Comfortable on a Tightrope
COMFORTABLE ON A TIGHTROPE MEANS everything is okay if you concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other and looking forward. This is a metaphor and our mantra. Since the last time we wrote one of these we've been fortunate enough to welcome to Manchester/Salford, in non-offensive chronological order:
CRYPTACIZE, DIANE CLUCK, T.I.T.S, LA LA VASQUEZ, HOTPANTS ROMANCE, FINALLY PUNK, THE STICKS, NISENNENMONDAI, VERONICA FALLS, TUNE-YARDS, IRMA VEP, TEEN SHEIKHS, FORMER BULLIES, NITE JEWEL, JOHN MAUS, SILK FLOWERS, FOOT VILAGE, KLAUS KINSKI, FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS, ROZI PLAIN, BOX ELDERS, MAZES, ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI and EGYPTIAN HIPHOP.
We have also had the pleasure of releasing tapes by IRMA VEP, FORMER BULLIES, WAITERS and NATHANIEL. Forthcoming are tapes from LEVERET and NEIL BURRELL as well as a compilation with contributions from our favourite bands in the world.
We strive, in our lives, in our work, to adhere to the tenets of generosity and thanksgiving and as such we are grateful for this opportunity to share some of the music we love with you all. Come. Be Well. Be Welcome.
TALK NORMAL
TALK NORMAL are Andrya Ambro and Sarah Register. They dwell in Brooklyn NYC and have records on Rare Book Room and Just For The Hell Of It as well as a contribution to the soon-to-be-legendary NOT NOT FUN compilation 'MY ESTROGENERATION' alongside U.S.GIRLS, VALET, ISLAJA, POCAHAUNTED and others riding waves at the edge of the known world. Immediately preceding this, their first, visit to the UK they hit the road with similarly skewed XIU XIU and TUNE-YARDS as well playing some of SXSW's most happening parties (for m'ladys records, ecstatic peace, kill rock stars, other music).
Rarely, since prime-time sister-era Sonic Youth, have we witnessed a group at once so legitimately 'noise' and 'pop' and we are excited and proud to welcome them to Salford.
PHEREMOANS
LEVERET
WAY THROUGH
SEX HANDS
DINNER PARTY
WAITERS