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"Free entry / PWYC! Luscious prog-rock adventurism, sending you on an astral journey to the heart of the sun fuelled by wild jazz intricacies, muscular math-rock chug and ethereal dream melodies. Totally mesmerising FFO: Mercury Rev, black midi, Todd Rundgren, Get the Blessing."
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A gig held at The Lanes on Wednesday 11th September. The event starts at 20:00.
PLANTOID • www.instagram.com/plantoidworld
Musically, Plantoid’s cauldron harnesses multiple subgenres at once to concoct a sort of primordial soup, the molecules of which are built as much from progressive rock as they are jazz, fusion, folk, and even a bit of ‘70s hard rock for good measure. The band began as the brainchild of Chloe and Tom Coyne, who met while pursuing music courses at Lincoln College in their teens. Quickly united by a passion for eclectic psychedelic rock, and far-out, emotionally charged songwriting, they formed the band Mangö and started gigging around town with drummer Louis Bradshaw, who Tom had been friends with since secondary school.
After making a name for themselves locally, the three relocated to Brighton and recruited bassist Bernardo Larisch. Now a four-piece, and renamed Plantoid, the band were ready to dig even deeper into their shared influences, ranging from Miles Davis to Todd Rundgren, to Jeff Buckley, all the way around to the more acute experimental fare that gives Plantoid their razor-sharp edge.
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SURFACE AIR • www.instagram.com/surfaceairband
From the splintering bone ashes of prog, punk and the sallow remains of no-wave springs a rare bird of apocryphal breed. SURFACE AIR is a newly formed Bristol-based three piece and features Kilian Lee (WINDSHAKE) on guitar and vocals, Oliver Cocup (Lawi Anywar, My Octopus Mind) on drums and Arthur Harrison-Ward (Captain Gas, Dog Daughter) on bass. Immediate musical influences include King Crimson, METZ and St. Vincent. Initial aims are to create a body of work for live performance and imminent recording
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18+ event.
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG.
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Gravy Train events • www.gravytrainbristol.co.uk
BLG events • www.linktr.ee/BLGPromotions
Entry requirements: 18+
Musically, Plantoid’s cauldron harnesses multiple subgenres at once to concoct a sort of primordial soup, the molecules of which are built as much from progressive rock as they are jazz, fusion, folk, and even a bit of ‘70s hard rock for good measure. The band began as the brainchild of Chloe and Tom Coyne, who met while pursuing music courses at Lincoln College in their teens. Quickly united by a passion for eclectic psychedelic rock, and far-out, emotionally charged songwriting, they formed the band Mangö and started gigging around town with drummer Louis Bradshaw, who Tom had been friends with since secondary school.
After making a name for themselves locally, the three relocated to Brighton and recruited bassist Bernardo Larisch. Now a four-piece, and renamed Plantoid, the band were ready to dig even deeper into their shared influences, ranging from Miles Davis to Todd Rundgren, to Jeff Buckley, all the way around to the more acute experimental fare that gives Plantoid their razor-sharp edge.
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SURFACE AIR • www.instagram.com/surfaceairband
From the splintering bone ashes of prog, punk and the sallow remains of no-wave springs a rare bird of apocryphal breed. SURFACE AIR is a newly formed Bristol-based three piece and features Kilian Lee (WINDSHAKE) on guitar and vocals, Oliver Cocup (Lawi Anywar, My Octopus Mind) on drums and Arthur Harrison-Ward (Captain Gas, Dog Daughter) on bass. Immediate musical influences include King Crimson, METZ and St. Vincent. Initial aims are to create a body of work for live performance and imminent recording
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18+ event.
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG.
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Gravy Train events • www.gravytrainbristol.co.uk
BLG events • www.linktr.ee/BLGPromotions
Entry requirements: 18+
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