Deadhead Haunts
Guerrilla Zoo presents Deadhead Haunts – Sat 19th Aug 2006 @ Corsica Studios
A mixture of western and eastern influenced acts - 3 rooms containing;
belly dancers, punk bands, political/esotric poets, live graffiti art, improvised drawing, a whirling dervish, glitchcore djs, short films, theatrical horror acts and a mystic dark art performance show - plus much much more!!
Deadheads are defined as Spectators, Guerrilla Promoters, and often as Delinquents.
Deadheads are fans of the The Grateful Dead. They followed the band's tours, recorded their live shows, traded live recordings of concerts and hold the Grateful Dead's music in a place above all other bands. In Grateful Dead lore, the Deadheads are actually a part of the band itself. This relationship known as the 'X factor' has even been recognized by the band members themselves.
The Deadhead movement followed a similar ethos to Guerrilla Zoo's events.
Stimulated by the improvisational nature of the band, the choice of songs, as well as other factors such as location, crowd enthusiasm and the band members' energy would create the difference between a good show and a great show (also called "on nights"). Over time each song was performed slightly different from the previous time it was played - forcing songs to undergo an evolutionary process where its current incarnation could sound radically different from the first time it was performed. The appeal was, in part, created by the way the band structured their concerts. Each show became unique and a Deadhead could attend several consecutive shows, seeing few or no duplicate songs
In the view of Deadheads, "on nights" were what set the Grateful Dead apart from many, if not all, other bands. During an "on night," the minds in the room, synchronized by the music, would merge and the combined mind would wake up, allowing participating Deadheads to experience the "thoughts" of this much larger entity. Deadheads refer to this phenomenon with a number of terms including cosmic and cosmosity. On nights like this, the music was no longer the main point and functioned instead as something like EEG waves for the "brain" of the combined mind. The Dead's extended jams could sound like random noise at these times to those who were not "connected."
Rock producer Bill Graham once said that the Dead were "... not the best at what they do, they're the only ones that do what they do.
Deadheads spawned some further subcultures, from the frivolous (Diamondbacks - Deadheads who expressed similarly mannered worship for Neil Diamond) to the serious (Wharf Rats - Deadheads who helped each other remain drug and alcohol free while staying in the Dead scene) to the kinetic (Spinners - Deadheads who would spin at concerts in the manner of Sufi Mystics).
Live Space >
DJ Johnny K
Original deadhead kicks off the night, playing cassettes of live recordings from the early Grateful Dead concerts!
Ramp
(Enraptured Records) Heart melting lush electronics by Australian Whizz-kid, Patrick Van Kann. Accompanied by acoustic instruments such as guitars, field recordings and software synthesisers.
www.ramplified.com
KP
A conscious Hip-Hop artist and poet. The fact that this rapper has a degree in English and Philosophy probably has alot of influence on his rapping style. But the fact that Magic Mushrooms grew all over campus probably had even more influence!
www.myspace.com/kpknowledgeispower
www.soundclick.com/kpknowledgeispower
Beatglider
(Enraptured Records) Amidst the nu-metal mania of their contempories, Beatglider emerge on a different tack evoking memories of the late lamented Pavement fused with their own perverse wistful melancholia.
www.beatglider.co.uk
Sunset on Vegas
Kingston-upon-Thanes based old school-style punk band, one of the best this side of London, - hauling grass and smoking ass come see them before they get signed up!
www.myspace.com/sunsetsonvegas
Steranko
Hard-hitting act that have played everything from small clubs and front rooms to big arenas and outdoor festivals - facing each crowd with the same enthusiasm, love and sonic impact
www.sterankomusic.co.uk
www.myspace.com/sterankomusic
The Mighty Roars
(One Little Indian Records) A band that lives up to its name, multi-national three piece the Mighty Roars don't just take a bite of the peach but devour the whole fruit bowl! This band are going to be HUGE! Make sure you see them early so that when they've sold out three times in a row at Brixton Academy you can bore your friends about being there first…
www.myspace.com/themightyroars
www.themightyroars.com
Ambersound
Ambersound change the tempo of the evening. A natural fusion of oriental and electro/acoustic elements with live musicians and amplified arabic dance noise
www.amber-sound.net
www.myspace.com/ambersound
DJs >
Jurassik
from Supatronix and resident at Spectrum (three-time winner of Breakspoll award for best breaks night in the world) throwing down sub funk-fuelled breaks and shocking electro!
