kingofdeon Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Live At The Beach 4Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen.Friday, November 5th, 20108pm.7.50Line UpMeursaultThe DeporteesAmber WilsonDebutantMore ticket details to follow. Hope this may attract a few people on this forum.Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofdeon Posted July 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Thought i'd lost this but apparently not. Going to be a great evening. Remember Remember.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Some words about Meursault:BiographyPronounced "Murr-So", Meursault are a collective based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Forming in 2005 as a solo outlet for Neil Pennycook, the line-up has slowly coalesced into a settled sextet of Pennycook, Fraser Calder, Chris Bryant, Callum McLeod, Phillip Quirie and Pete Harvey.In 2006, a then 3-piece Meursault self-released an EP entitled "Making the Most of the Raw Materials of Futility" but it ended up being representative of a band who had yet to really get a feel for what they wanted to sound like and where they were going with their music. But by the time they released "Pissing on Bonfires/Kissing with Tongues", first as a self-release in April 2008, then again on Song, by Toad Records in December of the same year, they had developed a very distinctive character based around a shifting interplay of electronic and traditional instruments.Regular gig goers have probably experienced most of their songs played at both ends of this spectrum at some point, and pretty much anywhere in between. 'Small Stretch of Land' and 'William Henry Miller' seem (so far) to exist solely in the acoustic realm, but they are very much the exceptions. Everything else seems to exist equally comfortably as a simple acoustic folk song, or as a thunderous blast of impassioned electronica and almost any imaginable blend of the two, and this could easily describe the band themselves, who seem equally comfortable playing sets in either guise, and with a rotating cast, varying from Neil Pennycook playing small, intimate solo shows to a full 6-piece line-up, or anywhere inbetween.With the 2009 release of acoustic EP "Nothing Broke", a companion to their debut album, that scope is now fully expressed in their releases as well. Their catalogue now showcases a group who can be as gently heartbreaking as they can wildly forceful, and it is difficult to know how best to tell people about them, but their versatility and willingness to experiment gives people a lot of ways to get into this band. The bands popularity and profile was enhanced thanks to recent sessions on Vic Galloways Radio One Scotland show and Marc Rileys BBC 6 Music show, aswell as a BBC Introducing session recorded at Maida Vale in April 2010.Second full-length album, "All Creatures Will Make Merry" was released on Song, by Toad Records on May 31st, 2010. Distributed by Proper.Following a successful three week tour of mainland Europe in April and May of 2010, the summer will see Meursault perform at many summer festivals including Walk The Line (Netherlands), Rockness (Scotland), Fusion (Germany), Glastonbury (England), T In The Park (Scotland), Truck (England), and End of the Road (England). In addition to this, November and December will see the band return to mainland Europe for another headline tour.Selected Press"Like fellow Scots Frightened Rabbit and the Twilight Sad, Meursault are ambassadors of misery, self-loathing, and huge, heart-heavy choruses. Most sad bastards can generate a modicum of optimism on January 1. But on "Crank Resolutions", the sadder bastards in Meursault declare, "I broke down on New Year's Day/ And I mixed my drinks/ And I lost my way," among hyperventilating electronic beats and pyrrhic victory shouts. It's enormous fun, of course, and I can't wait to see a live audience sob along to every word." | Pitchfork [7.9]"Pennycook's urgent voice personifies the collision between the Reid brothers and Guy Garvey ... the results are compelling." | Mojo"Completely absorbed and unselfconscious." | Word Magazine"After a spin of this sublime record only one word will pass your lips: magnificent." | The Skinny"Simultaneosly romantic, intensely bleak and wryly funny." | The Scotsman"Meursault are, you know, new favourite band good." | Drowned in Sound"All Creatures Will Make Merry announces Meursault as one of the best bands in Scotland. The musicianship and songwriting is outstanding. They are definitely a band that will keep you guessing and always produce something unexpected and exciting. Surely that is why we fall in love with bands such as Meursault." | Line of Best Fit"Folk-inspired and electronically augmented, theres a quiet drama about Meursaults gloriously morose melodies which is matched by frontman Neil Pennycooks cracked, yelping tones." | Bearded Magazine"The pulsating chimes of Crank Resolutions and Weathers sleepy acoustic echoes offer moments of more immediate beauty, whereas tracks like New Ruin or the bittersweet balladry of Sleet make for a slow-burning and truly engrossing listen." | Clash Music Magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 That looks like a fun evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Good chance I'll be there, if still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 This will be my first visit to one of these gigs. Proper good line up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 For your listening recepticles:Meursault on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music DownloadsThe Deportees on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music DownloadsAmber Wilson on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music DownloadsDebutant on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vega Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 It says on the last.fm event thing that Copy Haho are playing this too. Any truth in that or just needing editing? Amber Wilson at Aberdeen Beach Ballroom (Aberdeen) on 5 Nov 2010 Last.fm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 As far as I'm aware, Copy Haho are not playing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofdeon Posted August 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 As above. Copy Haho are NOT playing this gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Yeah no idea how that came to be on the last.fm listing. Looks like a fun show though, will be heading along! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Any ticket details yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 It'll be grim trying to get to this will it not, being bonfire night and all, is that area not pretty hoaching?....line-up looks not bad though, might try and get along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Well, the fireworks will probably coincide with the Debutant set. So go check some fireworks, miss the dross, then come to the gig for Amber onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Well, the fireworks will probably coincide with the Debutant set. So go check some fireworks, miss the dross, then come to the gig for Amber onwards. When did they get added to the bill? Teabags will probably try and terrorize Amber with his cock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Tickets for this are available at the moment from the Beach Ballroom box office:01224 647647. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 And also in One Up from Saturday 16th October onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 I know of a lot of people planning on travelling a long way to attend this. It's gonna be a spectacular gig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 And also in One Up from Saturday 16th October onwards.This has been confirmed to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Disappointed that I'm going to miss this one. Hope it goes well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 I think that this one is gearing up to be one of the finest band nights of the year. Helluva lineup, great venue, cheap tickets - can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofdeon Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Remember and get your tickets for this folks. Still on sale at One Up Records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxbow lake Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Wed love to come but kids and stuff. Salt part 2 is one if my all time favourite songs. But never yet caught them live.We wish you all the best. Hope it sells out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 We are having terrible setlist problems for this gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 we are having terrible setlist problems for this gig.qft45678 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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