No Pain In Pop

RIP: All Hallows

31/10/08
El Guincho, The XX, The Big Pink, A Grave With No Name + Tomb Crew, Tapedeck, Mumdance, NPIP DJs
@ Goldsmiths Student Union, New Cross
(No Pain In Pop)

All photography by Louis Hartnoll, though evidence of the stage invasion exists at the Discoteca Oceano ‘blog. Babelfish Translation reckons the poster there (Felix Ruiz III, I think) thought, “The concert in himself was perfect. Stage invation of which they mark time with gachi extinguishing all the soundsystem. The songs sounded MASSIVE. Power, dances, PA. PA.PA. PA. PA. PA POPE PAPAPAPAPA.”

In this instance, we simply can’t disagree.

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Tags: a grave with no name, el guincho, hallowe'en, party, the big pink, the xx

Crystalline

On record The Big Pink is Robbie Furze (now or ex of Panic DHH, Alec Empire) and Milo Napoleon Cordell (creator of Merok Records; descended of peers?). Live, more are enlisted – members of bands of such calibre as Guapo, Sunn 0)) and Sunburned Hand of the Man, according to this Pitchfork ‘New Music’ post by James Knight last Friday (22 Aug). Run the player and the link together and watch depth build; ziggurat howls, escalator noise, tripping percussion, ceremony in the echo chamber.

MP3: The Big Pink - Crystal Visions

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Tags: the big pink