Iceman Furniss presents an eclectic end of the year blowout and temporary halt to the onslaught of Christmas with the aid of brand new bands and curious favourites
IFQ play entirely improvised music with deep rooted grooves and textured walls of sound, blending influences such as post-punk, the New York no wave scene, 70's Miles, avant garde sonics and the spirtual jazz movement into their own intense and uncompromising sound.
Unstoppable Sweeties Show is a post-pronk ensemble formed in Liverpool in the year of the fire monkey, 2016.
Gareth and Prob met in prison, and bonded over a love of rehabilitation. After escaping incarceration they drew successful musicians from a range of disciplines – to perform ambitious compositions that encompass punk, progressive rock, psychedelic, world music, free improvisation, jazz, spoken word, avant-garde, noise, baroque, and comedy.
The Sweeties are: Yash (MA), Fabriaziou (Chartered Surveyor), Rob (PhD), Gareth (PGCE) and Probert (BA).
Inspired by Cardiacs / John Zorn / Frank Zappa / ABBA / Igor Stravinsky / Kendrick Lamar / NoMeansNo / Mr Bungle / Gentle Giant / Devo/ Bjork / Kate Bush/ King Crimson / The Carpenters / Sax Ruins / Nobuo Uematsu
HEXIT – a new quintet featuring an eclectic mix of Bristol musicians from Hi Fiction Science, The Dead Astronaut, Pigbag, Red Snapper, and Monk & Canatella. HEXIT take an improvised approach to their strenuous instrumental workouts and filter elements of Kosmiche, Post-Punk, No wave, and free jazz based on a foundation of grooves and motifs inspired by Miles Davis, Beefheart, Can, and Sun Ra. The line up includes: James McKeown (Guitar and keyboards), Jeff Green (Bass), Jim Johnston (Guitar), Ollie Moore (Sax / Melodica) and Aidan Searle (Drums)