Updated listings: show 18th August

Let’s go baboon presents…Monday 18th August
The Basement York. 8pm. Tickets £5

Memory Drawings
U.V
A New Line (Related)

The Basement, York http://www.thebasementyork.co.uk
8pm Tickets £5

Memory Drawings – http://www.memorydrawings.bandcamp.com / http://www.hoodmusic.net

Memory Drawings are an Anglo American collective featuring members of Hood (Domino Records) and Lanterns on the Lake (Bella Union). Led by the hammered dulcimer of Morocco based American Joel Hanson, Their new album ‘There is No Perfect Place’, partly recorded in York released on Hibernate Records on August 14th showcases Talk Talk like atmospherics, Angelo Badalamenti-influenced instrumentals and ethereal William Basinski style piano pieces.

U.V – http://www.uvband.com

Remarkable new electronic act from Manchester, featured on 6music with their first two singles; Cuts and Receiver. “Gloaming cinematic etching of pulsar beats, haunting lullaby motifs and a noir framing” God is in the TV zine

A New Line (Related)

Evocative techno-influenced electronica from Andrew Johnson (Hood/Remote Viewer/Moteer). Utilising tools from the early days of home produced underground dance music (such as SK5 sampler keyboards and ancient drum machines). “Downbeat, lamp-lit techno, industrial grade techno and sonic experimentation which recalls early Warp.” http://www.deejay.de

Twitter: @letsgobaboon

Gig: 18th August at The Basement: Memory Drawings, U.V, A New Line

Let’s go baboon presents…Monday 18th August
The Basement York. 8pm. Tickets £5

Memory Drawings
U.V
A New Line

The Basement, York http://www.thebasementyork.co.uk
8pm Tickets £5

Memory Drawings – http://www.memorydrawings.bandcamp.com / http://www.hoodmusic.net

Memory Drawings are an Anglo American collective featuring members of Hood (Domino Records) and Lanterns on the Lake (Bella Union). Led by the hammered dulcimer of Morocco based American Joel Hanson, Their new album ‘There is No Perfect Place’, partly recorded in York released on Hibernate Records on August 14th showcases Talk Talk like atmospherics, Angelo Badalamenti-influenced instrumentals and ethereal William Basinski style piano pieces.

U.V – http://www.uvband.com

Remarkable new electronic act from Manchester, featured on 6music with their first two singles; Cuts and Receiver. “Gloaming cinematic etching of pulsar beats, haunting lullaby motifs and a noir framing” God is in the TV zine

A New Line

Hauntingly evocative techno-influenced electronica from Andrew Johnson (Hood/Remote Viewer/Moteer). Utilising tools from the early days of home produced underground dance music (such as SK5 sampler keyboards and ancient drum machines) Andrew has unearthed a series of hauntingly evocative techno-influenced tracks.

“Downbeat, lamp-lit techno, industrial grade techno and sonic experimentation which recalls early Warp.” Deejay.de

@letsgobaboon

Let’s go baboon 10th birthday: The Havenots, Adrian Crowley 8th April 2004

Tomorrow- 8th April 2014 marks the 10th anniversary since the first ever let’s go baboon.

Here is a somewhat rambled lead up to that gig, something that was very special, raised £250 for Cancer Research and kick started off/on approach to promoting shows in London and York since.

For many months around 2003/4 i’d drunkenly talked about putting on a gig – invariably it ended up becoming a comedy or cabaret show, usually featuring Roger De Coursey and his bear. This was inextricably linked to drinking “Bad Jelly” from an Irish pub in Holborn…great days but not particularly productive.

Whilst my vision for a grand charity event was a little unrealistic, beneath the drunken highlights, I’d be keen to do something to mix my irrational urge to organise things, with my love of music. Promoting a gig seemed the ideal thing though I’d not the slightest idea what it really entailed.

To push myself in to putting on a show – I finally booked a venue, Upstairs at the Garate for April 8th – before I’d actually booked any acts. I thought that would help for the acts if I gave them a specified date by which to attend…

That precipitated hours of emailing, checking MySpace (let’s go baboon) several near misses (Broken Family Band, Charlie Parr) and then finally a bit of breakthrough.

Mainly – I got nill response but through some form of fluke managed to line up 3 acts and a respected DJ for the show:

1. The Havenots – glorious duet from Leicester who I’d seen at Summer Sundae the year before… videos for The Havenots & Liam Dullaghan

Update: looks like The Havenots have reformed. Songwriting of Liam Dullaghan hugely underrated.

2. Adrian Crowley (website)

Soon to become a regular for Let’s go baboon, Adrian was added to the bill as recommended by misplaced music. A remarkable Irish songwriter who has since collaborated with James Yorkston, been highlighted as one to watch by Ryan Adams, and produced some starkly beautiful records.

