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 SWOON & Tod Seelie |
Cultural Stimuli in LONDON
Issue 93: fully realised flavour
Look at yourself: are you maximising your potential? Get out there and grab life by the scruff of the neck, we say. If you're quick enough, you can beat the Shoreditch latecomers to some bawdy retro cabaret, party on the high seas from dusk 'til dawn and even live out your rockstar fantasies — intimately with friends or in front of the punk-rock massive. Elsewhere, you can benefit from the unmistakable buzz of technological progress thanks to a way cool Warp Records party, a virtual-reality garden at Sketch and free-'n-clear Wi-Fi in the Angel. So shape up and don't miss your chance to grab some flavour.
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Mirror UVA
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Tue 2 - Tue 30 Aug (Mon-Fri: 11am-6pm / Sat: 12-7pm) |
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Kemistry Gallery (43 Charlotte Road, EC2, 020.7729.3636) Tube: Old Street map |
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The mirror inhabits a place not only on our walls but in our minds, distorting what is real into what we imagine we see. UVA, the visual and technical experts, help us understand this phenomenon in this exhibition. A Digiclops camera captures a 3-D image of an individual, to which a distinctive UVA treatment is then added. Visitors can go online after their visit to view their trippy snapshots and purchase prints as mementos of the experience. Go on now and meet your reflection for the second time. (JO)
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Anselm Kiefer: Von den Verlorenen gerührt, die der Glaube nicht trug, erwachen die Trommeln im Fluss
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Wed 3 - Sat 27 Aug (Tue-Sat: 10am-6pm) |
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White Cube (48 Hoxton Square, N1, 020.7930.5373) Tube: Old Street map |
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August brings Part II of Anselm Kiefer's epic exhibition to the White Cube. Challenging accepted systems of categorising history, humanity and art, he creates a "third space" between painting and sculpture by merging small-scale models, photographs and woodcuts with traditional oil paint. A full-scale staircase of dull concrete now stands in the gallery; complementing it on the floor are hundreds of pieces of broken glass, each tagged with the astronomical coordinates of a star. It's a colossal statement on the paradoxes between history and modernity, as well as art and humanity, that places the artist — and viewer — in the middle of it all. (MP)
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| READING |
Tell Tales
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Thur 4 Aug (6:30pm) |
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Borders (122 Charing Cross Road, WC2, 020.7379.8877) Tube: Tottenham Court Road map |
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Short-form stories are an oft-forgotten art, which is sad, considering they are perfectly suited to public-transport reading in our fine city. Tell Tales aims to bring literature, and short stories in particular, back to the masses through engaging and thoughtful public readings. Tonight's readers include a bevy of relatively unknown yet extraordinarily talented writers including Courttia Newland and Leone Ross, both of whom write wide-ranging, stylised prose that crosses cultural boundaries and continents. An evening that ought to rekindle Londoners' interest in this rich literary form. (NT)
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SoulMates
Thur 4 Aug (6pm-3am) AKA (18 West Central Street, WC1, 020.7836.0110) Tube: Holborn, Tottenham Court Road map £5 / £3 concessions / Free before 10pm
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Canada's Tyrone Solomon — one half of production duo 83 West — gets with his deep, underground soulful-house thang in the company of Rap Saunders, Dennis Christensen and Saint Sebastian. (KW)
 
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MUSIC: Disco Punk
Test Icicles
Thur 4 Aug (7:30pm) Bardens Boudoir (38-44 Stoke Newington Road, N16, 07812.595.529) Train: Dalston Kingsland BR map £6.50 advance
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They've been compared to "Bloc Party on drugs and in detention" and are quite possibly the hottest band on the planet. Bullet Union, the Permanent and the Simian Mobile Disco up the scenester quotient. (KW)
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| FILM |
Dear Wendy
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Opens Fri 5 Aug (schedule) |
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Ritzy Cinema (Coldharbour Lane, SW2, 020.7733.2229) Tube: Brixton map |
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This modern Western, set in a bleak American mining town, is destined to become a cult classic. Jamie Bell escapes from under the Billy Elliot (2000) performance that made his name, here playing a loner who leads a gang of pistol-toting pacifists called the Dandies. Each member is a meek introvert until he finds his identity and charisma through his guns. However, the gang's newfound confidence and peace among its numbers is challenged when the story takes a tragic twist. Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von Trier's gory yet beautiful feature has stylised shots and strong performances aplenty. (JR)
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Eng-er-land
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Fri 5 - Sat 27 Aug (Wed-Fri: 12-6pm / Sat: 11am-5pm) |
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Gallery 102 (Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, E1, 020.7729.1446) Tube: Liverpool Street, Old Street map |
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"Oh England, my Lionheart", sang Kate Bush. Delving deep into the country's psyche, this eclectic mix of visual art examines and critiques notions of Englishness and English heritage. Eight artists deconstruct images of the Queen, the nation's dog lovers, Page 3, lad-mag culture and the "country garden" that we hold so dear. In current times, we may be forced to question what this country stands for, but this exhibition shows us how we have come to be represented. (JO)
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Yes and Q&A w/ Sally Potter
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British director Sally Potter's fourth film is an intriguing entreaty to go out and grab life by the scruff of the neck. An American woman ("She") falls deeply in love with a Lebanese man ("He"), but the complexities and dirt of daily life constantly threaten to tear them apart. As the iambic pentameter of the dialogue subtly reveals inner thoughts and unspoken conflicts, however, "He" and "She" ultimately realise that their toughest battles lie with themselves. Including a graceful performance from Joan Allen, Yes is a resounding rejection of a life spent longing for things we don't need. (CH)
 Potter's 1997 film The Tango Lesson starred which famous Argentine dancer? The first and fifth correct responses each receive a pair of tickets to this event.
