Our latest guest mix is from the incredible Bellowhead who continue to entertain and shift English folk into new realms of experience. Their theme for the mix is ‘No-Bread Circuses – a celebration of bands who, in defiance of all common sense, put their ability to make a big fat racket before other more practical considerations such as wage and logistical ease.’
In the words of Pete Flood (percussionist):
These are big bands and collectives, playing silly instruments and in many cases making total idiots of themselves on stage as a necessary antidote to sleeping five people nose to tail in dirty hotel rooms. The Japanese behemoth that is Shibusashirazu employs up to 60 people, including Butoh artists, Gogo dancers and a giant inflatable dragon. Efterklang’s brilliant Parades album involves 3 choirs, a string quartet and a brass quintet. Why do they do they bother? We’ve no idea but we’re glad of the company. We hope they never hear the phrase ‘diseconomies of scale’….
Tracklisting:
Crookfinger Jack – Old Lancaster Hornpipe
Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin – Mt. Saint Michel (Arr. J. Orfe And P. Macdonald)
Fanfare Ciocarlia – Geamparale
Abelardo Carbonó Y Su Conjunto – Palenque
Shibusashirazu – We Are A Fisherman Band
Henry Threadgill – Hope A Hope A
Shelleyan Orphan – Amanita Muscaria
Spike Jones And His City Stikers – Pass The Biscuit, Mirandy
Efterklang – Horseback Tenors
Fishbone – Chim Chim’s Badass Revenge
Lambchop – Crawl Away
Orchestre National De Barbès – Alaoui
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Sabato
Talking Heads – Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
Merrymakers – The Sash (Live)
Watch their latest video New York Girls’ filmed live at Buxton Opera House
You can catch Bellowhead at plenty of summer festivals this year:
UK SUMMER FESTIVALS
19.06.11 BEVERLEY FOLK FESTIVAL
26.06.11 GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL – Holts Field Stage
01.07.11 CORNBURY FESTIVAL
15.07.11 LARMER TREE FESTIVAL
16.07.11 LATITUDE FESTIVAL
22.07.11 TRUCK FESTIVAL
23.07.11 PORT ELIOT FESTIVAL
24.07.11 CHAGSTOCK FESTIVAL
28.07.11 WOMAD
29.07.11 CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL
06.08.11 WICKHAM FESTIVAL
13.08.11 SUMMER SUNDAE WEEKENDER
18.08.11 GAWSWORTH HALL – Gawsworth nr. Macclesfield
19.08.11 GREEN MAN FESTIVAL
20.08.11 V FESTIVAL
21.08.11 V FESTIVAL
26.08.11 SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL
plus their November Hedonism Tour:
NOVEMBER 2011 HEDONISM UK TOUR
Thurs 10 – IPSWICH Corn Exchange 01473 433 100
Fri 11 – BRIGHTON Corn Exchange 01273 709 709
Sat 12 – BILSTON The Robin 2 01902 401 211
Sun 13 – BIRKENHEAD Pacific Road 0151 666 0000
Mon 14 – GATESHEAD The Sage 0191 443 4661
Tues 15 – MANCHESTER Academy 2 0161 832 1111
Wed 16 – CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange 01223 357 851
Thurs 17 – LONDON Shepherds Bush Empire 0844 477 2000
Sat 19 – SHEFFIELD The Leadmill 0114 221 2828
Sun 20 – LEEDS The Met 0113 244 4600
Mon 21 – CARDIFF Coal Exchange 02920 230 130
Tues 22 – FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion 01326 211 222
Wed 23 – LEAMINGTON The Assembly 01926 523 001
Thurs 24 – PORTSMOUTH Pyramids 023 9282 4355
Fri 25 – FROME Cheese & Grain 01373 455 420
Sat 26 – DERBY Assembly Rooms 01332 255 800
Sun 27 – OXFORD The Regal 01865 241 261
Artist Link
Buy Link
Amazon UK: Hedonism
iTunes: Hedonism – Bellowhead