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13th May Andy Hamilton (comedy) The Br k
15th May Organ recital Winchester
Cathedral
27th May Psychedelia Soul Ce ar
2nd June Ejectorseat arts festival Palmerston
park
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18th May Soul 45 (vinyl only) Soul Ce ar
20th RPS shows Joiners
24-25th May Eastleigh festival of music The point
unti 26th May Oliver Mayflower
25th May Fei Comodo Joiners
26th May Burn the fl t Joiners
Brothers Flavour of Fr dom Avondale House10th May
Dear reader,
I would like to welcome you to
Southampton’s newest music publication.
We aim to provide you with an
alternative source of news, reviews and
articles. We strive to give a unique and
personal documentation of our city's personal documentation of our city's
music scene.
Southampton’s music scene is
something we a share; weather we are
involved in it or not it remains the same
for everyone. It is something we should
a take pride in, take our time to
explore and experience, and share with explore and experience, and share with
others.
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many readers as po ible, in order to do
this we n d a wide range of content and
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Aaron
Richard
Piper
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4. News
5. The Pipers
6. Fly Frankie
Fly-interview
7. Robin
Pai er
8-10.TAKEDOWN
11. Poster
12. Hang the
Bastard
13. Wake up to
talent
14.Why
Fanzine?
15. Vinyl
Revival?
16. SoCo
17. Photo of
the month
News
Music lovers in Southampton are likely to know of local bands such as ‘Not Advised’, ‘The Grace and Death of Us’ and ‘Drawings’. These bands, whilst good, don’t offer much to fans of music other than pop-punk/hardcore and the ‘scene’ in Southampton certainly seems to centre around these genres of music. However, dig a little
deeper and local music gems for fans of alternative music can be found. One such example is ‘The Pipers’ who recan be found. One such example is ‘The Pipers’ who re-leased their first single ‘Moonlight’ on a split 7” vinyl with Bleeding Gold Records a couple of months ago and have since released a new EP titled ‘Sunless Sea’. Fans of C86 twee indie-pop will love Sunless Sea’s collection of dreamy, romantic tunes tailor-made to soundtrack win-tery evenings spent inside. In ‘Cold Winds’ you can almost feel the leaves falling and Autumn turning to
Winter as the vocalist sings ‘hold my hand when the cold wind calls’, The more shoegaze vibe and guitar in title-track ‘Sunless Sea’ on the other hand evokes images of frost creeping around leaves and branches; Winter has
truly set in. In contrast, The Pipers’ earlier songs such as ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Best’ perfectly fit sun-drenched
summer days and long humid evenings; ‘think of the times that we kissed under moonlight...’. Whichever season you prefer, The Pipers are worth a listen. All songs are
available to download from their bandcamp; thepipers.bandcamp.com, or soundcloud;
soundcloud.com/pipers-1. Alternatively you can order ‘Moonlight’ from Bleeding Gold Records at
bleedinggoldrecords.com. bleedinggoldrecords.com.
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By avoiding the repetitive and du monotony of having a of the stages and
bands based in one giant r m or ha a day, a failure that anyone who
remembers the ‘Give It a Name’ a dayers from a few years ago can a est to,
TakeDown instead a ears to take a leaf out of the already we established
and su e ful ‘Slam Dunk’ a dayers that take place at L ds University
campus and also in the last few years at Hatfield University. It o ers the
best of both worlds by situating stages throughout the maze of large r ms in
the campus building and ensuring there were several we stocked and sta ed
bars throughout. The curse of the unpredictable British weather and the mud
and rain a ociated with the traditional festival experience is avoided and and rain a ociated with the traditional festival experience is avoided and
by insuring that a the bands and stages are ind rs, the we ies and
umbre as can be safely left at home for the day. It is a set-up that once you
have a firm grasp of where a the di erent stages and r ms are and how to
get to them, works very we .
However, no ma er how we a festival is set up and organised, it lives and
dies on the strength of its bands. With no big name American bands to draw the
kids in, relying on an a British line-up could be s n as taking something of
a risk. Thankfu y for a involved the strength and variety on display at
TakeDown proves the UK cu ently boasts plenty of bands capable of nearly
(but not quite), se ing the day out and ensuring that no one is left longing
for any of the arguably larger overseas bands that are a earing on other for any of the arguably larger overseas bands that are a earing on other
similarly sized festivals over the coming months.
