Tickets available here, not the link above.

The Pattern Theory met through a common love of instrumental music and a desire to combine the beauty of rhythmical complexity with the emotional impact of minimal harmonies and melodies. Formed in Leeds, England in spring 2007 they self-released their first EP (EP1), which received excellent reviews (including The Guardian and Drowned in Sound) and extensive radio play (including Steve Lamacq’s BBC Radio One show), they re-located to Berlin in 2008.

They have toured throughout Europe and have shared stages with Icy Demons, Adem, Library Tapes and The Drift. Damo Suzuki chose The Pattern Theory as his backing band on his world tour, accompanying him with a fully improvised set.

Live, the band play six instruments simultaneously, with no backing tracks being used at any point. Outside of The Pattern Theory, James drums for The Declining Winter (Hood side project), Carl works with Andrew McInnis (ex-Asva, a Sunn O))) side project) and Lukas plays with Tanita Tikaram.

PRESS:
“Very promising, like Yo La Tengo in mellow mood doing an Ali Farka Toure tribute.” – THE GUARDIAN

“Interweaving individual threads of guitar, bass and drums which fit together into something that’s part melody, part algorithm… like Battles but much more organic” – MANCHESTER MUSIC

“From the stunning promise evident on every track, it seems like a rather invincible EP.” (10/10) – LEEDS MUSIC SCENE“

The Pattern Theory strive for perfection, (and) are definitely walking the walk outside of the regulation box.” – DROWNED IN SOUND

’Molinari’s voice and haunting melodies left me feeling that the musical void in the British music scene will most definitely be filled. He can follow in the footsteps of Dylan and Guthrie’ – NME

“A singular talent….his distinctive voice and guitar establish him as a Medway Hank Williams. Worth investigating.” – UNCUT

’The soul of American music distilled into the voice of a Cuban-heeled greaser from the Medway Delta’ – THE GUARDIAN

‘An extraordinary new British talent…4.5/5’ – THE SUN

‘A spellbinding, wondrous voice….an amazing album’ – STOOL PIGEON

‘Young, finger-picking, country-blues marvel Molinari has a thrillingly ambiguous voice…’Virtual Landslide’ is an actual triumph’ – TIME OUT

‘A superbly realised piece of folk blues heartache’ – MOJO

‘Sweet-voiced blues-folk…a cherishable artefact even before you fall under the spell of the actual music’ – NME

Tickets available here, not the link above.

Sneaky Pete’s is getting another dose of COMANECHIVORCE after previously giving the packed crowd what for last January!

This time both COMANECHI and DIVORCE will have extra ammunition in the shape of their brand new split 10″ EP, coming out on MEROK and featuring new tracks by both bands on the a-side, then a skull-crushing cover of Sonic Youth’s “Death Valley 69″ performed by both bands together on the flip! OUCH.

COMANECHI released their debut album “Crime Of Love” late last year, a knife-welding trash-and-sludgepunk masterpiece, but nothing will prepare you for the sheer ferocity of their new material… duck & cover!

DIVORCE have also got some new tricks/songs/tatts up their already volume-riddled sleeve. The five-headed Glasgow-based noise-abusers are only getting noisier…

JACKIE TREEHORN have been chewing up and spitting out Edinburgh crowds for a while, but only now, with a new stripped-down instrumental-based line-up and a bottomless well of megalithic riffs, are they truly becoming the pioneers of numbing volume, teutonic groove and head-melting complexity!

RUN OFF WITH GYPSIES are giving us their world debut tonight. FRESH NEW NOISE TERROR is planned, expect your ears to be scoured away to bloody stumps. COWER.

DOORS = 7pm || DOOR = £5

Define Pop promoted.

Steven Milne wears many hats; musician, promoter, DJ, booker, you name it, he’s done it. Perhaps best-known as lead singer in respected indie-pop band The Little Kicks, he’s now branching out with some mind-blowingly good solo material.

