Fieldhead + A-Sun Amissa

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On The Bridges present:

£5 in advance / more on the door.

There will be no bar on the night, but you're more than welcome to bring your own refreshments (including booze).

FIELDHEAD [www.fieldheadmusic.com]
Fieldhead is Paul Elam. He produces ambient/electronic music that delights in tape hiss, geography, bleak landscapes and decaying analogue loops. He is ably assisted by violinist Elaine Reynolds (The Boats, The Declining Winter). Formed in Leeds, UK in 2008, Fieldhead released a number of EPs and the critically acclaimed album They Shook Hands for Hours (Home Assembly Music, 2009) before relocating to Vancouver, BC in 2010.

Whilst residing in Canada, Paul busied himself with remixing the likes of Epic45, Conquering Animal Sound and Brave Timbers and recording Fieldhead's second album, 'a correction'. 'a correction' was released to wide acclaim on Gizeh Records in late October 2012. The new album builds on the love of melody, brevity and dusty atmosphere to be found in previous releases, but also adds a widescreen expansiveness in keeping with the vastness of the landscape it was created in.

A-SUN AMISSA [http://www.slowsecret.com/]
A-Sun Amissa is a project formed out of Leeds, UK in 2011 by members of Glissando and The Rustle of the Stars.. Built on the foundations of the unknown, a project that encompasses minimalist drones, modern-classical movements and avant-garde tendencies.

Richard Knox (Glissando, The Rustle of the Stars, Of Thread & Mist) & Angela Chan (Glissando, The Rustle of the Stars, Tomorrow We Sail) began forming the initial ideas in the Autumn of 2011, moving away from the piano-led ambience of previous outputs. A-Sun Amissa produce a dense, drone-like atmosphere accompanying evocative, melodic string sections and intertwining guitars. The live show features sections of the recorded output combined with improvisation to unlock new movements and progressions in the music. The subtle, considered textures and the hypnotic interaction between players and instruments provide an intense live performance.

WREATHS [http://wreathstaperecordings.bandcamp.com/]
Shrouded in tape hiss, Wreaths uses bowed mandolin drones, billowing guitar and looped tones to create a dusty fog of noise; favouring decaying tape, creaking equipment and those tiny sounds that crack and hiss and hum. Borne of darkest Northumberland, Wreaths has released two albums to date on various labels, most recently Under The Spire, home to Zelienople, Concessionaires, Boduf Songs and Black Eagle Child.

At Morden Tower, Back Stowell Street, West Walls, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4XG.

Morden Tower is located in the alley behind Stowell Street. The easiest way to find it is to enter Stowell Street from Bath Lane, go through the walls and take a left directly before the 'Nagomi' restaurant. Take a right on to the back alley, and Morden Tower is up the stairs approximately 100 metres on the left.

Disabled access is limited at Morden Tower - please e-mail onthebridges@gmail.com if you have any queries.