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“𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 20 𝘺𝘦𝘢

“𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 20 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴” - Mark Radcliffe, 6Music

Steve Knightley & The Winter Yards Band @steveknightleyofficial The Long Road Tour 2026 + special guests play The Komedia @komedia_brighton on Wednesday, 11th November.

Blending poetic songwriting with a cinematic acoustic sound, the band’s ‘folk noir’ style has won over audiences across the UK.
Featuring David Delarre, John Parker and Evan Carson, the show combines songs from the Winter Yards album with powerful new material written on the road – stories of landscape, community and the changing world around us.

Steve Knightly is a highly acclaimed, and multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, with a prominent position in the folk/acoustic and roots music scene.

Quotes from the band:
David Delarre (guitar) “𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺.”

John Parker (double bass) “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤. 𝘐𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳.”

Evan Carson (percussion) “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 — 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.”

Steve “𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘠𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 – 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.”

Quotes from elsewhere:
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭-𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘳” - Robin Denselow, The Guardian
“𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴” – Peter Gabriel

Steve says, "𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘑𝘓 𝘟".

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Welcome to our upcoming grassroots shows... featu

Welcome to our upcoming grassroots shows...

featuring stripped-back, other-worldly atmospherics; acclaimed artists rooted in folk, blues, country and Americana; otherworldly drones and fuzzed-out pop melodies; punk energy with heartfelt lyricism; and so very much more.

𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲 @sairieband + 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 @elizaskeltonmusic + 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘆 @lindenpomeroy
play The Church Of Annunciation, Brighton on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.
Rhythmic American primitive fingerpicking meeets other-worldly and beautiful early 70’s folk influences
and gothic-tinged folk rock, electronica, and lush, pastoral vocal harmonies.

Acclaimed artists rooted in folk, blues, country and Americana, 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲 + 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶 (Los Angeles, USA) @petemolinari + special guests play The Prince Albert @theprincealbertbrighton on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

𝗙𝘂𝘇𝘇𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 @fuzzysnaps + special guests play 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗿 @therossibar #Brighton on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. Paganistic sludge rock meets English folk.

With past members of Franz Ferdinand and loved by John Peel, Scottish indie art-rock band 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝘂𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗿 @theyummyfur + special guests play The Prince Albert @theprincealbertbrighton on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.

𝗟𝗦𝗗 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱 @lsdandthesearchforgod_ + 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 @triageband at Komedia, Brighton @komedia_brighton on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.
Fuzzed-out pop melodies, swirling guitars, dreamy vocal harmonies and otherworldly drones meets shoegaze-influenced post-punk and experimental rock.

Synths and electronic percussion weaved into organic sounds… 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 @lemoncello___ + special guests play 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀 @thefolklorerooms Brighton on Friday 16th October.

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This joint performance brings together two establi

This joint performance brings together two established careers within contemporary folk.

Subtle instrumental mastery, evocative songwriting and innovative musicality from Kris Drever @krisdrever & Cahalen Morrison @cahalen_morrison. They play Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse @creativefstone on Friday 19th March.

Kris and Cahalen are the ultimate ‘musician’s musicians’ who draw from diverse musical backgrounds but are friends and kindred spirits in their subtle instrumental mastery, evocative songwriting and innovative musicality.

Both have carved out a unique place and voice at the intersection of traditional folk and modern acoustic music, digging deep into the well of tradition – those of Scotland and America respectively – whilst pushing the boundaries of intelligent and poignant contemporary songwriting.

Kris Drever is among Scotland’s most acclaimed and distinctive contemporary musicians, celebrated for his warm voice, virtuosically expressive guitar playing and imaginative songwriting. Raised in the Orkney Islands, Drever is a renowned
innovator as a solo artist and as one third of the award-winning trio Lau.

Now resident in Scotland, but hailing from the high desert of Northern New Mexico, Cahalen Morrison is equally at home on guitar, banjo, mandolin, and is a captivating singer, whether in three-part harmony or unaccompanied, and an insightful and poetic wordsmith and songwriter.

Both artists will be releasing powerful new albums in 2026: Kris’ 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 and Cahalen’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭.

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#folkmusic #folkestone

Reflective, experimental pop to soothe the trouble

Reflective, experimental pop to soothe the troubled soul.