When the Kicks’ finally released their long-awaited debut album ‘Boxing Clever’ in the summer of 2009 (and what a beautiful thing it is too, hardly a surprise to those who’ve seen them live over the years), Steven was also quietly working on projects both himself (2005’s ‘Folk Song EP’), and this, the result of weekly recording sessions with his friend Iain MacPherson. With Iain’s background in electronic music this special collaboration is full of the kind of gems which have already made ears twitch in anticipation around Scotland and far, far beyond…

SELECTED PRESS:
“…Steven is a naturally beautiful performer, with a talent and voice coming across so effortless and yet so graceful. Steven’s vocals carry themselves across the venue on a sparkling trail of mystical musicianship…tonight he puts himself in the spotlight and provides an excellent and charming performance.”
MUSIC NEWS REVIEW

“Steven Milne is the busiest man in Aberdeen; frontman of The Little Kicks, Barfly promoter, Adventures In Stereo DJ and founder of the weekly Dirty Hearts Club. Oh and he plays solo shows every other week it seems. Not that anyone is complaining as the audience packs down the front to hear what could be the cities best songwriter. Even stripped down to an acoustic guitar and Steven’s voice, songs sound powerful and like the hits they should be. The set comes to a close with a cover of New Order’s Temptation which works wonderfully acoustically.”
IS THIS MUSIC? REVIEW

A few highlights have been previously sharing stages with: Lightspeed Champion, Malcolm Middleton, Simple Kid, Frightened Rabbit, The Rumblestrips, Ed Harcourt, Electric Soft Parade, Eugene McGuiness, The Wave Pictures and many more

The Anti-Injustice Movement, aka The AIM, presents Capital-’X’ and Jehuniko’s international ‘I Want Justice’ tour in the UK with guest emcee Brent Lee Regan from the UK and the legendary DJ Flako from Guatemala. This is the rawest, most brutally honest revolutionary Hip-Hop to explode onto the UK underground. If you want candy rap, or weak and wavering conscious Hip-Hop then this is not for you because this collective of international underground raptivists are nothing short of revolutionaries. If you’re down with intelligent lyricism, raw truth, hard-hitting beats and a revolutionary Latin infusion then this is a show you can’t afford to miss. We are here to deprogramme the minds of those who have been lulled into sedation by the soothing lies that surround us by throwing words instead of Molotov cocktails. The time has come to wake up and smell the thermite.

Capital-’X’: A very strong opponent of capitol punishment Capital-”X” now spends most of his time traveling across the US as well as over seas speaking and performing to educate and enlighten the masses on what he considers to be the truth about a corrupt and unjust legal system that he compares to the slave trade of the past. Intertwining facts gathered by years of extensive study in criminology, penology, law, personal experience and the experiences of fellow captives with hip hop music “X” intoxicates audiences with what he calls ‘Raptivism’. Calling himself the Voice of the Voiceless a title borrowed from “perhaps the best known Death-Row prisoner in the world”, political rights activist/award winning journalist Mumia Abu Jamal, Capital-”X” claims to be the spokesman for over 2.5 million captives held in US prisons. He has performed with Ill Bill, Sabac Red, and anyone who’s anyone in the Hip-Hop underground.

Jehuniko is an original, bluesy hip hop artist with lyrics in English and Spanish. He shares words involving his personal experiences and struggles in life. Jehuniko has also performed alongside Kemo the Blaxican and opened up for Mack 10, HR of Bad Brains, Lupe Fiasco, De La Sol, KRS One, Raekwon, the Coup and many others.

Brent Lee Regan is an alternative hip hop artist from the UK whose lyrical delivery and content is as varied as his musical style. Honest and inquisitive; cynical yet hopeful, Brent Lee Regan’s lyrics often unapologetically address the power struggles and paradigm shifts in the shady world of politics, religion and the human condition.

DJ Flako is one of the illest DJs to come out of the Latin American Hip-Hop scene. He is coming to the UK all the way from Guatemala.

Tickets £2 adv from edRock.net, or £4 on the door.

O. Children are Goth reborn. Staring down glasseyed from his six foot seven height, Tobi O’Kandi sings in an otherworldly baritone. Though key Goth influences like Sisters of Mercy and The Mission colour the sound, there is reinvention here too. Much as last year’s Horrors record was so much more than the sum of its influences, so O. Children’s eponymous debut has a lot of surprises up its sleeve. Though unexpected flourishes in instrumentation add to the finished sound, it’s the extraordinary quality of songwriting that shines here. It’s not just for the kids lurking in the corner either, their anthemic sound should appeal to fans of White Lies and Editors too.

Samhain might be coming early this October with a spooky line up via Michigan, with Demons (ft. Nate Young of Wolf Eyes) and Sick Llama. This will be their only Scottish date on their UK jaunt before the Supersonic fest in Brum the night after. There will also be some rip roaring support from Edinburgh’s Wraiths. Live visuals, analog synth and noisy invokations at Sneaky Pete’s on October 21st, £6 on the door. Don’t miss this!

