(((O))) Tag: Electrowerkz
Industrial metal’s fastest-rising stars. 3TEETH, launched their third album Metawar at the Electrowerkz in Islington in July, then stormed their show the following night supporting Ministry at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Joe Norman spoke with frontman Alexis Mincolla in the Empire’s suitably grimy and dimly lit backstage area after the show.
Overall, I’m struck by the vulnerability of Wrekmeister’s performance tonight; emotion that’s bravely raw and visible even behind a wall of guitar drone.
Recurring every three years, Deliquium is the product of the hard work of the two directors of MilkandLead – a pair of Italian Francescos (Vertucci and Carvelli) who have been involved in boundary-pushing installations, set design, film making, photography and graphics for well over a decade.
Underpinning vast swathes of ‘Genocidal Majesty’ is a theme of anxious suffering. A trembling can be felt within the shifts between notes. Despite its apparent aggressive exterior, there is a fragility being protected at the heart of it all. Whilst De Jong is employing the supposed best form of defence, this sentiment cannot help but seep through. From the wide-eyed anguish of sonic gales to the transposing despair of processed electronics, a narrative of hurt blossoms.
Cough, Sinister Haze, Grave LinesElectrowerkz, London, 14.08.2017 Photos by Joseph Norman Please do not use the photos without the photographer’s permission.
The Body are one of the best acts in music today and if they’re in your neck of the woods do yourself a favour and wash your mind away with a calming shore of noise so heavy that it’ll rupture your consciousness into a meditative powder of sleeping fragments.
“Gnod are the most essential band in Britain; it shows in everything they do but, I assure you, watching them live is an impeccable and unpredictable experience”.
The Cosmic Dead, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Bad Guys, Luminous Bodies, Lower Slaughter Baba Yaga’s Hut’s Fun House: The Cosmic Dead, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Bad Guys, Luminous Bodies, Lower Slaughter, Electrowerkz, London, 15.07.20 …
Hey Colossus Baba Yaga’s Hut Presents at Electrowerkz, 9.10.2015 Photos by Samantha Hayley
Are Hey Colossus the best live guitar band in Britain right now? You’d be brave to argue otherwise… – by Benjamin Bland
The setlist was perfect, going from minimal cliff hangers to epic space rock in a blink of an eye. To finish they went from ‘A.C.R.O.N.YM’ to ‘Responder’ which is like going on a trans-dimensional voyage and returning to earth to find out the world’s ended but a few people don’t care and are having a disco. By Rich Collins
Clock Opera @ Electrowerkz, Islington, London. December 01 2011 Clock Opera are, without any shadow of doubt, the most exciting thing happening in music at the moment. I say this not as my opinion, but as an unequivocal statement of fact. Strong words, …
