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When presented with a week of musical treats it's best to feast on them like a starved dog, the ear feeding started, Tuesday night, when the cunning French man, Anthony Gonzalez unleashed a set that had the controls set for the heart of the lushness,and then proceeded to exceed all of our ambient dreams, some less intelligent beings have described his sound as shoegaze, which is like calling Kratfwerk synth pop. Wednesday saw the more than welcome return of Reverend And The Makers, coming on like the best bits of Happy Mondays but with a message for the youth, Jon McClure is a man on a mission and well worth following, just ask Carl Barat who was seen having it in the mosh pit or just the lucky 500 that stepped outside after the gig to see Mr Rev play an acoustic set in the street. Then, Thursday night Soil and Pimp Sessions have the cheek to pitch up and play the kind of set that has you rethinking music all together, half way through it dawns on most of the crowd that they witnessing the best drummer, the best sax player, the best pianist and the best trumpet player playing any where in the world right now, a powerful death jazz moment that you want to last for ever.
Friday and it's local Camden band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, who rock their faithless fanatical following to the core with the kind of electro poptastic tunes that the Pet Shop Boys would eat a live child live on T.V. for. Come Saturday night and we just couldn't resist swinging by a filthy old boozer on the Harrow Road to catch a set by Norman Jay just to get us in the mood for a possible visit to Good Times at Carnival....
Ted loving London, loving music, loving you, ahh haaaah. |
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GUILTY PLEASURES
Two weeks prior to lift off, construct the perfect professional party possee form your closest mates. One week to go, email details of where to meet. Saturday night 6.00pm, start getting ready keeping in mind the theme of an English Summer Party, leave the house at 9.00pm dressed as a very attractive victorian cricketer, with a modern twist. Meet the gang, and spend 25 minutes cracking up at each other outfits whilst complimenting each other on the huge effort. 10.30pm, step out on to the floor in unison as the first bars of Summer In City by Lovin' Spoonful cracks out of the enormous sound system, turn to you best mate who is laughing so hard her make up his running down her face. Think to yourself, this is still an amazing night out.
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BUTTONED DOWN DISCO
B.D.D. is possibly the only club where you might hear, Sly and Robbie, Dizzie Rascal and Feist in the same room and is another Saturday night jewel in the KOKO crown bought to you people so passionate about creating the right vibe for their much loved regulars that you still have to apply for an invite via their website, and you also stand the chance of free entry before 10.00pm If that's not a recession busting dream then what is?
For more details go here.
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INVASION & BLEECH
London's Invasion are a heavy bass-less trio made up of two girls and one metal geek. They finalised their line-up in January 2007 and play short, fast, riff-based tracks with incredible vox to accompany an early 90's drunk-metal attack. So what you waiting for?
Support comes from Bleech who you will be hearing lots of over the coming months.
For more details go here.
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"There's no point in having posters of Joe Strummer and Bob Marley on yer wall, if you're not gonna get involved" Just one of the many great things that came from the mouth of Jon McClure during one of our favourite nights at KOKO ever.
Photography by Holly Erskine
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Spotted at Club NME. If we spotted you then email us proof and we'll put you on the guest list for the next one. info@koko.uk.com
Photography by NME
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“Nothing can prepare for you the experience of Antichrist. Nothing” John Carr, Sky Movies “
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ANTICHRIST
For a chance to win tickets to see the film and other goodies, answer the following question:
What's the scariest film you've seen and why?
Email your answers to info@koko.uk.com
Akron Family, from album of the year 'Set Em Wild Set Em Free'
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