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A bunch more Slim Cesnna gigs coming up. Slightly odd dates, only half a dozen, but with two in Manchester - a week apart, and ones in Newcastle and Stockton
 
Pat Thomas is doing a 4-day residency at Oto. Looks brill.

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that looked like the night to go to... can you describe what went on?
funnily enough I've only been to Oto once and Cleveland watkiss was on the bill then too

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The duo with Steve Beresford was them on the same grand piano, sometimes playing the piano together in the traditional way, sometimes doing odd things with objects and the strings. It was quite playful and great fun.

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Drum and Bass Survival Unit was Pat Thomas on electric keyboard, Cleveland and Lauren on vocals, and Mark Sanders on drums. The vocals were more like notes than words, if that makes sense. Or made up words. Cleveland had some effects going on and Pat had some drum machine stuff on his keyboard. As things progressed there were some oblique drum and bass references but it was hard to pin down. It was quite mad - they all had a chance to do solos and interact with each other and it got messy in parts and was brilliant in others - just like good improv is supposed to be.

It finished at about 10pm because people were worried about the riot in Dalston, but that had basically finished by then anyway.
 
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The duo with Steve Beresford was them on the same grand piano, sometimes playing the piano together in the traditional way, sometimes doing odd things with objects and the strings. It was quite playful and great fun.

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Drum and Bass Survival Unit was Pat Thomas on electric keyboard, Cleveland and Lauren on vocals, and Mark Sanders on drums. The vocals were more like notes than words, if that makes sense. Or made up words. Cleveland had some effects going on and Pat had some drum machine stuff on his keyboard. As things progressed there were some oblique drum and bass references but it was hard to pin down. It was quite mad - they all had a chance to do solos and interact with each other and it got messy in parts and was brilliant in others - just like good improv is supposed to be.

It finished at about 10pm because people were worried about the riot in Dalston, but that had basically finished by then anyway.
brilliant, thanks.
I first came across Cleveland Watkiss doing scat vocals on Jazz Warriors material (88?)...thats his thing really - i think he does that really well....to then see him on the mic at a metalheadz gig in 95 or so felt like a clash of worlds!
 
brilliant, thanks.
I first came across Cleveland Watkiss doing scat vocals on Jazz Warriors material (88?)...thats his thing really - i think he does that really well....to then see him on the mic at a metalheadz gig in 95 or so felt like a clash of worlds!

Yeah I guess that's basically what it was - scat vocals :) but like, wonky.
 
tonight

LOWER FLOOR MUSIC LABEL PARTY #1 NTS PRESENTS WOLF EYES X HIEROGLYPHIC BEING COLLAB JAM FOR THE CHAOS INSIDE THE COSMOS 4 ONE NIGHT ONLY mystery bangers / free abstraction / frozen rhythms / our souls in the hands of the translater RECORDS FROM THE GENERAL ECHO SOUND SYSTEM FIVE POUNDS ON THE DOOR FRIDAY 18 AUGUST 8PM TIL MIDNIGHT NEW RIVER STUDIOS, GROUND FLOOR UNIT E, 199 EADE ROAD, LONDON N4 1DN

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