A
gig
on Saturday 3rd November. The event starts at 20:00.
FREE all-day event in memory of James Marriott (1972-2012), film critic, author and horror aficionado. A whole afternoon of bands, featuring:
SOE'ZA (crushing bombast)
Soe'za formed in 1996, and have honed their sound over the course of two well received albums, 'Founded by Sportsmen and Outlaws' (2001) on French label Prohibited Records and'Why Do You Do?' on Gringo Records, and countless live shows with everyone from Q And Not U to The Fall to Sweep The Leg Johnny.
Soe'za are currently a seven-piece band, hailing from points along the M4 corridor, from Bristol to London . The band is part of the wider'Pull the Strings' collective in Bristol ; an artists' platform organised primarily to bring together like-minded people, concerned with interesting music and energetic ideas. Members of Soeza have been involved with artists such as Movietone, Line, Manyfingers, Matt Elliot and Eliza Carthy.
With a somewhat unorthodox line-up of two drum kits, two electric guitars, bass, French horn, Soe'za mix Can-esque grooves, and urgent guitars with two disparate yet complimentary singers in the shape of Ben Owen's clear-voiced declarations and Jenny Robinson's soulful melodies. The band twist this template in every conceivable direction, with French horn rounding out subtle modulations of mood.
The Soe'za sound? Eminently danceable, lyrically fascinating, melodically charming, hard rocking in an angular yet graceful fashion. Sometimes crashing bombastically, sometimes drifting languidly over intricate rhythms.
Their new (third) album, "7 Obstacles" (Gringo Records), recorded over the last two years, shows the latest stage in their development and demonstrates a band full of confidence, creativity and chutzpah.
A two-piece noise rock ensemble hailing from Cardiff. Conceived from jams and semi-improvised songs that eventually worked their way into more cohesive ideas, melding post-punk styles whilst retaining the more experimental leanings to their sound. Along with the guitar and drum assault they also introduced a micro korg into the mix early on to create a sometimes uncomfortable listen consisting of harsh free noise punctuated by riffs and shit surprising melodies! Some say they once fucked Margaret Thatcher.
Onemanband - guitar/bass drum machine. No bullshit.
Cowman was working at a farm experimenting with genetically modified crops and their effect on cows and their milk. One day while performing some menial duties, he fell into a vat of radioactive milk. He was pulled out and declared dead. But he was not dead, he awoke and discovered he had special powers, like being able to create a fart that can kill, make annoying noises and consume a lot of grass...
Shared stage with Gum Takes Tooth, Trencher, Hunting Lodge, Dethscalator, Pifco, Geisha, Big Joan, Mugstar, Stranger Son of WB, Infants...
THE PERVERTS (shoutaxe)
Perverts like to make the kind of spazzcore industrial racket that would wake up coma ward unit up...
Perverts started life in 2002 in Somerset with some songs and a crappy drum program making an industrial mess.
There's a big story in the years between, but that can wait for the Perverts best selling autobiographical account.
All you need to know if that we're still ready to rock and roll using amps turned to 11.
Originally co-founded as Human Sacrifice by James Marriott, Human Sacrifice II comprises members of Birdbath and Section K. Expect incessant bass, drums and a lot of noise.