RARE BRISTOL HEADLINE SHOW TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF 'WWAOE'

After a teen hood spent playing in hardcore punk bands, Real Lies took pills at a party for the first time, and moved to London. Since 2011, they have been trying to synthesise that feeling over and over again, hidden away in the arch of a Zone 3 railway bridge. Staring down at them from the walls of the studio have been three pictures: an image of a young Sasha Shulgin in the relief print style of Camden Market Che Guevara T-shirts, the magical one-eyed rabbit prophet ‘Frank’ from Donnie Darko, and a photo of an orbiter fairground ride in flight, taken sometime in the early 2000s.

They describe their new album as a “beautiful trance revenge fantasy”, a night bus fever dream of assembling a street gang of late-night dreamers (some living, some dead) known as “The Birds” to take on the amassed forces of “The Grids” – terminally online alpha male misanthropes, narcissist influencers, morality police, bougie fusspots, Gulf hyper-capitalists, the so-called ‘Nerd Reich’, time, the markets, the algorithms, the dull, the twee, and the boring.

with support from variable_self

variable_self is a live performer, producer, and DJ who blends vintage and modern sounds, pushing sonic boundaries of energy and emotion, from melancholy to euphoria. Known for a passion for 303s and music hardware, they showcase live acid bass in Bristol.

Their DJ sets, including peak times at Motion and The Love Inn, feature diverse electronic styles and creative effects. As a resident at the Red Room, they combine Techno and Electro with live hardware, also performing hybrid sets at Lost Horizon and debuting in Manchester this March.

Their latest EP, BDGRL SDGRL, features experimental sounds with spaced-out vocals and vintage gear, while a forthcoming EP on Remmah will continue their signature style of lush synths, drum machines, deep basslines, and acid melodies.

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