Issue 32 / April 2013

News
City Of Sound
By now you’ve probably worked out your ‘to see’ list for May’s Sound City music feast, but there are several more additional
toppings to sprinkle on. Storming up from London and knocking people off chart spots in the process, BASTILLE (pictured) are
sure to be a must see at the festival, as are TEMPLES and SUN GLITTERS. If you’re looking to hear the best of the local flavour
you’re in luck with the additions of LOVED ONES, BY THE SEA, NADINE CARINA and BROKEN MEN. With still more acts to be
confirmed, keep up to date at liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk
City Of Light
If you are interested in exploring some of Liverpool’s finest landmarks, while simultaneously getting a glimpse of the local
creative scene, LIGHT NIGHT could be just the thing for you. This annual cultural night bestows astonishing light projections across
some of Liverpool city-centre’s most iconic buildings, as well as hosting live music, interactive street theatre and workshops. With
most of their events being free, Light Night again promises a unique visual experience. Be in the city on 17th May for a different,
imaginative approach towards the arts. lightnightliverpool.co.uk
The Social Is For Socialising
The Bido Lito! Social Club is back. This is the perfect opportunity for any budding writers, illustrators, photographers,
filmmakers and creative types who want to get involved with the magazine to meet the Bido Lito! team. To give things some
extra spice we’ve partnered up with new promoters Yeah! Skinny Boy to bring a FREE gig to the social, which will be at a
different Liverpool venue each month. The next instalment is on 25th April at The Caledonia, featuring DEATH MASKS, MIND
MOUNTAIN and EVRIPIDIS AND HIS TRAGEDIES.
X & Y’s Axis Of Awesome
As 2012 proved to be a great success in introducing X & Y FESTIVAL to the Liverpool festival scene, the announcement of this year’s
event marks a welcome return for the event, with some great artists already confirmed. Featuring the tropical heavy pop of DOG
IS DEAD and the funky, jangly indie from Brooklyn’s FRIENDS, the already intriguing line-up explores the limitlessness of lo-fi, lush
sounds in a highly anticipated new wave fiesta. With more to supplement the menu, which unwinds over the weekend of 6th – 7th
July, X & Y will be shifting between the O2 Academy and St Luke’s Bombed Out Church. facebook.com/XYFestival
Record Store Day 2.0
Want the chance to have some of your music released on hot wax? ITCHY PIG RECORDS can help. In the run-up to International
Record Store Day (20th April), the people from Itchy Pig will be leaving 20 USB sticks in key places around Liverpool, containing
stems from one of their releases (SIR VINYL INSTINCT’s Fruit Fly). Interested parties are invited to remix the track and submit their
entries by 31st May, with the winning mixes committed to a 12” record which will be released on 1st July. A tantalising selection of
clues to the locations of the USB sticks will soon be published online at bidolito.co.uk
Bido Lito! Dansette
Our pick of this month’s wax wonders…
AceMo
Leis
UNSIGNED
Highly abstract and experimental at
times, Leis is an esoteric lullaby that
swarms with strange textures and glitch
hop vibes. Basing his melodies on woozy
soundscapes, the wonky, futuristic New
York-based producer ACEMO’s breezy and
introspective melodies represent a great
discovery if you’re into the likes of Teebs,
Shlohmo or Mount Kimbie. Ace.
Vision Fortune
Mas Fiestas Con El Grupo
Vision Fortune
GRINGO RECORDS/FAUX DISCX
Masters of drone and repetition, VISION
FORTUNE know how to construct a narrative
from seemingly alien sounds, and their
debut long player takes this idea beyond
the normal realms. Taking inspiration from
John Kay’s Parable Of The Ox, Mas Fiestas
Con El Grupo Vision Fortune is laced with
tension and clashing imagery. If you’re
looking for common ground between
Mazes and Cold Pumas, look no further.
SeaWitches
Space Gun
UNSIGNED
COMPETITION!
Red Bull Studios Returns
We have teamed up with the guys at Red Bull Studios, who will be back in Liverpool for this year’s Sound City, and are giving
one lucky band the chance to record an exclusive track at the world-renowned Parr Street Studios. Not only that, they will do so
under the guidance of BILL RYDER-JONES who will be in the producer’s chair. The selected group will then go on to play the Red
Bull Studios Closing Party Stage at Sound City alongside Delphic, Egyptian Hip Hop, Murkage and many more. To apply, tweet a link
to your music and why your band should be the lucky one picked, tagging #RedBullStudiosLSC
On 15th May, MILES KANE will take to the stage at the Zanzibar for a very special exclusive show
as part of this year’s JD ROOTS. Jack Daniel’s has long been a favourite for rock icons. And like
Jack Daniel himself, those musicians achieved success by working hard and staying true to their
independent spirit. They learnt their craft by playing intimate gigs in their local small venues, places
worth celebrating so that new legends can be born.
For your chance to win a pair of tickets to this one-off show answer the following question -
In which venue is Miles Kane playing the JD Roots homecoming gig?
To enter, email your answer to competition@bidolito.co.uk
by 21st April 2013. 18+ only. For terms and
conditions go to bidolito.co.uk/content/jd-terms-conditions
The debut EP by SEAWITCHES, following
a lengthy apprenticeship on the city’s gig
circuit, distils the female-fronted art rock
band’s sound into a brace of spiky new
wave stunners. Shooting for the stars
on the epic title track and juxtaposing
Talking Heads and Fela Kuti on Another
Clown Fight, the four tracks’ brittle energy
serves notice of greater things to come.
This is serious dark matter.
The Growlers
Hung At Heart
FATCAT
RECORDS
THE GROWLERS scrub up their trademark
sunshine fuzz on their third record Hung
At Heart. The fifteen songs here shuffle
effortlessly from weird country to surf
rock to woozy psychedelia, all shot
through with an unflinchingly simple
garage approach. One Million Lovers is
Hung At Heart’s perfect distillation: the
Allah-Las in Harris Tweed.
Gig Guide and Ticket Shop live at www.bidolito.co.uk