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The Winchester Club was founded in 1999, by Mr Spear. Originally assembled to perform as a side project at an all-day gig organised by country-rock band Chineseburn (of which Mr Spear and Mr Deeney are members), they were joined by bass player Mr Armstrong (of Metal bands Hangnail and End of Level Boss) and Guitarist Mr Morgan (formerly of Sauce). The band assembled a set of long-form instrumental tracks. These were later recorded at Moon Studio in London, and subsequently released as the demo “drown little joys in work and distress”.
Shortly after the demo was released, The Winchester Club became part of London-based collective Monocle78, which included such bands as headshoppe and The Black Madonnas, and was featured in an article on the collective in Dazed & Confused.
The Debut Album 'Brittania Triumphant' was released to critical acclaim all over Europe and 2011 sees the release of the Bands long awaited second Album.
This one off London Gig marks the release of the Album
Luke Younger aka HELM brings a one man show of electronic musical genius to the stage. Heres a review of Helm live;-
Appearing under electric light beyond a dark backdrop, Luke Younger, a.k.a. Helm, stooped over various equipment. Wires tubed their way amidst boxes, mixers and other electronic fare. The crowd sat and stood in relative silence as he brought sound through elevated speakers. Rotating blips, like a possessed 808, entangled abstract tones. Warped vocal samples appeared unclear, muddied adding an organic air. This juxtaposition of sound entwined with unexpected grace to forge a pillar of noise that writhed with a wonderful elasticity. Seeing Younger previously, he has produced quite towering and rigid tones. This performance projected a movement of bendable tonality. High frequency blasts split the eardrums of the audience with a direct and ceaseless change of state. The hubbub entered a more imposing plane of menace. There were crazed SOS signals, and an incredible balance issued forth sitting in a strange limbo between tranquillity and peril. Charged and pulsating electronics ! looped like a minimal dial-up tone. Subterranean bass moved in a fleeting bassline that faded as soon as manifest. Helicopter oscillation injected a kinetic vibe that trembled the room in which I sat.
Rotating metals, like grinding machinery issued a second movement. A ping-pong rhythm drifted with a varying tempo, lulling the listener, and then surprising in the randomness of its pace. Things heightened in volume and intensity to a warbled bubble-bath of noise. Changes in pitch motioned an awkward ebb and flow that brought to mind erratic protons, fired at each other via an incompetent technician. This then developed into a distorted sonar sound that was matched with elements of skewed, aquatic dub. Elements of Orphan Fairytale and Dolphins Into The Future sprang to mind, although under greater strain and full of sinister tones. The sink and swell of the final moments ended a wonderful display and left me wanting more.
Venue information
LONDON: CAMP| 0 | 70 - 74 City Rd London EC1Y 2BJ |
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| > | www.thewinchesterclub.org |
| ! | 020 7253 2443 |
| ` | Entrance to venue in Old Street |
