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Thu 19th Mish Mash and The Institute of Contemporary Music & Performance present MISH MASH with THE RGBS + The New Devices + The Rebs + Dan Smith
Doors 7.30 This month's Mish Mash brings together four exciting emerging acts from the world of electronica, indie, pop & rock. The RGBs are three girls and a French drumming man who've been playing synthesisers and singing together for about a year. With a hatful of festivals lined up so far this year - Wireless, Lovebox, Bestival, The Great Escape, Rock Ness, Hyde Park Calling and Dot To Dot - they're on the up and up. When they're not knee deep in mud they should be recording with Andy Cato of Groove Armada who is helping them with production for their debut single due out September and album for early 2009. Signed to RCA Records, The New Devices are a band who write songs about debauched nights, mischief and sometimes the regrettable mornings after. Listening to them, you can clearly hear the dance influences and the energetic beats driving the songs, but there's additionally a wide rock'n'roll soundscape offering the big catchy choruses that could fill football terraces and stadiums. The live performance cements the New Devices sound, using live instruments and with Justin as the killer frontman. In this digital age where increasingly you are your own DJ and the shuffle option on your iPod is your main form of musical adventure, New Devices offer that thrill of 'where am I going to be taken next'. The Rebs are an unsigned 4-piece from Southampton. In mixing modern synth-pop with classic songwriting, they have created a unique and large sound with a stage presence to match. When playing live the band shine, endearing any audience as they quickly get across what they are all about. 2007 saw them support major acts such as The Enemy, Tiny Dancers, John Power (Cast) and Five O'Clock Heroes, as well as lining-up with Supergrass and The Ordinary Boys at GuilFest - it seems that they are a very well kept secret. With the band taking their influences from good songs, not just hip artists, the results are unique and catchy tunes, inspired by real life stories and ahead of popular culture. Stay tuned to see what happens... "The Zutons channeling the spirit of The Clash" - Gigwise.com Dan Smith looks timid and small behind his oversized keyboard but with a flourish he banishes any doubts as to his abilities. He doesn't just write songs, he composes vocal symphonies. Witty, pretty and devastatingly clever, he throws a centuries worth of British vocal wit into the pot and tops it off with the most incredible backing tracks self assembled from vocals, keyboard and maracas. "The audience erupt with appreciation. Go see. be in awe." (The Sandman) |
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