I've teamed up with Freq and Wrong Music to pull together this fairly last minute gig so Hardoff would have a Bristol gig while he's in the UK in a couple of weeks.
Shitmat (Planet Mu / Wrong Music) Hardoff (V/Vm Test / Digital Vomit) Gusset (Death$ucker / Disco_r.dance) Parasite (Peace Off / Clash) Demon Cabbage (Wrong Music) & Tripledot
The Attic, Stokes Croft, Thursday 9th Oct Time: 9 - 1 £3
Other Gusset gigs coming up include an Oxfam benefit at The Farm in St Werburghs on Sat 15th Nov, Wrong Music at the Black Swan ("Wrong at the Swan"?) on Sat 29th Nov and maybe another Freq colab with Dev/Null at the Attic on Thurs 20th Nov (TBC). More news as I get it.
Trippmatic Poland's Biggest Breakcore DJ makes his UK debut @ the Goatlab! Trippmatic has been organising gigs and playing at virtually every breakcore gig in Poland for the last two years! He did a wicked mix for Peace Off called "Break Beathoven Got Heroin" and used to live in Bristol! Check out some of his mixes here: www.myspace.com/trippmaticsk.
War Against Sleep Goatlab brings the outdoor vibes to the back room of The Croft with a special set from local festival favourites War Against Sleep. Expect a psychedelic audio-visual feast with a goaty twist.
Michael J Rocks As the 1manarmy collective continue to push the boundaries of live electronica, one act stands out from the rest for both the most intense live experience and for having the best comedy name. Prepare to Rock. To Michael J Rock. s.
+ all the regulars Fri 20th June 08 @ The Croft, Bristol 10pm - 4am £5 Entry
main room: multi core bong ra & mc mike redman [special ‘10 years of bong ra’ set - live] fff [mindbender/planet mu - live] - bristol debut! autopsy [audio damage/deathchant - live] - bristol debut! putsch [no fixed abode - full av live show] - bristol debut! randomoidz [adverse camber - live] bashout allstars [resident badmen] --- upstairs: bass abuse warlock [rag'n'bone] 3d!t [coin operated - live] - bristol debut! arsequake [the blast] stylatron [fire] davey t [dissident] p.r.a.n.k. dancehall clearout --- back room: the bashout lectures audio and visual edutainment, special dj sets, powerpoint displays & more... Lineup TBC (Gusset, Various Bashouteers & More...)
The Gusset Bashout Lecture:
The Matrix: The Pantomime
Abstract: From folk stories and fairy tales to science-fiction and fantasy, western literature has always used metaphor and simile as devices to put across an idea or philosophic argument removed from the prejudices that may otherwise surround it. This lecture will analyse “The Matrix” series of films from the perspective of a traditional British pantomime to draw parallels between the mediums and demonstrate how this abomination of poor story telling, worse acting, and designed-to-date special effects could be better enjoyed with cross-dressing, smut and audience interaction. 'Where’s Agent Smith?' 'He’s behind you!'
Syntheme (Planet Mu / WeMe) Lou Wood make's her Bristol debut with her phenomenal fucky acid. If you liked the The Doubtful Guest's acid rinse out at the last Goatlab you don't want to miss this. Another Planet Mu newcomer shows us how it should be done. Rumours abound about her true identity. Want to know more? Come and see for yourself.
Toecutter (System Corrupt / V/VM) - Australia All the way from Australia, Toecutter is the original breakcore mentalist. And it's been a long time since he was last in Bristol. Having shared a house with Candi Hank in 99 and taken his name from the character in Mad Max, the desert sun must have got to him as he became the most frightening and original thing to mash it's way across musical styles in memory. Or is it just "Progressive Progressive Progrsv House"? Either way, he's a long way ahead of the rest of the game. With releases on System Corrupt, V/Vm Test, Digital Vomit, Bruchstellen, Mutant Sniper, and Death$ucker you know this must be quality.
General Disarray (Blunderphonics / Laptop Battle) Matt Jackson one of Bristol's most talented up-and-coming breakcore producers! He is also one half of the Blunderphonics crew, who have organised many a good night down at the legendary Black Swan. He beat Parasite in the first round of Laptop Battle 5 only to be knocked out in the final by house favorite Defazed. His music is raw and full of energy, and he has also been known to play his live set entirely from a game pad using Max/MSP! See for yourself:
Flyers for New Born @ The Cooler on Feb 28th Shows both Sean and myself in the Gusset picture but it’ll just be me playing along with Hoonboy. One hour back-to-back Death$ucker mash-up!
