We had been waiting for this gig ever since the debut album of Whispering Sons was released in October 2018. The initial line up for this gig included Ice Baths, the debut album of which we also loved and were looking forward to listen to it live. Ice Baths were not included in the line up after all but this meant that we got to know the music of Ilia Gorovitz instead. Humble and without engaging too much with the people that had already arrived early at The Lexington, Ilia took his place at the 
front of the stage behind the drums and for the next 30’or so, created an improvised industrial sound which became more dynamic through the live drums that he had incorporated. The set did not have any vocals and Ilia often had to reprogram the pitch of the drums in between songs which became a bit distracting. His debut album entitled ‘The Noble Rot‘ was self released a few days after the gig and it is the first recording of an improvisational set. His EP entitled ‘A Dose of Uncertainty’ also contained recordings of improvisational sets and we had the unique chance to enjoy glimpses from both during this gig. Despite the fact that the sound in this debut album is very ‘dry’, during Ilia’s live set, his sound had much more depth, giving a captivating power to the beats. This is a promising musician and we will definitely have more chances to enjoy his music in the future.
Posts Tagged ‘experimental music gigs 2019’
Live review: Whispering Sons ‘Image’ tour 2019,London
Posted: 18th April 2019 by blaue-rosen in Live reviews,InterviewsTags: Baba Yaga's Hut gigs 2019, experimental music gigs 2019, Ilia Gorovitz live at The Lexington 2019, Ilia Gorovitz live in London 2019, live review, post punk gigs 2019, post punk gigs in London 2019, Whispering Sons Image tour 2019, Whispering Sons live at The Lexington 2019, Whispering Sons live in London 2019
Live review: Author&Punisher, Lingua Ignota, Riotmiloo, Electrowerkz 2019
Posted: 14th April 2019 by blaue-rosen in Live reviews,InterviewsTags: Author&Punisher Beastland tour 2019, Author&Punisher live in London 2019, Chaos Theory gigs 2019, Electrowerkz gigs 2019, experimental music gigs 2019, industrial music gigs 2019, Lingua Ignota live at Electrowerkz 2019, Lingua Ignota live in London 2019, Lingua Ignota tour 2019, noise music gigs 2019, Riotmiloo live at Electrowerkz 2019, Riotmiloo live in London 2019
“Let me go to hell, that’s all I ask and go on cursing them there and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss” –Samuel Beckett
This gig took place on an ordinary Tuesday when this gig took place and it wasn’t just a great one but one that left its mark on this year’s performances. because it was perfectly organised, it could transcend its expected aims. The story that was narrated through sound in 3 ½ hours was one that was rooted in personal experiences. For the sake of this text, let’s compare this gig to the walk of a character on a path with different surfaces.
Live review: Xiu Xiu, John Bence at Islington Assembly Hall 2019
Posted: 1st April 2019 by blaue-rosen in Live reviews,InterviewsTags: experimental music gigs 2019, Islington Assembly Hall gigs 2019, John Bence live at Islinton Assembly Hall 2019, John Bence live in London 2019, Xiu Xiu live at Islington Assembly Hall 2019, Xiu Xiu live in London 2019
It was an ordinary Tuesday evening, the day after Scott Walker had passed away and we went to Islington Assembly Hall prepared to experience something similar to the last gig of Xiu Xiu. We were spectacularly wrong as this live performance was different in many ways and even more powerful.
The one hour of waiting time until John Bence came on stage passed really quickly as we were lucky enough to enjoy great ‘warm up’ music that 
included songs by The Cure, Nico and Bauhaus. This was, by far, the greatest and more fitting (to what would come next) set of songs that we have been able to listen to before a gig. The evening started calmly and in a rather uneventful way, which of course was hugely deceitful for the performative storm that was just about to ‘hit’ us. John Bence appeared and for the first 3-4′ was seating calmly in front of his laptop…
Xiu Xiu, John Bence live at Islington Assembly Hall 2019
Posted: 31st March 2019 by blaue-rosen in Concert photosTags: experimental music gigs 2019, Islington Assembly Hall gigs 2019, John Bence live at Islinton Assembly Hall 2019, John Bence live in London 2019, Xiu Xiu live at Islington Assembly Hall 2019, Xiu Xiu live in London 2019
Scratch Massive-Polygrains live at Dingwalls, 2019
Posted: 19th March 2019 by blaue-rosen in Live reviews,InterviewsTags: Dingwalls gigs 2019, electronic music gigs 2019, experimental music gigs 2019, experimental music gigs in London 2019, London gigs 2019, Polygrains live at Dingwalls, Polygrains live in London 2019, Scratch Massive live at Dingwalls 2019, Scratch Massive live in London 2019
A band ‘guided’ by the light of the European stars-Music that was guided by the energy of consecutive dreams
Experiencing the magic of Scratch Massive’s music live, was on my ‘to do’ list for quite some time now. Maud and Sébastien’s gigs are sold out in France but the duet had never performed live in London before so, we were incredibly happy that our wish to see this band live, came true.
Polygrains a gentle, electronic and experimental opening
A few minutes later than the announced stage times, Polygrains, a.k.a Dimitris Moschas, a talented singer, songwriter and producer, filled the stage with electronic, synthpop and techno soundscapes. Polygrains has released his new album entitled ‘Future Endeavours‘ in January 2019 and we got a nice glimpse of it during his live set. Dub rhythms enriched with vibrant sonic samples, gave their place seamlessly to synthpop melodies which were, sometimes transformed into funky ones and other times they were dressed with an air of mystery filled with blasts and pulsating sounds. On top of these melodies, the vocals appeared intermittently only to deliver a few verses and add one more dimension to the sound, before giving their place to a new set of sounds and melodies that had a different energy and flow than before. Experimentation, improvisation and a nice rhythmic flow characterized the sound of this solo project that was a great choice as an opening act for Scratch Massive. There were no visuals this time to accompany the set but this only made us focus more on the rhythms. If the music of Polygrains was a painting, it would have been a cubist one, where the image can only be synthesized by acknowledging all the parts and shapes that form it.We noticed and we appreciated the good communication with the audience and we look forward to enjoying Polygrains live again in the future.