On the Monster Energy stage local heroes ‘Not Advised’ have recently become
‘Natives’ and their new name and the handful of new songs they debt here today
a ear to breath fresh air into the band. They hit the stage ru ing with a new
song and are gr ted by an enthusiastic crowd who s m to lap up their slightly
more indie-mainstream new sound. Prior to them the fast-rising ‘Don Bronco’
put on a set which left those in a endance under no i usion as to why they are
cu ently making big waves in the music industry at the moment. Later on cu ently making big waves in the music industry at the moment. Later on
‘Canterbury’, a band who despite having b n around for a few years now, exude
a youthful charm and just s m to get be er and be er, leaving you to wonder
just why they haven’t quite s med to have achieved the level of su e and
recognition some of their p rs have.A that s ms to be mi ing from their set
is that one big ‘hit’ song to take them to the next level. ‘Lower Then Atlantis’
are a band who are already we on their way to such heights and with a new album
out this year, their first on a major label, 2012 could we be theirs for the
taking if the reception to their powerful set is anything to go by. Boasting
arguably the largest crowd of the day, the ever-more grungy pop-rock stylings
of Frontman Mike Duce and co’s newer material shows much promise and a vast
improvement over their older more ‘hardcore-by-numbers sound’. It is ‘Deaf improvement over their older more ‘hardcore-by-numbers sound’. It is ‘Deaf
Havana’ though who ultimately steal the show. The now five piece, rounded out
by the a ition of Frontman James Veck -Gilodi’s brother Ma hew on guitar and
backing vocals, draw almost exclusively on songs from this years magnificent
second album ‘F ls and Worthle Liars’, any doubts as to how the new material
would be received quickly disa ear as the crowd sing almost every word of the
new songs back to a visibly moved James.
Old song, and former crowd favourite ‘Friends Like These’ is given a stri ed
down re-working which shows just how far they’ve come as song writers and
musicians. It is the closing ‘Hunstanton Pier’ however, which provides the
set’s, and in fact the days, musical highlight, and as an emotive James cr ns
the anthemic chorus it becomes clear that you won’t hear a be er song by any
band a day and it’s a song that deserves to be heard on stages much bi er
then this. If todays show stealing set is anything to go by, you’d be a f l then this. If todays show stealing set is anything to go by, you’d be a f l
ind d to mi Deaf Havana’s forthcoming UK headline tour.
While The Monster Energy stage was home to many of the most popular and best
performances of the day, the sma er stages held some gems to, with the likes
of the hotly ti ed a girl Evarose on the Southampton music stage, and the
melodic metal-core of Bury tomo ow and Fei-Comodo on the Guitar Central and
Big Deal Clothing stages respectively. Sadly the sound on these stage tended
to not do justice to a lot of the bands and to rob many of them of their power.
It would a ear that dodgy festival sound is just as hit and mi ind rs as
it is out.
As the closing re ae metal sounds of Festival headliners Skindread
ring out of the main r m and the crowd starts to slowly disperse, it’s
clear from the sweaty bodies and smiley faces a around that the
day has b n a su e . A plethora of home grown talent has laid
waste to the University of Southampton today and
ha ily those in a endance can safely claim
that the UK rock scene in safe hands for the that the UK rock scene in safe hands for the
fores able future. Let’s hope for the fans
and the bands that Takedown returns promptly
again next year as on the strength todays
showing it makes a welcome a ition
to the UKs blo oming
festival scene.
The Joiners, Southampton, March 15th
Fundamenta y we were just a couple of disquieted hipsters trying
to a e the reputable pit of flailing limbs and raw a re ion
that comprise a Hang the Bastard gig. Myself and Aaron covertly
sli ed into the venue - like the two ho its entering the fiery,
hostile landscapes of Mordor. Confronted by a wa of a mixed herd
of thrash, hardcore and metal fans, and the o unwi ing vagabond
from other social circles separating us from the stage- we from other social circles separating us from the stage- we
a e ed a secret tu el to bypa them.
Contrasting with what we'd heard of the band: an orgy of
unadulterated chaos and bl dshed - the crowd (whilst large and
imposing) s med strangely docile. I felt as though I could engage
in conversation with one of these folk on cu ent a airs or the
weather - as o osed to having my fibula bone ruthle ly ri ed
from my leg and forced into my eye. On stage, the band members from my leg and forced into my eye. On stage, the band members
were casua y toying with their instruments admits the expecting
cha er of the audience - producing brief bursts of raucous static
like caveman confusedly striking together rocks in an a empt to
produce flame.
Then the flame sparked. Like an enraged Jack-in-the-box the front
man, Chris emerged with a ba age of profanity - co anding the
audience to gather round and prepare for combat. An eruption of audience to gather round and prepare for combat. An eruption of
instrumental onslaught tore into the crowd with Chris's voice
a uming the a ailing force at the forefront of the a ault.
Reminiscent of the film 28 Days Later, the once pa ive beings
amongst the audience detonated - overcome with rage they thrashed
and kicked, s mingly intent on destroying anyone unfortunate
enough to be within close proximity. The pace was relentle - with
each instrument pounding down without remorse whilst quietly each instrument pounding down without remorse whilst quietly
echoing the sounds of Black Sa ath and Integrity. The adrenaline
inducing ordeal meant that it s med as though there was a lapse
in time - once the band had let up it felt as though we found refuge
from a place we weren't sure we'd actua y b n to.
