Shows

Voice of the Seven Woods, The St Just Vigilantes, The Pangs Fri 17th October 2008 Downstairs at the Kings Head 2 Crouch End Hill London N8 8AA

Voice of the Seven Woods
Guitarist Rick Tomlinson is one of those rare individuals able to synthesize the influences of a diverse record collection into something far greater than its disparate parts. As his alter ego Voice of the Seven Woods, he's released a stream of 7"s and CD-Rs (the 'R' stands for rare) that have given psychedelic folk fans a reason to live in the present again. Truly, a man of Tomlinson's pedigree deserves wider recognition. It's practically impossible to track down most of his transmissions (a fact that no doubt plays a large role in his current niche appeal) and that's a shame, since Tomlinson is one of the few psych stars with the talent and melodicism to attract a crossover audience. Dusted

The St Just Vigilantes
Pastor of Oaks, Shepherd of Stones”, the debut release from St. Just Vigilantes. Clocking in at 55 minutes, this blotter paper cascade is the work of Little Sparta’s Alan Boyd and Jonathan Twilight Orr, an erstwhile Irish Jihadi with a cape of crystal visions. Having met in the rainforests of British Columbia some twenty years ago, it was not until late 2007 that the Jihadi climbed into his balloon and set course for Roman Londinium, floating for months before descending upon the Spartan in his clockwork tower.

The Pangs (acoustic)
Debut singles often come and go but The Pangs ‘Fighterplane’ is an undisputed keeper. A love of electronic music fused with guitar driven song writing delivers a Gorillaz styled stomp through fuzzy beats and unhurried distorted vocals that match this newly formed five piece’s understated confidence. Nonchalant ability rolled into 4 minutes of sauntering enchantment this is a charmer of an insight into the world of The Pangs and one that deserves to place them firmly on the ones to watch map. Gigwise