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[Andy Mulhern]

Interesting Music Promotions and Vocoustics are extremely pleased to present a quadruple bill of underground folk from Devon's Drift Records stable.

Thirty Pounds Of Bone + Mary Hampton + Birdengine + The RG Morrison
Thursday 28th February
The Tunnels
£5 from 8pm



THE DRIFT COLLECTIVE
Drift Records :: Get involved, it's better

Originating in Devon, The Drift Collective are a group of "like-minded musicians who have emerged blinky-eyed from the hedgerows, and now all support each other recording a variety of modern folk that proudly follows its own directions and inclinations without caring a fig what the mainstream might suggest".

“Drift Records have assembled a strong roster that manages to embrace the past while retaining an ironic distance, forging new paths out of the acoustic tradition.” Is This Music?
"The Drift Family provide a near-miraculous glimmer of frail, reflective humanity in a bullshit-filled world" - The Word
"Inventive, imaginative and different; long may they collect together" - Record Collector
“As gorgeous as it is quirky” - Observer Music Monthly
"Fantastic" - Time Out
"Smart" - The Observer
"Gently eccentric" - Mojo



THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE - www.myspace.com/ thirtypoundsofbone

"There is much to savour on this accomplished collection of plaintive laments, of which the title track and drone like uyeasound are exceptional." Q Magazine.
“Proudly different, it has the side-ranging ambition and talent to appeal far more than only folk fans alone." – Record Collector
“The songs interlink via juxtapositions that create a wonderfully morbid and equally petrifying narrative." PlanB
“it's clear that this album isn't going to fit the clichés of many of the recent 'weird folk' trends.” The Word
"Thirty Pounds of Bone is one man johny lamb — standard bearer for all things lo-fi in this shiny, chrome-plated 21st century." FLAVOURPILL


MARY HAMPTON - www.myspace.com/ maryhampton

"A stately clarity" – The Times
"A woman who appears to have spent much of her life attempting to imitate the shimmer of wind-chimes. The effect is mesmerizing..." – The Guardian
"Spine-thrilling attic folk" - Time Out London


BIRDENGINE - www.myspace.com/ birdengine

“There's not likely to be a more arresting opening couplet to an album this year” - The Independent
“It's a very beautiful record.” – The Word
“A strange and compelling beauty.” – Maverick
“Leonard Cohen in a Thomas Hardy Novel” - subba-cultcha.com


THE R.G.MORRISON - www.myspace.com/ thergmorrison

"Raw and vital" - Wire Magazine
"It's the overall sincerity and confidence that make it a worthy listen." - FutureMusic Magazine
"It's a long player that alludes to an obscure oxymoron - both depressing and rousing. A clever album with longevity" - Notion Magazine
"It takes puritan blisters and serious self-control to maintain this sort of melodic hush." - Pitchforkmedia

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ah well, now that we've no caribou tomorrow night I guess this is next on the agenda...

bumppppp

[Andy Mulhern]

The Drift Collective featured in Is this music?, decent interview with The R.G Morrison

is this music? The Drift Collective

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...and look! here's a review of their 'collective' album - also from itm?

Is this Music?

The Drift Collective is a compilation that presents such a consistent tone and quality that it appears to be the work of a single artist. From Mary Hampton’s vocal extravaganza ‘Eros’ to RG Morrison’s spooky parlour piano on ‘In Meadows’, this album evinces a fascination with subdued spaces between folk, electronica and old-fashioned popular song.

Hampton and Morrison provide the stand-out tracks, comfortably adapting acoustic instruments and discreet accompaniment to a direct and emotional song-craft that evokes the early twentieth century. Matt Eaton and Monk Jack Deer provide cheerier fare, rambling along with banjos to a jaunty beat, but the faded, sepia-tinted tone fixes the melancholy in the opening track , ‘I, Dancing Bear’ by Birdengine. Aside from the occasional lapse into the twee, The Drift Collective has the disturbing resonance of an undiscovered British folk tradition.

Despite the label’s acceptance of the fictional folktronica tag- electronic folk music will be more than a few glitches and cracks atop an acoustic guitar- Drift Records have assembled a strong roster that manages to embrace the past while retaining an ironic distance, forging new paths out of the acoustic tradition. - Gareth Vile

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oi oi

this is tonight, y'hear?

Birdengine won't be able to make it though, so it's just three top quality acclaimed acts instead of four.

ach well

[Andy Mulhern]

Aye

and we got a 150 word blurb in EvExp "whats on" today - alongside Rihanna, Newton Falconer and Sandi Thom! I know which gig I would rather be going to...

(cant find a link ?)

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did anyone enjoy this then?

did anyone find the link to the EE preview online?

the first question to everyone who was there

the second question, firstly to Andy Mulhern and secondly to everyone else

GO!

[idol_wild]

I thought all three acts were massively talented and I thoroughly enjoyed their performances. I am so envious of people who can sing, and by God they all could.

Thirty Pounds Of Bone was the particular highlight for me; simple songs, executed with dreamy beauty.

Mary Hampton was so engaging that I don't think I took my eyes off her once.

The RG Morrison was a delight, I really appreciated his guitar style.

My only regret? That I couldn't afford to buy of the albums that were on sale.

Sigh.

[Alan Cynic]

I also thought the whole evening was first class.

It built up well, too...The RG Morrison were nicely fuzzy, and engaging, then Thirty Pounds of Bone was intense and edgy (his quieter ones were lovely), and Mary rounded it all up in dark, timeless fashion.

Thanks to Vocoustics/IMP

[Mr Owl PhD]

Wonderful evening - my only regret is that each of the acts didn't play for longer. And that they're not all playing here every week. Just listening to Mary's new album. An instant classic.