Limbo 053 - *SATURDAY* 13th December 2008
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Hey! It's the Limbo Christmas Party and Launch for Come On Gang! and Kid Canaveral's new split 7" Single. Not only that but it's also a special Saturday night Limbo! Triple-yuletide-woop! Fo' real...
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There is no Limbo next week or the week after. In fact, we won't be back until Thursday 8th January. 2009 promises to be a new year for Limbo in more ways than one, though, as we consolidate everything we've achieved this year and take it to the next level, introducing you to a whole raft of exciting new live acts and continuing to present them in exciting new ways.
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COME ON GANG! are destined for great things. A guitarist (Mikey) from Galashiels, a bassist (Trev) from Dublin and a singer/drummer (Sarah) from Brighton, Come On Gang! are guaranteed to get everyone jumping to their high-octane, punky, indie-pop. Another T Break finalist earlier this year, they launched debut single 'Wheels' at Limbo in July. A little bit Belle And Sebastian, a little bit Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a little bit of something else that's quite simply their own thing, if you're not feeling these tunes, you've either had your soul possessed or you need to see a shrink. Melodic, heartfelt and firing on all cylinders, Come On Gang! are a proverbial rocket-ship shooting for the moon.
Edinburgh Smash Hits KID CANAVERAL first played Limbo to a rapturous reception in April (review 
'By day we are Bruce, Mandy and Neil. By night we are the deadly spazz-jazz ninjas known as Super Adventure Club!' Like nothing else in Edinburgh, with very few peers anywhere else either. And what a lot of fun live...
Eagleowl are a band who demand your undivided attention, so delicate is their style and potent their impact. They're not too precious about it, either. There's a wonderful sense of humour and playfulness about this band, as evinced by the origami owls and the catchphase on their myspace ('can harm a man but kill a dog'). Killer, yes, but in the politest, most charming way possible, metaphorically opening the door for you (stealthily, mind, like ninjas) and then offering to remove your coat before they assault you with their double bass played with a bow like a cello, harmonium, electric guitar and singer Bart's quiet, but deeep, baritone. When this Eagleowl comes swooping, you've no idea of the damage it's done until it's made off with your heart and soul. And, with the unmitigated hush that pervades the room when they're on stage and the reception they get when they come off, it's clear that quite a few people in the room feel that way about this band. My only regret is that there is no sign of Malcolm tonight, without whom the wonderful Moherf*cker is not possible. Apparently there's a chance he's moving back up next year. Let's hope so. They make up for this with a magical old Russian animation, which Bart has slowed right down to match the pace of their music (and so it loops three times in tandem with their thirty minute set), not to mention its pastoral narrative style: it features owls, among other feral animals, in glorious autumnal hues.
We've waxed quite extensive lyrical already on the subject of Sparrow And The Workshop so no need to gush on again. You know we like them and we know you do too, since so many tonight are quite plainly there to see them. They play a couple of favourites from the last show (Gun and Swam Like Sharks) but the myspace and live favourite just now seems to be The Devil Song, which a number of people are calling out for half way through the set and gets a resounding cheer when they finally play it towards the end. Reminiscent of a Sergio Leone film score and, with Gregor striking that saw on his drum kit, plus Jill's voice and Nick's guitar work, this really is an atmospheric wonder.
Pumajaw are something of a revelation, their psychedelic style essentially like something from another era, except for the modern twist. It centres around singer Pinkie's aetheral voice and John's work on the mandolin, alongside his collection of sequencers and pedals. I admit during the sound check that they remind me a bit of Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy, John confesses that he once saw Hawkwind but that's about as far as it goes. Actually, this kind of hippy connotation doesn't do them any favours at all, their music is much better and, if anything, they're more like Pentangle. After the show the band admit they're getting a bit sick of all the folk chat. Pinkie has commented earlier on how much she likes David Byrne & Brian Eno's Mea Culpa track (from the amazing, visionary My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts album) that gets played before they go on and John later asks about Dakar & Grinser's awesome cover of The Stooges' I Wanna Be Your Dog, having heard it for the first time this evening (it's a DC staple so you're likely to hear it at just about every Limbo if you turn up early enough), so you could possibly expect a small change of direction on the next record. But, for now, they are tripping the light fantastic - all glisteningly reverberating mandolin and vox - in a universe quite unique to them. Shame i couldn't find my copy of Led Zeppelin's II before i left the flat. That would have been a good DJing reference point, too. Maybe next time....
