LIVE SOUNDBYTES

Astral Social Club
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Sub-Merged
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Martin & James Archer
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Elizabeth Wheelbarrow
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Freenoise Monthly Live 2007 at Bar Abbey
Every third Thursday of the month. All shows start 8pm. Late Bar til 12. 16th August.

Astral Social Club - Neil Campbell with John Clyde-Evans..

Sub-Merged

Astral Social Club is the pseudonym of one Neil Campbell, a man whose involvement in the UK's experimental music scene has been well documented. Through his work with the Vibracathedral Orchestra and the Sunroof! guise he has consistently amazed and enthralled listeners, not only bringing together a huge legion of fans but also managing to influence countless young acts. (Bookmat). The live experience throws up in the air straight-ahead drumbox/synthesizer jamming, computer-processing, swirling loops, primitive vocal holler, noise catharsis, tranquil guitar shimmer and a busload of other angles, cranks up the volume and adds a visceral, seething human presence before letting it fall all over the audience. His new release on Important Records, Neon Pibroch is highly recommended and has of course been already met with much acclaim.
For this gig Neil teams up with old collaborator John Clyde-Evans (aka Tirath Singh Nirmala), another stalwart of the curious and magical Northern England school of psy-folk-drone-punk. In fact at the time of writing the song to play as Neil's website opens is 'Tirath's Mashup' - listen! This should be a very exciting and visceral gig!

Martin Archer - Sopranino, alto and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, bass recorder, bass harmonica, harmonium, violectronics, keyboards, software instruments. As a live performer, Archer seeks to avoid the inert and inexpressive performance style inherent in much live electronic music. He is a unique inhabitant of the school of English maverick composers.
Martin Archer micro-site
Discus Records - Archer's own renegade label

Sub-Merged - Free percussion duo Charlie Collins & Jonny Drury and for this event for the first time Glynn Heppenstall (electronics). Formed April 2007, Sheffield UK. (incorporating a third floating member; so far Mick Beck on basoon, tenor saxophone and whistles).
Charlie Collins - Waterphone, gongs, cymbals, metal, snare drum, frame drums, mbiras, cajon and balafon (also vibraphone but not in Sub-Merged). Jonny Drury - Drumset, guitars, vocals, percussion.
Micro-site

Elizabeth Wheelbarrow
(Leeds free sax / guitar duo featuring Andy Abbot of That Fucking Tank)

James and Martin Archer

Andy & Dave. Pics by Glynn

Bar Abbey, Abbeydale Rd, S7 1FS.
On A61, 1.5 miles South of town centre, just before the Broadfield pub. Local buses: 25/75/76/97 MAP
Access: one straight flight of stairs.
If you need assistance please ask, we are here to help. mob: 07754 910156

Further Info

Some of these events will have guest DJs so you can freak out more after the show - we are working on it.

Support for Freenoise Monthly Live comes from Notes & Sounds, the event arm of Discus.

Bar Abbey is situated inside the beautiful Grade II listed building of the old Abbeydale Picture House

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