Post by nickd on Oct 10, 2008 13:36:29 GMT
Christchurch Crypt Skipton, Wednesday 26th November:
ZAIMPH
“Zaimph is working cover for the solo experiments of marcia bassett, formerly of un and double leopards, currently of ghq and hototogisu…bassett's re-imagining of the instrument pushes it to the point of almost-translucence, where the physical fact of the guitar itself is almost completely subsumed by echo, f/x, loops and the kind of improvisatory logic that prizes infinite expansion and organic growth over repeated tropes or riffs. aspects of the first side - the eerie ghost voices, the deep space echo - recall the electrified ritual of nomadic japanese avant gardists taj mahal travellers but more immediately it sounds like a magnification of her individual contribution to double leopards, generating towers of electricity that move from malevolent arcs of anti-gravity and spumes of throttled single notes through to deep wormholes that do violence to feeble notions of time and space. the b side is a little more aggressive, with the tactile sound of strings on pick-ups anchoring a gorgeous wash of all-consuming drone and garage band fuzz before bassett cranks the tone into realms of total sonic reducer.”
www.mimaroglumusicsales.com/artists/zaimph.html
“A heavily improvisational artist, Basset employs the rigor of ornate feedback loops, sophisticated wiring, and pastiche of found and pre-recorded sound to create a jarring and occasionally unsettling drone. Her work is that of the restless artist: one who imposes constraints to create freedom. Bassett is best known for her work with Matthew Bower in Hototogisu, the psych folk trio GHQ, as well as the now-defunct Double Leopards. She and Tom Carter form Zaika, a group that has gained notoriety on the Byron Coley-curated No More Bush tour. Bassett has lived and worked in New York City since 1999, where she relocated after leaving Philadelphia.”
www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080807/ENTERTAINMENT04/808070330
SUNROOF! (ex-Skullflower, this line-up = Matthew Bower and Mick Flower)
“Sunroof! is the work of prolific, Bradford-based guitar-abuse legend Matthew Bower, who has been active on the experimental / post-punk / noise underground for over 25 years, releasing over 60 albums under a variety of pseudonyms. Bower’s vast discography of visceral, free drone-rock is one of the most formidable of its kind - a monumental / labyrinthine effort to get your head around, with continual shifts and dynamic reverses between - and even within - his various projects rendering it virtually impossible to pin down.…Sunroof!’s trajectory has shifted from bubbling, transcendental pulse to coruscating feedback, jerky freeform soloing to sweet-shimmering dream-haze with traces of acid-damaged British folk, and brain-blitzing high-pitched psychedelic drone. The project has included collaborators like Richard Youngs, Mattin, C. Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core), Sunburned Hand Of The Man's John Moloney and Marc Orleans, Vibracathedral Orchestra’s Mick Flower and Neil Campbell, and Phil Todd (whose Anna Planeta project also featured on a FatCat split 12”).”
fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/artist/sunroof%21
“Sunroof mines territory similar to Total but with a more group-oriented, communal trance orientation. Taking cues from minimalist composers, Indian music, and assorted folk musics, Sunroof uses guitar, violin, hand percussion, and reeds to build up layer upon layer of stratospheric bliss. The unhurried and slowly unfolding delivery of most of the music makes it suitable for both foreground and background uses. On top of the layers of sound floats Bower’s unmistakable, sometimes gentle, sometimes excoriating electric guitar”
vhfrecords.com
Might be one more; other details tbc (but probably £5 / start 8 / end 10 / BYO).
ZAIMPH
“Zaimph is working cover for the solo experiments of marcia bassett, formerly of un and double leopards, currently of ghq and hototogisu…bassett's re-imagining of the instrument pushes it to the point of almost-translucence, where the physical fact of the guitar itself is almost completely subsumed by echo, f/x, loops and the kind of improvisatory logic that prizes infinite expansion and organic growth over repeated tropes or riffs. aspects of the first side - the eerie ghost voices, the deep space echo - recall the electrified ritual of nomadic japanese avant gardists taj mahal travellers but more immediately it sounds like a magnification of her individual contribution to double leopards, generating towers of electricity that move from malevolent arcs of anti-gravity and spumes of throttled single notes through to deep wormholes that do violence to feeble notions of time and space. the b side is a little more aggressive, with the tactile sound of strings on pick-ups anchoring a gorgeous wash of all-consuming drone and garage band fuzz before bassett cranks the tone into realms of total sonic reducer.”
www.mimaroglumusicsales.com/artists/zaimph.html
“A heavily improvisational artist, Basset employs the rigor of ornate feedback loops, sophisticated wiring, and pastiche of found and pre-recorded sound to create a jarring and occasionally unsettling drone. Her work is that of the restless artist: one who imposes constraints to create freedom. Bassett is best known for her work with Matthew Bower in Hototogisu, the psych folk trio GHQ, as well as the now-defunct Double Leopards. She and Tom Carter form Zaika, a group that has gained notoriety on the Byron Coley-curated No More Bush tour. Bassett has lived and worked in New York City since 1999, where she relocated after leaving Philadelphia.”
www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080807/ENTERTAINMENT04/808070330
SUNROOF! (ex-Skullflower, this line-up = Matthew Bower and Mick Flower)
“Sunroof! is the work of prolific, Bradford-based guitar-abuse legend Matthew Bower, who has been active on the experimental / post-punk / noise underground for over 25 years, releasing over 60 albums under a variety of pseudonyms. Bower’s vast discography of visceral, free drone-rock is one of the most formidable of its kind - a monumental / labyrinthine effort to get your head around, with continual shifts and dynamic reverses between - and even within - his various projects rendering it virtually impossible to pin down.…Sunroof!’s trajectory has shifted from bubbling, transcendental pulse to coruscating feedback, jerky freeform soloing to sweet-shimmering dream-haze with traces of acid-damaged British folk, and brain-blitzing high-pitched psychedelic drone. The project has included collaborators like Richard Youngs, Mattin, C. Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core), Sunburned Hand Of The Man's John Moloney and Marc Orleans, Vibracathedral Orchestra’s Mick Flower and Neil Campbell, and Phil Todd (whose Anna Planeta project also featured on a FatCat split 12”).”
fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/artist/sunroof%21
“Sunroof mines territory similar to Total but with a more group-oriented, communal trance orientation. Taking cues from minimalist composers, Indian music, and assorted folk musics, Sunroof uses guitar, violin, hand percussion, and reeds to build up layer upon layer of stratospheric bliss. The unhurried and slowly unfolding delivery of most of the music makes it suitable for both foreground and background uses. On top of the layers of sound floats Bower’s unmistakable, sometimes gentle, sometimes excoriating electric guitar”
vhfrecords.com
Might be one more; other details tbc (but probably £5 / start 8 / end 10 / BYO).