www.myspace.com/benjurassik
Fear and Loathing
Dirty/Funk Hard House & Hard Tek Duo from Surrey. This pair are definitely on the up in 06. Having played at Heaven and upcoming performance at the Fridge in September, not to mention upcoming production, Fear and Loathing are the name to look out for.
www.myspace.com/djsfearandloathing
Johnny Tripp
From nowhere, playing contemporary fusion of Asian flavas, Desi soul, Bollywood big beats and Eastern breaks!
Dr Bastardo
Jungle / Techno / Death Metal
www.myspace.com/drbastardo
Alan Titmash
Electronica / Jungle / Breakbeat
www.myspace.com/alantitmash
Hard Off
Electronica / Glitch / Audio Mash-Up
Art Space >
Lee Mangan
Painting
http://www.speakuponline.it/archivio/09-2005/shortstory.asp
Marilena Borgna
Photography
Zen Inoya
Photography
www.inoya.co.uk
Paul Doeman
Drawing
www.pauldoeman.com
LIVE ART!!
Bex Exel
Illustration (Camberwell)
Jil Doherty
Painting (Camberwell South London)
www.myspace.com/butter_free
Daniel Huntley
Drawings
www.myspace.com/playgroundlegend
Ally Ealey
Photography
www.myspace.com/allyealey
Jay Harper
www.myspace.com/marcelomadrid
Chloe Pereira de Mello
Interactive Art
www.myspace.com/chloepdem
Anna Livia
www.lowendahl-atomic.info
Performance Space >
Compere: Rob Hill
SHORT FILMS - CURATED by CHRIS FRASER
TRAILER PARK
Rob Hill
Esoteric and philosophical poet / writer / musician
www.myspace.com/letranger
Jamion and The Kid
Performance / Live Art / Experimental Theatre / C.D ventriloquism
www.newworknetwork.org.uk/
Marvin Hagglar
Hip Hop Emcee Extraordinaire
www.myspace.com/marvinhagglar
Yap
Political Irish poet and ex-singer of rap/metal legends OneMinuteSilence
www.ppunk.com
Shafeek Ibrahim
Whirling Dervish / Tanoura / Master of Egyption dance
Inua Phaze Ellams
Inua is a re-mixed Nigerian Oriki composer/poet. He believes in aPple jUice, likes his coffee absent and claims to conjure crystal outta rain puddles.
www.myspace.com/phaze05
www.phaze05.com/
Atalanta-Tribal
Tribal fusion belly dance evolved from the style of the gypsies who travelled through India, Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Spain. It entwines ancient global dances with a modern energy.)
www.tribalkinesis.com
www.atalanta-tribal.com
Texas Chainsaw Travelling Horror Picture Show
Step right up! Witness the strange and unusual! The twisted and bizarre! A true multimedia carnival of horrors that comes to life before your eyes, grabs you by the throat and won’t let go! Special Sneak Preview!
www.texaschainsaw.co.uk
Foolish People
Foolish People create theatre that is an essential ritual, which raises a numinous experience within the spectator by combining live art with Hermetica, Gnosticism and the Esoteric. Our work is a powerful tool for positive change, which revolves around the suggestion that a story can be all encompassing and entirely interactive.
www.myspace.com/foolishpeople
www.foolishpeople.org
Market Space >
Madam Divination
A one-to-one Performance by Jen Walke investigating rituals of marriage divination. A fortune telling mystic who can foretell your futures from foods.
www.newworknetwork.org.uk/jenwalke
Ghost Da Vandal
These guys will customize nearly anything u bring them! Simply take your clothes, wallets, bags etc and they will change them to be 'original' for you.
www.ghostdavandal.com
Enraptured Records
Enraptured will be selling some of their beautiful records and mesmerising choons - total must haves for musos!!
www.enrapturedrecords.com
A mixture of western and eastern influenced acts - 3 rooms containing;
belly dancers, punk bands, political/esotric poets, live graffiti art, improvised drawing, a whirling dervish, glitchcore djs, short films, theatrical horror acts and a mystic dark art performance show - plus much much more!!