The flyer for the Feb 15th Goatlab @ The Croft, Bristol is below. However, please note that The Doubtful Guest has unfortunately had to cancel. Flyers and posters had already been printed and we are awaiting confirmation from a replacement artist. News here when we get it. More information about who is playing on thegoatlab.com
I've also just agreed to play a one hour Death$ucker mash-up vs set with (against?) Hoonboy at New Born @ The Cooler on Park St, Bristol on Feb 28th. Finalised flyer to follow.
Knowing you are unlikely to be low on things to do over Christmas and the New Year I though playing a gig for your entertainment was just as likely to clash and interfere with you personal calendar as it was to compliment it. To overcome this problem I have whored myself liberally across as many gigs as possible this festive season. If your winter festivities are shy on Gusset, you may wish to consider attending one of the following. And if you are hardcore enough to attend all of them the sets will be different at each.
The long awaited, Gusset remix album Ask Dr Kim, is out now on Death$ucker Records. Buy it here. Only £3! [500KB MP3 samples of each tune also on page]
PR: Death$ucker Records releases the secret weapon of the Bristol underground music scene on an unsuspecting world. Gusset have been scaring friends and punters alike since 1996, unleashing aural assaults at breakcore, techno and hip-hop nights around the city. Not to mention anywhere else that will have them, from Brighton to Madrid. They don't fit comfortably into any nice little pigeon hole and have a sound all of their own, but strangely no imitators.
After a promising but stalled start as a low-fi Amiga 1200 toting indie band that made Portishead sound like the theme from My Little Pony they regrouped and concentrated on a purely electronic offering. Their break came in 2002 when Death$ucker head honcho Parasite booked them to support Fanny and Venetian Snares on board the good ship Thekla (the floating venue brought to Bristol by Vivian Stanshall as the Old Verity Showboat). Since then they have jumped at the opportunity to support any act their name sounds funny next to.
This remix compilation brings together remixes of their 2004 self-released Skidmark CDr. With remixes from the likes of Planet Mu's Shitmat and Teknoist, Cock Rock Disco's Jason Forrest (née Donna Summer), Manchester's king of mash-up Hoonboy, V/Vm's hardoff (aka M-Pi) and a collaboration with the Adverse Camber collective's DJ Spazmo. Further offerings include several of their own remanglings of the material, familiar to their live sets, and a track by Zod's Binray that claims to be a remix but neither he nor they can identify what was actually being remixed, it's all too long lost in time. Either that or he pulled an Aphex Twin on them.
Typical comments include, "Why do such nice people made such horrible music?", "Stay away from my children", and "I had no idea you were so depressed/twisted/perverted*"
* Delete as applicable.
Even the great John Peel said of them, "Is there any word in the English language more exciting that the word Gusset?"
The crowning glory is the gusset flashing transsexual nurse neon artwork. If you thought "nu-rave" couldn't take any more irony, then you've yet to "Ask Dr Kim"!
Tracklisting:
01. Parasite - 99 Skanky Hoes 02. Gusset - Need Brave Strokers 03. DJ Spazmo vs Gusset - 99 High Hoes Don't Make It Right 04. Gusset - Mumble Implanted in Dub 05. Shitmat - Magnum Opus (Peanut Allergy Mix) 06. Binray - Ceddered Mix 07. Gusset - Maniac Gene Time 08. m| |m - Gsstrmx 2.1 (Cyclic Mix) 09. Gusset - Suck It And See 10. Jason Forrest - Opus Fruits 11. Hardoff - Headnumbin' 12. Gusset - Mumble Implanted In Lad 13. Hoonboy - Hoonboy's In The Gusset Megamix 14. The Teknoist - The Teknoist's Gusset Inspection
"Drop Beats Not Bombs ... the bi-yearly anti war event that donates 100% of its profits to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Campaign Against Arms Trade.
"Our aim is to educate the people on these important issues whilst they have a good time. So from the start we have made it our mission to put together an event that comprises of a broad spectrum of sounds and styles. From Drum & Bass to Techno to Indie to Hard House, we aim to leave you breathless as we relentlessly seek out the cream of up coming talent as well as established acts/artists. And we hevent even mentioned the incredible visual displays at every event. This truly is a full on assult on the senses."
Next event: The Custard Factory, Birmingham, Sat 10 Nov 2007
(Gusset will be playing after Shitmat in the Medicine Bar)
Tickets are also avalable from the following outlets: Jibbering Records 136 Alcester Rd 0121 499 4551 Swordfish Records Temple St Birmingham 0121 633 4859 Disorder 14 Needless Alley Birmingham 0121 643 2131