FRIDAY 11 July, 2008
Times : 8pm
Tickets :
£7adv/£8 door
Miles of Smiles presents...
Richard Youngs & Alex Neilson
First ever live London blowout for Richard Youngs (electric guitar) and Alex Neilson (drums) pairing brings together Neilson's blistering omnidirectional percussion with Youngs' gorgeously e-bowed and distorted guitar work that harvests a frantic energy just as Tony Iomi as it is Sonny Sharrock.
Richard Youngs is a British musician with a prolific and diverse output, including many collaborations. Born in Harpenden, England, and based in Glasgow since the early '90's. He plays many instruments, most commonly choosing the guitar, but he has been known to use a wide variety of other instruments and objects, including the shakuhachi, theremin, oven tray, dulcimer,and even a motorway bridge! Already legendary free-drummer Alex Neilson has played with most of the musical underground‚s heavyweights of this era. This one man folk renaissance movement has left a trail of recordings and thrilling live shows with Jandek, Bonnie ŒPrince‚ Billy, Heather Leigh, Alasdair Roberts, etc in his wake. As one of the most energetic and Œin-tune‚ free players around, Neilson has a better grasp than most on trying to get across the nature of improvisation.
Alan Wilkinson / John Edwards / Steve Noble Trio
'Wilkinson/Edwards/Noble are producing new, vital music . John Edwards is such a fixture around the London scene these days it's hard to remember who did bass duty before he turned up. Alan Wilkinson is a ferocious improviser, probably best known for membership of the demon Hession/Wilkinson/Fell trio; Flatouttakenoprisoners saxophonication, squeals, coughs, sustained improvisational experimentation and east London tribal chanting. Fierce and wonderful. Steve Noble is an upright drummer who reminds me of an old photo of Baby Dodds. Articulate, with a surgeon's accuracy, his crisp percussion work has accompanied dancers, funksters, poets and tuba players. But he's not played better than here: great power, allied to grace, a subtle touch and solid time - the drumming drives the music on to real heights. ' Bo Weavil recs.
Phil Minton
Minton is a highly dramatic baritone. He is perhaps best known for his completely free-form work, which involves "extended techniques" that are extremely unsettling. His vocals often include the sounds of retching, burping, screaming, and gasping, as well as childlike muttering, whining, crying and humming.
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