We’re very happy indeed to welcome Sacramento’s newly expanded and reformed experimental rock outfit HELLA to our ranks! Their latest album ‘There's No 666 In Outer Space’ sees longtime Hella members Zach Hill (drums) and Spencer Seim (guitar) joined by an extended line up. Most notable is Nevada City-based butcher-come-singer Aaron Ross, plus new guitarist Josh Hill (Zach's cousin) and bassist Carson McWhirter, who were in fact in a pre-Hella band alongside the aforementioned duo.
The result is precise and frenetic, with Spencer’s wild riffs and solo’s propelled by Zach’s relentless hyperspeed drumming, and formed loosely into song structures by Aaron’s vocal additions. Its refreshingly different in its approach, and caught the attention of Mike Patton, who immediately signed them to his label Ipecac…
Having toured with hardcore band Dillinger Escape Plan in 2005, and spending most of this year blowing away huge audiences far and wide on tour with System of a Down and The Mars Volta, you’d be forgiven for taking Hella to be some sort of indie metal outfit. Quite what they are I struggle to articulate, but its fresh, original, and getting bigger by the day…
Send your offers to gee [at] littlebig.org.uk, and lookout for more news on future touring plans to be announced here.
Your last chance to catch the mighty BATTLES live in Europe in 2007.
10.10 uk, Bristol @ TRINITY* +P&L (PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE)
11.10 uk, London @ Koko +P&L & DJ Greg Poole SOLD OUT 12.10 Belgium, Leuven @ Depot +P&L
13.10 Germany, Heidelberg @ Enjoyjazz Festival
14.10 Holland, Amsterdam @ Melkweg +P&L
15.10 France, Rouen @ Club 106 +P&L
16.10 France, Paris @ Trabendo +P&L
17.10 uk, Manchester @ Academy 2 P73 + DP
Tkts: 12.50 adv (+ bf) from www.ticketline.co.uk Doors 7.30pm / any age show! 18.10 uk, Edinburgh @ liquid rooms + DP
19.10 uk, Newcaslte @ Stage 2 + DP
24.10 UK, London @ Koko [BBC Electric Proms w/ Editors] SOLD OUT
BRISTOL VENUE CHANGE INFO>
The venue had to be changed in Bristol due to the Bierkeller management totally screwing us all over. 2 weeks before a almost sold out show they got word from central management that they had to cancel the show on 10th Oct to make way for a new student night across all their venues, unbelievable! Luckily the promoters were able to move the show to Trinity, all tkts are transferable.
We are looking for high profile proposals for March / April 2008.
CD AND 12" INCLUDE BONUS DVD
01. TONTO
02. TONTO (THE FIELD REMIX)
03. TONTO (FOUR TET REMIX)
04. TONTO (LIVE AT AT FRF 07)*
05. LEYENDECKER (LIVE AT FRF 07)*
06. LEYENDECKER (DJ EMZ REMIX FEAT. JOELL ORTIZ)
Darren Johnston is one of the the UK's most audacious and talented choreographers, and his dance group Array are sending shockwaves through the scene. Their productions exist on the bleeding edge of the artform, always pushing conceptual boundaries and inventing new forms and techniques, and collaborating with the most influential musicians around.
Their latest production, 'Outre', is a dark and tense trip into a ragged victorianesque world. Dancers move in and out of complete blackness through slowly creeping smoke in a freakshow cabaret of shadows and nightmares, set to commisioned music by Jamie Lidell, Christian Vogul, Max De Wardner and more... its a disturbing yet exhilerating experience.
Check out his promo video here:
Upcoming show at The QEH - Feb 16th 2008.
Outre will perform in Europe in spring & summer - email ned [at] littlebig.org.uk with enquiries.
RECENT SHOWS ::
21st / 22nd Sept 07- Holland, The Hague @ Theater Aan Het Spui (Big Hall)
8th / 9th Oct 07 - Scotland, Glasgow @ The Arches
11th Oct 07 - Scotland, University of Stirling @ Macrobert
20th Oct 07 - Scotland, Aberdeen @ Cowdray Hall (part of Dance Live! Season)
5th to 8th Dec 07 - England, Coventry @ Belgrade Theatre
More information on this and other projects can be found on his website here and on our site here here.
