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FOOT VILLAGE
Presented by: Upset The Rhythm| 0 | LONDON: Upset The Rhythm @ The Luminaire |
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| P | Friday 3rd October, 2008 |
| N | 8:00pm |
Event information
"Of all the weird scum-hunch folk ensembles I've heard over the last
few years, Foot Village may be the most chaotic. Created and staffed
by members of some LA underground heavies, this is a rather masterful
effort, even when things are a little more controlled." - WIRE
Featuring Brian Miller & Grace Lee of of Gang Wizard (Load/Ecstatic
Peace), Josh Taylor of Friends Forever (Load), and Dan Rowan aka the
infamous International Voice of Reason, Foot Village is the first
nation built after the apocalypse. Casting off their past
accomplishments as mere musicians, the citizens of Foot Village now
have a duty to rebuild the world, a new nation atop the ruins of Hell,
after the oceans have all evaporated. In the absence of electricity
they are erecting civilization with drums and voices alone! This is
pure hardcore though. No jamming. No drum circles. So leave your
bongos at home you hippy!
All we know so far is revealed on their first album 'World Fantasy'
(Not Not Fun) a collection of songs about other countries. Now Foot
Village have created their own country and the songs on 'Friendship
Nation' (Recorded by Jonathan Snipes of Captain Ahab & mastered by
Pete Swanson of Yellow Swans) are reports on what life in Foot Village
is like. This album features four incredible, additional remixes by
fellow cosmologists: Tussle, BIG A little a, Silver Daggers, &
Robedoor. Pitchfork Media are currently raving about Foot Village on
'Forkcast' with an exclusive feature and mp3 download of 'Protective
Nourishment' a track taken from 'Friendship Nation'. Foot Village
played SXSW at the 'Deathbomb Arc / Cock Rock Disco' showcase in March
(alongside Otto Von Schirach, Captain Ahab, Friends Forever, Kevin
Shields, Jason Forrest & Nero's Day At Disneyland) and toured the
entire USA in May 2008. Now they will serve as ambassadors to Europe
in October!
Foot Village have featured on split releases with BIG A little a,
Sword Heaven and Black Pus and appear in Sean Carnage's forthcoming
movie alongside HEALTH & Juiceboxxx. Brian Miller also runs Deathbomb
Arc label and helps run The Smell in Los Angeles. Foot Village have
played with Dan Deacon, BIG A little a, Tussle, XBXRX, KIT, Mae Shi,
Captain Ahab, HEALTH, Abe Vigoda and have even performed at LA's
Natural History Museum! Foot Village is a nation unlike any other and
only by visiting can you really know.
"percussion, played as if teasing a knot of wool into freedom; a
combination of rhythmic histrionics and cataracts of chafing
abandonYes, I have a feeling this "Foot Village" is going to be huge.
10/10 " Andrew Zukerman - FOXY DIGITALIS
"Hair-raisingly direct, with drums of absolute death, Foot Village are
instantly mesmerizing. 8/10" - ROCK SOUND
"anarchic percussive throwdown for the cosmic disco of the mind." - MOJO
"primitive beyond repair." - PLAN B
"tribal percussion smackdowns, jungle growls, and cuckoo-house
ululations" - PITCHFORK
"While it's true, the band's peers such as No Age and Health have
brought attention to the Los Angeles scene, groups like Foot Village
maintain it." - CMJ
"bombastic euphoria... pure drum-and-scream, a high-speed theme for a
city of grown-up kids." - PAPER THIN WALLS
"a barrage of drums that crack the shield of our inhibitions" - 20JAZZFUNKGREATS
Venue information
LONDON: Upset The Rhythm @ The Luminaire| 0 | 311 Kilburn High Road Kilburn London NW6 7JR |
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| > | www.upsettherhythm.co.uk |
| ! | 07713 867881 |
| ` | Doors at 8pm, live music from 8.30pm. Tube: Kilburn [Jubilee] / Kilburn Park [Bakerloo]. Bus: 16, 32, 189, 316 Train: Silverlink [Brondesbury]. Over 18s unless otherwise stated. |