Departure Lounge @departureloungemusic + special guests play The Rosehill @the_rose_hill on Saturday 12th December.

Departure Lounge return to Brighton, one of their spiritual homes (the other is Nashville) for a special headline show at The Rose Hill on Saturday 12th December. They'll be showing off tracks from their forthcoming album, Field Conditions and upgraded versions of old favourites, as well as songs from 2021's Transmeridian, including the single, Australia, which featured R.E.M.'s Peter Buck on guitar.

The four-piece recording line-up of Chris Anderson (aka Crayola Lectern), Simon Edwards, Lindsay Jamieson and Tim Keegan will be augmented by Tim's son Quincy.

"𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘧 ‘𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭’. 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘞𝘺𝘢𝘵𝘵, 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘬, 𝘓𝘰𝘶 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘥, 𝘈𝘳𝘷𝘰 𝘗𝘢̈𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘶 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦.
𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘱 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘨, 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘖𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘺’𝘴 𝘡𝘺𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘔𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘪." (Matt Lockett, Violette Records).

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A master of roots traditions aligned with contempo

A master of roots traditions aligned with contemporary folk.

James Yorkston (solo) @jamesyorkston + special guests play Quarterhouse, Folkestone @creativefstone on Wednesday 2nd December.

James Yorkston is a singer-songwriter and author from the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Since 2001, he has released a series of acclaimed albums on Domino Records and toured them worldwide. His most recent album, 2025's Songs for Nina and Johanna, is a collection of duets with Nina Persson of The Cardigans and Johanna of First Aid Kit. This earned James and Nina a slot on Later... With Jools Holland, as well as BBC6 sessions for Huw Stephens, Marc Riley and Gideon Coe.
"𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘰̈𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦́, 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧." - Popmatters.

James's most recent novel, ‘Callum, Reine, Sylvie and Sparrow’, is a fragmentary novel by James Yorkston. Nine interwoven fictional tales involving Callum, a journalist and musician, alongside his friends, lovers and family. Includes: Music, travel, lochs, love, despair, strippers, football, antiquarian books, Scotland, Ireland, goodies and baddies and everything else that matters in the world.
"𝘐 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬… 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺. 𝘈𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦" - Jarvis Cocker

James was an integral original member of the much lauded and hugely influential Fence Collective (King Creosote, Pictish Trail, KT Tunstall, Beta Band etc) and his style shows a mastery of folk traditions, often drawing on traditional songs, which has seen him collaborate with such heritage artists as the Waterson family, Martin Carthy and the late Bert Jansch, whilst producing his own albums alongside contemporary artists such as Four Tet, Rustin Man, David Wrench and Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip).

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Melting Vinyl presents: Max Cooper - 3D/AV Live -

Melting Vinyl presents:
Max Cooper - 3D/AV Live - Feeling Is Structure Tour & Special guests
04 December 2026
Folkestone Quarterhouse, Kent
Doors 7pm / Start 8pm
£32 + booking fee / £37 on the door
Concessions: £15 ticket Disabled, £10 U21 through Folkestone Quarterhouse
Age restrictions: 14+. Under 16s to be accompanied

We welcome the return of the unique and dynamic: Max Cooper’s immersive audio-visual performance to the Quarterhouse.

Max Cooper is an electronic composer, multi-disciplinary artist, music label founder and former scientist who has carved out a unique space in music and visual art.

Max Cooper has collaborated with Zaha Hadid Architects, Dolby, L-Acoustics, 4DSOUND, Barbican Centre, W1 Curates, and The Babraham Institute. He has also exhibited work at museums including the Pompidou Metz, ZKM Karlsruhe, Museum Wave Seoul, and The Science Museum London.

3D/AV Live is Max Cooper’s immersive audio-visual performance system. Customised to every venue, with every show a unique experience, Max works with architecture and space to deliver his blend of scientific and human stories that move off the screen, wrapping the audience in sculptures of light and sound.

The tour will showcase Max Cooper’s latest album, Feeling Is Structure, plus material spanning Cooper’s celebrated catalogue, alongside new compositions that continue his exploration of the human experience through music.

