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Gallops, EastFifeFourForfarFive, Baboon: Liverpool - Shipping Forecast, Friday 30th July
GALLOPS
"Where live electronics and jagged guitars meet on the floor and thrash the s**t out of each other until neither one is left standing."
Wrexham is not renowned for it's math and post rock heritage, so it's a surprise to find a band to be making such forward thinking, experimental and accomplished digital math rock out of the barren wilds of North Wales as GALLOPS are.
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A melange of the experimentation of Battles and Pivot, the more poppier dynamism of Foals, the glitchiness of Aphex Twin and the riffs of Black Sabbath, GALLOPS deliver a live show full of energy and rawness with enough to appeal to both the musos as well as those looking for a bit of dancefloor friendliness.
They've just released an EP on Holy Roar (Pulled Apart By Horses, Rolo Tomassi) and championed by the likes of Huw Stevens and Zane Lowe on Radio 1 as well as being picked to play Radio One's Big Weekend and The Big Chill, Gallops seem set for a bright future.
Immense, furious complex and glitchy instrumental post rock for the feet as much as the ears, we are very pleased to host GALLOPS.
"Riff-heavy, Oxes-style breed of post-rock: Fat, Sabbath-esque riffs underpinned with grooving drum patterns and smattered with laptop electronica; it's post-rock for the head and the heart"
BEATRWTZ.COM
"Fresh, compulsive and inventive. It's cyborg soul music"
BBC RADIO WALES
"Math rock disco"
DAZED AND CONFUSED
http://www.myspace.com/thegallopsband
EASTFIFEFOURFORFARFIVE
Instrumental math rock duo featuring two dickheads with wild drumming, heavy riffs, one song and 14 minutes. For fans of Lightning Bolt, Tera Melos, Giraffes? Giraffes! and the like.
http://www.myspace.com/eastfifefourforfarfive
BABOON
"You never know just what you're going to get with Baboon. From utter shaps to radiant beauty. Do not miss dis, dis miss not do."
New project from ex stairs lead guitarist Ged Lynn and ex spiritualized guitarist Mike Mooney with special guests. This is one of Baboon's first shows. Come see them before they turn into a huge gorilla.
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As usual the hirsute Nick Ford and delectable We're Not Sorry will be spinning choons on the ones AND twos for you to dahnce until the early hours to.
8pm till the early heures.
Go 'ead lid.