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30 Bido Lito! July 2016 Reviews The Coral (Keith Ainsworth / arkimages.co.uk) crowd. He then rushes behind the stage and doesn’t reappear, leaving a group of satisfied and exhilarated fans, capping a chaotic and driven performance. As twilight darkens and the last rays of sun fade in the Mersey sky, the time approaches for what many will consider the weekend’s main event, as THE CORAL return to Liverpool in a blaze of heavy guitars and deep melodies. Launching straight into Miss Fortune, what is released on the crowd gathered for the festival’s defining headline set is a massive stonking throb of a sound, West Coast-style. No: North West coast-styled. The Coral’s songwriting transcends so much of the music that comes out of Liverpool, and they’ve been sorely missed. With this new harder, heartier sound, they’ve parked up much of the earlier trademark jangle, and taken their cosmic pop on fresh tangents, and to fresh fields. New beginnings to be capitalised on, we hope. Then, four songs in, darkness and silence. Another power cut. Later, The Coral arrive back onstage, in great humour and appreciative of those who’ve stayed, and blister triumphantly through an incredible set of new and old wigged-out wonder, absolutely saving the day with attitude and style – it’s that gang mentality. It’s all over too soon though, with an encore of Goodbye, Dreaming Of You and Fear Machine, they, and Sound City 2016 are gone. It’s been a hell of a weekend, full of surprise and promise, great new music, fresh, vital and relevant. Sound City are settling into their new home – they just need to sort the electrics out. Paul Fitzgerald, Jonny Winship, Matt Hogarth, Glyn Akroyd, Melissa Svensen, Stuart O’Hara OMPHALOS The Invisible Wind Factory If you’ve been living under a rock for the last month, then you wouldn’t have heard of the Invisible Wind Factory. Now, I’ve been searching my mind for the last week trying to not say “it’s nothing like The Kazimier” but I’ve decided to go one step further. The Invisible Wind Factory – the brand-new North Liverpool venue owned by the people behind The Kazimier – is nothing like anything else in Liverpool or even the North West. As a guest you arrive with an excitement akin to entering a Disney theme park ride as an eight-year-old child. Describing the factory as Disneyland is justified in the imagination surrounding the building, the people and the whole persona the place gives off. Upon arrival, a black curtain with a slight opening teases people with the sounds and visuals of a movieset straight out of War Of The Worlds. Even the location of the factory creates a strange buzz within, as you venture to a part of Liverpool you would never go. Drama experts set the scene and invite people to indulge in the mystery they’re serving up. The mystery being OMPHALOS – Eternal Energy, which you’re still none the wiser about after 15 minutes in the building’s reception area. The pure energy and commitment the IWF team has put in to realising the story behind Omphalos, however, challenges your imagination, makes you want to know. The ‘show’ is in fact more like a tour taken in small groups, consisting of showing people various art pieces displaying the best of the Invisible Wind Factory. From lights, smoke, flying chairs and working machinery, you’re taken on a journey in pursuit of this mysterious ‘invisible Omphalos (Darren Aston) bidolito.co.uk
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