The Underground Stage
“It’s Day 3 of a new decade and if I see anything more wilfully unhinged in the next ten years than Terrificus, I’ll be stunned. 300bpm drum machines, Japanther, satire, “fucking Radiohead”, ear-splitting noise, an overhead projector, and – I can’t quite believe I’m writing this – quite a lot about Shaggy. Utterly deranged, in […]
“Ashtray Boy – at least the ones onstage tonight – have lived lives and all of them pop up in song here. Every lesson learned is here, every record loved, height reached, ball dropped, every damn thing. It’s like listening to an autobiography. It’s an absolute bloody pleasure from start to finish.” Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/AshtrayBoy
“Uncle Pit are made of all the bits off all the best records you’ve ever heard. There’s some deeply clever widdly bits (impressive!), some deeply stupid hardcore bits (fun!), and the rest of it sounds like an avalanche of indie record stores falling down a hill. Completely off its head, a mad gem.” [flickr_set id=”72157712426828246″]
“Great to catch the (still!) un-internet-able Stressless again. All the jangle and slack you’d ever need, where delicate clever songs flirt with the possibility that it’ll all collapse in a giggling heap at any second.” [flickr_set id=”72157712427005157″]
“Filthy-dark squelching and heavy-footed beats fill the air here, as if The Cure went clubbing. Even if it is all mostly made of analogue instruments it still sounds like an alarming vision of a dank future, dance music for dystopians.” Learn More: Facebook – Instagram – Twitter
“You know how some bands come off like they’re just way too cool to even, y’know, BE onstage? Yeah, Scabz are the other thing, where they look like they’re being actually defibrillated mid-song, like all the anger and humour and in-jokes in the songs are trying to escape via their collective face. The Scabz way […]
“Tuppaware Party sound rich and velvety but there is unmistakeable menace here. Imagine the soundtrack to a French black and white film if that film was about a very cute puppy murdering you all and feasting on your spinal fluid. Icy cool – slightly terrifying.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157712315091193″]
“Organs are way fun! All the snot you’d ever need, but with the widest-grinning songs propelling it all. It’s that really twitchy and aggro punk band you like, just with a mouthful of pingers.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157712313232742″]
“First time seeing August Auzins but it’s both loudly memorable and memorably loud. Downbeat, bass heavy, with some truly impressive squalls of noise, it’s like being hit in the face with a storm at sea.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157712312523562″]