GOLDEN LAB at BLACK LION


Both a record label and promoter of D.I.Y gigs, Golden Lab Records has worked tirelessly in recent years to bring the finest in experimental, avant garde and downright noisy shows to Manchester, promoting gigs for the likes of MV&EE, No Age, Family Underground, Grabba Grabba Tape, Bilge Pump and An Albatross to name but a few. An ever present at SFTOC, this year Nick and Fliss will be taking up residence upstairs at the Black Lion.

 

The A Band

Shifting collective that has included the likes of Neil Campbell and Richard Youngs amongst its ranks, the Wire said about The A Band: "The importance of The A-Band to the UK rock underground is commensurate with the explosive impact that groups like AMM, SME or The People Band had on the free jazz and Improv set. An ever-fluctuating group of artists, dole boys, punk conceptualists and record collectors, they were the first UK ensemble to anchor a free drone music in the muscle and scorch of the most high-energy rock, while keeping it as untutored as the most elemental folk."

www.myspace.com/72692603

Astral Social Club

Neil Campbell (Vibracathedral Orchestra, Smell & Quim, A Band, etc) pukes up a rainbow in this, his wonderful solo project that layers blissful tone upon blissful tone to create a kaleidoscopic floatation tank of a noise jam.

www.myspace.com/astral_social_club

The One Ensemble

Daniel Padden of Volcano the Bear developed this twisted folk band as a gentle yang to VTB's abrasive yin. Soaring harmonies, caustic fingerpick and a vaguely Eastern European tinge make The One Ensemble a delight to behold.

www.myspace.com/oneensemble

Cath & Phil Tyler

American-English husband and wife duo creating close harmonies that have traversed the atlantic in pursuit of a fusion of folk traditions.

www.myspace.com/cptyl

Harappian Night Recordings

Cameron is a Sheffield based musician and a member of The Hunter Gracchus who has recently been 'discovered' by the awesome Bo Weavil label. He creates sumptuous, layered, looping ragas that hark back to classical Hindustani recordings, yet with an industrial, abrasive clang that sets him firmly in the 21st C yo.

www.myspace.com/harappiannightrecordings

Ross Parfitt

A member of The Hunter Gracchus who has also worked on numerous occasions with John Clyde Evans, Ross is a sound experimentor with a humanistic agenda, stripping the sound of each instrument back to its most primordial yet captivating his audience with a warmth that belies the process.

Beach Fuzz

Trio of Barry Dean (Axis Mundi), Tom Settle (Serfs) and Nick Mitchell (Eye Hai) creating swirling major scale drone with primal drumming of the Mo Tucker school. Dig.

www.myspace.com/beachfuzz