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Lost count of how many times I've seen The Utopia Strong, but last night's set at @cafeotodalston.bsky.social must rank as one of their best. Excellent support from Andrew Liles too. Another top night's entertainment from @babayagashut.bsky.social

NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Corsica Studios Closing Gigs

Feb 3rd - Big Sexy Noise - (Lydia Lunch & Gallon Drunk )
link.dice.fm/eeacc03f15c4

Feb 18th - Yellow Swans
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Feb 24th - Holy Tongue
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March 11th - Teeth Of The Sea
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Listen Here, by Brian Auger & The Trinity from the album Befour

In the mood for a 9 minute organ wig-out brianauger.bandcamp.com/track/listen...

Some marvellously eclectic releases on @hivemindrecords.bandcamp.com - apart from Yara Asmar, Heart of Sumedang, Tra Phaidin and Nino Gvilia have been my other favourites

It's wonderful - fragile and moving, like all her work so far

Sadly not - £24/£14 this year, although English Heritage members get a large discount. They usually scale it up for years ending in a 6, so next year might be a good choice

Group of Saxon warriors stand in a row as Norman cavalry bear down on them

Second half getting underway at the annual Battle of Hastings re-enactment at Battle Abbey. After a wobbly start, and some Saxon skullduggery, the Normans run out comfortable winners

Nice. That landed quickly

Hmm. Might be able to help you there...

Peter Gabriel at the NEC in 1983, ticket £7. And no "facility fees". Genesis a few months later, £8.50. Passed on both this time around

11 In The Water Track from the 'Breathe' soundtrack album.

Check out this track from the recently released 'Breathe' soundtrack album!... out now on the 'Spun Out Of Control' label...

#soundtrack #filmscore #moviescore

soundcloud.com/nosebleed/11...

White Noise wrapping up an excellent weekend of electronica at Moseley's Castle & Falcon @seventhwavebham.bsky.social festival

Making the trip up to Brum this weekend - excellent line up both nights

It really was!

Go ahead, indulge...

I'm afraid I'm gonna have to keep bumping this all day because we built a music industry around being online and hassling everyone for some reason. Anyway, go get this new single it rips, thanks and subscribe lol

Free jazz, live painting, comedy and art punk making it an eclectically brilliant night with The Ex and friends at @cafeotodalston.bsky.social

@hownicearechips.bsky.social ?

Well-deserved applause - @sigurros.com and the London Contemporary Orchestra bringing an awful lot of magic to the RAH last night.

It was a bit of a beast. My mate described the after-effect as like "intestinal tinnitus"

Groups of people playing chess at outside tables

Sprints played all their excellent new LP at @roughtrade1976.bsky.social tonight. Next door, dozens of people were outside playing chess. As you do

Electronic Music (1982-1987), by Mark Van Hoen 17 track album

Mark van Hoen in Brum this weekend so revisiting this collection on @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social which I picked up for an absolute steal a few years back
digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/electr...

Missed this first time around, so mighty pleased to see Ruptured Records have re-pressed it. France meets Lebanon meets, improbably, Edward Plunkett.

rupturedthelabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-tr...

Last night's jollities at the Piper. @stickinthewheel.bsky.social opening their tour in typically boisterous and idiosyncratic fashion, followin an excellent, reflective opening set from Liz Overs

Sounds excellent. Duly booked, and fortunately I'm not too old...

Films in the Foyer x Imagined Worlds - METROPOLIS: RARE CUT WITH LIVE SCORE Experience Fritz Lang's visionary masterpiece like never beforeJoin us for an extraordinary evening as we present a rare cut of the legendary 1927 sci-fi epic Metropolis, accompanied by a mesmerizing live musical score performed by Audio Obscura.Nearly a century after its release, Metropolis remains cinema's most ambitious vision of the future. Fritz Lang's groundbreaking silent epic depicts a dystopian city where the wealthy elite live in luxury towers while workers toil in underground factories. When the privileged Freder discovers the harsh reality below, he becomes entangled in a revolutionary plot involving a mysterious woman named Maria and a sinister robot double.This special presentation features a rare cut of the film, as explained by James Fennell;"This version of Metropolis differs significantly from the modern restorations of the film. It runs at a brisk 60 minutes and features some footage not found in any other version of the film... During the production of Metropolis, as was common practice with many silent films of the era, multiple original camera negatives were assembled. These were not simply duplicate prints, but rather parallel negatives made using different takes and occasionally different camera angles. In the case of Metropolis, three master negatives were created: two intended for European distribution and one for the United States. This process minimised generation loss, as repeated copying from a single negative could significantly degrade image quality.The modern restored version of Metropolis, widely circulated today, is based primarily on material from the surviving U.S. distribution negative. In contrast, the version presented here, was derived from one of the now long-lost European negatives. As a result, there are some notable differences in performance and shot composition. It is, in a very real sense, a different version of the film. While it may feel rough around the edges, with dirt and scratches from 90 years of projection, these are part of the object’s history. This print has likely passed through countless hands, projected in living rooms across decades, and now finds a new audience in digital form."Audio Obscura will provide a haunting, contemporary score that breathes new life into this timeless tale. Known for their innovative approach to cinematic sound, Audio Obscura creates atmospheric soundscapes that perfectly complement the film's themes of technology, humanity, and social upheaval. Neil Stringfellow has been creating music as Audio Obscura for around 10 years, creating a varied sound palate of ambient, electronic soundscapes which cover the wide spectrums of electro-acoustic music, musique concrète, idm  & post-classical minimal leanings. Neil's soundscapes often using extensive field recordings as a reflection on the environment and ones place in the world what it means to be alive at the time on environmental collapse.  As Audio Obscura Neil has released albums on many UK and Intertional record labels, includung Subexotic Records, Navair Records, Cloudchamber Recordsings and Mortality TablesPost-Screening Q&AFollowing the film, join us for an exclusive Q&A session with James Fennell, collector and owner of this rare print, alongside Audio Obscura. Fennell, a passionate collector of rare and vintage films, will share insights into the provenance of this particular cut and the world of film collecting, while Audio Obscura will discuss their approach to creating live scores for silent cinema.Find out more about James' collection at Old Films and Stuff - YouTube and Audio Obscura https://audioobscura.bandcamp.com/To see the full film schedule, as well as the chance to vote on next month's film program, you can sign up to our monthly newsletter here https://forms.office.com/e/j2VMf5ynjw Full film schedules are also advertised within the library.

Very excited that I'll be doing a special live soundtrack perfomance of a rare edit of Metropolis as part of the Imagined Worlds series in Lewisham, London in November.
Tickets are FREE but you need to book!

lewisham.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=208...

Rather special this - excellent intimate show with @scannerdot.com at Servant Jazz Quarters, and fine support from Minus Pilots

Just £1 will massively help a indie label at a time where grassroots music is suffering more than ever:
Plus you can win cool prizes!

difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/merch/daam-a...

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Lots of excellent releases on @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social but this one especially stands out. Urban underground rave sleaze, like meeting Fat Dog's unhinged kid brother at 3am with just a flickering neon light for company. Compelling

cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/empire