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THE RAKES Hot, iconic Joy Division lovers
With acts like Bloc Party. Razorlight and the Futureheads around. thrillineg jittery art rock is no longer a rarity. You could be forgiven for wondering why we need this skinny east London lot: they too cater in the ‘ever so hot right now' combo of scratchy guitars. intelligent lyrics and shouty choruses. However. catch them
live and their punchy. political, Wire meets PiL sound comes into a
league of its own. That's thanks in no small part to compelling frontman Alan Donohoe. who has an ability to reel in a crowd with witty chatter. tales of urban desperation and some qwte bizarre-looking dance moves reminiscent of a certain Mr Curtis. Yet those who fear a Joy Division cut
and paste job needn't worry. The Rakes may resemble the seminal Mancunians in places. but they have an iconic look and charm and a selection of tunes tin forthcoming debut LP Capture.r’Re/easel that is most definitely all their own. (Camilla Pia)
I Liquid Room. 0870 709 0 100. Mon 8 Aug. 7pm, £7,130. Part ofT on the Fringe: see our Offers Page for ticket giveaways.
YOUNG-BLOOD BRASS BAND Hip hop homers
Fronting a giddying wall of wind-powered sound. this groundbreaking.
One of the hits of last year’s Festival, this crowd-
pleasing ensemble have sold a million tickets in their native Japan. Their formula - superfit and rigorously trained drummers pounding their kits in unison, with choreographed routines and kinetic solos - results in a
stunning spectacle.
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eclectic. nine—piece intersperse original compositions with blistering covers of s0ul- jazz-funk standards and contemporary hip hop. ‘Live it's always really great because we have our roots in the live New Orleans brass band tradition and that is such a cool vehicle for dance music — the energy of it.' explains democratic bandleader David Skogel. Because you rarely get bands that are horn based and are able to project the kind of energy that you uSually expect from a punk group or a hip hop grOup. So it's always a ball for us to play pretty much as hard and as physically as we can.’ Testament to a love for the music that goes way beyond general apprt-zciation. Youngblood's educational arm runs workshops and forums. publishes literature and sheet music. and has Just launched its own independent record label. Layered Music. tMark Edmundsoni I Cabaret Voltaire. 0870 769 0700. 10 Aug. 7pm, 5.8. Part of T on the Fringe: see our Offers Page for ticket giveaways.
JAZZ TRIANGLEHEAD
No navel-gazing
Norwegian saxophonist Potter Wettre regards Triarrglehead as the best band he has heard on his various Visits to Scotland. The Edinburghbased trio are made up of three familiar faces on the tan scene: saxophonist Martin Kershaw. pianist Paul Harrison and drummer Stuart Ritchie. All are busy musicians engaged in a range of projects. but this combination has a strong identity of its own. based on a free
approach to both improvrsation and set material that owes something to the more adventurous end of the NY scene. but isn". simply imitative. Trianglehead were formed in 2003 in ‘.'./hat Paul Harrison described as "an attempt to create a new forum for exciting. inhov; music ‘.‘.'lthout boundaries that ‘.'.'ould challenge the smug rra\.rel-ga/iirg of a lot of contemporary ia//'. The guys have recently completed recording their debut Cl). and will feature music from it here. (Kenny Mathiesonr I Henry's ./a// Cellar. 467 5200, I 7 Aug. 8.30pm. 57.
LIVESCIENCES Rapping till the early hours
Freeform hip hop 3a/x ensemble l l\-.’("}f§(ll(3ltfl(3f3 have been mainstays on the Edinburgh scene for some years. performing tirelessly at last year's Festival. 9005) looks to be no different with a rack of dates Ill August. most notably at this set at the Underbelly 's Baby Belly, in the Old Town's ever-cool Caves. that's not to say they 're not movrng forward: this year they'll be showcasing material from their forthcoming debut album.
'We got a really good atirrosphere going in our gigs last year. getting good si/ed crowds and people coming back each time to see usf says Johny jrax'xsltax'r. AKA DJ Hedi}. turntablist and spokesman for the group. ‘I thirrk most of the other bands are doing it as a straight gig. but we prefer to bring more of a club feel. so it'll be myself and the guitarist doing the warm-up [)Jing. then the livesciences. And With a license till the early hours were hoping to make a night of it.' tivlark i dmundsoni I Baby b’e/li'. 08/0 .315: 3083. I 1 Aug.
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Out of Space The trippy'n'trancey tune that introduced the world to this Essex foursome in 1992. We would never have known from this that they'd go on to mix punk. pop and beats in Such a i'nagnifrcent way. but we danced like loons to it all the same.
Poison The Prodigy show us their scary side for the first time wrth Maxrm Reality rapmrig over dark rhythms and scratchy riffs. Hear the track live today and it still sends shivers up your spine. Firestarter ‘A song of Satan screamed by a terrifying little spiky haired munchkih in make up' bleated the Mary Whitei‘iouses of the world when this crossover classic hit the top of the UK charts in l997. Breathe Second number one single for the Prodigy. who Show no sign of calming the creepy stuff. This killer track's vrdeo features a kohi—eyed Maxrm and Keith unleashing Vicious vocals in a cockroach infested apartment.
Smack My Bitch Up Condemned fer this ferooous track's apparent mysogyny, the Prodigy calmed things down with a vrdeo which contained graphic images of drugs. discos. violence. vomit and gay sex. Grannies everywhere collapse in shock. Again. tCamilla Pia) I Corn Exchange. 0870 169 0100, Fri :3 Aug, 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. Part of 7' on the Fringe: see our Offers Page for ticket giveaways.
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