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Blank Media Presents… Burnst, Kalbakken & Herzoga

Wednesday March 12

Blank Media Presents…

Blank Media Presents… Kalbakken, Burnst & Herzoga. Photographs.

Blank Media would like to introduce you to:

Kalbakken (http://www.myspace.com/kalbakken)

From their myspace:

Kalbakken is a suburb of Oslo where the city starts melting into the forest; it is also a sibling duo playing reworkings of traditional Norwegian folksong half recalled from childhood and meticulously researched in libraries round Scandanvia.

Kalbakken’s self titled 9 track debut recording released by the Black and White Cat Press is available from the group or from the Black and White Cat Press website.

http://www.blackandwhitecatpress.org/

Burnst

What ‘drowned in sound’ had to say:

Manchester’s Burnst have attracted comparisons to 65daysofstatic in the past, and Explosions In The Sky. Truth is that they’re neither here nor there; rather, their energetic instrumentals recall Do Make Say Think at their most direct, all crashing cymbals and rapidly wandering guitar lines, underpinned by a balancing-everything bass. Somebody, somewhere, is calling this ‘math rock’ right now, and they might have a point – it’s certainly more in keeping with the recently maligned genre than Foals or Battles. It’s That F**king Tank for kids too sensitive for the Leeds combo’s ridiculous volume, but certainly fast enough to encourage lose-everything limb flailing.

http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2946299

Herzoga (http://www.myspace.com/herzogaband)

Herzoga were formed in the grey mess that is Stoke-On-Trent, Herzoga may be found bowed with intent over their instruments (no sniggering please) as they construct for your pleasure only the finest nuggets of wrongpop delight.

http://www.myspace.com/herzogaband

What people of said about them:

“Like early Art Brut wrestling with a pub outing of psychiatrists” - Steve Lamacq…..

“Not a second is wasted on this crucial, inventive unit. Think Art Brutish vox over Awful Sparksish quirkiness.” Artrocker

“More genius from our single-licious buddies at Org” - Subba -Cultcha….

“Somewhere lurking beneath that feisty bassline is the kind of talent that screams out that great things lie ahead.” - RoomThirteen.com….

“Part Wire and part very early XTC mixed with modern underground rock manouveres – exciting stuff.” - Manchester Music….

“Very Manchester post punk sounding. Could have been on Factory in the eighties.” http://www.indie-mp3.co.uk

“This is what Pavement would sound like if they came from Cobridge.” thirteenthworst.blogspot.com