Clark + Rocketnumbernine + Elite Barbarian + Rough Trade Djs

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Lithe Presents:
Clark – August 1st
+ Rocketnumbernine + Elite Barbarian +Rough Trade Djs
£10(Advance),£12(Door) 8pm
To book tickets go to: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/32575

Clark -

Holding court amidst high expectations from your audience should not phase most artists. Especially not those as gifted and merciless as Chris Clark (AKA Clark).

Having convinced old ears and new with his tech-savvy opus Body Riddle (Warp), all the way back in 2006, Clark embarked on the seldom-straight and narrow road to perfection via a number of cheeky, if informative, raves overseas. The end result is Turning Dragon (Warp, 2008) - a ravenous, winged-beast of a session that ruthlessly feeds on the sweat and cheers of the masses. Upping the tempo and donating the very blood that runs through his fibre-optic veins with this most recent release, Clark proves that he has that rare, reassuring, ability to cater for both ends of the “electrum”. And either end will surely shake hands cordially when they meet halfway during his forthcoming, powerhouse live act. Unstoppable and not to be missed.

Rocketnumbernine -

Setting Rothko aside, in the nicest way possible, Tom & Ben Page again show us what they are made of, with their extra-curricular project Rocketnumbernine. Free-wheeling beats, cybernetic grooves and risk-heavy riffs are the order of the day. The magic of their performance is bound two-fold, first by their improvisation and second their intuition. Testament to this was demonstrated by the inclusion of a double-bass musician at their last show. Plucked strings dripped droplets of sound at perfect intervals, inviting all and sundry to partake in their semi-psychic interaction. Anticipate a showcase of tonal talent and musical immodesty.

Elite Barbarian -

As one quarter of uber-experimentro hipsters Rothko (Trace), and coupled with his recent act of the same quality, Rocketnumbernine, Ben Page (AKA Elite Barbarian (The Front & Follow)) is becoming something of a byword for sonic guidance. His glorious use of a multitude of musical toys for grown-ups lends him qualities of a mad scientist - fearless and inventive.

Those of you yearning for a spot of escapism need look no further. Page bridges the gap between the everyday and the sub-normal, the fancy of his emotionally charged offerings tickled by the whimsy of his creativity. Aural pleasure, and not for the squeamish.
Rough Trade DJs -

With access to the record collection that plastic dreams are made of, it would take a God-and-sunny-Jesus miracle for these guys to be undersold. Vintage post-punk, steady rock and rolling toe-tappers cement the bricks of any line-up. Architecturally sound.

Other DJs -
Stenchman
Barry 7 (Add n to x)
Ebola
HIjack
Dj Tendraw & The Gypsies dog
Rough Trade Djs
LITHE DJS
Visuals by Dandilion & Burdock

To book tickets go to: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/32575