I usually put together a quick post like this when I'm preparing for a gig I'm due to play... I won't be playing this one, but I *will* be going to it because it's going to be a night of awesome electronic/synth music which I couldn't possibly miss.
Strangely enough, I'll be playing as part of another mainly electronic line up the following night, in the same venue with New Opera Hero, Crhøma and more: http://web-sheldon.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/gig-preview-tango-pirates-new-opera.html
Back to the gig on the 6th!
Click play below to listen to music from the bands playing on the night, whilst reading a little about each of them further down.
Tickets £5: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/149775
Strangely enough, I'll be playing as part of another mainly electronic line up the following night, in the same venue with New Opera Hero, Crhøma and more: http://web-sheldon.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/gig-preview-tango-pirates-new-opera.html
Back to the gig on the 6th!
Click play below to listen to music from the bands playing on the night, whilst reading a little about each of them further down.
Tickets £5: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/149775
Empathy Test
"With an insistence on glorious hooks and instantly memorable vocal lines, Empathy Test are refreshingly unafraid to be pop music. soaring synthetic chords, precision beats, and jubilant 80s melodies — all coated in soft, irresistible melancholy — the London-based duo takes inspiration as much from modern acts like CHVRCHES and Purity Ring, as it does from Vangelis and Depeche Mode. But, instead of sounding like a mere update of 80s’ electro, Empathy Test produce a mesmerizing and immersive identity which sets them apart from pretty much everything else currently on the scene."
"Since self-releasing their début EP “Losing Touch” in February, Empathy Test have picked up thousands of fans via sheer word-of-mouth and late-night tweets, and collaborated with Richard Swarbrick on numerous viral animation videos for ESPN and Liverpool FC. Empathy Test signed to Brooklyn’s Stars & Letters Records in the spring of 2014, with their follow-up EP “Throwing Stones” released in December 9th, 2014. Three singles from the EP have premièred on CLASH Music, KCRW and Idolator."
Click here to visit the official website.
"Since self-releasing their début EP “Losing Touch” in February, Empathy Test have picked up thousands of fans via sheer word-of-mouth and late-night tweets, and collaborated with Richard Swarbrick on numerous viral animation videos for ESPN and Liverpool FC. Empathy Test signed to Brooklyn’s Stars & Letters Records in the spring of 2014, with their follow-up EP “Throwing Stones” released in December 9th, 2014. Three singles from the EP have premièred on CLASH Music, KCRW and Idolator."
Click here to visit the official website.
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| Empathy Test |
Vivien Glass
"Vivien Glass is an Indietronic three-piece band, merging the elegance of synth driven electro, with modern primal pop."
"Born in 2010, Vivien Glass marries the aggression of industrial music with the elegance of synth driven 80’s electro. Inspired by the dark sound of Depeche Mode and the lyrical musings of such artists as PJ Harvey and Kate Bush, the masculine and feminine intertwine to form a sound which is both haunting and driven."
“Vivien Glass- Stark synthscapes with gently gothique leanings and a cool ambient aura fronted by the lovely ice maiden Ms Glass…John Foxx meets Marilyn Manson via This Mortal Coil…” (BugBear Productions)
Official Website / Visit Amazon to buy their debut album Awake, My Sleeper
"Born in 2010, Vivien Glass marries the aggression of industrial music with the elegance of synth driven 80’s electro. Inspired by the dark sound of Depeche Mode and the lyrical musings of such artists as PJ Harvey and Kate Bush, the masculine and feminine intertwine to form a sound which is both haunting and driven."
“Vivien Glass- Stark synthscapes with gently gothique leanings and a cool ambient aura fronted by the lovely ice maiden Ms Glass…John Foxx meets Marilyn Manson via This Mortal Coil…” (BugBear Productions)
Official Website / Visit Amazon to buy their debut album Awake, My Sleeper
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| Vivien Glass |
Dolls
"DOLLS was born in mid-2009 as the more offensive byproduct of a commercial pop career gone AWOL. Drawing her influence from Joy Division, Tears for Fears and Depeche Mode, DOLLS juxtaposes apocalyptic pop vocals with gritty lyricism, creating a uniquely dark synthpop signature. Bored after penning and performing two mainstream hits for Warner Music (charting top 10/20 in national video/radio), DOLLS moved from Toronto, Canada to London, UK and relaunched her music career as an independent artist, releasing the self-produced SECRET SULK in January, 2013. DOLLS’ inimitable style has enchanted international artists of all descriptions (Salman Rushdie is a fan and Rough Trade‘s Carole Pope described SECRET SULK as “The Best Album Ever”) and she is, as ever, terribly sought after but difficult to pin down."
Click here to visit the official website.
Click here to visit the official website.
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| Dolls |
Fauxplay
"Fauxplay is producer and DJ, Doug McCourt. Doug started DJing and producing back in 1992, with seminal dance music producer Simon Noble (aka Rebound, Breeder & Maurice & Noble). Producing under many guises over the years, with releases as early as 1993 and support from the likes of Pete Tong (BBC Radio 1), Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1), Eddie Temple Morris (XFM), Sasha, Jon Digweed, James Sabiela and others, Doug has since gone on to produce tracks under the guise of Hassassins, Idiotek, Kenzo and Riot Radio (with Suicide Sports Club front man and DJ/Producer Luke Brancaccio), and his new project 'HAARP' (with producer and collaborator Paul Moloney). Fauxplay has been holed up in the studio over the last couple of years producing a solo album project, and continues to release remixes and mashups for singers and DJs. Recently Fauxplay has teamed up with bitchpop queen 'Dolls' for a fusion of synth pop and electro beats - coming to a dance floor near you soon."
Click to visit the Fauxplay Soundcloud page and Facebook Fan page.
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| Fauxplay |
All quotes and info regarding the bands is taken from the band's Facebook Fan Pages.
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