singing backwards from the east

This is Andre's Elbow. Andre is Hoofus, he sounds like this - it's very good, we enjoyed it. he has some CD@s for sale at his website, I had one briefly, but don't any more.





After Andre we had Frances, Frances sings and plays the guitar and the Casio as Animal Magic Tricks. Animal Magic Tricks are not like Hoofus. They sound like this. We like them too.



Finally for June we had Monster Bobby, he is in the Pipettes backing band, but doesn't sound like The Pipettes or Frances or Andre. He sounds like this. One of these songs was on our first compilation CD. And was also a Pipettes b-side.

Dunno about you, I thought the June show was bloody marvellous.


Heres some video

Hoofus Live at SoG June 2009




Animal Magic Tricks pt II SoG July 2009




Monster Bobby Live at SoG June 2009


There are more videos at the SoG Myspace Page.

you can't keep a good typo down

I have more pictures which I'll add later.

So this was our festical show featuring top fun from many places.

The elektrocreche kicked the mood off nicely with some chaotic fun.




Then it were Strangers From Birth.


Cranking up the noise levels were Henry Collins taking on the mighty Henry Collins in an earal waxbath made in hell.

Ital Tek cranked out some tunes.

Then Tim Exile


went all improv breakbeat on our asses.


and controlled it all from hisremote joystick.

Before Ceephax bought us back to earth with a great deal of old records.


Here is some video and there is lots more on our myspace page.


Tim Exile at SoG may 2009 pt II


Henry Collins vs minimal impact Sog may 2009



Strangers from birth sog may 2009

Slacking in space

With a minimal input from _minimalVector Bartosz takes it easy and enjoys Chris Cook and Dan Powells set.


Although he did have to work hard on the slide projectors - analogue style for The Vainglories.

This is "Crystalloid".



And then 4 big blokes in furry suits: MSG playing subtle dense bass music.






MSG Live at the Spirit of Gravity April 2009



The Vainglories live at SoG april 2009



Chris Cook and Dan Powell

Lighting effects

We had native lighting this, for various reasons, so it was a good job we had a 'no laptop' month. But there is still video footage if you scroll to the end.


Dancing up a storm with his 16bit raveups was DJ Meagre Sexy Drive:

Here is a little snatch of the soundtrack to his youth.







Following that up with a brief but wonderful set was D-Face. PArt of Super Mega Ultra Crew and fidgital.
Here is some beat and violin.

The finishing off with an epic set of sweep and analogy was Fronter Telegraph.


Here is a
small section of his set.

And cos he looks so nice in is WSB togs, here is Derek at the bar.





dj meagre sexy drive



Frontier Telegraph




D-Face




Plus bonus bits!

dj meagre sexy drive

A journey through February sound

Starting with lots of space : reverbed pianos and field recordings and banging through to Hi density bangers.




Komuso, starting as a two piece , finishing as four had a musical journey of their own, and here is a bit of it.


Replaced by Gagarin, all on his ownsome, but making up for that with an increase in intensity and rhythm.



Heres some of his set with more rhythm and less tune that most, but I liked the clicky bits.




Then with a foot on the monitor and something of a bounce in the step, we rounded off with Urban Delights who unplugged my recorder so I have no mp3.

Still they are on myspace and I have some video below. . . .

Komuso Live at the Spirit of Gravity feb 2009


Komuso Live at the Spirit of Gravity feb 2009


Gagarin Live at the Spirit of Gravity. feb 2009. II



gagarin live at SoG feb2009


urban delights live at sog feb 2009

brothers and the hoover

An exciting evenings entertainment, lets get going. pictures and mp3's first, video later....




Heres an brief snippet of Tony Rimbauds current project I'm Dr Buoyant


And then Robin Rimbauds Scanner followed by another picture showing _minimalVector to better effect.



And then a drop down roll on the floor crazyfest


From Slash's Wormhole.




I'm dr bouyant - Sog Jan




slash's wormhole sog jan 2009




slash's wormhole intro sog 2009



scanner @ sog Jan 2009




scanner @ sog Jan 2009 pt II




scanner @ sog Jan 2009 pt III

so many guitars

The November Spirit of Gravity saw more guitars on stage than we usually get in a year, but were happy to keep welcoming back old friends by having Waxed Apple back for their only Brighton date in 2008.



We started the evening with Birmingham's Concrete Belly. A nice mix of Sonic Youth guitar tunings, cheap drum boxers, bent toys and voice cutups.



Then some ranting electronic noise rock from Passiondale.




And finally local heroes Waxed Apple.

Videos start somehwere around here on the Vimeo page (no myspace videos this month -flat batteries in my camera!).

October Videos

Just the videos from last month in thi spost.

Its all good:
Shitmat and Scotchegg bass-off, The Meat Sweats, DJScotchegg, Shitmat.


shitmat and DJscotchegg bass-off


shitmat and DJscotchegg bass-off 2


Meat sweats


Meat sweats 2


djscotchegg live at SoG 2



DJScotchegg 1




Shitmat Live at SoG II