Stereo Jealousy

Gig Of The Week: Orbital @ Brixton Academy

Celebrating 20 years of recording activity, the Hartnoll brothers make their indoor live return this month – culminating in a pair of shows at Brixton Academy. The tour is celebrating their entire groundbreaking output, from Chime onwards so expect a thumping catalogue-raiding set and a stage show to singe your eyeballs.

Elsewhere the London scene is coming back to life following its summer slumber. Check out the superb double header at the Queen of Hoxton on Tuesday – Epic45 and Piano Magic should be an excellent evening’s entertainment. There’s an Aphex Twin led bash at Matter this Saturday too, with a strong support line up led by Luke Vibert and Leila. Possibly the mist interesting free gig of the week takes place on Thursday at the lovely Jamm in Brixton, where White Town (remember Your Woman, what a track!) play with Arthur and Martha. See you stageside.

Orbital – The Box

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Gig Of The Week: Nadja / Piano Magic @ Barden’s Boudoir
Barden’s is very much the place to be towards the end of this week. Friday sees the exceptional Piano Magic play, presumably in support of the fantastic Dark Horses EP that surfaced late last year. It could be a while until we see this enigmatic group again so make the most of the opportunity. On the door tickets will set you back £6.

Then on Sunday Canadians Nadja bring their incredible decibel levels to the club – and boy did I find it difficult to get someone to come along with me! The last few Nadja albums have been very well received critically, and the show should be a sellout – grab a ticket and see just how much squalling drone two people can make. Tickets still on sale from We Got Tickets at the bargain price of £6.50.

Piano Magic – Vacancies

Nadja – Disambiguation

Photo: fuzuoko

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