Headfirst Editor's Pick
"World-debut at Exchange. The industrial/krautrock supergroup is formed by members of post-punk icons Wire, with Coil/Spiritualized synth-maestro Thighpaulsandra, lead by the peerless Valentina Magaletti, percussionist for Tomaga, Raime etc. Support from the Salford post-industrial outfit Errant Monks and local ambient-whiz Microdeform, plus Schwet DJs. Tickets: Poster: Niall Greaves"
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A gig held at Exchange on Tuesday 23rd January. The event starts at 19:30pm.
Cacophonous Sarcophagus presents the live world premier of UUUU.
Debut album out now via Editions Mego.
Graham Lewis - (Wire, Dome, Cupol, P'o)
Matthew Simms - (Wire, It Hugs Back)
Thighpaulsandra - (Coil, Spiritualized)
Valentina Magaletti Drummer - (Tomaga, Raime)
"UUUU is a newly-formed underground supergroup featuring two members of legendary post-punk outfit Wire – Coil and Spiritualized keyboardist Thighpaulsandra, and Tomaga percussionist Valentina Magaletti. Collectively, they now form a free-wheeling sonic powerhouse, harnessing a wild and unpredictable sound in which expansive krautrock, psychedelic electronics and post-punk experimentation collide with expressive percussion and other more esoteric fare." Rewire
Stream full album here:
https://youtu.be/YmMcwD2sYEg
"A cabal of legendary experimentalists coalesce and dissolve around the devilishly freeform percussive tics of Valentina Magaletti, in an expansive and ambitious session of punk-ish psych projections." Boomkat.com
"The essential DNA of UUUU is that seething, nebulous realm where rock, drone, electro and more esoteric fare often collide." The Quietus
"A schizophrenic masterpiece that is equally soothing as it is seething, a past/present hybrid equally suited for the club, the home and the mind."
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Errant Monks
[Maybles Labels, Tesla Tapes]
Post-industrialist Manchester trio induce trance-states via monochromatic psychedelia: Heady Body Music.
They've released a tape for Maybles Labels, plus another is due for Gnod's Tesla Tapes in early '18.
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Microdeform
[Aphelion Editions, Bumtapes]
Liam McConaghy is a Bristol sub-underground stalwart. As part of no-wave outfit Repo-Man, solo excursions as Microdeform or organising the stellar Aphelion events, he's been trudging away for years with seemingly zero regard for outside recognition.
Expect top-drawer table-top 'lectronix, metallic ambience and woozy plunderphonikz, falling somewhere between the output of Zoviet*France and The Caretaker.
In his own words..."cosmic oscillations, mesmeric dark sorcery shrouded in mist, memory recall, drifting slowly into the ether..."
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Exchange, 72-73 Old Market St, Bristol BS2 0EJ
Tuesday 23rd January 2018.
Doors 7:30PM
Entry requirements:
Debut album out now via Editions Mego.
Graham Lewis - (Wire, Dome, Cupol, P'o)
Matthew Simms - (Wire, It Hugs Back)
Thighpaulsandra - (Coil, Spiritualized)
Valentina Magaletti Drummer - (Tomaga, Raime)
"UUUU is a newly-formed underground supergroup featuring two members of legendary post-punk outfit Wire – Coil and Spiritualized keyboardist Thighpaulsandra, and Tomaga percussionist Valentina Magaletti. Collectively, they now form a free-wheeling sonic powerhouse, harnessing a wild and unpredictable sound in which expansive krautrock, psychedelic electronics and post-punk experimentation collide with expressive percussion and other more esoteric fare." Rewire
Stream full album here:
https://youtu.be/YmMcwD2sYEg
"A cabal of legendary experimentalists coalesce and dissolve around the devilishly freeform percussive tics of Valentina Magaletti, in an expansive and ambitious session of punk-ish psych projections." Boomkat.com
"The essential DNA of UUUU is that seething, nebulous realm where rock, drone, electro and more esoteric fare often collide." The Quietus
"A schizophrenic masterpiece that is equally soothing as it is seething, a past/present hybrid equally suited for the club, the home and the mind."
_____________________________________
Errant Monks
[Maybles Labels, Tesla Tapes]
Post-industrialist Manchester trio induce trance-states via monochromatic psychedelia: Heady Body Music.
They've released a tape for Maybles Labels, plus another is due for Gnod's Tesla Tapes in early '18.
_____________________________________
Microdeform
[Aphelion Editions, Bumtapes]
Liam McConaghy is a Bristol sub-underground stalwart. As part of no-wave outfit Repo-Man, solo excursions as Microdeform or organising the stellar Aphelion events, he's been trudging away for years with seemingly zero regard for outside recognition.
Expect top-drawer table-top 'lectronix, metallic ambience and woozy plunderphonikz, falling somewhere between the output of Zoviet*France and The Caretaker.
In his own words..."cosmic oscillations, mesmeric dark sorcery shrouded in mist, memory recall, drifting slowly into the ether..."
____________________________________
Exchange, 72-73 Old Market St, Bristol BS2 0EJ
Tuesday 23rd January 2018.
Doors 7:30PM
Entry requirements: