pssssst - if you don't know already, Black Affair is Steve Mason from The Beta Band....

As part of SOUND festival, interesting music promotions present:

MARCIA BLAINE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS + BLACK AFFAIR + ERSTLAUB

Saturday 10th November
Peacock Visual Arts, 21 Castle Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5BQ. (01224) 639539
Doors 8pm Entry £8
Tickets in advance subject to booking fee from One Up (01224) 642682 or online at Ticketweb
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?reg...=intere sting

http://www.peacockvisualarts.com
http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic
http://www.sound-scotland.co.uk


MARCIA BLAINE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

The Marcia Blaine School For Girls, Glasgow's mysterious trio, throw up smoke screens whenever anyone finds out too much, leaving a wake of rich and varied releases in their trail, from minimal drones through distorted hip-hop and detroit influenced techno.

“a melange of incessant beats and warm thrumming - that’s another thing, these tunes may be made by machines but this is human, warm, breathing music, and carving out a whole new genre for itself to boot.” [IS THIS MUSIC?]

“not only refreshingly unpredictable but also exudes humanity and warmth despite being thoroughly grounded in electronic production methods. The group's music might call to mind Boards of Canada or Autechre at one moment or another.” [TEXTURA]

http://www.marciablaine.com
http://www.myspace.com/marciablaineindustries


BLACK AFFAIR

Steve Mason is something of an enigma. You know him as the frontman of the most original band to come out of Scotland in recent times – we just ain’t allowed to repeat it. Black Affair is his new electro pop fashion outfit. It’s tightly bound with digital lust and black gloves, sexual undertows and Issey Miyake. It conjures a midnight encounter with a man or woman, a secret moment known only to the couple, which will never be spoken of but will remain in their thoughts forever.

Striking, bewitching, wet and warm. Too busy looking good. It’s simple. The crowd moves, people wink and smile. It’s fun with a little tension. What could be better?

“Timbaland in Kraftwerk's laboratory. Eerie horror-film synths meet with staccato percussion as Steve's distinctive, laconic vocals deliver an ambiguous spin on R&B raunch” [THE GUARDIAN]

“Specialising in knowing beatbox love jams and neon-noir torchsongs which recall Hot Chip at their most heart-rending, Black Affair’s music is unnerving and addictive” [FACT MAGAZINE]

http://www.myspace.com/blackaffair


ERSTLAUB

Erstlaub is the misanthropic doom-laden creation of Dave Fyans of Perth, Scotland. Working primarily in the field of brooding drones and gently abrasive textures, he draws on his inspiration from both man made and natural sounds from real life and deconstructs and rebuilds them in his own stark vision by means of modular synthesis.

http://www.myspace.com/erstlaub