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"Packing both rooms of Crofters to bursting with eclectic/erratic sonic brilliance, EB celebrates 7 times round the sun with punk-jazz menaces Ex Agent, treasured DLH surf originals Los Savages, maximalist pop/noise/post-punk from MP3 Chainsaw + way more."
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A gig held at Crofters Rights on Saturday 13th January. The event starts at 19:00.
Erratic Batting: 7th Birthday (BY DAY)
Find clubnight afterparty tickets HERE: hdfst.uk/e101045
It’s our bday and we're celebrating by assembling our most erratic lineup to date for the next multi-genre mini-fest extraveganza - spread across 3 rooms at the Crofters Rights.
> EX AGENT - post-rock / free-jazz cauldron
> MP3 CHAINSAW - maximalist pop / noise / post-punk milkshake
> LOS SAVAGES - surf-garage skate goof-offs
> MINAS - Greek/Welsh heavy electro punk ensemble
> PINK SHABAB - soda-pop heartbreak-funk love machine
> O.G. Jigg - contemporary ambient freak folk virtuoso
> ROSA BROOK (of POZI) - violin centred electro / drone / beats
> 30 CIRCLES - chilling, minimalist woodwind soundscapes
> THE GREY AREA (DJ) - Local record botherer gets erratic
> Saturday 13th Jan / 7pm - 3am
> Crofters Rights / 18+
> Tickets on Headfirst
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- MAIN ROOM -
> EX AGENT
FFO: Tortoise | Pere Ubu | The Lounge Lizards
Sitting restlessly between post-rock and free-jazz, Ex Agent throw together dissonant symphonies of sax and piano alongside frantic guitars, drums, and haunting vocals. Combining elements of gonzo journalism, post-punk, and jazz, the five piece sprinkle a taste of noir into a salty No Wave cacophony.
> MP3 CHAINSAW
FFO: XTC | The Cure | MBV
In the depths of Bristol between discarded guitars and ableton cracks, 5 unlikely anti-heroes (GMO Pop Stars) fight crime (boring/bland music) and evil (fuccbois at night clubs)!!! Wielding a perfect weapon of Maximalist Pop forged from elements of shogaze/funk/80s synth/noise/hardcore/riot grrrrr/goth.
> LOS SAVAGES
FFO: Billy Childish | Link Wray | The Cramps
Surf-garage skate band blastin' low-brow instros and goofball vocal ditties!
The sounds of 60s surf and garage imagined through the filter of skateboarding, punk, oddball pop culture and good old fashioned partying!
- ROOM 2 -
> MINAS
FFO: Kendrick Lamar | Burial | Shellac
Minas grew up in the circus with parents who were heavily involved in the 1980’s punk scene and then moved to secondary school in the Welsh Valleys. His music draws from the boredom and shenanigans that took place. The songs reveal stories of a checkered past over a mix of deep melodic soundscapes and loud, aggressive impacts. Minas holds a mirror up to society, trying to understand it.
> PINK SHABAB
FFO: Gary Wilson | Ronald Langestraat | R. Stevie Moore
Pink Shabab is the heartbreak funk-pop solo project of London musician Joseph Carvell. Groovy and laid-back, danceable and intimate, the minimalist structures of Carvell’s songwriting open up a lot of space and make room for plenty of surprises along the way.
> O.G. JIGG
A one-man-band with the power of nine. No instrument is safe in the vicinity of Will Memotone. In just a couple of years they have created a deep and rich lore, tapping into and fusing folk musics in ways never dared.
- FREE ENTRY DIY BAR STAGE -
> ROSA BROOK (of POZI)
Violinist, vocalist and co-songwriter of excellent post-punk/weird pop London trio Pozi - Rosa Brook debuts a brand new experimental live looping project exploring electro / drone / beats - featuring violin, keys, vocal layering and perhaps one or two special guests.
> 30 CIRCLES
Ambient soundscapes performed and produced by pro saxophonist Dave Colebourn. Every single sound you hear has, at its source, a woodwind instrument of some kind. Expect a chilling fusion of minimalist music and film soundtracks, adding a free-flowing combination of richly textured melodies and improvisation to create truly unique music for woodwinds.