The experience was strangely cathartic - we left f ling slightly
scared yet exhilarated, and instinctively wanted to yield to the
frenzy once more.frenzy once more.
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Vinyl revival?Since the start of the nineties Vinyl, and other physical formats such as the CD,
have taken a significant down-turn in terms of sales. Recently however vinyl can be
said to have had a revival with sales up 50% a ua y over the past few years. So,
what are the po ible reasons for this revival and is there any longevity in it?
1) Vinyl a ributes.
Artwork:
A vinyl releases can have gate fold sl ves, posters, sl ve notes and picture disks.A vinyl releases can have gate fold sl ves, posters, sl ve notes and picture disks.
Creating a much more a ealing product to those with a love for music. There is a
po ibility for special releases and rare misprints, these po ibilities ca ot
ha en digita y.
Tangibility:
You can lend your records to a friend, your purchase f ls physica y substantial;
the music takes a material rather than digital representation. Within your hands you
hold a aspects of timing, tempo and timbre. hold a aspects of timing, tempo and timbre.
Sound quality:
Vinyl hosts superior audio quality, a egedly the greatest of any format. Warm
crackles and uncompre ed analogue fidelities give the record a humanised and
un-compromised sonica y rich sound
2) Physical co ection:
Co ection within the former generation was a laborious and, (within your p r
group) an indication of investment-in-culture. A library would have to be built over group) an indication of investment-in-culture. A library would have to be built over
many years. If you wanted a record you had to physica y buy the copy BUT only after
you had searched relentle ly for the album you desired. The chase (pursuit of the
record) and reward (the finding and purchasing of the artefact) are practices not
present within cu ent digital consumption. The practices of consumption and
co ection are unique to vinyl; the co oi eur’s chronology is reflected in their
co ection, every choice and period of their life represented by certain discs.
Co ection of physical formats then can act as a biography in a tangible form, with Co ection of physical formats then can act as a biography in a tangible form, with
your invested interest in music showcased and a arent for a to s . An iTunes
library does not serve such an impactful or socia y resonating demonstration of
your love for music, nor does it a ear as authentic.
3) Economic climate:
Within this cu ent economic climate what people want is value for money, something
that wi retain capital value and represent money they have exchanged. Vinyl can
o er these.o er these.
4) Retro trend:
Hipsters squander away money in a bid to a ear authentic. They love the vinyl format
as it fulfils their retrospective tastes. The vinyl sits alongside analogue cameras
and vintage clothes used to individualise and define themselves separate from
mainstream culture.
5) Nostalgic
The older generation, perhaps in an a empt to regain some youth, have also turned backThe older generation, perhaps in an a empt to regain some youth, have also turned back
to the vinyl. When wi your dad be heading into the loft to bring down and dust of
his old turn table? Nostalgia is a powerful emotion, believed by many to be the sole
force driving this resurgence.
These factors, I f l, are just a few driving the 'vinyl revival'. If this continues
vinyl may be our main physica y format once again.
Want to join the revival in Southampton?
Oxfam music: 1 East St. SO143HEOxfam music: 1 East St. SO143HE
B H Records: 88 Old Northampton Rd, SO140NZ
Monthly record fair at ‘Arthouse’ 2nd Sunday of every month.
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SoCo Music Project has run and b n involved in hundreds of creative projects
over the last few years, ranging from early years storyte ing to
intergenerational film making. We’ve worked with large funding bodies such as
Big Lo ery, Youth Music and local authorities.
Our main focus is music and providing positive o ortunities for a , and it’s
with our cultural partners acro the region that we are developing a
creative o er that enriches lives acro the city and beyond.creative o er that enriches lives acro the city and beyond.
Our main projects right now include:
The Creative Hub
In the heart of Southampton, the Hub is a unique space for creative activity.
A central point for musicians, film makers, producers and performers... we
regularly host showcase events on our stage, record balcony se ions for up
and coming acts and provide tuition and workshops in a wide range of creative
activities. It’s a place to m t, practice, explore, create and perform.activities. It’s a place to m t, practice, explore, create and perform.
Hightown Studios
Based in Thornhi , at the Hightown Co unity Centre, Hightown Studios is
close to completion and wi be a state of the art recording and learning
facility, consisting of a 24 track fu y digital recording suite with live
r m, vocal b th and drum b th, plus a learning suite containing 6 iMacs
loaded with creative software.
The Creative AcademyThe Creative Academy
A redited creative courses for young people... We deliver Arts Awards up to
Gold level for those wanting a qualification in a creative subject, whether
its music, film, radio, visual arts or a combination.
Youth Music Power Play
We’ be working with Southampton Music Services an the Turner Sims Concert
ha to deliver a range of exciting and engaging music workshops acro the
city... more information coming s n...city... more information coming s n...
@socomusic
07505066778
/socomusicproject
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Photo Of the MonthKirsty bridge’s photo of the band ‘Made by Giants’
flickr.com/photos/be efantaisie
faceb k.com/Madebygiants
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