Thanks to Nix Chidlow for this ace review of our Loudhailer Electric Company psychedelic gathering #1, and to Paul Newbon for the superb photographs.
Psychedelic Lou
Rich & Lou
Jeff
A kaleidoscope of colours, sounds, personalities and guitars: the Loudhailer Electric Gathering was a night to evoke the imagination.
Warming Kardomah94 from 8pm was Cathy and Dez Allenby, a former third of folk acid trio Forest. Armed with a range of instruments, including a shruti box which was introduced to us, their performance was a mixture of Forest tracks from albums Forest and Full Circle. The room was filled with an ethereal sound which always brings to mind the fairy tale element of folk music, but with a clear modern overlay. Cathy and Dez’s vocals worked wonderfully together, to the backdrop of a haunting tone from the instruments.
I was struck with awe by how fluidly Dez worked all the instruments, admitting that he couldn’t manage the bouzouki and the whistles used in one track. His harmonica balanced around his neck, he switched between bouzouki and English concertina…
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