BLOG SPECTRUM

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GALLOPING ALL THE WAY HOME ON SATURDAY.

Hey you. Yeah you. Guy who’s never been to a gig yet claims to love music. Yeah, you. This Saturday would be a fine time to buck that trend and get some live music in y’. 

Eat it.

GALLOPS ET AL LAGER CLUB!

Maybe there’s a reason we haven’t spammed this to death! Maybe my intenet has been down or maybe for once, just once we are gonna’ let the music speak for itself.

Warsisters formed earlier this year abd have been ripping it up ever since!

Mother of Six already packed this venue out in February but put them in a room with Gallops and it will be like tow pitbulls fighting it out tooth and nail!

COME! BS!

WREXHAM surley is a hive of musical activity again this week. The week starts perdicably enough with two open mic nights. The first is the Blue Lantern, Yales Cafe Bar Wrexham which seems to have been held for decades on a Monday night. The second, is at Saith Seren on the following evening. With two nights chasing similar audiences AND players the question has to be asked; “Do we really need another open mic night?”. Open mics used to be a springboard for emerging talent in the town. Judging by the apprent lack of new artists in the town the answer must be; “err probably”.

Wednesday sees the return of Death in Vegas to the live arena at Central Station. Mainman Richard Fearless has gone solo and created an album of dark brooding electro featuring his own vocals; ‘Trans Love Energies’ is a collection of songs some of which wouldn’t feel out of place on a Radiohead offering and are in fact probably more accessable than some of their recent offerings, but, I digress. When Richard will unveils his new sound expect to hear the likes of Aisha and Dirge deconstructed and recognisable only by their vocal samples. Providing the main support will be Victorian Hardware. Always one for innovation, VH will mix their trademark sound of light techno with a number of guest appearances. Expect dualistic guitars from The Fag Machine and a Double Bass appearing onstage. Completeing the line up is Jed Is Dead adding a nice refreshing breeze of electro pop to proceedings.

Friday sees The Roseville Band play Glyndwr which is now sadly a rare live outing for the boys. The fact that this clashes with Bring The Soul’s ep launch party at Central will probably leave even the most faithful of local music supporters wondering what to do. In the Blue corner, the Gallagheresque (God I love that word! Nice one JJ!) Bring the Soul defend the town whilst The Roseville Band attack from the outskirts. Both nights boast stellar line ups; Central sees support from Mowbird and Best Of Enemies whilst Glyndwr sees Portlights and Del Casino on the bill. There’s also a fiver but then the trade off is a walk accross town. This debate could always be settled by a bus ride to Chester to see Gallops in Telfords. A band clearly at the top of their game at the moment, they seem to be attacking the live scene with increased vigour. There gigs simply seem to go whoosh over your head these days and an hour seems to last minutes.

Saturday sees The Reads return to Wrexham for a free gig at Saith Seren. Now this is simply one band that cannot be missed. It’s rare that you get to see such talent in Wrexham these days and for free. Their album credits reads (ha see what I did there) like a who’s who? of Manchester as does their sound. From gentle acoustic numbers peppered with bursts of electronica to dark cutting blues riffs, their recent album Stories From The Border is an instant classic.

Freedom is sometimes like too many choices. Ah well, looking at the above, it’s clear that whatever you decide to do this week, you won’t be disappointed.

BOB SPECTRUM

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recorded, mixed and produced within three days, it features four brand new tracks and comes in a hand-stitched slip case.

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Runcorn New Town, Cheshire, England, 1967-76

(James Stirling)

Now you are talking!

Really pleased to have these play for us last week…check them out!

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Inc. both EPs, including a surf cover of Odd Future’s Orange Juice. 

If you’ve not picked up a tape lately, I’d say you should pick up one of ours.

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FOCUS WALES WREXHAM Ten bands you must see at Focus Wales.

FOCUS WALES it’s a biggie. There’s not an act on the bill I couldn’t recommend but I’m gonna’ talk about ten things at each venue at the Festival that won’t disappoint.

Gallops

It’s seems a long time since witnessing Gallops debut gig, two Llay heads and a Moz huddled in the corner of a busy beer garden, sharp guitar riffs intersecting deff beats. Since then they have played all over Europe, the US and with a series of gigs in Japan scheduled next week, domination of the Western Hemisphere seems imminent.  Catch them opening the Festival with a cheeky gig upstairs in South Central. Word is you even get a free drink if you are early! Support comes from Victorian Hardware, Crash Disco and the much touted Ninetails

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The Fag Machine

These guys seem to have been around for as long as the alternative music scene has been in Wrexham, albeit in other acts. Not sure if they were formed from the ashes of any of bands but then the Old Swan was often a hotbed for chemical alchemy. Despite their longevity the band have refocused with bunch of new songs.

