wah-wah-pedal ------------------ Bassoon, Recorder
Gideon Brazil --------------------- Saxes, flute
Pete ------------------------------ Soprano Sax
Influences
Zappa, Beefheart, Henry cow, King Crimson, Van der graaf generator, Sleepytime gorilla museum, Hella, Do make say think, Improv, Dissonance/consonance, Degenerate art ensemble and others
We are probably fluxus-fuelled-avant-rock-pronk-pop-performance-offal. (F.F.A.R.P.P.P.O)
An ever-evolving collective gargling a love of the spontaneous & technical, humourous & desperate, soothing & challenging.
"seriously hard-boiled, tetrahedron-shaped, bendy pronk" - ORGAN
In the ilk of Zappa, Beefheart, Henry Cow & other progressive iconoclasts before, Perhaps Contraption rock in opposition & bear this flame atop a mechanical, juddering horse. Fluxus inspired antics & participation is encouraged, as absurd ideas & things move amongst the crowd & engulf the performance. Narratives sew compositions together, themes & improvisation pervade set-lists.
Directed by Squire Squier, Perhaps Contraption perform in various incarnations, ranging from gentler, quirky solo acoustic shows, to full blown, carnivalesque interactive musical playgrounds. Each show is custom built to the venue...
Song themes stretch from the diuretic effects of hot drinks, to the global abuse of our ecological and mental space, to the translucent torso of a crumpled pensioner in London, and swans guzzling cuboids (and some-things inbetween).
We are Based in London and we are frothing + eager to perform with all other musical / theatrical / artistic oddities; for updates of shows and projects - join our club - Send a message to tripe@perhapscontraption.co.uk
here is a video for BLUEBELLS, our first Single, soon to be released in a limited hand-crafted batch.
Below is a teaser video from our forthcoming album "sludge and tripe"...
Schotel van de dag / Lost Bear : 10inch Split Schotel van de dag (dish of the day) is a brand new punk/hardcore/indie-band from Utrecht. They came to this world to serve humanity with uncompromised guitar violence! For this split they've teamed up with the 90's inspired hairy indierockers of Lost Bear. -- GET IT FOR FREE --
THE PLAYGROUND is proud to host the OFFICIAL WHITE LIES AFTER PARTY on 20th November with a DJ set from WHITE LIES and live performances from White Rose Movement// Post War Years// Danny Valentine & the Meditations// Hektor Red// Dangerous Heresy// Divine Incest DJ’s// DJ Darkorse and Burlesqueshow.
I'm promoting to spread the word around for my new album that just came out this summer. It's free free free! here http://www.dillydillymusic.com If you haven't gotten it yet!
THE PLAYGROUND presents Filthy Electro Trash on Saturday 14th Novmber. Come along and celebrate with:
Punks Jump Up (KITSUNE)// Punx Soundcheck (KITSUNE)// Steed Lord// Gobsausage// Glass Diamond// TOY TOY// The Education// Mr. Beasley// Ben Osborne// DJ Darkorse// Circa Burlesque- Little Bo Freak// Chrys Columbine// Slinky Sparkles and Straightola (VJ Set)
THE PLAYGROUND Vs Noise Of Art will give you a big Halloween bash on Saturday 31st October featuring Man Like Me// My Tiger My Timing// My Toys Like Me// Trash Fashion// The Midi Midis// Glitches// The Teeth// Kindle// Gene Serene// DARKORSE-DJ set/// Rack ‘n’ Ruin – DJ Set// Afro Punk-DJ set// Slinky Sparkle// Chris Columbine// Little Bo Freak and Lydia Darling// Noise of Art’s “Dance of the Vampires” with They Came From The Stars and I Saw Them Vs Les Hommers DU Train// Ben Osborne -DJ set// Immaculate Extremists// Overlap// Your Mum// MOTH and more
“You're unlikely to attend another event in London like this so our advice is to get your ticket sharpish.” DJ Magazine, 2009.
After our hugely successful launch with the BRUTE CHORUS and CIRCA BURLESQUE trapeze artists, stilts, performance artists and burlesque dancers we have the next instalment coming up on Saturday the 26th September featuring KAPUTT, ROMANCE, SPEAK AND THE SPELLS and a whole lot more. Looking forward to seeing you there.