> THE GREY AREA (DJ set)
Local record botherer spins the most erratic ends of his collection. Please don't feed/talk/look at him.
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Keep it erratic: linktr.ee/ErraticBatting
Entry requirements: 18+
Find clubnight afterparty tickets HERE: hdfst.uk/e101045
It’s our bday and we're celebrating by assembling our most erratic lineup to date for the next multi-genre mini-fest extraveganza - spread across 3 rooms at the Crofters Rights.
> EX AGENT - post-rock / free-jazz cauldron
> MP3 CHAINSAW - maximalist pop / noise / post-punk milkshake
> LOS SAVAGES - surf-garage skate goof-offs
> MINAS - Greek/Welsh heavy electro punk ensemble
> PINK SHABAB - soda-pop heartbreak-funk love machine
> O.G. Jigg - contemporary ambient freak folk virtuoso
> ROSA BROOK (of POZI) - violin centred electro / drone / beats
> 30 CIRCLES - chilling, minimalist woodwind soundscapes
> THE GREY AREA (DJ) - Local record botherer gets erratic
> Saturday 13th Jan / 7pm - 3am
> Crofters Rights / 18+
> Tickets on Headfirst
---
- MAIN ROOM -
> EX AGENT
FFO: Tortoise | Pere Ubu | The Lounge Lizards
Sitting restlessly between post-rock and free-jazz, Ex Agent throw together dissonant symphonies of sax and piano alongside frantic guitars, drums, and haunting vocals. Combining elements of gonzo journalism, post-punk, and jazz, the five piece sprinkle a taste of noir into a salty No Wave cacophony.
> MP3 CHAINSAW
FFO: XTC | The Cure | MBV
In the depths of Bristol between discarded guitars and ableton cracks, 5 unlikely anti-heroes (GMO Pop Stars) fight crime (boring/bland music) and evil (fuccbois at night clubs)!!! Wielding a perfect weapon of Maximalist Pop forged from elements of shogaze/funk/80s synth/noise/hardcore/riot grrrrr/goth.
> LOS SAVAGES
FFO: Billy Childish | Link Wray | The Cramps
Surf-garage skate band blastin' low-brow instros and goofball vocal ditties!
The sounds of 60s surf and garage imagined through the filter of skateboarding, punk, oddball pop culture and good old fashioned partying!
- ROOM 2 -
> MINAS
FFO: Kendrick Lamar | Burial | Shellac
Minas grew up in the circus with parents who were heavily involved in the 1980’s punk scene and then moved to secondary school in the Welsh Valleys. His music draws from the boredom and shenanigans that took place. The songs reveal stories of a checkered past over a mix of deep melodic soundscapes and loud, aggressive impacts. Minas holds a mirror up to society, trying to understand it.
> PINK SHABAB
FFO: Gary Wilson | Ronald Langestraat | R. Stevie Moore
Pink Shabab is the heartbreak funk-pop solo project of London musician Joseph Carvell. Groovy and laid-back, danceable and intimate, the minimalist structures of Carvell’s songwriting open up a lot of space and make room for plenty of surprises along the way.
> O.G. JIGG
A one-man-band with the power of nine. No instrument is safe in the vicinity of Will Memotone. In just a couple of years they have created a deep and rich lore, tapping into and fusing folk musics in ways never dared.
- FREE ENTRY DIY BAR STAGE -
> ROSA BROOK (of POZI)
Violinist, vocalist and co-songwriter of excellent post-punk/weird pop London trio Pozi - Rosa Brook debuts a brand new experimental live looping project exploring electro / drone / beats - featuring violin, keys, vocal layering and perhaps one or two special guests.
> 30 CIRCLES
Ambient soundscapes performed and produced by pro saxophonist Dave Colebourn. Every single sound you hear has, at its source, a woodwind instrument of some kind. Expect a chilling fusion of minimalist music and film soundtracks, adding a free-flowing combination of richly textured melodies and improvisation to create truly unique music for woodwinds.
> THE GREY AREA (DJ set)
Local record botherer spins the most erratic ends of his collection. Please don't feed/talk/look at him.
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Keep it erratic: linktr.ee/ErraticBatting
Entry requirements: 18+
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