The Outer Church: Howlround + Hong Kong In The 60s + Cherry + Death And Vanilla

Event information

The first in a series of special events to mark the unveiling of The Outer Church's first compilation album, to be released as a 28-track 2CD set and download via Front & Follow Records on August 5th.

Howlround

Robin The Fog and Chris Weaver present a live performance of the now-legendary album The Ghosts Of Bush, a sonic exploration of London's Bush House. "[The Ghosts Of Bush] may well be the ultimate hauntological artifact" - Simon Reynolds

Hong Kong In The 60s

This London/Cambridge trio make ultra-melodic pop music with a sinister undertow. Along with debut album My Fantoms and a succession of excellent singles and EPs. they've taken part in Ghost Box's Study Series of limited 7" releases and the Nigel Kneale-themed compilation Restligeists.

Cherry

Teruyuki Kurihara of Tokyo, Japan creates elegant, minimal guitar-and-laptop compositions veering from oblique pop to full-on kosmische excursions. His release on the excellent Blue Tapes cassette label, Aanother Fractal, is highly recommended.

Death And Vanilla

Hailing from Malmo, Sweden, Marleen Nilsson and Anders Hansson purvey a spectral pop which evokes The United States Of America, Broadcast and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. "...an elaborate dreamscape composed of foggy visions and mind-altering notions" - Redefine Mag