Photo by Chad Elder.
On September 11, 2018 Skinny Puppy’s Nivek Ogre was jumped outside the cenue in Philadelphia and knocked unconscious. His jaw was broken and he was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. yet he still went on and delivered a inspired performance (accoridng to people who were at the show).
Watch the video below of him at that show talking about getting knocked out.
Video Credit: Krash Von Reichmann
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Japanese harp and synth player Ian Thorn and Bassist Alex Lawton met on tour in Europe, performing as part of a Canadian space-rock orchestra. They bonded over their shared passion for Finnish experimental band Circle, Pink Floyd, Television, Broadcast and Brian Eno, and went on to form instrumental space-surf band, Japanese Television, with James Moriaty and Tim Jones.
They put together a collection of tracks that would make their debut self-titled EP and went into “the studio” (i.e a village hall outside of Peterborough armed with an 8-track) with Kristian Bell of The Wytches at the helm. The EP is out on 7th September via revered underground label Tip Top Recordings (Cassels, Sun Cop). Today the band share first single from the EP; Tick Tock – a white knuckle ride journey through time and space. The single was given its first play last night on John Kennedy’s Radio X, with John making it a ‘hot one’. He said the track had “shades of Electrelane”. |
