chilli Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Interesting Music Promotions presents as part of Sound Festival an evening of beautiful electronic music featuring a superb line-up of:-Random Number, Quip, Hands and Fingers and The_Cats The Tunnels, Aberdeen Phone (01224)21121Friday 11th November. Doors 8pm Entry 5. For more info on Sound festival go to www.sound-scotland.co.uk Random Number (Rock Action/Catmobile/Rocket Racer/Irritant/Vacuous Pop/Highpoint Lowlife) Based in Leeds, UK, Random Number is the name which Matt Robson goes under when he creates what has been described as Northern Wrongbeat', a mesh of emotive, brooding harmonies drawn and quartered by complex, beat-heavy rhythms. It's digital music with a human heart at its centre. Matt has cut his teeth in the past playing in bands like schizo-punks COPING SAW, and, most notably, Leeds' own pioneers of melancholy, HOOD. Throughout his time in all these bands, his Random Number alter-ego has taken shape. It's infancy as a vehicle for abstract noise-letting was premiered at shows where audiences were subjected to a torrent of sonic intensity. They were dirty, evil shows that hardened Random Number's countenance and tested the music's extremes. In it's adolescence it graduated to the beat-frenzy, power-tooled monster that recorded the infamous 'New Global Vulgar' CD on Leeds' premier experimental electronics label Fencing Flatworm. Although still as fierce as before, different shades and textures were beginning to form. This route was obviously one that Matt wanted to pursue, as by the time his 'The Fact That I Did' EP was released early in 2002, scoring itself the "Dance Music Single Of The Week" in the NME, his music had evolved into a much more controlled, economical beast. Still retaining plenty of the early energy, the EP, released on Mogwai's own Rock Action imprint, featured an emotional depth that before hadn't manifested itself so strongly. Releases on Irritant, Rocket Racer, Catmobile and Vacuous Pop have since followed. Matt has been touring the Random Number project extensively over the past six years, taking his twin laptop assault to Europe and the US on a number of occasions. He has done shows with likes of Kid 606, Cex, DJ Rupture and Hrvatski and ex Boards Of Canada synth-mangler, Christ, is a big fan. Matts next release will be his fourth album, entitled Golden Acre Sleeps released through HighpointLowlife Records. The new album builds further on the trademark random sound of propulsive PhD level rhythm programming, clinical buzzsaw basses and melancholic epic melodies. It is perhaps his most accessible release since the acclaimed The Fact That I Did record, with its reinforced concrete basslines, skippy beats and rustic melodies showing that even randomnumber has one eye on the dancefloor! Quip Quip is the alter ego of Ben Eyes, a software addict from Leeds. His interest in electronic music was sparked by a neighbour who, at the age of 10, played him Kraftwerk and told him his bedroom would look like Jean Michelle's studio when he grew up. Although this dream is yet to be realised Quip has found his niche in the moody, dark beats and gentle melodies that his guitars, found sounds and modular software yield. Having spurned recorded output for relentless gigging in squatted warehouses, forests and art galleries he is finally due to realease a split 10 with his peer Hands and Fingers. 2005 has also seen him release on the respected Hippocamp net label (www.hippocamp.net <http://www.hippocamp.net/> ) and play various festivals including the STFU collective electronica festival in Manchester and The Masterpiece Festival in the Yorkshire Dales. Hands and Fingers Hands & Fingers is the half man/half robot boy known as Stephen Hitchen. He mixes Organic samples, acoustic guitars, Glockenspiel and ambient atmospheres into Big Rock drum Breaks that has been described as Tortoise having a fight with Four tet in the dark, with John Bonham trying to split them up! With a history of playing in Hardcore and Post-rock bands through the nineties, Hands & Fingers started as a side project in his bedroom with a cheap computer and an even cheaper acoustic guitar. The live debut came when he was asked to open and apply a soundtrack to an independent art exhibition in Leeds back in 2004. Since then he has played many gigs with artists as diverse as Jeffrey Lewis and Why? whilst continuing to adapt and improve his live set. With a 4 track CDR only release in 2004, Hands & Fingers will soon team up with friend and drinking buddy Quip to release a split 10 record. Which will be followed by an extensive tour of the UK with Quip and Random Number th_catslocal mystery artists are forced out of their cat nap to energise the start of proceedings-expect a lively start to the night, before "the baton changes hands"!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 random number was amazing when i caught him in the 13th note Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 & we cauught half that set after the nick cave gig, really really excellent stuffso we are chuffed to put him on in aberdeen with all his pals.they are playing a really good glasgow electronic festival, the night after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 That was the night we met stalker Maxwell...and he's still doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 That was the night we met stalker Maxwell...and he's still doing it!he maybe stalking people, but at least these message boards are in a peaceful state after he departed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 sounds worthy of my presence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 sounds worthy of my presencethis will be part of your musical education, imp is particularly strong @ bringingquality electrononic artists to aberdeen. also our away night to woodend barn banchory(free return bus for tickets via 1UP). look out for some absolute cracking electronic events being lined up for 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowball Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 sounds worthy of my presence& mine, it will be great to hear some top notch electronica. see they are all playing a festival in glasgow on Saturday & Random Number ison the bill with 65daysofstatic in a sold out date in London a week on Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 & mine' date=' it will be great to hear some top notch electronica. see they are all playing a festival in glasgow on Saturday & Random Number ison the bill with 65daysofstatic in a sold out date in London a week on Saturday[/quote']top quality electronica from this touring party & the mysterious locals who warm your whiskers...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowball Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 top quality electronica from this touring party & the mysterious locals who warm your whiskers......not as much as the JACK DANIELS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 do you know what the stage times will be roughly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 do you know what the stage times will be roughly?1st on 8.45pm then baton changing???????????look out for the quality electronic dj set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 looks like ill have to give this a miss, i am absolutley skint!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowball Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 looks like ill have to give this a miss' date=' i am absolutley skint!!! [/quote']random number top quality stuff....look who issues his records got people coming with me to see this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 cool, hopefully i'll make it down sometime after 21:00a few more links to checkhttp://www.quipmusic.co.uk/http://www.danbooth.co.uk/discontents/home.htmhttp://www.tributetojohnpeel.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowball Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 cool' date=' hopefully i'll make it down sometime after 21:00a few more links to check[url']http://www.quipmusic.co.uk/http://www.danbooth.co.uk/discontents/home.htmhttp://www.tributetojohnpeel.org/very very nice stuff on the Peel tribute, think this is going to bea splendifidous evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 really looking forward to it tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 come on everyone, imp are bringing us an amazing lineup of electronica bands to aberdeen! don't miss it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowball Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 just got this from a friend & thought it maybe go down well with interesting postees rather than elsewhere on these boardshttp://ia300815.eu.archive.org/1/items/dictionaraoke/Sex_Pistols-anarchy_in_the_uk.mp3 sssssshhhhhhhh & enjoy?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Hahahahahaahhaaaaa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 just got this from a friend & thought it maybe go down well with interesting postees rather than elsewhere on these boardshttp://ia300815.eu.archive.org/1/items/dictionaraoke/Sex_Pistols-anarchy_in_the_uk.mp3 sssssshhhhhhhh & enjoy??????very interesting, maybe not quite upto the nouvelle vague slant on punk/new wavepselectronic gig tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 bump, c u all there...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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