Slanted and Enchanted Club Night Launch
A genuine alternative.
A brand spanking new club night for those alternatively-inclined in Aberdeen. The plan is to have ace live bands, lots of giggles, and bloody ace guest and resident DJs playing alternative indie, pop, rock, electronica, soul, motown, dance, and whatever else takes their fancy! Sick of Exodus? Yeah, me too...
Live bands:
De Rosa MySpace.com - DE ROSA - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK - www.myspace.com/wearederosa
Glasgow Art Schooled kids De Rosa are not your typical Art Schoolians; they blend traditional folk leanings with US underground influences to create a cohesive blend of folk, rock and pop. Brooding and twisting melodies are augmented by a cerebral approach to song structure and subject matter. Possibly one of the most important and underrated acts on the Scottish alternative music circuit just now. Full-length album
Mend out on Mogwai's Chemikal Underground label now.
"All too rarely you stumble across a band that stands head and shoulders above the crap and leaves you gasping for breath, De Rosa are one of those bands" - The Fly
For fans of Talking Heads, Pavement, Mark Kozelek, Stapleton.
Meursault MySpace.com - Meursault - Edinburgh, UK - Showtunes / Live Electronics / Acousmatic / Tape music - www.myspace.com/meursaulta701
The shape of folk to come - Meursault are a blisteringly evocative electro-folk collective from Edinburgh based around the astonishing song-writing talents of Neil Pennycook, whose songs are romantic, melancholic, witty, and ultimately bloody brilliant! This is the Aberdeen leg of their album launch,
Pissing on Bonfire/Kissing with Tongues.
"One of Scotland's records of the year" - The Skinny
"An unassuming triumph of glum-pussed Scottish charm" - Drowned in Sound
For fans of Xiu Xiu, The Notwist, Iron & Wine, Postal Service.
Come in Tokyo MySpace.com - Come In Tokyo - Edinburgh, UK - Alternative / Indie / Rock - www.myspace.com/c0meint0ky0
Edinburgh two-piece Come in Tokyo specialise in fantastically poppy indie pogo rock. Having bagged a couple of releases through Fence Records, Come in Tokyo describe themselves as "Grab you by the balls and juggle type songs featuring ragged geetar and ragevox -vs- pounding drums". Sounds pretty sweet, eh?
For fans of The White Stripes, Pavement, Pixies, Guided by Voices, The Fall.
Esperi MySpace.com - esperi - carnoustie/dundee, UK - Folk / Electronica / Alternative - www.myspace.com/esperi
Esperi make their return to the Aberdeen stage after woo-ing audiences in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. Controlled, restrained and delicate folk-pop musings about the simple things in life - cycling, walking the dogs, meeting someone special, and appreciating your family. What a perfect way to begin a night of absolute awesome.
For fans of Owen, Belle & Sebastian, Adem, Akron/Family.
FRIDAY 12th DECEMBER
THE TUNNELS (ROOM 2)
20:00 - 03:00
£5 / £3 AFTER MIDNIGHT MySpace.com - Slanted and Enchanted Club Night - Aberdeen, UK - Alternative / Indie / Pop - www.myspace.com/slantedandenchantedclub
Poster to follow...