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Ballroom # 70
Sincabeza (France)
Souvaris (UK)
with Trails & MP Inferno
Friday Oct 19th
The Lower Deck, Portobello Harbour
€10, doors 9pm, free CD-r to the first 100.
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Sincabeza
Sincabeza is Eric Camara, David Loquier, and Philippe Rey, three
veterans of the Bordeaux rock scene. They met whilst Eric and David
were playing for solo singer-songwriter Guimo (Chronowax), and
Philippe had just released a self-titled album with Nuer (PIAS).
Following the discovery of mutual musical influences, the three of
them decided to experiment jamming together in December 2002;
initially a causal side-project, their natural perfectionism and
committed work ethic saw them complete a demo by April 2003, and
several high-profile support slots for Explosions in the Sky, Trans
Am, Karate, and The Evens followed.
If a frame of reference is needed, Sincabeza's music sits somewhere
between the UK bands that Sincabeza have already accompanied both in
France and during their first UK tour - Charlottefield, That Fucking
Tank, I'm Being Good, and those at the forefront of the American
independent /avant-garde rock scene of the present day: Tortoise,
Shellac, Don Caballero. Post rock, instrumental rock or noisy pop –
whatever; if you ask them, Sincabeza will tell you that genre is not
even an issue. The trio simply play, allowing themselves to follow
whatever deconstructed, intricate, liberated path they wish - songs
full of awkward variations, elaborate arrangements, razor-sharp
breaks, and twisted themes. Their music springs in every direction,
but you have to see them live to better grasp their explosive and
frenetic nature. The quality of musicianship is second to none, and
yet the raw, physical energy of their live show threatens to lose
control at any moment.
With second album « Edit sur passage avant fin ou montée d'instrument
» now out on Paris' Distile records, and David currently free from
duties as drummer in Laetitia Sadler of Stereolab's side project
Monade, Sincabeza are ready to hit the road again and rock the f**k
out wherever they can. A UK tour for October follows dates already
played in Belgium, Holland and Spain, and will give them a chance to
revisit the convertees from their first tour, as well as make some new
friends.
"[Sincabeza] never stops bouncing around, and always away
from wherever you thought it might go […] Sincabeza rock hard, with
precision and a sense of humour. Honey to the ears of those who like
their rock canny." - www.dmute.net
http://www.sincab.com
http://www.myspace.com/sincabeza
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Souvaris
Souvaris have been playing together for 7 years, and release their
second album, "A Hat", on Gringo Records in July 2007. Written over
three years and mastered by John Golden (Sonic Youth, Melvins,
Lightning Bolt), "A Hat" joyfully throws together the krautrock
motorik of Neu! and Can, the grooves and bad jazz of Tortoise and
Battles and the odd Yo La Tengo or Bedhead-esque pop hook.
Having played countless shows with bands ranging from Do Make say
Think to Thee More Shallows, The Shipping News to Matt Elliott, Fly
Pan Am to old friends Explosions in the Sky, Souvaris deliver a live
show that is as entertaining as it is subtle, as direct as it is
layered. Souvaris released their first EP, a self-titled 12" on
Telesphere Recordings, in 2003, described as "miles ahead of the
usual post rock sludge"
A debut album, "I Felt Nothing At All", followed, released in January
2005 on Bearos Records, and distributed in France by la FNAC. The
band, although proud of the record, felt they needed to push
themselves further and wholly detach themselves from the limiting
quiet-loud aesthetic of a million post-rock soundalikes.
The past two years have been spent writing new music, developing new
sounds and approaches, and honing the dynamics and energy of their
songs. Wandering chords and ambient washes have been replaced by tight
grooves, intricate rhythms and playful melodies. Souvaris have played
twice toured the UK and Europe, visiting France, Belgium, Spain and
Switzerland along the way. Fresh back from a ten date tour of France,
where they met with warm receptions and garnered glowing reviews, they
are feeling more determined than ever to take their music further a
field. Put simply, they love to play – and hope to play to you soon.
"Souvaris create music that takes the listener by the throat and
doesn't let go until the end […] one can only enjoy imagining the
future direction of this band, whose discography is rapidly becoming
indispensable" - www.benzinemag.net
http://www.souvaris.com
http://www.myspace.com/sourvaris
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Trails
Trails are a great instrumental experimental rock band from Wicklow.
"Hi I love myself and am the best band in the earthfffffff. Please
listen to me make sound. I would love to meet you all in person. But
my cabbage breath disallows this kind of rumpus. Speaking of rumpus I
had a terrible time done south last year. Many crocodiles ate my
guitar strings. But it's okay since I developed a set of snare wires
on my back, an stuck them on my guitar. It creates quite a buzz when
it is plucked with a deft hand like mine. Could I please loan some
orange juice for my upcoming sabbatical in jerusalem?. Love and good
wishes. Trails (a real person.) "
Exactly
http://www.myspace.com/trailsloveyou
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MP Inferno
Formerly known as Menacing Panda Invasion, now the tastefully titled
MPInferno are a 3 piece instrumental rock band from Dublin and have
been playing together for a number of years on and off. In early 2006
MPInferno assembled in the studios to work on what will be their first
EP entitled Long Time No Sea Bass
http://www.mpinferno.com
http://www.myspace.com/mpinferno
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