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By
Jon Surtees
Misty's
Big Adventure are a top ten band waiting to happen. They have
tunes, vibes, lyrics and quality to rival anyone currently residing
there.
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| Misty's
Big Adventure |
Fronted
by Grandmaster Gareth and featuring an array of musicians Jools
Holland would be proud of, Misty's at times make an almost perfect
noise.
It
is impossible to tie this down to any one element of their multi-faceted
sound. The combination of sax, trumpet and scratch DJ gives them
uniqueness, whilst the more conventional instruments of guitars,
drums and keyboards are utilised brilliantly.
Drawing
influences from bands as diverse as The Beatles, The Specials and
Captain Beefheart, Grandmaster Gareth and his merry mob are constantly
exploding their happy bombs in the minds of any onlookers. Failing
to smile during a Misty's Big Adventure set is now considered a
medical definition of Riga Mortis. Their single 'I Am Cool With
A Capital C' is a stand out tonight, as is Gareth's tribute to compilation
tapes, 'Home Taping's Killing Music'. Tonight, as always, Misty's
were simply brilliant.
The
crowds disappointment at Misty's curtailed set was soon allayed
when Brute Force took the stage, backed by the entire Misty's
band. Bedecked in a dapper suit and mesmerising eyebrows, Brute
carried on exactly where Misty's left off. His opening song, 'Hello'
was the perfect example of how to use measured tweeness to get an
audience onside without ever going over the edge into self indulgence.
His
set continued in the same vein, including a rather bizarre duet
where his daughter played the role of his wife and his last two
songs, 'The King of Fuh' and 'Tapeworm of Love' which were genius
slices of 60's melodies brought bang up to date by a intricate musical
mind and a mad 9 piece ensemble.
Once
again TrailerPark succeeds with the business of bringing unabashed
quality to Oxford.
TrailerPark
returns at The Cellar on Tuesday May 18th with Tiger Club, Zea and
Persil and hits The Zodiac vs Jet White on Wednesday May 19th with
Crack: We Are Rock, The $hit and Piney Gir.
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out our music listings for full
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