Folks - come join us at The Junk Bar on 10 March. From the Junk Bar website:
Dean Roberts is a Berlin-based musician from Aotearoa who has wandered the globe since the mid-90s honing his craft as a song-writer and threading his delicate compositions with a weave of electro-acoustic sound and improvisation. As a young pup in Auckland his band Thela shot out of the gate with two albums on Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace! label, and he has since released a run of exceptional albums culminating in three stunning works on Chicago’s Kranky label. While based in Italy he formed the band Autistic Daughters with Werner Dafeldecker and Martin Brandlmayr. Their 2008 album “Uneasy Flowers” featured contributions from The Necks’ Chris Abrahams and has become a classic of contemporary experimental song form. Dean last played a memorable set in Brisbane nearly 10 years ago and makes a welcome return in what promises to be a great night at the Junk Bar.
Joining Dean and launching his new solo LP “Diamond Eye” is Holland Park West casio hymnist Leighton Craig. Leighton is a member of Junk Bar regulars Primitive Motion, and has bombed around the Brisbane sub-underground for the past 20+ years in a clutch of outsider combos including free-rock misfits The Lost Domain and pop miniaturists The Deadnotes. As a solo artist he has followed a low-tech/econo pathway to documenting keyboard works, songs, field recording and sound installation. Following a handful of solo releases on the Room 40 label and his own Kindling imprint, “Diamond Eye” ( released on French label Bruit Direct Disques) is a collection of recordings made at home and on beach holidays that unfolds as a personal sketchbook of fuzzy hymnals and haunting songs. Leighton will have vinyl copies available to purchase on the night. Get on down!
No booking fee is involved in pre-purchased tickets. Your name will go and on the door list and you'll receive an email confirmation once you purchase a ticket (usually in the evening - don't panic if you don't hear straight away!)
Note the drop-down menu below provides an option to purchase a special offer discounted copy of Leighton's "Diamond Eye" LP with your ticket, which you can collect on the night. Copies will be for sale at the show for slightly more dosh.
