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A set of incredible technical ability.
Hessle Audio, home to some of the most forward-thinking electronic music around, make their In:Motion debut on the 15th of next month with an event that promises serious specialness.
A mixture of fiddly electronics, stretched folk sounds topped off with smooth, tender vocals; the band created an unfamiliar, yet endearing sound.
Even though SOJA, which stands for Soldiers of Jah Army, was originally formed in what many consider a modern Babylon, they have captured the purest essence of reggae, and that is unity.
I’m sure their new tambourine player began the show thinking, “Front row… not bad.” But the front row won’t have the same effect now that he’s thinking, “Drum circle leader… really not bad.” Just when you thought that Ozomatli pulled out all the stops, they hit you with something you really weren’t expecting.
With every band member having so many other projects on it’s hard to say when they will gig again and whether the threat of this being their last ever Welsh gig will be realised. But when the time and place is right there is always room for the placards and self aware indie songs to return.
Shambala is a gem, and I will be shouting about it from the rooftops long after the audience has dissipated.
Day two, and i’m here ridiculously early (well, by artist/writer/layabout standards – actually it’s just after midday) for the weekend’s other unmissable act besides Company Flow, that being Canadian heavy metal trio Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Wait – heavy metal trio? That’s what the programme says, anyway. Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian power [...]
Firstly, here’s three reasons ATP-run festivals are better than other festivals. 1. No more tents. Getting lashed and watching cool music is fun. Going back to a campsite after the bands have finished, probably in the dark and with the ground churned into five different kinds of crap by bad weather and foot traffic, and [...]
This is why festivals are more than just an excuse to get off your face and rave for a few days. They bring out the very best in people, and at a time when we are constantly hearing about the very worst in people, day in and day out, their importance cannot be overstated.
I have to admit, I was a little apprehensive before going to watch Ernest Greene perform as Washed Out. This was for a number of reasons really: first of all, Washed Out was a project created in a bedroom for people to listen to in their bedrooms. Would Greene’s attempt to transplant his sun-baked pop [...]
Tramlines is a brilliant example of what an inner city festival can be. There are other events like it (Manchester’s In The City and Liverpool Sound City) but they fail where Tramlines succeeds in two ways: 1) Tramlines is free (yes, totally free) and 2) it offers much more than “open up most venues in [...]
Bad Sex at Proud, Camden is a weekly night hosting a selection of up and coming British band’s and DJ’s. Thursday 4th August saw Locomotives headlining the night. Proud can be a difficult venue for bands to play at with its huge terrace and with there being a limit to warm British summer evenings revellers [...]
Daniela Brooker is a young lady that has already caused quite a stir here in the U.K. and state side, so I was naturally intrigued to see her perform at the very exclusive Cuckoo club near Piccadilly Circus. A mixture of cocktails and canapés only added to the fabulous factor, along with the fact that the [...]
endal Calling Lowther Deer Park, Lake District, Cumbria 29-31 July 2011 Winner of the Best Small UK Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards and still growing by each year, big things were expected of Kendal Calling this summer. It’s emerging popularity on the festival circuit could be detected by the nationwide audience on show; [...]
Variety, ingenuity and fun are qualities that Nozstock value highly, and there was something for everyone at this year’s festival.
