Brighton after dark: 3rd April 2013

Bmusic

From ad hoc to ‘bang wallop’
Endeavours start as they mean to go on; so when we Bmusicers came to shoot our second Noise Reel show it was important to keep our boy girl presenter dynamic, but wait, what should you do when your female presenter is unable to make it?
You improvise!

As the horizontally gifted lady began singing, Bmusic dragged out its musicbox of tricks, rummaged deep and found a fine wig to keep the gender balance. In the face of adversity. DO.NOT.STOP. It got us thinking how easy it is to take circumstances for granted or even music for that matter. What would it be like if One Direction quite literally ruined music for everyone? What if music had never been at all?

From the first homosapian who banged a warning cry to the ape who, for a careless moment, harmonised back and then elaborated, something changed. Grunts became vocal flirtations with noise, maybe an imitation of birdsong and somehow our species harnessed the power of voice and began mastering harmony for entertainment.

Music has evolved constantly since its humble beginnings creating small-big joys for all humanoids. Today it moves beyond ears to all the senses; just go to a bass party and ask the guy standing next to the speakers like he’s in his own personal Harlem Shake video. King Lagoon’s Flying Swordfish Dance Band have introduced smell technicians to sets, creating aromas and fanning them into the audience. And what of music’s future? Interactive objects to hold resembling the artists interactive shape? Band flavoured meals to eat during performances?

Our point is if you don’t create with the circumstances given, great things can’t happen; music could itself have been just a great eureka moment missed. Thankfully not.

Words: Ben Darling
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Sade Ali discovers a secret silent disco

So this week I found myself sitting in the Jubilee Library twiddling my thumbs trying to think of what club night to write about. I’d never sat and wrote there before and nothing was coming to me. No wonder why, everyone was so miserable and quiet! Why did I choose to write about raving in such a zombieland? So seeing as there were no clubs open at the time for me to go and get some inspiration I started imagining the library as a club. I then noticed all the people with headphones in, and came to realise there were quite a few head-boppers, foot tappers and even a lady two-stepping whilst picking out a novel! So after playing backing music in my head and picturing the quietest of people busting shapes I then noticed that the people with headphones in weren’t so miserable after all! Concluding my pointless rant about how boring the library is to someone who loves clubs, I’ve decided that music is the root of happiness!

Here are just a few nights I am really looking forward to:

MAYFAIR @ HEDKANDI – Fridays
C.U.Next.Tuesday @ Digital – Tuesdays
Coco Loco @ Coalition – Wednesdays
O.Y.B @ Coalition – Last Saturday of every month
#ashtag @ Madam Geishas and Life –Mondays
Trash Mondays @ Coalition – Mondays
Antro @ Smack – Fridays
Big It Up @ Riki Tik – Thursdays
Playground @ Shooshhh – Fridays
Hot Wuk @ Life and Concorde 2 – Once a month
Strictly Reggae @ The Volks – Monday
Back to ours @ Geishas – Thursdays
Rack City @ Bar Rogue – Saturdays
Fashionista @ Geishas – Saturdays
Azuri @ Shooshh – Thursdays
Karaoke-A-Bull @ Yates – Tuesdays