offramp Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 interesting music promotions present:FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS + ROZI PLAIN + LAZY SHEEPDOGFriday 19th OctoberPeacock Visual Arts, 21 Castle Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5BQ. (01224) 639539Doors 8pm Entry 5 http://www.peacockvisualarts.comhttp://www.myspace.com/interestingmusicFRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINSFrnois came to Bristol from France in September 2003 armed with a guitar, Kaos pad, and a self released album. Spurred on by a frustration with the lack of inspiration or like-minded souls in his homeland, he immediately threw himself into the Bristol music scene. He drew a picture and put a note in a window announcing his arrival and asked people to make music with him. He started going to car-boot sales to find some instruments he could use, which led to a vast catalogue of old casio keyboards and childrens toys - soon to become his trademark. In January 2004 he played his first live solo show, using guitar, live samples, a drum machine and a keyboard - played simultaneously with his guitar via his feet by ingeniously extending the keys with knives. His music was marked by a mix of refreshingly playful and experimental ideas coupled with a natural pop sensibility and gentle bilingual vocals. A string of high-profile support slots with the likes of MICE PARADE, PATRICK WOLF and GRAVENHURST, and frnois place in the Bristol DIY music community was secured. The string of live performances he has since played have all been eagerly anticipated and utterly charming. Musically, you could say he is reminiscent of STEREO TOTAL, VELVET UNDERGROUND, HOOD, and FRANOISE HARDY and yet he is also like nothing else at all.Frnois also plays trumpet onstage with CAMERA OBSCURA, fellow Bristol bands MOVIETONE (Domino) and CRESCENT (Fat Cat) and skateboard onstage with HEADFALL (Spazoom). His trademark DIY set-up is now augmented by striking arrangements of harp, melodica, clarinet and brass - almost orchestral in its musical flair and subtlety, frnois makes for a natural conductor, his infectious enthusiasm and unwavering ambition shining through this new material. http://www.kidfrancois.comhttp://www.myspace.com/francoisinbristolROZI PLAINRozi Plain thinks that guitar tuner pedals are for losers. She works on a ferry in Bristol, she's pretty good at doing impressions of people's voices, and she produces incredibly lo-fi folk-dirges that stick in your head for days. Her new album will be released by FENCE next year.She possesses a voice that somehow sounds like it's singing just for you, and her songs shine in your eyes and on your cheekbones like permanent summer sun. Perfect. (FENCE RECORDS) http://www.myspace.com/roziplainhttp://www.fencerecords.comhttp://www.cleanerrecords.comLAZY SHEEPDOGPete McConville is a confused country boy with a beard. His alter ego Lazy Sheepdog is an electro folk experimentalist. Come and see both of them.http://www.myspace.com/lazysheepdoghttp://www.myspace.com/soquietitkamerecords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I'm really, really looking forward to this.Francois and Rozi are also going to do a live soundtrack to an animation they made, projected onto the gallery wall.sweeeeeet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmd040 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I've just been listening to "Tour de France" and it's blooming marvellous. This is going to be poptastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 This is going to be poptastic.Tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Members of the Jinx / Wasow will be honorary 'Atlas Mountains' for tonights gig.Bring your crampons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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