Latest lineup info:
Keiji Haino / Chris Corsano duo
Alan Wilkinson / John Edwards / Steve Noble trio
Mark Wastell plays "Vibra"
Monday 4th September @ The Spitz
109 Commercial Street, Old Spitalfields Market, London, E1 6BG
8pm / £12 /
www.wegottickets.com
Keiji Haino solo
Ascension
Alex Ward / Pat Thomas / Roger Turner
Tuesday 5th September @ The Spitz
109 Commercial Street, Old Spitalfields Market, London, E1 6BG
8pm / £12 /
www.wegottickets.com
Keiji Haino is the most notorious and enigmatic icon of the Japanese underground. His career spans thirty years of solo recordings, improvisational collaborations and group work with Fushitsusha and Lost Aaaraaff.
Haino's music, whether solo or within a group, is an overwhelming force that can take unprepared listeners completely off their feet. The sheer volume of his guitar playing, added to the astonishingly raw emotion of his vocals, creates a clear impression that one is witnessing the closest rock equivalent to Primal Scream therapy.
He has guested in countless projects including John Zorn’s Painkiller and Asahito Nanjo’s Musica Transonic and has collaborated with Loren MazzaCane Connors, Alan Licht, Boris, Merzbow and more. He is truly one of the most impressive musical figures recording today.
This will be Haino’s first London show in 6 years and the first time he has played alongside Chris Corsano.
"The great and terrible thing about Keiji Haino's music is, once heard, it's well nigh impossible to settle for anything less intense." - The Wire.