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BLACK POETS SINGLE LAUNCH
BLACK SOUL STRANGERS + PUSS IN BOOTS + DJS + SPECIAL GUESTS
Presented by: 93 Feet East| 0 | LONDON: 93 Feet East |
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| P | Tuesday 3rd November, 2009 |
| N | 7:30pm |
Event information
Based in East London, yet not restricted by the fashion-led regiment of any Shoreditch scene, BLACK POETS were formed during the summer of 2007 by Gerard LeCain and Billy Randall, and later joined by Stephen J Good and Nenad Kostadinovski. By avoiding the Joy Division influence so common for leather jacket-clad post-punk bands and instead having more in common with acts such as the Chameleons, Echo and the Bunnymen and the Psychedelic Furs, Black Poets have shown that there are still veins of gold to be found in this melancholic mine. In part this is down to breadth of their inspiration, taking in not only the monotone mood of early eighties Manchester and New York but also the soaring and expansive soundscapes of Kansas post-rockers the Appleseed Cast and the emotive melodrama and intricately interwoven melodies of slowcore Swedish band, Logh. The last year has seen Black Poets play dates with the likes of Babyshambles, tapetheradio, Jersey Budd and Pulled Apart by Horses and also head out on a three week national UK headline tour in support of their self-released debut album, Innocents and Thieves. The record has received positive reviews, prompting respected Scottish music magazine the Skinny to describe Black Poets as sounding both beguiling and prophetic.
BLACK SOUL STRANGERS "razor-sharp guitar indents and fractured melodies have recently had industry-types wetting themselves...ambitious Dublin band glow with the light of a burgeoning reputation that precedes them like a will-o'-the-wisp....accomplished arrangement of songs....a band who actually look and sound successful before their time..Strangers, eh? Not for much longer" - NME
In 2006, PUSS IN BOOTS was created as a result of artistic collaborations between Laura and Alex. Puss in Boots music is dark, deadly and engaging, also touching on areas of taboo, depravity and deviant sexuality. The band views PJ Harvey, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Depeche Mode as influences. They are also inspired by several female electro rock outfits inclusive of Peaches, Ladytron and Robots in Disguise.
