Bohman Brothers / Wild Rani / Core of the Coalman / Madelaine Culver
A night of voice, objects, scratch and scrape.
The Central Bar, Gateshead
24th January 2025
Doors 19:00
First act 19:30
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Bohman Brothers
Adam Bohman and Jonathan Bohman have been recording together since their early teens and playing live since 1984.
Their repertoire includes a combination of sounds created in the moment and distinct compositions including songs. They use unconventional instruments, household objects, dislocated text from found, literary and commercial sources and collaged layers of recordings.
Regular concerts started in the mid-90s in London at places like The Club Room in Penton Street, The Red Rose and The Klinker. From 2000 to 2005 they had their own concert series upstairs at The Bonnington Café in Vauxhall, London.
Working together they are in a number of groups, including : Secluded Bronte with Richard Thomas, The BBC with Richard Crow, Ischio Romantico with Leonard Aspen & Roger Boulding and The Dave Craught Five with Romuald Wadych. They have also worked with film-maker Peter Strickland on various projects.
https://thebohmanbrothers.bandcamp.com
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Wild Rani
Leeds-based Becky Mahay's work sits heavily in the psychedelic realm albeit always with one foot firmly planted in reality. Murky synth and heavily processed electronics merge into a swirl of lo-fi unease while diaristic, vocal realism are layered up as reminders of our current presence.
https://wildrani.bandcamp.com/album/ruminations-until-all-done
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Core of the Coalman
Jorge Boehringer uses strings and electronics to dive deeply into the phenomenological aspects of noise and sound. Overdriven drones meld with glimpses of the natural world in work which is both blissfully serene and escapist whilst also managing to ground ourselves in the present.
https://coreofthecoalman.bandcamp.com/album/low-guitars-2
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Madelaine Culver
Madelaine Culver's poetry practice ranges from the visual to the phonetic, using asemic writing and cut up apporahces to her practice to investigate affect in horror film. Experimentation is a key facet of her work and we're looking forward to seeing what she has to present us with at The Central Bar.
https://www.notesfromthetower.info/