3. Our Tuli

Part of the Wetherby/Leeds music scene that has inspired me since I amicably parted ways with my early teenage obsession with Level 42. Led by Mark Wright who has been part of Hood, and most recently leading Maggie8

Here’s a very old let’s go baboon report archive let’s go baboon

More to follow….

Let’s go baboon presents 17th April 2014…

Let’s go baboon presents… 
Thursday 17th April, The Basement York, 8pm
MJ Hibbett & the Validators
Maggie8
Holly Taymar 
£4

Basement York

Mj Hibbett & the Validators
http://www.mjhibbett.co.uk
This is their first show in York, MJ Hibbett & the Validators have performed live on Radio One, had a record of the year in Rolling Stone, an album of the day on 6Music, released one of the first ever viral videos (Hey Hey 48k), featured in an Edinburgh Fringe show and recorded a rock opera all while maintaining their independence from record labels. 
“MJ Hibbett should be a national institution” Word magazine 
Maggie8 
Www.maggie8band.com
Maggie8 are an indie folk band from Leeds. Their sound juxtaposes Eastern harmonies and western sensibilities. A ‘Hindi Housemartins’ if you will. From Mumbai to Wetherby via lullabies and play fights Maggie8 create massive tunes to live your life by. 
‘Delightfully unique, inspiringly sprightly’ 
Holly Taymar
http://www.hollytaymar.com
York’s finest purveyor of subservive acoustic sophistipop! A regular on the Yorksire music scene, gaining national attention through airplay on Steve Lamacq and Bob Harris. Holly Taymar creates ‘beautifully understated’ music. 
‘Immediately engaging’ Acoustic Magazine 

Baboon – excerpts from a fanzine

So, before Let’s go baboon was set up, i published a couple of fanzines – Baboon – in 1993 and 1994. Looking back its a suitably ridiculous zine selling for 50p. I’m quite satisfied that I did alright with the bands I interviewed; Pavement, Boyracer, Hood, Cable etc just the questions i asked and my grammar were terrible…

In fairness I think you pay for what you get with a 50p zine… though all the other fanzines I read at the time seem a much better read.

I started Baboon 3 but life got in the way. Looking in my old folder I feel a bit bad really – as there is a never before seen interview Warsaw Gate (? Notts based i think ?) plus a never sent set of questions for the mighty Canannes…

More to follow with some interviews including Hood, Boyracer, Pavement, Hula Hoop, Strawberry Story, Beatnik Filmstars and more…

Soundsphere article

Very grateful to Soundsphere – a splendid mag that picks up on good independent music – they’ve done a wee article on Let’s go baboon: Soundsphere let’s go baboon article.

Nice one.

Support confirmed for November 25th…

I’m pleased to confirm the full details for the Danny & the Champions of the World show on Monday 25th November in York. 

Two marvellous Yorkshire acts; Boss Caine and Oh Brother which we think will make it a grand night out. Early arrival suggested as Oh Brother should be on at 8.20… 

 

Danny & The Champions of the World

http://www.dannyandthechamps.co.uk

Touring their terrific new album, ‘Stay True’ Danny & the Champions of the

World deliver ‘ragged but righteous country soul par excellence.’ Based

around the talents of Danny George Wilson (Grand Drive). “with Stay True

Danny and his wonderful band have fused blues, country and even gospel

to provide a truly magnificent album”  10/10 – AmericanaUK

 

Boss Caine – http://www.bosscainemusic.bandcamp.com/

Marvellous York based act starting to get recognised nationally, recently

performed at Pccktoberfest…  – “Stunning talent!!…Really Something!!” –

Bob Harris BBC Radio 2.  

 

Oh Brother –  http://ohbrotherband.bandcamp.com/

New Leeds act who’ve just supported Sweet Baboo and released their

first EP (Total Confidence), melodic, graceful electronica featuring

members of Maggie8 & Hood. 

Tickets: £8 adv (£6 NUS) – www.wegottickets.com/event/239589
Doors: 8pm – www.thebasementyork.co.uk

Let’s go baboon

Let’s go baboon logo…

Quick update – Danny & the Champs

A quick update on developments for Let’s go baboon night of 25th November then:

– support will be announced tomorrow but with the whole aim of let’s go baboon to try and draw together local acts who are a) innovative b) good live and c) nice folk then I confirm they will be from Yorkshire…

– flyers and posters are just being sorted for circulation over the next few weeks

– Danny & the champs album ‘Stay True’ has been released on Loose Records. It has had a load of plays on 6music and Radio 2 and has some terrific and very justified reviews.

So, as is my way, this is developing a little slowly but hopefully will build for a grand night out on 25th…

I’m looking at longer term gigs, always keen to look at collaborating with acts, venues etc for shows…

Danny & the Champions of the World

First point is to simply announce the first Let’s go baboon show in York is at The Basement on 25th November and will feature Danny and the Champions of the World.

For now here is the link to the tickets – available now.

More news and general updates to follow… X

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