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A gig held at Exchange on Saturday 19th August. The event starts at 19:30.
Exchange presents:
Alien Tango
+ support From Hector Who Lived
7.30pm doors
£12 adv
Alien Tango is Alberto García, a Spaniard living in London but whose antennas are directed to outer space, from where he receives emissions full of psychedelia, glam, hip-hop, oriental music and helium-infected vocals. Praised by the New York Times after his performance at SXSW in 2021 (he’s also performed at Primavera Sound or Benicàssim, among other prominent events) his musical mixture is as unpredictable as it is satisfying, with room for synthesizers, sitars, accordions and anime samples. All of which confirm this unorthodox multi-instrumentalist as one of the most peculiar and fascinating creators in the current London scene.
His TikTok profile, opened right before the pandemic, exploded very quickly, reaching over 4M views and 50k+ followers in the space of a few months.
His long-awaited debut album has just come out in May 2023.
https://alientango.tmstor.es/?lf=8e2c53c8050d5f1ebf59e3d44f473331
Exchange is a 14+ Venue. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
Entry requirements:
Alien Tango
+ support From Hector Who Lived
7.30pm doors
£12 adv
Alien Tango is Alberto García, a Spaniard living in London but whose antennas are directed to outer space, from where he receives emissions full of psychedelia, glam, hip-hop, oriental music and helium-infected vocals. Praised by the New York Times after his performance at SXSW in 2021 (he’s also performed at Primavera Sound or Benicàssim, among other prominent events) his musical mixture is as unpredictable as it is satisfying, with room for synthesizers, sitars, accordions and anime samples. All of which confirm this unorthodox multi-instrumentalist as one of the most peculiar and fascinating creators in the current London scene.
His TikTok profile, opened right before the pandemic, exploded very quickly, reaching over 4M views and 50k+ followers in the space of a few months.
His long-awaited debut album has just come out in May 2023.
https://alientango.tmstor.es/?lf=8e2c53c8050d5f1ebf59e3d44f473331
Exchange is a 14+ Venue. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
Entry requirements:
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