Canaya

British Wildlife Presents...
Canaya
Secta Rouge
Himself
Friday 22nd June 2012
The Packhorse

I am very much pleased to be putting on Canaya and friends once again, and this time at one of Leeds' very finest venues The Packhorse, this will indeed be a banger. And not only that, our friend Owen http://or8design.com/ has prepared an amazing screen printed poster that will be available at the gig so you can treasure it forever more!

A Grand Day Out 2012

If at first you don't succeed...

 

Sat 23rd June

British Wildlife Presents...

A Grand Day Out (Facebook Event)

featuring...

Post War Glamour Girls

Juffage

T.O.Y.S

Yugoslavian Boys

Moody Gowns

The Otley Courthouse

Post War Glamour Girls
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Leeds based Post War Glamour Girls, four screaming charmers formed in late 2010. Heavy hitting and dry witted, they create songs which swell up and boil over into brooding, thumping masterpieces reminiscent of Tom Waits, Grinderman and ‘Moon and Antarctica-era’ Modest Mouse. Wearing their hearts firmly on their sleeves, PWGG live shows are a gripping affair. The sets are laced with reckless abundance as songs tinker into a clatter and clatter into a roar before collapsing in a proud heap on top of the audience. Post War Glamour Girls are picking up pace fast and are most certainly one to watch.

Juffage

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Juffage is Jeff T. Smith, a solo sound artist and multi-instrumentalist from Leeds, via Chicago, Illinois. He is often seen in bars, art galleries, and basements with a band’s worth of instruments.

A recording enthusiast at heart, he has spent time in some of Chicago’s finest studios including Engine Studios (w/ Brian Deck), and Electrical Audio (w/ Steve Albini). Live shows see him coming up with inventive new ways of bringing his multi-layered recordings to the stage. Through the use of cassettes, drums, guitars, and assorted other loop-pedals and gadgets, Juffage creates complex, yet surprising catchy pop songs.

Juffage performances have been compared to a synthesis of Lightning Bolt’s rhythmic ferocity, Radiohead’s lush pop sensibility, King Tubby’s manipulative production, and Andrew Bird’s ability to make a good loop. The result has been described as a loud, frantic, and beautiful “hyperactive and technically accomplished display”.

He has also recently exhibited multichannel sonic art works for the University of Leeds and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, utilising ambisonics, live looping, portable cassette players, and Max/MSP.

In June 2011, his new album 'Semicircle' was released on 12″ vinyl and digital download by Function Records in the U.K.

T.O.Y.S

Listen to them on Soundcloud

T.O.Y.S are a band made up of Leeds residents Dave Frank, Eddy Lines and ex Leeds resident Adam John Miller. They play great catchy scratchy synth 'n' bass driven noise pop a bit like The Rapture or The Feint.

Yugoslavian Boys

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Leeds' Yugoslavian Boys are simply one of the most thrilling, fun, dumb, angry, plain odd live acts around right now. Their furious punk sound is made with organ, bass and two drums - no guitar - a set-up which makes the usual rock 'n' roll tropes feel unusual in their hands.

Totalling your drum kit is just a sad rock-star indulgence when it's expected. The way Yugoslavian Boys do it felt almost heroic while still being very silly.

Moody Gowns
Moody Gowns are a captivating rigmarole who create an eclectic mash of sounds both catchy and clever. Descending upon the Yorkshire moors each of the bands members were brought together by the dysfunctional directions of one Mr Nathan Moseley who sought out like minds to offer their own quirks and musical fancies to form the bands eclectic mash of sounds. As a result the band take influence from a variety of sources, ranging from Stanley Holloway's light hearted musical monologues depicting pre-WWII Britain, to the genre bashing musical melting pot perpetrated by Ian Dury and the Blockheads

British Wildlife 'Goes West'

British Wildlife Goes West
Sunday 3rd June 2012 | The Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
3pm - Late | £5 otd
Venue Website | Facebook Event

Stage Times:

4.30pm Sly and The Family Drone
5.30pm Sex Hands
6.30pm Bearfoot Beware
7.30pm Mucky Sailor
8.30pm Galaxians
9.30pm Cowtown

Since January 2006 British Wildlife has brought an array of thrilling bands from all over the world to the city of Leeds. And now, on the weekend of the Queen's Diamon Jubilee, Night & Day is delighted to announce that their annual festival is coming accross the Pennines to Manchester! It'll be a right royal she-bang!
Amidst a huge range of UK bands British Wildlife has put on artists from; USA, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, Belgium, Portugal, Argentina, Israel, Japan and New Zealand. Artists who've played British Wildlife shows include: Shield Your Eyes, Oxes, Pseudo Nippon, Foot Village, John Maus, Action Beat, Bobby Conn, MV&EE and many, many more.

Travel Info (Leeds)
Manchester is roughly 40 miles south west of Leeds, there are about a berjillion trains an hour going there and getting back aint too much of a hassle either, directions to the venue here.

Travel Info (Manchester)
It's right on your doorstep dummy!

Lineup in alphabetical order (times tbc)

Bearfoot Beware
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Bearfoot Beware are a three piece alternative band. Their aim is to produce unpredictable, dynamic music, taking a progressive stance on traditional norms.

FFO: Battles, At The Drive-In, Talking Heads, Foals, Blakfish, Maps and Atlases,

Their newest release ''BASS LANE'' will be available on 01/03/12.

Cowtown
Myspace | Last.fm | Bandcamp

A three piece sing-a-long space-station of scratching, prodigious guitar rock fused with electric lemon Casioisms and 1977 Korg Micro Preset, tightly pinned to the floor by stadium-sized drums without the expected cheeseball outcome; Prince and Devo fanatics Cowtown make tasty and poisonous anthems. A brand new album out now on their own City Hands label.

Galaxians
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Galaxians combine elements of classic New York boogie, early 1980s electro and synth-funk in songs such as 'Fire And Magic' and 'Electroads', to create a contemporary version of something which lovers of all things dance music would describe as old-school or familiar. Galaxians' sound combines 606, 808 and 909 drum machine percussion, hand claps and snare drum sounds, programmed synth basslines, analog synth melodies played in real time and live acoustic drums. The result is unashamed party music.

Mucky Sailor
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Dad and Lad Gus & Steve wear inappropriately tight white clothing and make mental synthy noises with clattering drums and a whole load of noise. Just think: in a parallel universe, the theme tune to Deal Or No Deal sounds like this. Get down the front to see their custom made ship’s wheel synthesiser in action, it really has to be seen to be believed! Mucky Sailor also contribute man power to psyche kraut-rock ensemble Nope.

Well Wisher
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Well Wisher are five guys who have been forcing people to dance inappropriately since 2009. Born from the ashes of other rowdy bands, this time the rowdiness is tinged with sweet pop jams. D-beat pop if you will.

"Music to make you thrust a claw skywards with one hand!"