Our recent recommendations for The Full Moon & Attic Bar
Japan is the pulsing centre of the known space-rock universe! Standing on the shoulders of 70s kosmische giants, Minami Deutsch have mastered psychedelic transcendence through motorik beats, wailing fuzz guitar and wild improvisation. Huge for fans of: Can, Amon Düül II, Kikagaku Moyo, Dhidalah, Föllakzoid, Goat.
Krautrock/Psych
Sell out warning! Border-burning avant-rock built from a landslide of ritualistic West African folk onto the flat planes of European industrial grot rock. Avalanche Kaito are a revolution: this is the band the future has demanded, and you must answer the call. FFO: Senyawa, black midi, early Gang Gang Dance, Nihiloxica, The Ex.
Return of Griot-Punk-Noise Trio from Burkina Faso/Belgium
A delectable Down Stokes triple bill for all the red-eyed nostalgists! Mild Orange bottle late-afternoon light and turn it into weightless widescreen guitar pop, Magic Shoppe conjure reverb-drenched psych-gaze incantations for narcotic bliss, and Pocket Sun weave textured dream-pop worlds with slow-dissolving synths and delicate jazz flourishes.
Down Stokes Day 1 - Mild Orange / Magic Shoppe / Pocket Sun live at Attic Bar
Poignant documentary short overlaying archival footage with Dylan Thomas’ uniquely lyrical reflections on Iran. Penned during the production of a botched 50s propaganda film for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, it’s a powerful reminder of the depth of British colonial exploitation in the Middle East. Director Nariman Massoumi will be on hand to answer questions, with all proceeds going to Bristol Stop The War.
A screening and discussion of Nariman Massoumi's documentary about Dylan Thomas's journey through Iran.
Sell out warning! The thing about Glasto is … where all the blast beats at? Cue Blastonbree: spoiling you rotten with 9 hours of unrelenting grindgore and brutal death metal cloaked in unreadable typefaces. With Danish slamming deathcore giants Guttural Slug top of the bill, this is pure sonic lobotomy FFO: Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Mortician, Cryptopsy, Exhumed.
A day filled with BLASTS & BREES with a stacked 9 band line up.