Deadheads are defined as Spectators, Guerrilla Promoters, and often as Delinquents.
Deadheads are fans of the The Grateful Dead. They followed the band's tours, recorded their live shows, traded live recordings of concerts and hold the Grateful Dead's music in a place above all other bands. In Grateful Dead lore, the Deadheads are actually a part of the band itself. This relationship known as the 'X factor' has even been recognized by the band members themselves.
The Deadhead movement followed a similar ethos to Guerrilla Zoo's events.
Stimulated by the improvisational nature of the band, the choice of songs, as well as other factors such as location, crowd enthusiasm and the band members' energy would create the difference between a good show and a great show (also called "on nights"). Over time each song was performed slightly different from the previous time it was played - forcing songs to undergo an evolutionary process where its current incarnation could sound radically different from the first time it was performed. The appeal was, in part, created by the way the band structured their concerts. Each show became unique and a Deadhead could attend several consecutive shows, seeing few or no duplicate songs
In the view of Deadheads, "on nights" were what set the Grateful Dead apart from many, if not all, other bands. During an "on night," the minds in the room, synchronized by the music, would merge and the combined mind would wake up, allowing participating Deadheads to experience the "thoughts" of this much larger entity. Deadheads refer to this phenomenon with a number of terms including cosmic and cosmosity. On nights like this, the music was no longer the main point and functioned instead as something like EEG waves for the "brain" of the combined mind. The Dead's extended jams could sound like random noise at these times to those who were not "connected."
Rock producer Bill Graham once said that the Dead were "... not the best at what they do, they're the only ones that do what they do.
Deadheads spawned some further subcultures, from the frivolous (Diamondbacks - Deadheads who expressed similarly mannered worship for Neil Diamond) to the serious (Wharf Rats - Deadheads who helped each other remain drug and alcohol free while staying in the Dead scene) to the kinetic (Spinners - Deadheads who would spin at concerts in the manner of Sufi Mystics).
Live Space >
DJ Johnny K
Original deadhead kicks off the night, playing cassettes of live recordings from the early Grateful Dead concerts!
Ramp
(Enraptured Records) Heart melting lush electronics by Australian Whizz-kid, Patrick Van Kann. Accompanied by acoustic instruments such as guitars, field recordings and software synthesisers.
www.ramplified.com
KP
A conscious Hip-Hop artist and poet. The fact that this rapper has a degree in English and Philosophy probably has alot of influence on his rapping style. But the fact that Magic Mushrooms grew all over campus probably had even more influence!
www.myspace.com/kpknowledgeispower
www.soundclick.com/kpknowledgeispower
Beatglider
(Enraptured Records) Amidst the nu-metal mania of their contempories, Beatglider emerge on a different tack evoking memories of the late lamented Pavement fused with their own perverse wistful melancholia.
www.beatglider.co.uk
Sunset on Vegas
Kingston-upon-Thanes based old school-style punk band, one of the best this side of London, - hauling grass and smoking ass come see them before they get signed up!
www.myspace.com/sunsetsonvegas
Steranko
Hard-hitting act that have played everything from small clubs and front rooms to big arenas and outdoor festivals - facing each crowd with the same enthusiasm, love and sonic impact
www.sterankomusic.co.uk
www.myspace.com/sterankomusic
The Mighty Roars
(One Little Indian Records) A band that lives up to its name, multi-national three piece the Mighty Roars don't just take a bite of the peach but devour the whole fruit bowl! This band are going to be HUGE! Make sure you see them early so that when they've sold out three times in a row at Brixton Academy you can bore your friends about being there first…
www.myspace.com/themightyroars
www.themightyroars.com
Ambersound
Ambersound change the tempo of the evening. A natural fusion of oriental and electro/acoustic elements with live musicians and amplified arabic dance noise
www.amber-sound.net
www.myspace.com/ambersound
DJs >
Jurassik
from Supatronix and resident at Spectrum (three-time winner of Breakspoll award for best breaks night in the world) throwing down sub funk-fuelled breaks and shocking electro!