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| FILM |
Twentieth Century (1934)
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Fri 5 Aug (10:15pm) |
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National Theatre, Lyttelton flytower (South Bank, SE1, 020.7452.3000) Tube: Waterloo, Embankment map |
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Howard Hawks' screwball feature Twentieth Century is one of the most biting and brilliant comedies of all time. Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur (who also created the 1940 Cary Grant gem His Girl Friday), this treasure stars the moustachioed John Barrymore as a crazy theatre genius doing a Pygmalion number on chorus girl Carole Lombard. She rebels, and their tug-of-war unfolds on a cross-country train named the Twentieth Century. The film, which is rarely screened, moves at a juggernaut pace and brims over with fast, sharp dialogue. Arguably the funniest film you've never seen. (FG)
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| MULTIMEDIA |
Tina Keane: Le Jardin
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Sat 6 Aug - Sat 10 Sep (Tue-Sat: 10am-5pm) |
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Sketch Gallery (9 Conduit Street, W1, 0870.777.4488) Tube: Oxford Circus map |
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Because they know not all of us can afford the astronomical gastronomical delights in the restaurant, those kind people at Sketch have a lovely free gallery open to us non A-listers. This week, the space is devoted to multimedia artist Tina Keane, who has been at the forefront of the electronic- and digital-art fields for a couple of decades. Showing here is Le Jardin, a video installation that, through a series of projections, gives the viewer the chance to wander around a (virtual) garden — not something you can do every day in central London. (LCD)
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From Dusk 'til Dawn Boat Party presented by the End
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Sat 6 Aug (7-11pm; boarding at 6:30pm) |
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Savoy Pier (Savoy Street, WC2) Tube: Embankment, Temple map |
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£25 boat and club / £15 boat only |
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Big heap fun was had last year on the End's summer Thames boat trip aboard the Silver Sturgeon, so we're pleased it's returning. We could have done without someone pissing down on us from Southwark Bridge, but we couldn't fault Layo & Bushwacka!'s party — hot and steamy on the dance floor, social and sunny on the upper deck. Back at the End, a short walk from the Embankment Pier, Sancho Panza and Chicken Lips convene for the landlubbers. Also in the main room is Dutch DJ 100% Isis, fusing tech-house with North African and Arabian beats. (SR)
What's your favourite activity that can only be performed at night? The most original answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.
