Ballroom #78: Sincabeza (France) The Boom Boom Room Sunday July 6th

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Ballroom #78
Sunday 6th of July
The Boom Boom Room
€10, free download compilation with entry




The mighty Sincabeza return after wowing those lucky enought to see them last October at the Ballroom.

Expect some tight-a-nat pounding, looping math-rock.



Sincabeza



Sincabeza is Eric Camara, David Loquier, and Philippe Rey, three veterans of the Bordeaux rock scene. They met whilst Eric and David were playing for solo singer-songwriter Guimo (Chronowax), and Philippe had just released a self-titled album with Nuer (PIAS).

Following the discovery of mutual musical influences, the three of them decided to experiment jamming together in December 2002; initially a causal side-project, their natural perfectionism and committed work ethic saw them complete a demo by April 2003, and several high-profile support slots for Explosions in the Sky, Trans Am, Karate, and The Evens followed.

If a frame of reference is needed, Sincabeza's music sits somewhere between the UK bands that Sincabeza have already accompanied both in France and during their first UK tour - Charlottefield, That ****ing Tank, I'm Being Good, and those at the forefront of the American independent /avant-garde rock scene of the present day: Tortoise, Shellac, Don Caballero. Post rock, instrumental rock or noisy pop – whatever; if you ask them, Sincabeza will tell you that genre is not even an issue.

The trio simply play, allowing themselves to follow whatever deconstructed, intricate, liberated path they wish -songs full of awkward variations, elaborate arrangements, razor-sharp breaks, and twisted themes. Their music springs in every direction, but you have to see them live to better grasp their explosive and frenetic nature. The quality of musicianship is second to none, and yet the raw, physical energy of their live show threatens to lose control at any moment.

With second album « Edit sur passage avant fin ou montée d'instrument » now out on Paris' Distile records, and David currently free from duties as drummer in Laetitia Sadler of Stereolab's side project Monade, Sincabeza are ready to hit the road again and rock-the-**** out wherever they can. A UK tour for October follows dates already played in Belgium, Holland and Spain, and will give them a chance to revisit the convertees from their first tour, as well as make some new
friends.

"(Sincbeza) never stops bouncing around, and always away from wherever you thought it might go (…) Sincabeza rock hard, with precision and a sense of humour. Honey to the ears of those who like their rock canny." - DMute

http://www.sincab.com
http://www.myspace.com/sincabeza



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