeling awesome. take care xx
Concentration Face presents the only free London show of the EYES & SKITANJA UK tour at the Old Blue Last on 1st July:
EYES Haling from Chicago, Eyes are label mates with that indie weirdo band Xiu Xiu. When I first listened to them, I didn’t really get it. In fact I had to force myself to listen to it. Maybe I was just being stupid, but I’ve come round to their way of thinking. I’ve been telling people that they kinda are like an even druggier fucked up listen to Velvet Underground. But they also come across as a more nonchalant lo-fi A.R.E. Weapons. Soon playing with CRYSTAL CASTLES, and AIDS Wolf
SKITANJA are part of a developing gonzo field of UK musicians that like shitty keyboards, hi-tempo, and playing with the idea that if all musical history were to be condensed into one room, they would try and emulate it. Highly melodic psychedelic no-holds barred punk and noise on fuzz guitar, trumpet, manic keyboard and insane pre-recorded tracks The guys that put on legendary Reckno nights in Bournemouth had this to say: “Sounding not unlike a 10 disc cd changer with ADD, loaded with jazz, gabba, skronk and opera, turned up loud and pushed down the stairs. Get with the NEW THING!" “all beats now taken by computer, amped up to gabba-strength and power…Steve’s guitar playing – like Dick Dale on horse-strength steroids – …focused, deadly, visceral, less trying to impress with daftness…staccato trumpet blasts, usually tuneless, add a bit more random fun to the mix. …frightening synth blurts, sampled farm noises, razor-sharp guitar shards” came from BHone. Having played with many cult luminaries such as Man From Uranus, Le Club Des Chats, they decided to take a dive and organise a tour with EYES. How I’d love to be a fly on the wall for that.
hey its dan from not list was really cool to meet you on thursday. we'd be well up for playing a Concentration Face night if you'll have us liking your work btw :p hope youve had a good weekend :) xxx
hey darl ahh cheers,i dont know if you mean the scary selfish cunt one though!!grr!come down to anything you like,will get you in as long as i'm there!!!xx
aye cheers Lucy..i've just realised who ye are now an' feel a wee bit shit that i didn't say hello...(or mibbee i did later but can't remember cos i were drunk...s'prise,s'prise..!)We both had a fukn great nite and a really fukn "welcome" atmosphere which is lacking somewhat over here in Belfast.Howard an' Lucy an' Phil an' Simon made for a memorable night as well..so thanks all round!!Give us a shout if ye need me email address or mobile no. ....cheers for photeys as well,R.g
Hey lucy the great, I RECKON Cut your hands off (the B&W one) or the dead meadow psych flurry would be cool on a small bit o card. ya know. embossed.) Unless you're after more of a jazz scat card, in which case the beach Sexamaphone....x
hello. i keep seeing you at gigs. its really interesting to see other photographers results from the same gig. my shots from mono/lsf are here if you are interested http://www.flickr.com/photos/owenrichards/
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