Wotgodforgot : The Present (NYC) + Grand Canyon details
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After many years and variant modes of collaboration, Rusty formed together with Mina and Jesse who bring a plethora of extra dimensions to the sound of The Present. Mina’s background in classical piano and the love of japanese traditional songs meets at intense and imaginative levels with the expressive attitude of the band, whilst the long standing musical partnership between Jesse and Rusty, which began when they were in high school together, provides the cemented sound giving the songs one voice and the band the sound of a single instrument.
Though the instruments on ‘World I See’ aren’t necessarily new(the basic elements are piano, guitar and drums), guided by intuition the band attempt to make timeless music by using the most minimalist methods in innovative new ways. The result of capturing and developing these sounds is the beautifully elegant yet emotionally powerful sound of The Present.
“When I listen to the sounds and the songs the name and the webs of connections and opposites remain. I can hear light and dark high and low happy and sad synthetic and organic and on and on like that forever and that’s a compliment to the production and the technique I would say. Most of all I like how I feel when I listen to the music.” - Panda Bear
www.myspace.com/thepresentnewyork
After a short break to write new material one of Manchester finest Post
Rock bands are back to grace the wotgodforgot stage. We literally cannot
wait. Check them out here -
www.myspace.com/grandcanyonmusic
CHARLIES HERO
Drifting waves of guitar shimmer building to ball/womb busting
crescendos, pie munching never sounded like this before, inspired
mechanical grace for the children of god.
www.myspace.com/charlieshero
WARM WIDOW
Incredibly chunky riffs, thunderous drum crashes and bassline switches
that should stay in your memory long after your ears stop ringing. Their
tightly structured, aggressive onslaught of shrieking axework and
hypnotic basslines and spectacular, pummelling drumming calls to mind
two of the greatest exponents of disturbing, aggressive music, The Fall
and Shellac.
www.myspace.com/warmwidow
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Doors open: 8.30pm til 11.45pm
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