Wednesday 27 September 2017, 7.30pm
“The sense of infinite possibly that to this day fills Watt is precisely the same force that powered Minutemen's incredible energy, pioneering genre-splicing and artistic boundlessness.” – The Quietus
Pleased to welcome the legendary bassist, songwriter and Minutemen founder, Mike Watt, for a very special two day residency. An influence on countless bands and musicians across numerous genres, Watt has yet to take his foot off the pedal since the Minutemen's inception in 1980, performing in a host of bands and collabrations with the likes of Sonic Youth, Carla Bozulich, The Beastie Boys and Henry Rollins, as well as playing in the reunited Stooges line-up.
This residency brings together various threads of Watt's creative output, including a duo performance and interview with long-time collaborator, Thurston Moore, and his Il Sogno Del Marinaio trio alongside guitarist Stefano Pilla and drummer Paolo Mongardi.
“Mike's able to do more. It's more advanced stuff in certain senses. Mike was the point man for a group of guitar-oriented artists in the '90s like Thurston Moore and J. Mascis who brought Ron and Scott back into light as really important influences for future generations.” – Iggy Pop
Stefano Pilia is a guitar player, producer and composer concerned with researching the sculptural properties of sound as well as sound’s relationship with space, time and memory. he has been founding members and collaborators of several seminal projects and bands in between improvisational, electro-acoustical and avant-rock sensibilities such as 3/4HadBeenEliminated, In Zaire, Il sogno del marinaio, Massimo Volume, Afterhours, Adrian Utley, Mike Watt,Valerio Tricoli, Silvia Tarozzi, Anthony Pateras, Alessandra Novaga, Katia and Marielle Labeque, David Tibet, David Grubbs, Rokia Traorè, Oren Ambarchi, John Parish, Fire Orchestra!, Erik Kessel, Scanner, Gianluigi Toccafondo, WuMing, Phill Niblock, David Maranha and many others. His discography, has been released on a number of well established record labels (Die-Schachtel, Maple Death, Improved, Blue Chopsticks, Black Truffle ecc). He has played extensivly all over Europe, North America, Australia and Africa and collaborated with theater, dance and cinema productions.
TRASH KIT, formed in 2009, are Rachel Aggs, Rachel Horwood and Gill Partington. They've become one of London's most exciting bands with a hypnotic, melodic take on post punk moves with a distinctive sound informed by each members own style. Rachel Aggs plays guitar in a fantastic African high-life fingerstyle action while Rachel Horwood and Gill present their own singular dynamic on bass and drums.Their latest LP "Confidence" on Upset The Rhythm is an in-the-moment no frills document of a completely inspired and inspirational trio.
Skull-faced Electro-Stoner-Lunatic Leevil has been bringing his own brand of chaos to the stage for the past 15 years. His new record features a couple of appearances from Mike Watt, as well as a plethora of guests from the London underground scene. Expect to be hit with beats, riffs, rhymes and to be entertained and disturbed in equal measure as the master of the Kaos pad shows what tricks are up his sleeve!
