chilli Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 interesting music are delighted to announce another great night of electronic music in a wonderful space.check out all three artists via our front page friends & join our myspace mailing list @http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusicWixel + talkingmakesnosense + Andy Da KippFri 6th Oct 06 Doors 8pm. Entry 6 on the doorPeacock Visual Arts, 21 Castle Street, Aberdeen. AB11 5BQ. Phone (01224) 639539Wixel Wixel is the indietronica outfit of young Belgian Wim Maesschalck. His music can be described as a warm & organic mix of acoustic instruments and gentle electronic treatments with a lot of care for detail and subtle nuances. Comparisons have been made with bands ranging from Hood to Fennesz, from Manyfingers to Sigur Ros. Wixel has played countless shows in various formations, from introvert laptop sets to unplugged acoustic gigs with a full band. In Belgium he has shared the stage with bands like Xiu Xiu, Greg Davis, Explosions In The Sky, Jel, Alias, Radian, Dsormais, Amusement Parks on Fire industy basements, fancy discotheques & clubs, big art centres He's played a few shows in neighbouring countries too, including Utrecht, Luxembourg & the Spitz in London. Now he's playing Scotland with a 3-piece live band. After (sold-out) releases on small European cd-r labels like Soundzfromnowhere and Mechanized Mind, summer 2006 saw the release of Wixel's debut Heart, The album has already generated quite some attention from the Belgian press and resulted in several shows and appearances on compilations, including a track on the Domino sampler that came free with a recent issue of The Wire. http://www.wixel.behttp://www.myspace.com/wixel Talkingmakesnosense talkingmakesnosense is Dominic Dixon, a musician from Scotland. He has written and recorded music in one form or another since his early teens. Starting off on home made percussion, then graduating to the guitar. He is now experimenting with computers, analogue tape and a wide range of acoustic and electronic instruments to create the music released under the name talkingmakesnosense. You can also find him playing drums with Genaro, who are about to record their debut album for Benbecula Records.' http://www.talkingmakesnosense.com http://www.myspace.com/talkingmakesnosense Andy De Kipp A rare, but very welcome solo performance for Andy more usually seen as part of the Mickel Mass collective. Expect the unexpected. http://www.myspace.com/andydakipp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted September 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Comparisons have been made with bands ranging from Hood to Fennesz, from Manyfingers to Sigur Ros. Wixel has played countless shows in various formations, from introvert laptop sets to unplugged acoustic gigs with a full band. In Belgium he has shared the stage with bands like Xiu Xiu, Greg Davis, Explosions In The Sky, Jel, Alias, Radian, Dsormais, Amusement Parks on Fire , including a track on the Domino sampler that came free with a recent issue of The Wire. bump..... see who wixel have supported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 We have added a student discount to this show3 with appropriate ID.Should be a good un. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78saab Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 good music for beard-scratching... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 good music for beard-scratching... we are having a shaving seat right next to the bar, so that anyone coming in with a beard can be dealt with........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Some 'influences' and 'sounds likes' courtesy of Wixel's myspace. Interesting...........*scratches beard*Influencessonic youth, blonde redhead, the notwist, the microphones, hood, xiu xiu, the remote viewer, pavement, fennesz, amute, third eye foundation, matt elliot, jim o'rourke, colleen, yo la tengo, sufjan stevens, wio, get on jolly, broken social scene, tortoise, neutral milk hotel, mount eerie, rivulets, stereolab, havergal, antony & the johnsons, scout niblett, owen, american football, clickits, the notwist, sparklehorse, fennesz, "thanksgiving" and many other bands.. also thousands of moments and thousands of places.. thousands of words, and thousands of people (well, maybe not thousands of people, but still, like, a lot! Sounds Like hood, the notwist, mm, fennesz, jim o'rourke, explosions in the sky, schneider tm, the remote viewer, xiu xiu, album leaf, clickits, xela, khonnor, helios, third eye foundation, matt elliot, manyfingers ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phantomsmasher Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Definatly going to come to this, wixel are amazing, plus it's been ages since I went to an I.M.P. gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Next month or so at Peacock looks ace!www.peacockvisualarts.com/events/52/peacocks-month-of-mayhemWee brochure doing the rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted October 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Next month or so at Peacock looks ace!www.peacockvisualarts.com/events/52/peacocks-month-of-mayhemWee brochure doing the rounds.looks ace.......more like "looks fantastic" & something for everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 looks ace.......more like "looks fantastic" & something for everyoneAce is the new street term for fantastic! Keep up Mike 'It's sick man' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78saab Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 ooh.... Isan should be good too. their new album is ace/sick/dope/phat etc.....yeah, and i'm well up with teenage vernacular.toodle-pip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 quick questionThose of you signed up to our mailing list - did you receive the wixel mailout on Sunday evening?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Tomorrow Night!!!That Wire / Domino sampler that Wixel was on earlier this year looks pretty smart......some illustrious companionshttp://www.discogs.com/release/625203 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 quick questionThose of you signed up to our mailing list - did you receive the wixel mailout on Sunday evening?cheersyes i received the message. hopefully going to make it down to this tomorrow night. what's the current situation regarding booze in this venue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careering Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 yes i received the message. hopefully going to make it down to this tomorrow night. what's the current situation regarding booze in this venue?i'm gutted i can't make this tomorrow but i'll be @ the Isan + Tomcats in Tokyo event in early November & a few other events there. The line up @ peacocks is as chilli has posted is fantastic.ref booze the couple of music events we have been to @ Peacocks have been really good & there is always a donation bar, which means the drinks are a good bit cheaper than other live music venues, even though there is a limited range available. have a good un tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Booze. There will be some. Beer, wine, soft drinks all available for a "suggested" donation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted October 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Booze. There will be some. Beer, wine, soft drinks all available for a "suggested" donation.with superb music & a cheap quota of drinks this will make for a excellent eveningits tonight folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 As nobody else has mentioned, just a quick thank you to IMP and to Wixel for being so entertaining and excellent. Liking the album too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted October 8, 2006 Report Share Posted October 8, 2006 As nobody else has mentioned, just a quick thank you to IMP and to Wixel for being so entertaining and excellent. Liking the album too.I'll second that. Peacock was looking and sounding ace! To think that in future if I am not enjoying a support act I can always nip up stairs to my desk to do a little work... Just like the good old dayso_O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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