KOYO // Berley Shassey at Mr Wolfs
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A gig held at Mr Wolfs on Sunday 16th September. The event starts at 21:00.


A Strange Place presentation...

KOYO are back on the road again in September!

Celebrating one year since the release of their debut album as well as looking towards the future.

Expect new material.

FREE ENTRY

RSVP at http://hyperurl.co/KOYOLive

SUPPORTS TBC

KOYO are Huw Edwards (lead vocals, guitar), Jacob Price (sampling, synthesisers), Seb Knee-Wright (guitars), Dan Comlay (bass) and Tom Higham (drums).

Formed in Leeds in 2015, KOYO have fast become a major factor in the city’s burgeoning music scene. Tagged with the prog rock label, they are in fact proficient, reflective and utterly self-effacing, a far cry from the cape-wearing and wizard-hatted indulgence of your traditional progressive musicians. True, some of their songs are longer and they are well schooled in music – literally. But KOYO wear their versatility and charm very lightly indeed.

Formed by Huw Edwards and Jacob Price, KOYO are an accomplished five-piece. Blending influences as wide as Ozric Tentacles and The Velvet Underground, My Bloody Valentine and Kurt Vile, they give the impression of being able to play just about anything. KOYO combine beautiful melancholy vocals with intricate riffs and the poetry of Nick Drake. Sampling and synthesisers provide astral soundscapes, grounded by a gifted rhythm section. They are at once delicate and robust.

A powerful live force, KOYO create sonic spectacles through soaring layers of sound. They fill and transform space, create darkness and colour. Songs become extended improvisations, spontaneous expressions of emotion. KOYO are an unmatchable dynamic talent.

Debut single Tetrachromat, Pts. 1 & 2 hypnotises and seduces, transports you to another level of consciousness. KOYO lure you heart first with their fearless emotional honesty. Their self-titled album ‘KOYO’ is available now through 88 Watt Records, ranked 24th in Classic Rock Magazine's best albums of 2017. KOYO follow that with international tour dates, summer festival appearances and their Live at RAK Studios session which will gradually be revealed throughout 2018.

Followed up by Berley Shassey on the decks 'til late

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