Black & White Music brings the Detachments back to The Oakford for their UK tour to promote their debut album (produced by James Ford from Simian Mobile Disco). It contains irresistible chiming guitar melody, ascending punchy Smiths-esque basslines locked in with DFA-esque drums - hihats flickering by at velocity all combine to gorgeous effect. Don’t miss them here at The Oakford Social on Thursday 23rd September.
Bang Bang Eche were never going to let being from New Zealand’s South Island impede their success. Back touring the width of Europe this summer, and taking in festivals including SOLIDAYS in Paris, POHODA in Slovakia (on just before Crystal Castles), and FREQUENCY in Austria (with The Drums and Mariana & The Diamonds). Their August 12th show here at Oakford Social Club sees the dance punks return to Reading as part of their 3rd UK tour, just prior to the headline @ Koko London.
Frankie & The Heartstrings : Reading Festival Warm Up ALL DAYER!
Thursday 26th Aug 2010
READING FESTIVAL WARM UP presented by BLACK & WHITE MUSIC and MONKEYSUIT at Oakford Social - ALL DAYER!
Frankie & The Heartstrings(live)
Special Guests to be announced
Oakford DJ Collective DJs
Black & White Music and Monkeysuit present an all day pre-party on Thursday 26th Aug at The Oakford Social Club to get the public hyped and in the festival spirit before the Reading weekend main event. A very special warm up live set from Frankie & The Heartstrings, an all-day BBQ in the courtyard and hopefully a whole lotta sun!
The venue is open from the morning for breakfasts, and an all day BBQ in the courtyard. There will be playstation games, raffles and DJ sets until 2am. Live acts take to the stage from 8.30pm
£3.50 Adv ticket purchasers (only) receive a FREE mp3 track from each artist, a complimentary glass of Pimms (or alternatively a soft drink) and a money off voucher towards the all day BBQ.
£4 tickets will be available on the door, but adv ticket purchasers ONLY will receive the above the freebies above. Click on the direct ticket link below or go to www.bwmusic.co.uk
Tasty, barbed musical morsels snatched from the fingers, mouths and hearts of PJ Harvey, Sleater-Kinney and Huggy Bear, heavily seasoned with violet violet’s own arty brand of vibrant wit and wisdom. This is gossip rock. It’s edgy, full-on bitching, harmoniously delivered by a feisty trio of sardonic sirens. Tumbling tunes stuffed full of primal tribal rhythms with buzzsaw bass, gyrating guitars and a dual-pronged lead vocal attack that’s guaranteed to get you singing and bopping along to their infectious DIY dancefloor ditties. Support from Gunning For Tamar, Mark is Egg and D. Maul and Andre Fu(djs).
Since playing their first gigs in 2009, “Secret Fridge Party” have been brewing and setting a unique drive of catchy rhythms and deep bass with a mixed genre of influences. Their sound is somewhere between lo-fi grunge and dirty punk.
Free Entry | 8:00pm - 1:00am
A video of Fanfarlo & First Aid Kit - This Is The Way (Devendra Banhart) from last years Field Day festival. Don’t miss this years incredible line-up on Victoria Park
July 14th - BBC INTRODUCING LIVE presents EVERYONE NEEDS A NEMESIS
Everyone Needs A Nemesis(live) Matt Whip(live) ... Combing Foo Fighters layered guitar melodies with Biffy Clyro’s engaging vocal harmonies. 2009 saw ENAN headline our first batch of shows including Camden Purple Turtle and Reading’s Oakford Social Club. Now BBC Introducing has chosen them to join their ranks, and here they return to the OSC to do just that. ... Free Entry | 8:00pm - 1:00am
SEXBEAT / Branchage viral series part.4 - Friendship
The 4th and penultimate part of the SEXBEAT / Branchage viral series is a collaboration between director Kate Jessop and left field indie duo Friendship. You can watch it HERE!
Wednesday 7th July, BBC INTRODUCING LIVE presents The Chapman Family
The Chapman Family are a group of four miserable northerners from Teesside, England and have been playing together since May 2006 – Kingsley Chapman (vocals/guitar), Pop Chapman (bass), Paul Chapman (guitar), and Phil Chapman (drums). They decided to create their own brand of intensely dark and noisy indie as they were tired of being bored and uninspired by the same old bands week in, week out. They are as much inspired by folk as hardcore punk and their occasionally chaotic gigs can change from euphoric to the apocalypse in an instant.
