Inner City Grit Sound Clash Tour round 2: London VS Bristol
A Journey through Bass Culture, featuring;
Tessa Pollitt (The Slits)
DJ set (Dub/Roots/Reggae/Steppers - London, UK)
VS
VI<>SO
Live Electronics/ DJ Set (Future Bass/Post-Dubstep/Bass Culture – Bristol, UK)
+ Support from Haras (Bristol, UK)
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ICG Soundclash Tour Netherlands dates:
3.10.12 Taverna-Kroeg ('t Blok) - Nieuwerkerk Aan Den Ijssel, NL
4.10.12 Café pitcher – Haarlem, NL
5.10.12 Live Radio Session - Live bij de ARE, Merwe Radio, Sliedrecht, NL
5.10.12 PAND 14 – Amsterdam, NL + King Shiloh Soundsystem (NL)
6.10.12 Live Radio Session – Zwaardvis, Omroep Zuidplas, Nieuwerkerk Aan Den Ijssel, NL
6.10.12 JC Elektra - Sliedrecht, NL
You can also hear example mixes of Tessa, VI<>SO and Haras from the soundcloud links below;
VI<>SO: http://soundcloud.com/visobristol/dub-v ... ristol-mix
Tessa Pollitt: http://soundcloud.com/tessapollitt/prom ... -dub-roots
Haras: http://soundcloud.com/djharas/haras-promo-mix
Tour promo video: http://youtu.be/WN8Lu3Pozg0
Further Information:
VI<>SO and Tessa Pollitt battle it out again on round 2 of;
The ICG Soundclash Tour: A Journey through Bass Culture
Realising they shared a love of all things ‘Bass Music’ Tessa & VI<>SO headed out on the 1st Soundclash Tour in April 2012, playing out in France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany.
These two ‘Bass heads’ met in July 2011 at ICG’s ‘A Punky Reggae Tribute to Ari Up’ (of The Slits), an official one off tribute to the late Punk/Reggae singer and step daughter of John Lydon. The night was put together by Tessa (Slits), VI<>SO and Inner City Grit and included DJ sets and performances from Adrian Sherwood, Mark Stewart, Viv Albertine, Flash, Nora Forster (Ari’s mum) and many more.
This October they will be battling out a wider selection of bass heavy music, taking you on a journey through Dub, Reggae, Roots and Dancehall to Future Bass, Post-Dubstep, Bass Culture and beyond. Keeping the party going strong and the people skanking through the night in unity until the early hours of the morning!
Tessa Pollitt (The Slits, London, UK)
Old-school Dub, Roots, Reggae and more; selected and rewound by original Slits bassist Tessa Pollitt. Playing out rare, classic and old school conscious vibes for all you bass heads!
VI<>SO (Inner City Grit Records, Bristol, UK)
A DJ/Live Electronics Duo playing out the hottest Nu Skool Sounds from the Bristolian underground; Future Bass, Post-Dubstep and Bass Culture ft. live effects.
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Tessa Pollitt Biography
Tessa Pollitt, a musical veteran whose career started back in late 70’s England,
Tessa came to prominence as the Bass player with the now legendary female Punk/Reggae band The Slits. The Slits music was revolutionary, totally smashing the limitations of the Punk scene from which they were spawned. The band quickly caught the attention of BBC DJ John Peel which gained them a famous ‘peel session’ on BBC radio, this alerted many major record companies who all demanded to sign the group immediately and after turning down many record deals the Slits finally decided to sign with Island Records. They shared the label with such iconic Reggae legends as Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff and Toots and the Maytals so when they recorded and released their début album ‘Cut’ in 1979 it was natural to have Dub Reggae musician Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (Jah Sufferer Soundsystem / Matumbi) produce their diverse sound. Fusing Punk, Dub reggae, and world music, Cut was followed by ‘Return of the Giant Slits’ on CBS, (1981). The Slits last album ‘Trapped Animal’ (2009) was produced by ONU Sounds Dub Guru, Adrian Sherwood. This modern line up also featured Hollie Cook on vocals and keys (daughter of Sex Pistol Paul Cook) who recently released her self-titled debut album produced by Prince Fatty. Over the years The Slits shared stages and tours with bands as diverse as The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Creation Rebel, Steel Pulse, Sonic Youth and jazz legend Don Cherry (to name a few).
After attending such historical soundsystems as Jah Shaka, Channel 1, Stereograph and Aba Shanti, reggae, roots and soundsystem had a massive influence on Tessa’s playing, music, career and life and has given her the taste and knowledge of true old school dub, Roots, Reggae and Jamaican soundsystem culture.
Tessa will be digging the crates to select and rewind classic versions and rarities from her massive catalogue of music ft. rare Slits mixes and reggae/roots dubplates, collected from her life and expertise with this music.
This will be a true sound clash between old and new, London & Bristol, Dub Reggae & Dubstep, representing musical unity and solidarity spanning generations.
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VI<>SO Biography
VI<>SO; producer and DJ duo from the city of Bristol UK, melt together a unique hybrid mix of multi rhythmic influences, Future Bass, and Post- Dubstep.
VI<>SO have been very busy over the last year. They released their dark and atmospheric ‘Interstellar E.P’ on Inner City Grit Records in April, and then were whisked off on tour to The Netherlands with fellow Bristolian glitch wizard Zoon Van Snook, (Mush Records, Solid Steel). They went on to gain airplay on BBC and were invited to perform live sessions for Amsterdam FM and MerweRTV. July saw the duo open for Tessa Pollitt (The Slits), Adrian Sherwood (Onu Sound) and Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) at ICG’s ‘A Punky Reggae Tribute to Ari Up’ in Bristol UK which VI<>SO also co-curated.
VI<>SO then released single ‘Magnitude’ to coincide with them headlining the ICG Soundsystem night in Haarlem, Netherlands. After which they hooked up again with Tessa Pollitt (The Slits) for the ‘ICG Soundclash Tour’ which saw them play out in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
Not only do VI<>SO produce and create their own unique blend of bass music, they also DJ a wide selection of sounds that influence their original creations and complete the live experience with improvised electronics and effects. So if you like pounding beats, deep heavy bass, and huge Dub ambience then this is for you!
Press Quote’s;
“It’s obviously got a dub influence. It definitely has a Bristol vibe to it, which is great to hear” – Sam Bonham, BBC
“Stand-out songs include the brilliant ‘Circling Saturn’ which felt oddly recognisable straight off the bat. Almost Burial-like, the mood is in-keeping with the consistently dark undertones and unpredictability.” - Elizabeth Williams, Live Music Scene
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Haras
We introduce our brand new Bristol signing to ICG records. Female DJ & Producer Haras will be opening the proceedings, combining a unique mixture of down-tempo, electronic and dub.
She will be releasing her first single through Inner City Grit, later in the year.
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