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| PERFORMANCE |
Punk Rock Karaoke
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Sat 6 Aug (8:30pm) |
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Upstairs at the Garage (20-22 Highbury Corner, N5, 020.7607.1818) Tube: Highbury & Islington map |
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£7 / £5 w/ flyer |
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If air guitar sounds a bit lame or suburban rock to you, try Punk Rock Karaoke. The brainchild of Radio 1's Steve Lamacq and drummer Andy Maclure, this London iteration of PRK provides a live band for punters to shout over instead of the normal song-machine approach. The crowd ranges from teenage girls to band fantasists. Arrive early to get your name down for your favourite punk anthem, or apply a punk approach to modern pop. This is ideal Saturday-night fodder — to be taken without one pinch of seriousness and with several long gulps of beer. (FG)
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Toot Sweet
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Sat 6 Aug (10pm) |
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Bethnal Green Working Man's Club (44 Pollard Row, E2, 020.7739.2727) Tube: Bethnal Green map |
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Bethnal Green's best-kept secret venue, the Working Man's Club, opens its doors for an evening of retro-cabaret and vintage-clad punters. Oh yes, and live music, too. Warren, the promoter, keeps a low profile and only advertises the evenings in flyers spread around the area; this is what keeps the night special, and what once prompted Jarvis Cocker to make a surprise appearance under his Relaxed Muscle band pseudonym. Keeping up with the retro spirit, even bar prices are refreshingly old-fashioned. It's all a bit like Moschino: cheap and chic. (AP)
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Great Eastern Hotel Electronic Summer Ball
Sat 6 Aug (8pm-2am) Great Eastern Hotel (Liverpool Street, EC2, 020.7618.5000) Tube: Liverpool Street map £10
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The days of electronic music being all about speakers in a field are utterly over. For proof, head over one of London's most luxurious hotels. Courtesy of Warp, Wheels Instead of Hooves and Bleep.com. (SE)
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The Life and Death of Frida Kahlo (1966)
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Sun 7 Aug (3pm) |
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Tate Modern (Bankside, SE1, 020.7887.8000) Tube: Southwark, Blackfriars map |
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Monobrow and melodrama may be the hackneyed familiars that abound about Frida Kahlo, but this much-loved muse of stars such as Madonna and Salma Hayek clearly struck a chord with many. Here's a chance to start not with the paintings, but with the first (and much fêted) documentary of her avant-garde life — featuring those who knew her best. You'll even have time to catch the exhibition afterwards. (KMH)
NB: Tate Modern's Frida Kahlo exhibition runs until Sun 9 Oct (Mon-Thur, Sun: 10am-6pm / Fri & Sat: 10am-10pm).
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Buzzin' Fly
Sun 7 Aug (7pm-midnight) Plastic People (147-149 Curtain Road, EC2, 020.7739.6471) Tube: Liverpool Street map £5
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The best place to experience Ben Watt's deep-house adventures is in a sweaty, intimate club blessed with a rockin' sound system. Plastic People are onto a winner here. (KW)
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| CITY GEM |
Lucky Voice Karaoke
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Mon-Sat: 5pm-1am |
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Lucky Voice Karaoke (52 Poland Street, W1, 020.7439.3660) Tube: Oxford Circus map |
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From £20 per hour for four-person private room |
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Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox cashed out, spent a long vacation in Japan and returned with an idea full of promise: private-room karaoke in stylish surroundings. Take four to 12 friends (depending on how popular you are, or how fun they are) and live it up with an elephantine library of tunes. If you cancel your Wembley gig claiming "exhaustion", then there's a mighty fine cocktail bar with all the expected Asian nosh, deliverable to your room. The website is a Zen-like work of art, too. (JR)
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The World's Most Photographed
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Now until Sun 23 Oct (daily: 10am-6pm) |
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National Portrait Gallery (St Martin's Place, WC2, 020.7306.0055) Tube: Leicester Square, Charing Cross map |
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Thankfully, there's no sign of Posh and Becks at this celebration of the rich and famous. Curated to complement a BBC series, this exhibition features more than 100 snapshots from the lives of ten icons of politics (JFK), pop (Elvis), sport (Ali) and the silver screen (Garbo). In addition to images that have become part of our collective consciousness, the exhibition features famous faces as you've never seen them before, drawn from the private collections of friends and family. An ideal opportunity to get behind the public personas of the world's biggest stars. (LCD)
NB: The gallery holds extended hours on Thursdays and Fridays (10am-9pm).
