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[chilli]

Originally Posted by lowball

seems like a deal, although I know nothing about Mr Leven
but I will check him out. Any CD's worth investing in?

yeh IMP being very generous BUT don't loose sight of the fact that the Damon & Naomi
night has a FANTASTIC TRIPLE artist line-up. Could just be the best one we have ever been involved in.........

[Alan Cynic]

The only thing which could possibly improve this line-up would be the addition of Chilli doing the dance of the 7 veils!

[chilli]

Originally Posted by Alan Cynic

The only thing which could possibly improve this line-up would be the addition of Chilli doing the dance of the 7 veils!

shhhhhuuuuuuuussssshhhhhhh

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some more select quotes on Damon & Naomi...


“The relationship with Kurihara is wonderfully productive, embedding the duo's dreamy psychedelic songs into a richly layered sound that occasionally bares its teeth and threatens to turn vicious.” [The Wire]

“A rarefied exemplar of genteel bliss” [MOJO magazine]

THURSDAY!

[lowball]

hey guys got my copy of Whore Luck by Picastro, its very engaging & pretty wonderful; they deserve to be heard by lots on Thursday so here are some quotes via Polyviynl label

Comparisons to Godspeed You Black You Emperor! and Dirty Three are inevitable, but Picastro also lay down all sorts of eastern European folk vibes. The beauty of the album unfurls slowly but surely. -The Independent

Picastro's darkly moody, orchestral soundscapes echo everything from the Nico-fronted Velvets and the depressingly stark
songs of Smog to Cat Power. -Now

Exudes a sound seemingly tormented by sleep-deprivation, pain, and most pressingly - fear... Caught between Elliott Smith and
Godspeed You Black Emperor, balancing pretty acoustic melodies with chillingly shrill clangs and screeches. -Pitchfork Media

It's a beautiful car crash of an album, simultaneously pretty and dissonant, and utterly compelling no matter how jarring it
gets. -All Music

What raises Picastro above the herd of atmospheric noise-makers is that these tracks aren't instrumental jams, they're songs with all the structure and emotional closure that this implies.
-The Sunday Times U.K.

Heavy on doom, atmosphere, with violin, cello, piano and guitar all creating a sense of incipient Menace. -Q Magazine

A gloomy variant of folk blues with a wide reach. -The Wire

What really makes the band is Liz Hysen's vocals--strong, caramel textured and anything but ordinary. We just love it when a
band comes out of nowhere on us. -Time Out New York

Toronto's Picastro are a succulent mix of female vocals, cello, steeped electric and acoustic guitars, and drums to dwell
upon. -Delusions of Adequacy

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cheers min...

some more Adrian Crowley stuff...new album launch was last Friday at The Luminaire in London.


Adrian Crowley has toured extensively in the UK, USA and Europe with Adem and James Yorkston Damon & Naomi (ex- Galaxie 500), and Hood. He has also shared the bill with Animal Collective, Jose Gonzalez, Fence Collective, Arab Strap, Badly Drawn Boy and has recorded with Steve Albini.

In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Ryan Adams named Crowley one of his favourite underground songwriters. Here's what some other people have been saying about this ground-breaking artist . . .

FROM LOSING TODAY:
". . . the most brooding moment of shadow filled pop this side of Black Heart Procession. Quite personal and quite simply perfect."

FROM DREAM MAGAZINE (USA):
"Frozen into a snowbank of deep sorrow. Slow ages of exquisitely rendered details and craft supporting these gentle soft-spoken insular folk songs.

THE NEW YORKER (USA):
"Crowley transcends the limitations of his chosen genre thanks to a deep, captivating voice and a light touch."

PLAN B MAGAZINE:
"Like Nick Drake strung-out on the minor chords and major catastrophes in the lives of Low."

HOT PRESS:
"If there were any justice in the world, Crowley's time would be right now, for this music is consummately, overwhelmingly and blindingly gorgeous."

[chilli]

kinda think thats worth repeating

Originally Posted by offramp

some more Adrian Crowley stuff...new album launch was last Friday at The Luminaire in London. Adrian Crowley has toured extensively in the UK, USA and Europe with Adem and James Yorkston Damon & Naomi (ex- Galaxie 500), and Hood. He has also shared the bill with Animal Collective, Jose Gonzalez, Fence Collective, Arab Strap, Badly Drawn Boy and has recorded with Steve Albini. "

Also Adrain is now starting to headline gigs in ever bigger venues in London.......
this is a coup for Aberdeen

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Originally Posted by chilli

kinda think thats worth repeating

Also Adrain is now starting to headline gigs in ever bigger venues in London.......
this is a coup for Aberdeen

This will be the fourth time in the past couple of years we have put on Adrian in Aberdeen, which is possibly the most out of any artist, indicating how highly we think of him.

Also, this time he will have members of HOOD and Elysian Quartet backing him.

Absolutely unmissable.

[The Lemon Tree]

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Also, this time he will have members of HOOD and Elysian Quartet backing him.
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hoooooooood .. can't wait to see Picastro as I too missed them playing Aberdeen, definitely concur with the Dirty Three/Cat Power comparisons. Dead excited!

Remember you can still get your tickets from One-Up tomorrow on yer lunch break

[lowball]

hoooooooood .. can't wait to see Picastro as I too missed them playing Aberdeen, definitely concur with the Dirty Three/Cat Power comparisons. Dead excited!

Remember you can still get your tickets from One-Up tomorrow on yer lunch break

i'm live excited.....very