Brighton after dark: 19 November 2013
Bmusic
Noise Reel reeling them in
You may or may not have seen, but it’s been a little while since we dropped a Noise Reel on your timelines. This is our flagship online programme featuring performances with great local bands, interviews and, oh yes, even some jokes from us. Well, we are beyond pleased to say that we have our latest show in the can and, though it is nearing folly to say it ourselves, we might just have our best line-up yet.
We’ve bagged The Move-Ons to be on the show, and anyone with half an ear on the local music scene will be familiar with these chaps. They’ve been gigging and recording for six years, in that time taking in residencies at Oceana and Casablanca before their current stint at Mesmerist, where they curate and play a bi-weekly night with their favourite local artists. They’ve just got back from a tour in Swtizerland and have released a new EP on their bandcamp page. Go fetch themove-ons.bandcamp.com
Second up is The Common Tongues, who have just returned from touring Ireland with the fabulous Villagers. Since forming in 2011 they’ve played at festivals all across these shores, including Bestival, Secret Garden Party, Hop Farm and our very own Meadowlands. Their tender, harmonised folk sound is rooted in the grandest of British traditions, and comparisons to Van Morrison, Mumford and their man Villagers are not too far wide of the mark. Big things beckon for them, and they’ve just released their new single ‘Beasts’. It’s an, um, beast of a track, so please go and buy it at their blog:
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Noise Reel 4 will be with you as soon as we’ve got it 100 per cent perfect!
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Words: David Hillier
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Sade Ali scares up a great night at audio
So after four years of waiting, B***ard Pop at Audio finally played host to Halloween. B’Pop is probably one of the most diverse and alternative nights in Brighton and sees all different types of people each and every Thursday. From weeks ago we knew it would be a big one as the regulars love a bit of fancy dress and will not hesitate to go all out. I decided after my outfit disaster last year (being the world’s worst dressed vampire) I wanted to go to B’Pop and ‘shake a leg’. I invited a few of my friends and convinced them all to dress up too, even the boys. We had pre- drinks at Sophie’s (the dead cat) and went from there. In tow we had Coral dressed up as Beetlejuice, Jamellah as a mime, Shelley the white eyed vampire, Emily was a cross between a dead leopard/cat, Duane and Matthew – the half skulls, and Derek had somewhat of a spider web round his eye and one black lip. I decided to dress up as a day of the dead skull also known as sugar skulls. As we approached Audio the sight of the queues bending round the corner of the club and the hundreds of people waiting in the rain to get in, I knew this was the time to get my hustle on. After a quick word with the security we managed to get a queue jump. The journey from outside to in had me covered in fake spider webs and a free shot in my hand.
Inside was just as busy as out and at least 90 per cent of people were dressed up. My most memorable moments from the night had to be all the boys singing and dancing to TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’, mine and Shelley’s drunken conversation in the smoking area, and Sophie’s usual antics. It’s apparent that we make a fool out of ourselves every time we go out together. We ended our night at the Volks, which usually I hate on a Thursday. However, we had a laugh and I even cut a few shapes to some drum and bass. It’s the after party that I regret back at Sophie’s, as we didn’t sleep until at least midday the next day. All in all, this Halloween was one of my best and now I’m looking forward to Crimbo! After a little ear wiggin’ and nosing I have managed to find out about ‘the Bermuda Triangle’.
The Bermuda Triangle, as you may have heard already, will be the newest club in Brighton. They are opening in the next two weeks and the club is right next door to Digital on the beach front. If you miss the Tube after parties this is the new spot for them and will be open til 7am on some nights.
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>DON’T MISS<
Magic
Fancy something different for your Saturday night? Contortionists, freak shows and optical illusions are some of the treats on offer at the Funfair Club, and dancefloor anthems from all eras complement the magic.
Funfair Club, Sat 23 Nov, 9pm, £7/£5
Soul Casserole
For a welcoming, fun night, look no further than the spicy mix of tunes from Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and many more. Perfect for uninhibited, joyful dancers.
Green Door Store, Fri 22 Nov,
11pm Free
It Is Still 1985
No decade has ever known how to party as spiritedly as the ’80s, so whether you want to relive or reimagine the atmosphere, The Haunt is the place to be every Saturday night.
The Haunt, Sat 23 Nov, 11pm, £3
Glam
A classy outfit in every aspect, glamorous hostesses and DJ Tom Rose put on a memorable night in the popular Shoosh
(which opened in March). You can even book VIP tables if you want to treat a special someone…
Shooshh, Sat 23 Nov, 10pm, £7
(Pic – Glam @ Shoosh)
Brighton Noise
Alastair Reid on this week’s gigs
This week’s musical menagerie twitches and shudders into life at The Prince Albert, where The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster alumni Vile Imbeciles are set to stalk the stage and seduce the night on Tuesday. Described variously as death jazz, junk funk, post funk and any other conflation of sexy weirdness, 2011’s D Is For W ties you to a keyboard, slathers you in ice cream, whips you with guitar strings and brings you to a rapturous, torturous climax before leaving with a sneer. Get there early for Sealionwomen and Broker.
If you can’t afford Sigur Ros at the Brighton Centre on Wednesday (£31.50!) then Phoria’s ethereal orchestrations more than make up for it at The Haunt, especially since Iceland’s biggest cultural export
lost their most talented member in Kjartan Sveinsson. Sveinsson played more instruments on Sigur Ros’s seminal back catalogue than the rest of the band put together, and his departure has left the band hollow and short of ideas. Just as their sun sets it only serves to reflect on the excellent Phoria, whose ghostly, lunar beauty is a steal at £5, all the more so when supported by such stellar local and national support as Young Kato, The Mispers, Demob Happy and Annie Eve.
Leaving that car crash of an extended metaphor burning on the A23, Kins bring their more immediate brand of icy electro pop to The Hope on Thursday. Originally from Melbourne but now calling Brighton home, Kins have an undertone of animosity to their music, as if Thomas Savage’s crooned falsetto was delivered through a glassy, dead grin. Savage’s voice has a warming effect on the studied minimalism of the songs’ arrangements though, a small fire to brighten the winter’s night the band create, and well worth a pop at £6.50, with Francis Lung and The Hundredth Anniversary supporting. If you want to pretend it’s still 1998 then Texas and Stereophonics are apparently still flogging their calcified cattle tonight as well, but at close to £40 each I’d leave them to their gin, tears and fading careers.
Source’s New Music nights continue to up the ante in terms of showcasing Brighton’s best talent and Friday’s show at the Studio Theatre is no different. Headliners IYES have an intelligent and anthemic approach to modern pop music that has built a considerable following off the back of two soundcloud tracks. Listen. Solo producer wunderkid Luo and Momotaro will open.
Use the weekend to recover.
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