Escalade

Vessels, Escalade, East/Strike/West at London Notting Hill Arts Club, Sat 05 Jan

Review by Mike Diver

Vessels’ 2008 seems set to be one of evolution to a zenith point; coincidence with the debut’s release would be beneficial, but watching their shows become word-of-mouth events of local-scene legend is going to be a wondrous adventure»

Notting Hill Arts Club

Train: Westbourne Park (18 mins)
Paddington (18 mins)
Tube: Notting Hill Gate (4 mins)

Directions: take the tube to Notting Hill Gate, then take the LEFT exit. That's left, the left again. Walk down the road for a few minutes but the place is difficult to find as it's not marked outside... It's next to a hairdresser's and opposite a kebab shop. You will notice it by the big wooden doors and velvet rope outside and probably a bouncer too...

THIS is your MySpace link for information on all upcoming RoTa shows. RoTa is held every Saturday at the Arts Club, from 4 til 8, and is free entry. DiS runs its monthly DiScover Club shows there - check the site regularly for details of upcoming DiScover Club shows.

Escalade

MySpace

Greg Sullivan - guitar, bass, drums, piano, vocals, keys, synths, percussion, vibes
Shinichiro Kobayakawa - Drums/percussion
Shayne Bowden - drums & banter
Gen'Saku Shirabe - Bass

Other Collaborators: Rei Tsuchisaki - Keyboard/Cello, 2nd Vocal; Moom ru - 2nd Vocal; Warren Fryar - trumpet; Hayakawa san - Cello, Mongolian violin; Brendan Anderegg - remix, cello; Toru Ohara - Flugelhorn

Escalade is a project of New York-area native Greg Sullivan, currently based in Tokyo.

East/Strike/West

MySpace

Laurie - The Bass Guitar
Jonny - The Drums
James - The Guitar
Simon - The Guitar
Jordan - The Vocal

Influences include Sonic Youth, Cursive, Forward Russia and Les Savy Fav.

Vessels

A four piece from Leeds on Cuckundoo Records. Have played with The Appleseed Cast, iLiKETRAiNS, Oceansize, Youthmovies, Red Jetson and Jeniferever amongst others, as well as performing on the Unsigned stage at Leeds festival 2006.

"Dynamic post rock which stalks around your room before launching itself through a window." - Steve Lamacq, www.myspace.com/lamacqunsigned

"A soaring, vast expanse of chiming glacial guitars, electronic squelches and turbulent rhythms that incorporates exhilarating bursts of sound with gorgeously sedate introspective moments." - Nick Kearns, Leedsmusicscene.co.uk

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