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| MUSIC: Upcoming |
TDK Cross Central
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Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug (Sat: 5pm-5am / Sun: 3pm-6am) |
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King's Cross Freight Depot (Goods Yard, off York Way, N1 020.7833.9944) Tube: King's Cross map |
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If you like music, long weekends and a huge choice of acts but hate trekking to some misbegotten field, wading through excrement and then being royally ripped off, TDK Cross Central is for you. Combining the fun of a music festival with the novelty of not having to leave town during the August Bank Holiday weekend, the two-day event kicks off with Mark Rae, Rodney P, Goldfrapp and the Others, while on Sunday, Grace Jones, Felix Da Housecat and Gilles Peterson are just a sample of the talent on offer. Did we also mention Chaz Jankel from (Ian Dury and) the Blockheads? (ME)
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New Edition
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Sat 27 Aug (5:30pm) |
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Wembley Arena (Empire Way, HA9, 087.0060.0870) Tube: Wembley Park map |
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If the Jackson 5 were '70s boy-band royalty, then New Edition took their crown in the '80s. The Boston sextet's first single, "Candy Girl", was their biggest UK hit, but it was their later tracks "Cool It Now" and "Mr Telephone Man" that turned them into international pop totty. In 1986, core member Bobby Brown declared his prerogative and went solo. Three remaining members formed Bell Biv DeVoe — who hit big with New Jack Swing anthem "Poison" — while Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill became solo artists. In 2004, P. Diddy signed them up, minus Brown, for the comeback album One Love. This should make brilliant listening for '80s soul fans, despite forgettable support from Next, Silk, Xscape and K-Ci & JoJo. (FG)
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Bob Mould
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Tue 6 Sep (7pm) |
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Mean Fiddler (157 Charing Cross Road, WC2, 020.7434.9592) Tube: Tottenham Court Road map |
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Bob Mould is a frequently overlooked legend of the hardcore and post-punk scenes. His first band Husker Dü inspired both the Pixies and Nirvana, while Copper Blue — the 1992 release of his second band, Sugar — is arguably only challenged for sheer grunge bombast by Nevermind. But don't believe that Mould is a Fugazi-esque one-trick pony. At his best, he wrote sublime, albeit incredibly loud, rock songs such as the Dü's "Hardly Getting Over It" and Sugar's "Changes". After some time spent experimenting with electronic sounds, the guitars have been plugged back in for this tour. Ostensibly he's promoting new solo album Body of Song, but the old classics have been promised, too. (NC)
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Frieze Art Fair
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Fri 21 - Mon 24 Oct (Fri-Sun: 11am-7pm / Mon: 11am-5pm) |
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Regent's Park (NW1, 0870.890.0514) Tube: Regent's Park, Great Portland Street, Baker Street map |
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Hundreds of the world's best contemporary art galleries compete for a coveted spot at the Frieze Art Fair knowing the instant fame and filthy lucre on offer. Dealers mingle with politicians, celebs and big spenders of all stripes in the race to turn up the next Olafur Eliasson or Jeremy Deller, whose pieces in previous Friezes have ended up in the Tate's shopping basket. You might not be so fast to whip out your cheque book, but for the chance to see some incredible new art and rub shoulders with the art world's brightest stars, the ticket price is a snip. (CA)
NB: Book before Fri 7 Oct to take advantage of early-bird ticket prices.
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Islington's Technology Mile
Upper Street, from Highbury Corner to Angel Tube (N1) map
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Islington's Upper Street is now blanketed with free wireless internet access. Either use your own Wi-Fi-enabled laptop or use one of the many council-provided PCs sited in numerous shops and cafés. (KW)
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FEEL THE PAIN: Music Hurts |
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It takes guts to venture into the increasingly saturated media marketplace, let alone into the world of music journalism. But if its inaugural issue is any indication, Music Hurts is one to watch. The web-based publication is a labour of love — and a visually stunning one at that. Rather than jumping on any group with angular haircuts and a hot demo, Music Hurts offers in-depth think pieces on the rise of the female drummer, Iggy Pop's influence and the dynamics of a band logo, along with hometown reflections from Manchester's Autokat. In addition, the site partners with iTunes so you can click through and easily support the featured musicians. If Music Hurts, then we're gluttons for punishment. (CJN)
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CD REVIEW: Mobius Band, The Loving Sounds of Static |
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Ghostly International
Available 9 Aug
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When guitar-based bands pick up a sampler or add a dollop of laptop, the result can sometimes sound forced. This is certainly not the case with Mobius Band, the latest proof point of the symbiotic relationship between electronic music and rock. After this year's well-received City vs Country EP proved an excellent taster, Static offers the band's sound fully realised. Earnest songwriting is combined with both played and programmed drums, expansive guitars and delicate electronic melodies. This formula gels best on the 4/4 album opener "Detach", but it is on "Taxicab" that the dynamics afforded by their multi-genre approach are most apparent; after being tightly restrained under a tip-toeing, minimal drum-machine cadence, the band explodes into a wall of sound, tapping a visceral source — much more Shields than Autechre — that proves sounds of static can come from delightfully disparate places. (CJN)
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STREAMS: Dirty |
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Mining the web for the dirty diamonds of digital culture, the Paris-based Dirty collective once again serves up some of the best content around, ranging from videos to interviews and oddball links (home videos from Slayer on tour, anyone?). This week, check a photomontage of All Tomorrow's Parties in Camber Sands, England (curated by Vincent Gallo) as well as a — um, shall we say "out-there"? — video from Ariel Pink. Finally, for the headphones, check Ammon Contact with the experimental breaks, a videotaped Out Hud performance from NYC's Pianos and Trevor Jackson's cut-and-paste megamix — a perfect soundtrack for Last Night's Party. (CJN)
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Ammon Contact: Dirty mix (Beats 'n breaks)
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Out Hud (video): "Dear Mr Bush ..." (Disco-punk)
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Trevor Jackson: Dirty mix (Electro/hip-hop)
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