Darren Hayman's Occupation - The Trial Separation - A Set of New Songs

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Popside and The Vortex Present...

Darren Hayman's Occupation

Show Four - The Trial Separation - A Set of New Songs

Thursday 10th October 2013 The Vortex

One part of the Occupation idea is that we would do things we had never done before. That in getting used to the venue we would be spurred on to do new and experimental things. So far at each of the shows we have performed new songs. On October the tenth we take this one step further with a whole night of new songs.

During August we hope to record all of these songs in a chapel in Wales. The songs are more loosely themed than recent albums but the songs do have a thread running through them. Soft pulsing hymns of regret.

These are songs about love gone wrong. A break up album. Please come and see us play a whole set of new songs on October 10th.


Darren Hayman's Occupation is a series of shows on the second Thursday of the month at The Vortex, Dalston. There will be a mix of sets showcasing different albums, themes and special guests. This is not your standard indie gig:

"I love gigs. I hate gigs.

I want to play live and I love what shows can be, but I've found myself frequently stifled by the limitations of my career. I can't play the plush, seated venues and I can't experiment with a string section or play 20 minute opuses.

My music was born in the sticky floored rock venue. I like the sticky floored rock venue but I have had a hankering for something different recently. My own taste has veered towards free improv and jazz and although it's hard to imagine that music influencing my own I do love the culture of live music in this genre.

Long sets, sometimes two, comfortable venues and a reverence and respect for the event and the moment; less talking, less cameras, more dynamics, less microphones.

I wondered if these would let an indie rock interloper amongst their ranks. My show at the Vortex back in last November was successful enough to make me think of playing a monthly residency there.

The idea is that each show is themed. I don't want to go the whole predictable route of playing complete albums, but rather group, types of songs together for different evenings. Experiment, sometimes play two sets, sometimes have unlikely guests. I will be playing with members of my bands from through out my career as well as old friends like the Wave Pictures and Allo Darlin.

The Vortex is a beautiful venue. I'm trying to do something different; something, smaller, prettier. I hope you can come."

The Vortex
11 Gillett Square, London N16 8AZ
www.vortexjazz.co.uk
Doors 8pm
£12 Adv

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