PART CHIMP
In the psychic wastelands of the 21st century, one particular sonic force looms large. Transcendental like the malignant force that fuels the zombie movies of yore, PART CHIMP have made it their business to shake speaker-stacks, fry brains and induce jouissance and tinnitus alike across the UK.
Yet whilst their legendary status as primal paragons of the riff has been largely a fixture of the vinyl-stacks and battered amps of the underground, Drool – their fifth and perhaps finest transmission thus far – has other ideas.
Drool is everything that makes Part Chimp the most intimidating primate fit to lay waste to a city near you. It’s a fearsome testimony to a band with a skewed melodic skill to match their mighty potency. Echoes of their forebears – the ornery prehistoric lurch of Melvins and the droogy ur-clang of Sonic Youth among them – can be distantly discerned, Yet they’re now drowned out by an individual assault as pulverising as invigorating, nihilistic yet life-affirming. This band will demolish your house, but you’ll cheerfully thank them for it afterwards.
With recording taking place between various studio sojourns across London, New York and Somerset, and the longtime trio of Tim Cedar, Iain Hinchcliffe and Jon Hamilton joined by appearances from both longtime four-stringer Joe McLaughlin and new recruit Robin Freeman, the emphasis here is on capturing the raw energy of the band in its purest form.
Smash together abandon and intent, and what you get is Drool. Drool is where unwise decisions blossom into serendipity. It’s more joy through vacuum-tubed catharsis than you’re entitled to. It’s coming for the hearts and minds of heavy music dropouts everywhere whether they like it or not, so they’d be best advised to pay attention.
WHINGE
Post-punk informed DIY garage-rock played with gay abandon, WHINGE slam together influences from the Mondays to the Sabbath, ESG to LCD, Genesis to The Rapture.
TERO KULERO
A four piece psych rock outfit from Preston, TERO KULERO mix sludgy riffs, cosmic drones and pulsing synth lines, stew it all up in a big, bubbling pot of reverb and then serve it out to all and sundry. Seen at The Continental as ‘sound carriers’ for the legendary Damo Suzuki of CAN!
“Thumping, hypnotic riffs and brilliant, pulsating climaxes”- Getintothis
That’s PART CHIMP / WHINGE / TERO KULERO - Friday 11th November! Doors at 8.
To buy tickets for this event please visit our events page: Part Chimp / Whinge / Tero Kulero tickets from Skiddle.