Upset The Rhythm
presents…
AMOR
MIDDEX
UPSET THE RHYTHM DJs
Sunday
17 September
The Islington, 1 Tolpuddle St, Angel, London, N1 0XT
The Islington, 1 Tolpuddle St, Angel, London, N1 0XT
AMOR, a new quartet based largely in
Glasgow, consisting of Richard Youngs, Luke Fowler, Michael Francis Duch and
Paul Thomson. AMOR is a master-class in blissful, searching, avant-disco
fuelled by telepathic ensemble playing and an untouchable, higher joy. With a
life-giving force that's found in the balance between hefty, bass-thick kicks
and crisp percussion, an elastic double bass that lends a bounce to proceedings
and floating piano chords that recall a warped take on Philadelphia
International Records, a live AMOR performance is a ritual of dance, of
togetherness. Fowler’s subtle
electronic touches set up some of the most open-hearted, love-infected vocals
Richard Youngs has ever set to tape. Guided through various drops and ecstatic
highs by ceaselessly inventive rhythm composition, the listener is elevated to
several plains, to different levels and spirits. Richard Youngs has a 140+ long
discography covering any number of musics often invented by Youngs himself,
while Luke Fowler is an award winning film-maker and visual artist, as well as
an electronic musician in his own right. Paul Thomson is a drummer and
percussionist with Franz Ferdinand and
The Yummy Fur and Michael
Francis Duch is a double bassist based in Norway with deep roots in the world
of improvisation and minimalist composition. AMOR's debut 12" Paradise /
In Love An Arc surfaced earlier this year to rapturous acclaim on Night School,
but the merging of minds in a space, locked in to the collective sound is where
this music really breathes. This is a rare chance to be part of it.
MIDDEX
trades in suburban
deliberation and galactic musings. This is outer space hidden in the outer
boroughs plastered over the flat thump of frosted Perspex hearts. Check out his
lathe cut 7”s out now on Polytechnic Youth.
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