Mandrake Handshake

Flights of Helios, After The Thought

Presented by: Flights of Helios

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0	OXFORD: The Bullingdon
P	Friday 10th December, 2021
N	7:00pm

Event information

Flights of Helios present 'A VERY PSYCHEDELIC XMAS', one night of gloriously mind-expanding rock and electronica. The ideal festive night out!

MANDRAKE HANDSHAKE
"Skittering rhythms, bloody synths and psychedelic harmonies" - The Independent
“Spiritual exploration with a dose of fervent psychedelic-pop” - So Young magazine
“Brain-melting new tune produced by Andy Ramsay of Stereolab” - NME, ‘Gonkulator’ single review

Oxford’s conquering psychonauts! After a wild summer of festivals including Manchester PsychFest and Rotterdam’s Left of The Dial, the self-dubbed “flowerkraut” 9-piece bring their ‘60s-drenched cosmic pop and coming-of-age psych rock to the Bullingdon. In their words: “This was music to dance to with wild abandon or, to meditate on - a fluorescent soundtrack for private investigations of the mind’s inner-worlds.” Their brilliant debut EP ‘Shake The Hand That Feeds You’ is out now via cult indie label Nice Swan.
https://www.niceswanrecords.com/artists/mandrakehandshake/

FLIGHTS OF HELIOS
Oxford's 7-piece space cadets providing intense psych-jam torch songs. As played on BBC 6 Music by Steve Lamacq, Don Letts and Gideon Coe.
"Sonic experimentation has become their trademark" - The Line Of Best Fit
"Musical grandeur that echoes the more expansive works of Radiohead or Pink Floyd" - God Is In The TV
"Anyone who has caught the band live will know that they can be truly transcendental" - Nightshift
https://flightsofhelios.co.uk

AFTER THE THOUGHT
After The Thought makes ambient music for confusing times... Described as "electronic cloud-gazing" and "fantastically moody soundscape[s]", ATT takes influence from the likes of Eluvium, Tim Hecker, Sigur Ros and Nils Frahm to build evolving worlds of texture and space. Latest album 'endless' was released into the bleakness of May 2021 and Nightshift had this to say - "Seriously, stick it on the headphones and everything bad in the world will go away."
https://afterthethought.co.uk

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From the Bullingdon website:
- If you feel ill and/or have any symptoms of covid do not come to the venue
- Everyone including public, acts and staff MUST show proof of a negative Lateral Flow Test from the day of the event or double vaccination certification (QR code). These must be done before visiting the venue and can be picked up for free from pharmacies including Boots. For more details visit https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/.../symptom-free-testing
- Masks will be worn by all staff and we encourage our visitors to do so as much as possible
- We have state of the art ventilation which air circulation far exceeds government guidelines
- Dedicated staff will be cleaning our toilet facilities throughout the night. Please respect them and our building by being as tidy as possible
- Hand sanitiser is available at various points in the venue
- Deep cleans of the venue are performed after every event
- NHS track and trace QR codes are displayed around the venue. Whilst it is not mandatory to check in we do encourage everyone to do so
- We will be operating cashless bars for the foreseeable future to reduce cross contamination
- Please respect everyone's space and choices. Some visitors may still be nervous about being in a crowd. It is still their right to enjoy the music and dance
We can't wait to see you again
The Bullingdon x