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"A genre-blurring goldmine, headed up by alt-dad rock supergroup of the weirdo underground Sunglasz Vendor – in rare improv form! Plus band-backed spontaneous verse from local poet Devin Birse, woozy ambient free jazz cross-pollinations from David David, and the cosmic synth-psych of Warped Frequencies."
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A gig held at The Old England Pub on Friday 24th January. The event starts at 20:00.
Improv’s Greatest Hits is a night and fluid collective using
improvised music as a vehicle to mix musical and social scenes.
Blurring subculture lines, debuting new artists + collaborations
on the regular
For more info and previous shows look below !
https://www.instagram.com/improvsgreatesthits
SUNGLASZ VENDOR ( improvised set )
https://www.instagram.com/sunglasz.vendor
https://sunglaszvendor.bandcamp.com
Formed from Bristols avant-garde underbelly ( Bingo Fury,
Ex-Agent, Grandchild) at the start of 2023, Sunglasz Vendor
sees devout experimentalists turn to embrace the eternal
comforts of rock radio hooks, pensive emo and Kerrang!
Teenage angst
They make a half turn back to the experimental
for a first time fully improv set !
DEVIN BIRSE
https://www.instagram.com/themefromfailurept2
https://www.instagram.com/devvvvi.b
Devin Birse is a Bristol based poet. His work explores
the lines between landscapes and desire via a mixture of
the surreal, apocalyptic and mundane. Riffing on his long
-standing interest in the relationship between poetry and
music, Devin will be performing an entirely improvised set
with a backing band of lo fi dawn metal guitarist Owen
Chambers ( Liquid Libary ) and the jazz stylings of Henry
Terrett ( Pem / Bingo Fury ) … Expect a mix of doomsday
prophecising descriptive excess and autofictional
soul-bearing
DAVID DAVID
https://eggytapes.bandcamp.com/album/ep-i
https://www.instagram.com/ddavid_ddavid
Combining the glitch electronics of David Cooper and the free
jazz drums of David Croshaw ; both David’s conjure up a joyous
/ harsh and innovative balance between groove + wildness
WARPED FREQS
https://www.instagram.com/warpedfreqs
Psych jazz electronic ambient kraut prog collective from the NE and SW … Phil Davies: Drums, Synths and percussion. Glyn Owen: Synths, electronics + percussion !
Entry requirements: 18+
improvised music as a vehicle to mix musical and social scenes.
Blurring subculture lines, debuting new artists + collaborations
on the regular
For more info and previous shows look below !
https://www.instagram.com/improvsgreatesthits
SUNGLASZ VENDOR ( improvised set )
https://www.instagram.com/sunglasz.vendor
https://sunglaszvendor.bandcamp.com
Formed from Bristols avant-garde underbelly ( Bingo Fury,
Ex-Agent, Grandchild) at the start of 2023, Sunglasz Vendor
sees devout experimentalists turn to embrace the eternal
comforts of rock radio hooks, pensive emo and Kerrang!
Teenage angst
They make a half turn back to the experimental
for a first time fully improv set !
DEVIN BIRSE
https://www.instagram.com/themefromfailurept2
https://www.instagram.com/devvvvi.b
Devin Birse is a Bristol based poet. His work explores
the lines between landscapes and desire via a mixture of
the surreal, apocalyptic and mundane. Riffing on his long
-standing interest in the relationship between poetry and
music, Devin will be performing an entirely improvised set
with a backing band of lo fi dawn metal guitarist Owen
Chambers ( Liquid Libary ) and the jazz stylings of Henry
Terrett ( Pem / Bingo Fury ) … Expect a mix of doomsday
prophecising descriptive excess and autofictional
soul-bearing
DAVID DAVID
https://eggytapes.bandcamp.com/album/ep-i
https://www.instagram.com/ddavid_ddavid
Combining the glitch electronics of David Cooper and the free
jazz drums of David Croshaw ; both David’s conjure up a joyous
/ harsh and innovative balance between groove + wildness
WARPED FREQS
https://www.instagram.com/warpedfreqs
Psych jazz electronic ambient kraut prog collective from the NE and SW … Phil Davies: Drums, Synths and percussion. Glyn Owen: Synths, electronics + percussion !
Entry requirements: 18+
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