Free Entry | 8:00pm - 1:00am
Detachments are a London based troupe that have caused ripples of excitement across dancefloors over the past year and are returning to The Oakford as part of their UK tour to promote their debut album (produced by James Ford from Simian Mobile Disco) They’ve previously collaborated with the likes of Andrew Weatherall, Martyn and PItchforks favourite - Salem and describe themselves as “Cold Wave, Minimal Wave, corrupted Synthpop. All intoxicated with a dark-hearted, punk, outsider spirit.” And it holds true that they are indeed the purveyors of twisted, Machine-Pop Noir with their blend of dark futuristic sounds and dubbed-out disco-punk basslines.
This years Sonar Festival in Barcelona took place across two indoor and two outdoor stages with over three days of events focused around “advanced music and multimedia art”. Art, audiovisual concerts, and medialab presentations next to DJ sets, electonic music, film and more. This years bill ranged from glitches, glides and ethereal vocals from London based Nedry, to experimental organic electronica that is Caribou, to bigger named acts such as The Chemical Brothers and Dizzee Rascal. As part of the mayhem there were a range of Interactive multimedia installations: Marcel-lí Antúnez created a video wall of cartoonish craziness that placed viewers’ faces in the action. ReacTable, by the Musical Technology Group from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, was a video-terminal table that responded to users moving around blocks and discs, showing connections like a flow chart as it triggered clicks and clatters. And Golan Levin and Zachary Lieberman displayed a piece called Messa di Voce that made bubbles and drew lines using a microphone and tracking system. Lets hope i can actually make it along next year.
Early 2010 @ the OSC
Coming up in July… Sunday Girl
‘As Sunday Girl, Jade Williams has found her own melancholic yet uplifting sound, honed with producers such as Diplo and Jim Elliot (a favourite of Kylie and Ladyhawke). She is a strong addition to the wave of synth-friendly feisty female artists such as Alison Goldfrapp and Bat for Lashes.’
Alice Fisher | Observer
Sunday Girl will be appearing at the Oakford Social Club on Thursday 1st of July. WHOOOP!
30th of June - BBC INTRODUCING LIVE presents Sixty Watt Bayonets
Since their storming performances at the Reading and Leeds festivals last year these chaps (and chappesse) have been going from strength to strength, proving that it’s not just the locals that love ‘em. Well the Bayonets are back in their home town ready to tear up the local turf and show us what they’re made of, expect to be blasted to the walls with their mighty melodies and stonking vocals.
The 3rd installment of the SEXBEAT / Branchage viral series features Wax Fang and is directed by Bella Fenning. Bella’s work draws inspiration from memories and experiences, imagined and interpreted from childhood and dreams. This piece is a nostalgic foray through hazy eyes exploring said themes. Bella will be curating a season of films at the Rio cinema in Dalston in the coming months. Stay tuned to her SITE for more details.
SEXBEAT / Branchage viral series part.2 Tweak Bird
Installment no.2 of the SEXBEAT viral series with Branchage film festival is a collaboration between Tweak Bird and directors Fred Grace & Gemma Atkinson. Tweak Bird make a whole bunch of noise for a 2 piece band of brothers (siblings that is, not over blown US drama). Their set at the SEXBEAT – Stag & Dagger stage felt more like a guest pass to their practice room than a festival performance, as they engrossed the crowd in a 30 minute, riff heavy jam, sounding much more Kyuss than No Age. Click to watch the video below… Part 2: Tweakbird - directed by Gemma Atkinson & Fred Grace
Philadelphia Grand Jury - The Good News
PolKA PARTY - 10th June
SEXBEAT / Branchage viral series
London based diy party / promoter / label SEXBEAT’s stage at Stag & Dagger this year was a collaboration with Branchage film festival who curated a unique visual piece for each act playing. They will be releasing an edited down version of each video accompanied by a track from the relevant artist in a 5 part weekly viral series on the SEXBEAT blog. Click to view part 1 Part 1: Bango or Freakout - directed by The Astburys Part 2: Tweakbird - directed by Gemma Atkinson & Fred Grace
Part 3: Wax Fang - directed by Bella Fanning
Part 4: Friendship - directed by Kate Jessop
Part 5: Pulled Apart By Horses - directed by Carla Mackinnon
