Blood Red Shoes

Blood Red Shoes, Tiger Force, Venom Seeds at Islington Buffalo Bar, Islington, Tue 04 Oct

Review by Tommy Mack

What’s the best thing about so-called Art Rock? It’s noisy. And the worst thing? Well, it’s often little else; a plodding, opaque racket, sacrificing rhythm and melody for sheer density of sound. And it’s White – an unfunky, machine-like grind, made strictly not for dancing to, separating itself from it’s cockier cousin by eschewing its blues roots. Not so multinational London trio Venom Seeds.»

Islington Buffalo Bar

Train: Highbury (3 mins)

Tube: Highbury & Islington (3 mins)

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Blood Red Shoes

The following was adapted from the band's biography which can be found on their website...

Blood Red Shoes are a band from London and Brighton, UK. They are two people: Laura-Mary (wishes she was Spanish) and Steven (wishes he was French). They play guitars and drums and they sing.

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Tiger Force

Tiger Force consists of Helen, Andy and a lot of things which make loud noises. Deliberately steering clear of anything that might resemble a recognisable genre, they can best be described as sample-loving hip-hop-inspired punk-ethos sing-along handclapping demented scuzz-pop. And then some.»

Venom Seeds

Brilliant, raw yet innovative blues-punk trio, formed 2005, who merge mutant funk slide-riffs with clattering assymetrical madness and screaming Riot Grrrl punk. Think Nic Endo fronting the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.»