Blang Records Sheffield/london Independent Label Announce Autumn Showcase Dates
FEATURING…
DAVID CRONENBERG’S WIFE + JOE BUZFUZ
PLUS, FRIENDS OF THE LABEL..
AYUSP + BLACK KES
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!
Sheffield/London-based independent imprint - BLANG RECORDS - will take a showcase of its finest acts and friends of the label out on the road this Autumn.
Kicking off on 5 October, the tour will see stops in Halifax and Hull before culminating in the label’s joint base of Sheffield for a show at independent vinyl shop and 150 capacity venue Record Junkee.
Headlined by the Blang-signed David Cronenberg’s Wife, a key band on the early 2010s anti-folk DIY scene in the UK, they will be joined by label-mate and solo synth-punk troubadour Joe Buzfuz at all three dates. Elsewhere, friends of the label including the electronic rock duo Ayusp will be making an appearance at the closing night in Sheffield, whereas progressive skiffle masters Black Kes will be joining the party in Hull.
Serving as a catalyst for other like-minded bands in London, Blang’s DAVID CRONENBERG’S WIFE played Fat White Family’s infamous Slide In night in Brixton in late 2013, with Fat White Family then playing at the Antifolk Fest run by DCW’s Tom Mayne. With a sound that stood as a template for many of the current crop of south London guitar bands including Goat Girl and Shame, DCW have played three BBC 6 Music sessions to date and have supported The Fall, The Nightingales and Damo Suzuki. With influences running from The Birthday Party to Jonathan Richman, DCW’s songs swing between sweet and disturbing, with lyrics that catch you off guard with their openness, black humour and off-the-wall themes.The band have also been praised for their “unnerving realism” by The Independent, with BBC Radio 2’s Mark Lamarr dubbing DCW as “where genius meets idiocy”.
JOE BUZFUZ is the solo alias of Joe Murphy, leader of London band Sergeant Buzfuz. The band have played three BBC 6 Music sessions and have been dubbed “absolutely brilliant” by 6 Music’s Tom Robinson. Signed to Blang, Joe also founded and co-runs the label. Currently based back in his native Sheffield, he makes solo material that combines backing tapes and guitar with stories of modern life.
Traversing ‘70s kosmische, prog, ambient and up-tempo disco, AYUSP are an electronic rock duo from Sheffield. Formed on New Year’s Eve in 2016, the pair have been praised for a sound that “channel[s] the best 1970s German electronica” by Electronic Sound, with Exposed Magazine enthusing: “a casual listener could easily think they’d stumbled upon some lost recordings by Harmonia or Neu.”
And set to bring their all to a hometown show at Hull’s Adelphi, brace yourself for BLACK KES! This visionary collective fuse avant-garde folk with mind-altering skiffle rhythms, creating a transcendent musical experience like no other. A world of sonic experimentation and unbounded creativity, not to be missed.
Tickets for all shows are available now, find full dates and details below.
BLANG RECORDS UK SHOWCASE TOUR 2023
OCTOBER
05 HALIFAX Square Chapel
ft. David Cronenberg’s Wife + Joe Buzfuz) - tickets here
06 HULL New Adelphi
(ft. Black Kes + David Cronenberg’s Wife + Joe Buzfuz) - tickets here
07 SHEFFIELD Record Junkee
(ft. David Cronenberg’s Wife + Joe Buzfuz + Ayusp) - tickets here
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