Date
Thursday 11 August 2011 at 8:00pm
Location
The Chameleon Arts Cafe
17 Angel Row,
Nottingham,
NG1 6HL,
United Kingdom
Description
Portland Oregon's ASSS head over to the UK to co-headline with London's Meddicine in support of a split 12” coming out on Clan Destine Records & Meddicine's own imprint label Six Six Sixties Records. Both bands deal in a dark blend of analog synthesizers and distorted pop sensibilities. Power electronics for the cold wave crowd, twitchy industrial post-punk or drone for the restless. ASSS have played with notable bands including Yummy Fur, The Gossip, Cold Cave, Former Ghosts, Blessure Grave, Thee Oh Sees and many more.
"Kind of like a sloppy, primitive Joy Division. This was definitely intended for a crowded basement party" - Brandon Ellison, Oregon Music News
Meddicine is London based Monika Krol, her experimental noise-scapes are the soundtrack of brutal destruction, reminding me of a cross between the aforementioned Mushy and Crystal Castles. Take "Fishing In The Dark River", intense, dark and menacing synths drowned in excessive looping drum beats and the distorted vocal drawl of Monika, it's fair to say that this is not date music, the harsh, industrial chill is going to piss your neighbours right off, play it loud.
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