DEMONS (Detroit, Michigan, USA/ AA Records, Hanson, American Tapes)
Demons evolved from a synthesizer duo into a Visual Music trio with the incorporation of video artist Alivia Zivich. Working under the name “Video Madness” she often used the music of Demons as soundtracks to her analog video experiments. Demons also features Nate Young, the founding member of Wolf Eyes. Live performances as a group led to the redefining of Demons as Visual Music.

“According to the theory of synaesthesia, sensory perception of one kind can induce sensory experience of another; for example, an individual may “see” certain colors when hearing musical notes. In such instances, sight does not negate hearing, but rather the two senses interact to elicit a heightened state of consciousness. While many art forms can evoke sensorial overlap, music has been considered by many proponents of the theory as an exceptional source for this phenomenon.”

This duo from Detroit made the scariest damn noise album of 2007 with Evocation . Far from the typical free-for-all inanity that dominates the noise scene, Nate Young and Steve Kenney create sounds that are more in line with Carl Zittrer’s horror movie soundtracks, especially his haunting music for Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things . You know that really creepy electronic noise music that’s playing when the zombies come out of their graves? This is an entire album of it. chuck foster (BLOOD SAUSAGE)

SICK LLAMA (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Label: Fag Tapes/Gods of Tundra/Hanson Records
The Michigan psychedelic noise punk solo project of Heath Moerland who is also the Fag Tapes label head. First recording released 12/03 on American Tapes with releases on Gods Of Tundra, Hanson Records, Chondritic Sound to follow. Heath opened for Wolf Eyes on their 2006 tour, played No Fun Festival in NYC and recently played Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival in Montreal with C. Spencer Yeh and Hive Mind. Established in 2004, Fag Tapes has put out over 250 releases and there’s no end in sight. Sick Llama uses tapes, clarinet, and whatever else is laying around to balance a fine line between composition and improvisation.

WRAITHS (Edinburgh, Aurora Borealis, At War With False Noise Records)
The wretched sound of the plague-ridden, the unclean and the befouled. Wraiths are the dead in their lime-pits and the dying in their beds. Wraiths are the horror of infection. Wraiths exclusively utilize found & re-structured equipment, location acoustics and human vocals. No computers or synthesizers are used in any Wraiths recording or live event. All Wraiths releases are recorded live and improvised, under ritual conditions.

Happy Birthday. Take your mother’s hand as she leads you to the table of your friends. You are about to eat musical cake and ice cream and see colors that you’ll dream about in future night’s sleeps. They are pink and lime green and they are glowing electric and you will soon be happily floating in a pleasure-filled pit of rock and roll.

How did every morsel on Happy Birthday’s debut LP become as memorable as a first-slow-dance song? How did a first listen to the album feel like a 60th time through one of our old favorites? Eyes Music, with its upside-down rhythms and staircase harmonies marching across your face like martians. Subliminal Message, the ballad that you haven’t believed in since Cyndi Lauper weirdly made you weep in a Chevy Nova. I Wanna Stay, a song that you’re in the very center of and where you want to be for a long time. And the instantaneous “Girls FM,” a reminder about why we love the single and the rock trio. Buzzy guitar hammering you into happiness, a beat you can’t shake, and sweet back-up harmonies.

Everybody’s on the same frequency, the Happy Birthday kids sing without irony. The Happy Birthday kids care about making good music, and we can get behind them.

Over there is the girl you liked last year, there are several wrapped geo shapes on the table and they are presents for you. Some kid is laughing at you and it makes your nostrils pucker, on the other hand those cool weird kids are here, they are hanging out in the corner. It’s Ruthie and Kyley and Chris, they will play even if you’re not there.

First confirmed acts to be announced soon.

Tickets on sale soon.

In the span of a few years, Texas-born, New York-based Matthew Dear has established himself as one of America’s foremost underground dance producers, his output is considered to be at creative peak of minimal techno.

He has been known under the aliases Audion, False, and Jabberjaw; and has recorded for Richie Hawtin and FABRIClive amongst others.

Since his astounding first full-length Asa Breed, he has moved in more diverse directions, veering into towards full songwriting, and pulling the elastic of techno until it encompasses a wild variety of styles. New album Black City is the culmination of those efforts.

His full band live show promises to be an extraordinary presentation.