Limbo 046 - Thursday 9th October 2008
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This will be far and away one of the best and most exciting Limbos since the night began last November. Not only do we have US innovator James Pants playing one of only three UK dates (London, Bristol, Edinburgh), we also have Edinburgh hotshots Found and Penpushers.
Penpushers will be the hundredth live performance at Limbo since the night began last November!
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Also coming up at Limbo:
The Fusiliers,
Autosafari,
Myshkin,
Popup,
Isosceles,
Woodenbox,
Cancel The Astronauts,
Babygod
Clint,
Punch & The Apostles,
Haight Ashbury
No Pasaran,
Zoey Van Goey,
Over The Wall,
Callel,
Pumajaw,
Sparrow & The Workshop,
Easglewowl,
Come on Gang!,
Kid Canaveral
plus loads of other buzzing brand new acts.
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'THE YEAR IS 2001 AND THE PLACE IS TEXAS. Stones Throw head honcho Peanut Butter Wolf is DJing while a sharply dressed young man approaches the DJ Booth with his Prom date in tow to formally introduce himself. Thus begins the story of James Pants. What began as a dream Prom night to see his hero DJ went to an internship at the label to eventually landing the ultimate fantasy by being signed to the roster and championed as the ‘next big thing’ by none other than Peanut Butter Wolf himself – on top of critics like Busy P, Urb, XLR8R, & Dazed & Confused Magazines. Mr. Pants is a purveyor par excellence of that unmistakable “fresh beat”: 80’s Soul, Electro Boogie, Early Rap, New Wave, & Post-Punk Disco, all of which can be found on Welcome where James plays drums, keys, guitar and sings. From a radio perspective, what format does this fall under - this new style that Pants has invented? Do you play it on the groove alongside the likes of Skyy, Cameo, or even Pharrell (listen to ‘KA$H’)? Or do you play it in the underground alongside the up-to-the-minute electro pulse of Egyptian Lover, Cybotron and even Too $hort? The answer, of course, is both! There’s enough Pants to fit any style.' (artist's biog)
Quirky and clever' (Q Magazine)
'2008 has been another busy year for FOUND. They spent a great slab of it developing a bizarre 
Penpushers have been lying very low since they released their own, second, full-length album, Poltergeeks (Incorporeal/KFM), in 2006, and will make this date their first live outing since April.
Your Loyal Subjects stand out immediately on stage, with Doug (vox/guitar) on his feet, commanding stage left charismatically and Rob (drums/vox) seated stage right, it's a very simple dynamic which belies a real air of sophistication when Rob lets rip. In fact, a handy opportunity for him to really show off presents itself when Doug breaks a string early on in the proceedings and nonchalantly announces, 'i'll let Rob keep you entertained for a minute while I fix this.' Which Rob does. In spades. Wow. They go on deliver a no-nonsense set of hardcore post-punk, high in energy and stirringly performed as well. Expect to see them back at Limbo again soon.
Dead Boy Robotics seem to have amassed a slightly larger swell of support since their last appearance at Limbo and are utterly at ease when they arrive on stage tonight, cracking those dryly humourous asides between songs that are surely destined to become a characteristic feature. It's refreshing to see a band such as Dead Boy Robotics in Edinburgh, mainly because their experimental electro-punk style would more commonly be found and experienced in a bigger city such as Glasgow. So it's also a real pleasure that, while clearly confident, they don't take themselves too seriously and always bring this light-hearted, friendly banter with them. But using a laptop alongside synths and guitars has its potential pitfalls and they drop into one this evening, when the computer has a seizure mid-track, leaving the duo wondering aloud, and slightly comically, what to do next. They try in vain to get it going again and then, unfazed, bow out with a promise to return later on in the evening. They can't actually do that, but they will no doubt be back again before long.
Headline act Fangs have been a long time coming back, having first played Limbo at the end of January. It's been a great year for them and they are currently being courted by a couple of labels, so naturally they're not shy on stage either. But, among the more theatrical acts kicking around in Glasgow right now, they certainly weren't shrinking violets last time around either. Fangs live show is just as much about how they look and perform - like long lost 'Blitz kids' from London's early Eighties post-punk/new wave/early new romantic scene - as how they sound, which references the same era and drags it into the Noughties with an ironic, deadpan twist. Songs such as Panic Attack, Fangs City Rockers and, especially, the hilariously tongue-in-cheek Sicko are real killers and the addition of Lloyd from fellow Glasgow band Babybones on synths fleshes out the line-up as well as the live sound, making the dynamic trio a formidable quartet. If Fangs haven't taken the rest of the western world by storm by next summer, we'll burn our day-glo sunglasses. Mark our words.
The Fusiliers were last seen at Limbo back in January and we've been trying to get them on again ever since, so accomplished was their sound and so polished their production aesthetic. You could count on one hand the number of unsigned Edinburgh bands that have an attitude as professional as this bunch of likable lads and it's a pleasure to work with them as much as it is to watch them perform. When they unload their entire arsenal, The Fusiliers demonstrate a rock sound that seems genuinely destined for day-time-radio decimation.
Autosafari were introduced to us by their manager who badgered us so much we had to listen to their demo, a demo we came to appreciate for all its classic-rock-referencing jubilation. Think Nirvana, the Pixies, REM, Radiohead, Dead Kennedys, Neil Young, Husker Du and a ton of other classics: taut, loud and very impressive.
Myshkin similarly came to our attention via a mutual friend, who met the band at their rehearsal studios and passed on their demo with some enthusiastic banter. They're barely out of the starting blocks but have a keen ear for a lyric, a tune and a punk sound that should ingratiate them to fans of Iggy Pop and The Stooges. A perfect warm-up act, then.