Drawing on an extensive portfolio of conceptual album projects, the experience is catered to seated or standing events, classical or techno, given his rich catalogue of genre-spanning musical and visual content. 3D/AV tells the story of the foundations of our world, and our place in it, as a living, feeling experience.

“Go see him live, it’s just an absolutely wild experience” - Tom Ravenscroft, BBC Radio 6

“Jaw-dropping, and - the word is overused, but here it’s 100% valid - immersive” - Sonar

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Post-folk with elements of jazz, post-rock and cha

Post-folk with elements of jazz, post-rock and chamber classical music.

Spafford Campbell @spaffordcampbell are twenty-something mould-breakers: fiddle player Owen Spafford and guitarist Louis Campbell.

They play The Greys @thegreysfreehouse #Brighton (+ special guests) on Monday 30th November.

The two first met as teenagers playing traditional music. The connection, they say, was immediate. The duo Spafford Campbell began playing live in 2018, prompting double takes with their delicacy, dynamism and seemingly telepathic exchanges, with the startling intimacy of musical conversations nurtured in improv-led writing sessions.

Their latest album Tomorrow Held is a visionary body of eight largely instrumental tracks that hold space, resolve into mystery, that fold in elements of jazz, post-rock and chamber classical music while raiding the folk music toolbox. Call it what you want: post-folk. Trad-noir. Folk nihilism.

While redolent of Talk Talk’s moody, experimental 1988 opus Spirit of Eden, and riven with a Bon Iver-ish sense of transcendence, Tomorrow Held is a work of bold singularity.

“𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘢𝘻𝘻, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺” The Guardian — 10 best folk albums of 2025

“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵.” ★★★★ The Times — albums of the year so far 2025

“𝘈𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝟣𝟣” ★★★★★ The Arts Desk — Album of the Year 2025

“𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘰.” ★★★★★ Songlines — Top of the World

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦-𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺” MOJO

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A haunting and dramatic live score - - befitting t

A haunting and dramatic live score - - befitting this silent-era classic.

Melting Vinyl & CINECITY presents:
The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) with live score written and performed by Andrew Wasylyk @a_wasylyk & Tommy Perman at Fabrica @fabricagallery Brighton on Friday 13th November.

For this very special screening and performance, Scottish composers Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman have created a new haunting and dramatic score befitting this silent-era classic.
There's is very much a present-day approach, navigating opera, neo-classical, acoustic and electronic instruments with elements of sound design.

Having released their first collaborative album, ‘Ash Grey And The Gull Glides On’, in 2024 to critical acclaim and a Scottish Album Of The Year Award nomination, the pair come together once more to celebrate an iconic piece of cinema history through their new accompanying soundtrack album, ‘House With A Curse’.

One of the earliest horror masterpieces, 1925’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ is the first film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel and ranks among the greatest horror films of the silent era. Filled with opulent costumes, extravagant sets and hundreds of extras, the film made dazzling early use of Technicolour.

Andrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman – ‘House With A Curse’ is out on Fri 16th Oct on @claypipemusic_francescastle
Copies of the album will be available on the evening.

“𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵’𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢’𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘦."
Andrew Wasylyk, musician and composer.

Each year, CINECITY @cinecitybrighton takes you on adventures in world cinema, bringing you the best in festival previews, live cinema & archive treasures.

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Hypnotic analogue synths, pulsating drum machines,

Hypnotic analogue synths, pulsating drum machines, and cosmic textures; an electrifying live experience.

Danalogue @_danalogue + special guests + live AV by Innerstrings @innerstrings play The Green Door Store @greendoorstore #Brighton on Friday 4th December.

Danalogue returns with his octane club/live crossover.

Dan(alogue) is a founding member and producer of The Comet is Coming and Soccer96 and weaves hypnotic analogue synths, pulsating drum machines, and cosmic textures into an electrifying live experience. In the face of an imminent AI music takeover, the show is 100% live, as Danalogue uses fingers and adrenaline to adjust hardware on the fly, evolving ethereal dream states into high-energy acid-dancefloor explosions.

The set includes adaptations of the single ‘Sonic Hypnosis’ and tracks from his debut solo album ‘Teleportations.’

Live AV by Innerstrings (Overmono, James Holden, Sabres of Paradise, etc.).

Directed & Edited by Mike @studio_85uk is totally fine Tickets and info:
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