nullmouse Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Synthpop pureness, fucked-up electropunk and sleazy disco kicks:TRADEMARKMOTORMARKKILL BABY... KILLSunday the 24th of SeptemberTHE TUNNELS8pm / £5TRADEMARKSometimes when I close my eyes at night, I still see Trademark dressed in fluorescent-coloured lab coats releasing bright helium balloons through the crowds in a field outside Oxford, whilst the oscillating warble of their final track floats out. Something about the sight of two men holding aloft a giant Perspex plug whilst their frontman stares gleefully up at the balloons in the clear blue sky really encapsulates what Trademark are all about. Three men and an impressive array of synths, no guitars but an arsenal of songs that would make The Postal Service. Fischerspooner and the Pet Shop Boys gawp with admiration. They certainly caught the ears of The Human League, supporting them on twenty dates of their 2004 UK tour, and it’s live that they really shine. Fresh, uplifting and capable of mixing geekery with humour and emotion – Trademark’s first visit to Aberdeen is bound to be an event.http://www.trademark-online.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/trademarkonlineMOTORMARKFirst memories of Motormark are a red dress and a dangerous man in a kilt, somewhere under the Castlegate. A freaked-out blast of sugary electro yelled over by Marko, slunk over by Jane. Weeks later, shaking from withdrawal symptoms we beg them back. We can never let them leave. The music gets darker, so do their clothes and hair, until the red dress is long forgotten. Marko still shouts. From cosy little line-ups to Digital Hardcore Records in what seems like a flash, we’ve seen their progress up close and personal all the way in Aberdeen: From acoustic DHR to PVC-clad Elvis impersonations, culminating in a secret strobe-lit gig with fifty panicked people thrown face-to-face with their edgy, visceral take on punk-rock. With a new album in the works, expect another jump in the evolution of this Tetris-raised boy / girl combo.http://www.motormark.nethttp://www.myspace.com/motormarkKILL BABY... KILLKill Baby… Kill punch hard and fast disco beats with driving synth lines, sleazed-out female vocals rolled over the top. Self-described as being like “a banshee with helium and an axe”, KB…K have been described by Radio 1’s Gill Mills as “a dirty and beautiful noise” – A reputation that’s confirmed in their blistering live sets.http://www.myspace.com/killbabykilluk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzHines Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Yas min and NO MIN! Good line up, fucking love motormark, but alas, i will be playing in Glasgow that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullmouse Posted August 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Yas min and NO MIN! Good line up' date=' fucking love motormark, but alas, i will be playing in Glasgow that night.[/quote']Baws! Never mind. Looking forward to the Noxagt gig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullmouse Posted August 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Supplemental info on Trademark - Frontman Ollie is also one half of A Scholar And A Physician, who're producing Chicks On Speed's forthcoming album, as well as Anat Ben David's. ASAP were also Piney Gir's backing band during her electro-pop days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullmouse Posted August 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Super low quality resolution flyer, compensated for by the high quality of the line-up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 awesome:up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmd040 Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Hell yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullmouse Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 So close... Motormark so love playing Aberdeen they're ditching Berlin (and Alec Empire) early to come play this date! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 hey alun... if uve got any flyers for me i'll be in town on thursday, and sometime over the weekend... so drop me a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullmouse Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 More Motor-centric flyer. Call it a double headliner with Trademark.Ross - I'll be in touch re: flyers, probably Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullmouse Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Nae long to go, folks. Worth checking out the two new tracks on Motormark's myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/motormark) and the "Eat. Drink. Sleep. Think." and "Note To Self" videos on their mainpage - http://www.motormark.netAlso, see if you can spot my ugly mug in some of Trademark's live video from last year's Truck Festival in Oxford at http://www.trademark-online.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Looking forward to this, especially if I have the next day off of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullmouse Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Tonight tonight tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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