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Wrexham Community Choir

Now I know what you are thinking, curveball? However this is not America; we do not ‘do lunch’ we eat at logical intervals throughout the day. Anyway, the reason this is so crucial is it represents people coming together in undoubtedly the oldest, coolest and most culturally significant venue in the Festival; the Saint Giles Parish church and the choir also represents a sense of community and inclusivity, something that we previously been lacking in. Nonetheless, these velvety tones with set the mood for Heal the Last Stand, Andy Hickie, Jodie Marie et al in the Parish Church perfectly!

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The Scene

If there’s one thing missing in today’s music industry it’s old school rock ’n’ roll. Thankfully, The Scene has this in bundles. Having put paid to their beloved tour bus last week after twelve months of grueling road action, the band return for a hometown appearance downstairs in South. As you would expect their sound name checks Oasis, The Who and other British classics but recent live outings have seen this sound peppered with psychedelic ramblings. Regardless of how Friday night pans out for the bands, their set will be 30mins of pure adrenalin.

F.o.E.

On strangers to the locale, F.o.E. would be described by me Ma as so laid back they are falling over. However, this relaxed attitude complements their music perfectly. This fuses dubstep, reggae, funk, roots to make something rather special. Song content is sometimes paranoid and edgy and underpinned by scank rhythms. New member Stu Nicholls has added trombone and guitar effects putting the icing on an already rather tasty cake. Catch them at Central Station on Friday and bring your dancing shoes.

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We//Are//Animal

We//Are//Animal were much touted in 2010 and their career has followed a similar trajectory to that of Gallops; playing gigs and Festivals around the world. We//Are//Animal lay angular guitar riffs over beds of percussion topped with irresistibly catchy vocal melodies. Expect these to win over a new legion of fans when they perform at Central Station on Thursday night.

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Masters in France

It’s no secret that there is a bit of overlap between these and the above with a few members being shared between bands. Masters guitarist Owain Ginesburg put this down to a lack of musicians in the Welsh hills and an in proportionate number of sheep. Owain was last seen attempting to train sheep to emulate their unique combination of guitar riff and electronica.  Plenty of surprises in store in Central on Saturday night then if you are still standing.

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DRKMTR

Dark Matter is the combination of guitar, spoken word and film. DRKMTR is indeed a bold venture; when someone tells you they are going to explore the theories of Dark Matter via the mediums of guitar, poetry and TV sets you are going to instinctively approach this with a degree of caution. However great slabs of guitar and mountains of TVs work as a great distraction from the poetry and allow your focus to drift off and the words enter your brain subconsciously. Catch this at Wrexham Museum on Saturday.

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The Bear Beats Band

The Bear Beats represent a lovely ethereal mix of jazz, blues and Celtic folk. Bilingual but French and English as opposed to Welsh and English. The venue, Saith Seren is a true example of a modern day cooperative; opening in January at short notice the venue has worked very hard to get up to speed. Hosting the final gig for the Festival if you actually get to Saith Seren you deserve a medal though I’m sure you all will.

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Anyway, have a Stellar weekend whatever you decide to do!

Bob Spectrum!

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THE UNIVERSAL play Wrexham on 7th April 2012…

The morning after a good gig is normally typified by a sychophantic message via social media…so lets tell it how it is for once!

First off the gig is under attended; there’s certainly less than 100 there possibly more than 50 but suprisingly lapse given the quality of the line up. But then what we have here most importantly is a die hard following. The venue empties inbetween bands and then swells again as they take to the stage.

I cannot stress how good Warsisters actually are. Evertine I see them they are more tighter and more focused than ever before. Delicate medodies over edgy riffs, dark synth sounds - oh yes!!! They’ve got it!!

The Fag Machine’s return is heralded with a new confidence, focus and increased vigor. Playing a set amost exclusively of new tunes the first track is typical of their new approach. The band builds a cacophony of carefully controlled feedback over the verse before both guitars intersect each other in the chorus. 

Mitch jokes that the lackusture attendance is evidence of the band have to pay for previous success and adoration but as soon as they take to the stage its evident that a few heads short doesn’t really mater . I am Austin are fuelled with a passion that burns, and the audience dance, drink and even sing along. With a set that is bookended with L.A.F.S. and Stripper the guys never take their foot off the gas once! I Am Austin have pure longevity.

If you weren’t at this one, have amassive word with yourself! If you were, keep it hardcore!