ed99
18-08-2005, 16:25
a couple of months ago these two bands came down and put on a great night, bringing together videoart / slides / live music in a beautiful mix. hard to pin down: Sonver are quite post-rocky whilst Forestbrook have elements of an Irish Belle and Sebastian about them.
anyway, they were great and they are back tonight.
some cool blues coming our way tomorrow night too (Critic's choice "Freebie of the Week" in TIME OUT)...
ed
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RITZY CAFE
Upstairs at the Ritzy Cinema
Brixton Oval
SW2 1JG
Thu 18 Aug – Forestbrook & Sonver
After a magical performance by these two left-field bands in May, we welcome them back to the Ritzy for another night of atmospherica and visuals. An elegant mix of trumpet, cello and guitar & voice, the Forest Brook collective are hard to pin down. Some tracks walk the same complex/simple structure tightrope as Steve Reich or David Sylvian whereas others sit more firmly in the same camp as Belle and Sebastian. The best thing is to head to their website and to take a listen…Highly recommended: the track called Schnoode…
The night includes a set by Sonver - cellist Jo Quail (who has played for the Black Eyed Peas and Emmaline Delapaix) and guitarist / programmer Ben McLees.
"This is perfect soundtrack material and that is exactly what Sonver have been doing, collaborating with film makers and visual artists to produce multi media live performances. 'Transparent Arms' introduces sub-continental scales over bass-rich break beats and more disembodied percussion to further disorientate your average NME reader. Engaging yet not intrusive, this won't be appearing on CD:UK. But this is music which ploughs its own furrow, zigging between genres and zagging through pigeon holes."
TASTYFANZINE.ORG
Forestbrook (http://www.forestbrook.info)
8pm – 11pm FREE
Fri 19 August – Little George Sueref and the Blues Stars
Greek born blues singer Little George made London his home in the 1980s, since when he has built a solid reputation as a dedicated Blues & Soul man. His love for down-home blues included the likes of Jimmy Reed, Snooky Pryor, J.B. Hutto & Muddy Waters, not to mention some of the great soul blues artists like Johnnie Taylor, Clay Hammond & Sam Cooke. Whilst paying his dues as Big Joe's Harp player touring all over the world, he also featured as a vocalist and soon became known as one of the UK's finest and unusual blues singers, going on to win the 'Blueprint' magazine "Harp Player Of The Year" award 3 times.
His 2001 recording garnered wide spread critical acclaim, with Mojo magazine making it their "Essential Blues CD" and included it as one of their top 5 picks of the year. His down-home style and soulful voice has been likened to Ted Taylor, J.B. Lenoir and even Little Willie John. But, whilst drawing on his many influences, Little George Sueref defiantly and assuredly does it his own way.
”George is one of that select few who are able to take their chosen influences and craft them into their own, strongly identifiable sound. In George's case this is a grit 'n' groove gumbo of wailin' Southern fried soul and down-home blues, closer in spirit to some mid point between Memphis and New Orleans than his London home. His album Little George Sueref & The Blue Stars (released on his own Pussycat label) has broken out of the blues scene and gained glowing praise and airplay from the likes of Charlie Gillett and Andy Kershaw. So who is he? How come his voice is so darn soulful? And where did he get that lonesome, wailing harmonica sound from?”
fRoots Magazine
Little George Sueref (http://www.littlegeorge.co.uk)
8pm – 11pm FREE
RITZY CAFE (http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/site/cinemas/ritzy/cafe-bar-events.htm)
anyway, they were great and they are back tonight.
some cool blues coming our way tomorrow night too (Critic's choice "Freebie of the Week" in TIME OUT)...
ed
--------
RITZY CAFE
Upstairs at the Ritzy Cinema
Brixton Oval
SW2 1JG
Thu 18 Aug – Forestbrook & Sonver
After a magical performance by these two left-field bands in May, we welcome them back to the Ritzy for another night of atmospherica and visuals. An elegant mix of trumpet, cello and guitar & voice, the Forest Brook collective are hard to pin down. Some tracks walk the same complex/simple structure tightrope as Steve Reich or David Sylvian whereas others sit more firmly in the same camp as Belle and Sebastian. The best thing is to head to their website and to take a listen…Highly recommended: the track called Schnoode…
The night includes a set by Sonver - cellist Jo Quail (who has played for the Black Eyed Peas and Emmaline Delapaix) and guitarist / programmer Ben McLees.
"This is perfect soundtrack material and that is exactly what Sonver have been doing, collaborating with film makers and visual artists to produce multi media live performances. 'Transparent Arms' introduces sub-continental scales over bass-rich break beats and more disembodied percussion to further disorientate your average NME reader. Engaging yet not intrusive, this won't be appearing on CD:UK. But this is music which ploughs its own furrow, zigging between genres and zagging through pigeon holes."
TASTYFANZINE.ORG
Forestbrook (http://www.forestbrook.info)
8pm – 11pm FREE
Fri 19 August – Little George Sueref and the Blues Stars
Greek born blues singer Little George made London his home in the 1980s, since when he has built a solid reputation as a dedicated Blues & Soul man. His love for down-home blues included the likes of Jimmy Reed, Snooky Pryor, J.B. Hutto & Muddy Waters, not to mention some of the great soul blues artists like Johnnie Taylor, Clay Hammond & Sam Cooke. Whilst paying his dues as Big Joe's Harp player touring all over the world, he also featured as a vocalist and soon became known as one of the UK's finest and unusual blues singers, going on to win the 'Blueprint' magazine "Harp Player Of The Year" award 3 times.
His 2001 recording garnered wide spread critical acclaim, with Mojo magazine making it their "Essential Blues CD" and included it as one of their top 5 picks of the year. His down-home style and soulful voice has been likened to Ted Taylor, J.B. Lenoir and even Little Willie John. But, whilst drawing on his many influences, Little George Sueref defiantly and assuredly does it his own way.
”George is one of that select few who are able to take their chosen influences and craft them into their own, strongly identifiable sound. In George's case this is a grit 'n' groove gumbo of wailin' Southern fried soul and down-home blues, closer in spirit to some mid point between Memphis and New Orleans than his London home. His album Little George Sueref & The Blue Stars (released on his own Pussycat label) has broken out of the blues scene and gained glowing praise and airplay from the likes of Charlie Gillett and Andy Kershaw. So who is he? How come his voice is so darn soulful? And where did he get that lonesome, wailing harmonica sound from?”
fRoots Magazine
Little George Sueref (http://www.littlegeorge.co.uk)
8pm – 11pm FREE
RITZY CAFE (http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/site/cinemas/ritzy/cafe-bar-events.htm)