Limbo at The Voodoo Rooms Limbo 011 - Thursday 7th February 2008 Limbo Home page
Another killer double bill and this week it's an all Edinburgh one, as XVECTORS and Chutes go head to head. If you already know what we're talking about, then you probably want to make sure all your mates know as well, if you haven't already told them where it's all happening. And, don't forget, the Black Spring DJs will be there to make you DANCE and the Limbo bar has an exclusive discount on selected bottled beers (at £2 a pop), so basically this means you can have a great night out for less than a tenner. Oh yes! Limbo is a new weekly night from the Black Spring DJs, located in the emerging zone between a straight-up gig and a club night where people go to DANCE. It takes place every Thursday at The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh from 8pm. Each week sees some of the most exciting live acts on the circuit and great music for dancing. Thanks to everybody who battled the blizzards to witness Damn Shames and Fangs at Limbo. Fangs lived up to all our expectations and more: expect to be seeing and hearing a lot more of their glam-punk style this year. Local boys Damn Shames ensured the energy didn't dissipate and best of luck to them as they follow up the sell-out success of their recent single on tour. See pics on our Facebook group here Fangs by Jack Waddington Fangs by Jack Waddington Damn Shames by Jack Waddington Damn Shames by Jack Waddington Photos from all the nights can be found here FAY FIFE (THE REZILLOS) SINGS PUNK DUSTY + NANOBOTS With The Voodoo Rooms offering a special Valentine's meal in the restaurant and ballroom, Limbo will be a late starter next week, opening at 9pm instead of 8, with the first band, Nanobots, on at 10.15. However, for those willing to wait, the post-dinner entertainment will be even more exclusive. The highlight of the club's lifespan thus far, we present the solo live debut of Fay Fife, front-woman of Edinburgh's most famous original punks, The Rezillos and their 'art-pop' spin-off, The Revillos. A pocket gig by special arrangement, this is a UNIQUE opportunity as Fay brings her own material - too girly for her erstwhile punk outfit - and a new backing band exclusively to Limbo. This is not part of a tour. 'It's a bit of an experiment,' says Fay. But, having already heard some of the material, we guarantee that when Fay Fife Sings Punk Dusty, a lot of people, and not just the lovers, are going to want to hear it. Nanobots do their own electro-rock thing - quite magnificently, too. "Nanobots are Tiny Wee Robots that form an autonomous swarm (of two) to produce high tech Electronic Space rock," they say. In other words, it's the perfect complement. XVECTORS are about to follow up the wide-spread critical acclaim for last year's single on Optimo's OSCarr label with their debut album for Mute Records* offshoot Blast First (see below). A recent set at Fast demonstrated all the vim and vigour of their best performances and apparently that was pretty rugged! It's new wave dance-rock and the kind of music that will set your pulse racing and your feet on fire. THE FACTS: Rory Connaghan: lead vocals, guitars David Caldwell: programming, guitars Paul MacEachen: bass, backing vocals Jon Murray: drums, percussion Late 2003: Tired of the dearth of decent bands in the area and itching to get some of their own musical ideas down, four lads from Edinburgh form a band citing extremely diverse influences (see myspace). 2003-2004: xvectors play a series of rapturously received shows at various club nights and venues, including London uber club Our Disco and one of the now-legendary Chateau happenings in Glasgow, stomping ground of Franz Ferdinand and friends. Early 2005: The band's debut single comes out on a tiny London-based indie label, featuring the group’s stunning Movies set-closer and a visceral cover of Jamie Principles Chicago house classic, Your Love. 2004-2005: Various xvectors fans tip off Glasgow’s JD Twitch and JG Wilkes of Optimo fame about the band. Eventually they see the band play, love them immediately, book them for Optimo and offer them a deal to release their next record on the club’s nascent label, OSCarr (aka Optimo Singles Club And Related Recordings). Late 2006: after almost a year of record company squabbling, xvectors are eventually set free to release a new EP, Now Is The Winter Of Our Discotheque on OSCarr. The press are all over it, with the EP getting The Guardian’s record of the week, Mixmag’s Top 100 Releases Of The Year and one of the tracks turning up on Tom Middleton & Fred Deakin's Face Off mix CD (free with DJ Magazine) among other worthy accolades. March/April 2007: Famous fans Klaxons invite xvectors to open for them on their first major European tour. The band duly oblige and proceed to play some of the best shows of their lives to ecstatic sold out crowds in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Sep 07: Band play Connect festival to rapturous response. Nov 07: Provide Klaxons tour-support again. A debut album has recently been finished and is due for release by the legendary Blast First (petite) label, a sub-division of the even more legendary Mute Records, xvectors thus joining the awe-inspiring likes of Sonic Youth, Depeche Mode, Moby, Goldfrapp, Nick Cave, Yazoo, Dinosaur Jnr, Plastikman/Richie Hawtin, Buzzcocks, Cabaret Voltaire, Maps, Suicide, The Slits, Liars and Pan Sonic, among many others. THE PRESS "A bitchin n moanin belter helping set club-land's new agenda" (The Guardian Guide, Pick Of The Week) "Expect this to rock Optimo" (Mixmag) Top 100 Singles, 20066 (Mixmag) 9/10 (Vice Magazine) 6/7 (One Week To Live) 4/5 (The Skinny) see all press clippings here: www.blastfirstpetite.com see also: www.studio-80.nl/video myspace.com/xvectors Newcomers Chutes are one of the tightest and most promising young outfits