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Archive for October, 2005

THE MOST TERRIFYING THING - The Pianist (Radio Edit) (SEECA)

Monday, October 31st, 2005

This band’s name begs the obvious question of what exactly is the most terrifying thing. Is it that a band who claim Slayer and the Gang Of Four as influences can come up with the turgid alt-rock displayed on this single? Or is it rather that these guys appear to have serious aspirations for their […]

EARLY MAN - s/t (Monitor)

Monday, October 31st, 2005

With a forthcoming full length on Matador and having already played All Tomorrow’s Parties with only this release, their three song demo given a proper release by Monitor, New York City’s Early Man are primed for stardom, at least by modest indie standards. From song titles like “Fight”, “Death Is The Answer To My Prayers”, […]

THE UNIT AMA - Derby Bar Vida 25/10/05

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

Young man, early 20s, goes to see semi-popular American touring band. Said band offer up partly improvised music: noisy, rhythmical and a total assault on the senses. Two of the members of the band are dressed as koi carp.This is officially a

HEADFUCK
and is

MINDBLOWING,

OUT THERE
and

REVOLUTIONARY.

In fact, it’s almost too much to take on board. So our […]

Things I Learned This Weekend

Monday, October 24th, 2005

- One of Findo Gask also plays in Otterley who were great on Friday - noisy bip-bop pop with nicely fragile vocals.- Park Attack are amazing, especially their drummer. - The band that Errors remind me of are - gasp! - Sunnyvale!- I still get panicky in crowds of tall people but why should I […]

Findo Gask

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

We played a gig last night with Findo Gask who were tremendous - well-dressed young men playing electro-dreampop. Lots of chiming but nicely dirty guitar, swooping fragile vocals and some awesomely great drumming. They reminded me very much of the Electro Group whose album I still dig out regularly. They sound a little less dreamy […]

Broken Flowers

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

On at least three occasions in Jim Jarmusch’s Broken Flowers, Bill Murray sits and stares into space. The camera stares at him, unmoving. He stares back. Nothing happens, but somehow that stare tells you more about the character than a dozen pages of exposition-heavy dialog would in the hands of a lesser […]

Instal 05 - Day 3

Monday, October 17th, 2005

This was Quiet Day and we needed it after Hijokaidan, especially with the sun shining outside. I had to tear myself away from my usual Sunday walk and head into the bowels of the Arches once more but I was suitably rewarded.
INGAR ZACH & RHODRI DAVIES
A collaboration between percussionist Zach and harpist Davies, this was […]

Instal 05 - Day 02

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTELThere’s something a bit sick about enjoying this kind of stuff so much. I’m sat uncomfortably on the floor with my hand going numb and enveloped in densely layered treated noise at ear damaging volumes. It’s clearly not sensible and yet I’m stupidly happy. Just one guy and a table full of electronic […]

Instal 05 - Day 01

Saturday, October 15th, 2005

I’ve missed Instal. My first time back since 2002 and really nothing’s changed. More seats thankfully although it really doesn’t seem like Instal if I don’t spend half the day sitting on the concrete floor contemplating my shoes and gazing happily at the brickwork and metal while trains rumble overhead and noise rumbles through me. […]

THE STOOGES - Hammersmith Odeon 30/8/05

Monday, October 10th, 2005

(Please note I am not calling this IGGY POP & THE STOOGES at the CARLING APOLLO)
I had a discussion last night coming back from Leeds about the validity of these Don’t Look Back shows. I’ve never made a record that anyone called a “classic” so I don’t know for sure how I would feel if […]