www.myspace.com/benjurassik
Fear and Loathing
Dirty/Funk Hard House & Hard Tek Duo from Surrey. This pair are definitely on the up in 06. Having played at Heaven and upcoming performance at the Fridge in September, not to mention upcoming production, Fear and Loathing are the name to look out for.
www.myspace.com/djsfearandloathing
Johnny Tripp
From nowhere, playing contemporary fusion of Asian flavas, Desi soul, Bollywood big beats and Eastern breaks!
Dr Bastardo
Jungle / Techno / Death Metal
www.myspace.com/drbastardo
Alan Titmash
Electronica / Jungle / Breakbeat
www.myspace.com/alantitmash
Hard Off
Electronica / Glitch / Audio Mash-Up
Art Space >
Lee Mangan
Painting
http://www.speakuponline.it/archivio/09-2005/shortstory.asp
Marilena Borgna
Photography
Zen Inoya
Photography
www.inoya.co.uk
Paul Doeman
Drawing
www.pauldoeman.com
LIVE ART!!
Bex Exel
Illustration (Camberwell)
Jil Doherty
Painting (Camberwell South London)
www.myspace.com/butter_free
Daniel Huntley
Drawings
www.myspace.com/playgroundlegend
Ally Ealey
Photography
www.myspace.com/allyealey
Jay Harper
www.myspace.com/marcelomadrid
Chloe Pereira de Mello
Interactive Art
www.myspace.com/chloepdem
Anna Livia
www.lowendahl-atomic.info
Performance Space >
Compere: Rob Hill
SHORT FILMS - CURATED by CHRIS FRASER
TRAILER PARK
Rob Hill
Esoteric and philosophical poet / writer / musician
www.myspace.com/letranger
Jamion and The Kid
Performance / Live Art / Experimental Theatre / C.D ventriloquism
www.newworknetwork.org.uk/
Marvin Hagglar
Hip Hop Emcee Extraordinaire
www.myspace.com/marvinhagglar
Yap
Political Irish poet and ex-singer of rap/metal legends OneMinuteSilence
www.ppunk.com
Shafeek Ibrahim
Whirling Dervish / Tanoura / Master of Egyption dance
Inua Phaze Ellams
Inua is a re-mixed Nigerian Oriki composer/poet. He believes in aPple jUice, likes his coffee absent and claims to conjure crystal outta rain puddles.
www.myspace.com/phaze05
www.phaze05.com/
Atalanta-Tribal
Tribal fusion belly dance evolved from the style of the gypsies who travelled through India, Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Spain. It entwines ancient global dances with a modern energy.)
www.tribalkinesis.com
www.atalanta-tribal.com
Texas Chainsaw Travelling Horror Picture Show
Step right up! Witness the strange and unusual! The twisted and bizarre! A true multimedia carnival of horrors that comes to life before your eyes, grabs you by the throat and won’t let go! Special Sneak Preview!
www.texaschainsaw.co.uk
Foolish People
Foolish People create theatre that is an essential ritual, which raises a numinous experience within the spectator by combining live art with Hermetica, Gnosticism and the Esoteric. Our work is a powerful tool for positive change, which revolves around the suggestion that a story can be all encompassing and entirely interactive.
www.myspace.com/foolishpeople
www.foolishpeople.org
Market Space >
Madam Divination
A one-to-one Performance by Jen Walke investigating rituals of marriage divination. A fortune telling mystic who can foretell your futures from foods.
www.newworknetwork.org.uk/jenwalke
Ghost Da Vandal
These guys will customize nearly anything u bring them! Simply take your clothes, wallets, bags etc and they will change them to be 'original' for you.
www.ghostdavandal.com
Enraptured Records
Enraptured will be selling some of their beautiful records and mesmerising choons - total must haves for musos!!
www.enrapturedrecords.com