to have emerged from Edinburgh in eons. Great song writing skills, excellent, energetic tunes; instantly accessible new wave pop. These guys have an incredibly bright future. THE FACTS "Chutes are from Edinburgh in Scotland; We play music together. We love it. We have recorded some songs in Chem19 studios in Glasgow. We are going into the studio very soon to work on new material." (Chutes) Played T in the Park & Rockness festivals last year and shared stages with Blood Red Shoes, Youthmovies, The Wombats, The Silent Years and countless great Scottish bands at the I Fly Spitfires nights at Cabaret Voltaire and other venues... THE PRESS "AN EDINBURGH five-piece who mix the cold heart of Editors with the warm guitar melody of Idlewild. Daniel James Abercrombie is a top wordsmith who sounds like Tom Smith - at last a Scot who doesn't want to sound like Liam Gallagher or Alex Kapranos. First song It's You, In Support Of Me kicks off with a rhythm from The Police and a guitar and vocal melody from The Associates. It's so polished it's difficult to believe the band aren't in the charts. Lyrics "Am I nothing but air?/a package travelled here" conjure up great Eighties bands such as Duran Duran, who also mixed emotion with disconnected imagery. Second song Night Vision reminds me of ABC or Spandau Ballet but with a modern, art rock rhythm and Abercrombie's voice taking it into a different league. Another Scots band that deserve huge success." (Rick Fulton, Daily Record, Aug '07) myspace.com/chutesmusic / chutesmusic.com Fay Fife (The Rezillos) Solo Live Debut It doesn't really get any more special than this. The highlight of the club's lifespan thus far, we present the solo live debut of Fay Fife, front-woman of Edinburgh's most famous original punks, The Rezillos and their 'art-pop' spin-off, The Revillos. A pocket gig, by special arrangement, this really is a UNIQUE opportunity as Fay brings her own material and a new backing band exclusively to Limbo. This is not part of a tour. 'It's a bit of an experiment,' says Fay. But, having already heard some of the material, we can guarantee that when Fay Fife Sings Punk Dusty, a lot of people are going to want to know about it. Nanobots Nanobots are friends of Fay's and do their own electro-rock thing - quite magnificently, too. "Nanobots are Tiny Wee Robots that form an autonomous swarm (of two) to produce high tech Electronic Space rock. We are currently writing and recording our first Album "Let it Bleep!" for release at the end of this summer. One day 500 trillion nanobots will replace your blood system." (Nanonbots) myspace.com/nanobots500 Bricolage Rumoured to be Franz Ferdinand's favourite band, Bricolage have been known to pack a mighty punch in their delivery of the most studied, accurate revival of legendary Glasgow indie-posters Orange Juice's style. Now signed to the Memphis Industries label (who brought us the spanking Go Team!), they release their debut album later this year. myspace.com/bricolagetheband Paul Vickers and The Leg Are front-man from John Peel favourites Dawn Of The Replicants - that's Paul Vickers - and ex-Khaya/Desc fire-brand Dan Mutch, who has worked with Steve Albini (Nirvana, The Pixies, P.J Harvey). One of Edinburgh's more eccentric musical offerings, they launch debut album Tropical Favourites (SL Records) at Limbo. myspace.com/paulvickersandtheleg Correcto Just signed by Domino and launching their eponymous debut album at Limbo, Correcto is a fantastic new band comprising Danny Saunders (vox), Patrick from The Royal We/Sexy Kids (bass), internationally acclaimed artist Richard Wright (guitar) and Franz Ferdinand’s own Paul Thomson (drums). Inspired by fact, fiction, surrealism and the mundane; and with sounds reminiscent of the Buzzcocks, Kinks, Fall, Ramones, Domino reckons Correcto is "the best art school punk band that we've come across for some time." Well, quite. myspace.com/correcto Sellotape Her first year was peppered by a smattering of killer live shows in dirty dives and the like, but style cat Vikisellotape has just pieced her band back together using, yes, you guessed it, rolls and rolls of sticky-back plastic. This will be their come-back show. It's also Viki's birthday party. Balloons, streamers, party hats and cake all essential. myspace.com/sellotapemusic Isa & The Filthy Tongues Featuring members of former indie stars Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, Isa And The Filthy Tongues describe their sound as post punk / surf / psychobilly and remind us of some our all-time favourite bands. Citing the Pixies, Echo And The Bunnymen, Link Wray, Nick Cave and The Kinks as influences while also paying lip service to Angelfish, PJ Harvery, Hole and The Kills, this Scots male trio and north American front-woman are one of the tightest outfits currently doing the rounds with one of the sexiest and most seductive sounds we’ve heard in ages. myspace.com/thefilthytongues Address: The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, Edinburgh (formerly Cafe Royal upstairs, next to backpacker hostel, behind Burger King, east end of Princes Street) Times: 8pm - 1am * Entrance: £4 * Ph: 0131 556 7060 (venue) / 0131 477 6916 (promoter) Web: thevoodoorooms.com * except where otherwise advertised. Tell your friends about it and come on down to D.A.N.C.E! If you're reading this, are in a band and looking for somewhere decent to practise, the Black Spring Rooms are available for an extremely reasonable price and a hassle-free experience down in Leith (just off the Ferry Road at the Great Junction Steet end). For more info, check black-spring.com/rooms and/or give us a shout using rooms@black-spring.com and we'll book you in or show you around. Room 2 has a full back-line and costs £9 per hour. If you block book 12 hours, it's £7.50 per hour. Everyone who has been in rates the experience so do get in touch!