Lovely to welcome back to the Thunderbolt Ted Milton with his iconic band Blurt. Blurts new single “UZI”
is downloadable from Bandcamp and a 7" vinyl released by the Italian label Improved Sequence has been getting rave reviews!
Milton, like his namesake the poet, is a man with his own unique creative expression. Puppeteer-turned-eccentric saxophonist, he is perhaps the epitome of warped genius.
Their free jazz punk skronk was energising and visionary and they made a great fuss and have become an underground staple especially in Europe and beyond. They have returned with a killer new single called ‘Uzi’. Built around the constant Blurt groove, a thrilling and catchy incessant guitar line and Milton’s jazz sax that oozes Uzi elixir and his free form beat poetry it’s a stunning and brilliant single.
Founded in Stroud in 1979, the band were one of the early Factory records signings, and shared bills with Joy Division and A Certain Ratio before falling out of favour with Tony Wilson for likening the label to the lifestyle-chain Habitat. They were also championed at the time by John Peel.
The band have been through a number of line-up changes but never really went away, and continued to release albums and singles on a number of different labels, Cut It in 2010, Beneath Discordant Skies in 2016, & Live at Oto in 2016, & the new single UZI downloadable from Bandcamp and a 7" vinyl released by the Italian label Improved Sequence has been getting rave reviews!
"Brilliant comeback single from Blurt : free jazz punk skronk genius!" LOUDER THAN WAR
“This sprawling 14 track album perfectly encapsulates the sheer ferocity, ingenuity and originality that are BLURT” LOUDER THAN WAR
“Phenomenal live and on record and supremely underrated” OPTIMO MUSIC
SILENZIO: Having lost some players due to "work of some delicacy in a distant land", SILENZIO return with their distinctive, harmonic pull of
Szabo Lynch Pop tones for a Romantic Heist Movie.
https://www.facebook.com/silenziomusic
HIDE: 'Local 3 piece on a timeless quest to make their audience dance and cry simultaneously. Hide play 'sample-heavy' instrumentals featuring guitars, drums and heartfelt saxophone.'
Doors Open: 7.30pm Admission: £12 on the Door
Tickets: £10 + BF from headfirstbristol.com £12 on the door
https://hdfst.uk/E73556