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etween the brisker songs and the softer, more relaxed tracks. Like a ball of burning passion, Marcus Foster’s somewhat unorthodox shrieking is a unique trait that belies his beautifully written songs. I Don’t Need To Lose You To Know was especially insidechurning, and brought beaming smiles of pride to the faces of his family members in the audience. And right they were, too. Undoubtedly the strongest line-up for these MOJO free shows, SUMMER CAMP were joined on their Thursday night headline slot by STEALING SHEEP (in sequins!), DOG IS DEAD (with a sax!), BARBIESHOP (doing covers!) and YES LORD SUGAR (“You’re fired!”). A case of saving the best ‘til last, this was an exercise in retroinfused music making and some lovely vintage dresses. Fresh-faced Nottingham lads Dog Is Dead took to the stage and and pushed all the the right excitement buttons with their perfectly-worked, mounting guitar crescendos and clever use of harmonies and and unashamed popharmony hooks. But there was was no taking away the limelight from Summer Camp’s Elizabeth Sankey and and Jeremy Warmsley, the indie couple du jour, who began their set in the audience, acoustic guitar and Sankey’s piercingly pure voice rising above the crowd. Back on stage, the fitting teen pop culture images that scrolled in the background were an apt accompaniment accompaniment to the alluring alluring glaze of the ’80s American-inspired, synth-sprinkled pop found on debut debut LP Welcome To Condale. The audience packed in to MOJO were as besotted with their new favourite band as the two protagonists were with each other, making for a wholesomely uplifting uplifting slice of sunshine nostalgia.. LMW SPECIAL EVENTS The promise of the hauntingly good LANTERNS ON THE LAKE in the muted ambience of Leaf was just too much to turn down as LMW 2011 – in association with Mellowtone – branched out from what had become its home at MOJO. Suitably captivated by the beautiful LAURA JAMES AND THE LYRES, the audience was then wooed in to a trance-like state by Lanterns, with all eyes fixed on the Geordie sextet throughout their set. There was a breathtaking passion about them when playing that had to be seen to be believed: listening to their Bella Union-released album Gracious Tide, Take Me Home throws up images of bleak chamber pop and Sigur Ros, but as a live entity they had more in common with Arcade Fire or even Goldfrapp Goldfrapp (no, seriously). Constantly Constantly swapping instruments, and finding finding new new ways to draw draw sounds sounds out of them, it was truly a pleasure to behold behold in full flow. The following night saw one of the most ambitious events of this year’s festival, as SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 took over The Kazimier, in association with Obscenic. The venue, packed to (and probably beyond) capacity, was bubbling with excited chatter by way of anticipation, even as UNITED VIBRATIONS were laying down a wonderfully groove-based blend of jazz, reggae and rock. Seun Kuti waited in the wings, not entering the fray until the moment was just right, while the seasoned performers of Egypt 80 were busy laying down a hypnotically welllayered groove for the arrival of the new master. When Kuti appeared - to rapturous applause - his presence and personality was immediately palpable without even a word spoken. That the following two hours passed in a blur of joyous euphoria speaks volumes about the former LIPA student who has effortlessly stepped into his father’s shoes as a musical tour de force. Barely ever stopping, the rhythmic trance of the music was punctuated by pounding beats produced by the 18-strong band and Kuti’s flagrant sax solos. In terms of the excitement of live performance it absolutely does not get better than that; an experience that will be forever etched into the
memory of those lucky enough to have been a part of it. LMW CLOSING CLO PARTY @ THE CUC And so it came to the culmination of this year’s festival, LMW 2011 taking over the labyrinthine Contemporary Urban Centre for its closing party, with around sixty acts spanning ten venues across four floors; a mini-festival in itself and one of the highlights of the city’s musical calendar. The ground floor Jamaica Jamaica Rooms were the the first to get up and running (bar-wise and music-wise), with Leeds’ ELLEN & THE ESCAPADES ESCAPADES the first to take up the baton. They brought a delicate touch of soulful and and disarming tracks, typified by new single When The Tide Tide Creeps In, intertwined with their catchy pop For a Full LMW 2011 Photo Gallery Go To bidolito.co.uk Reviews Bido Lito! December 2011 25 hooks, hooks, that brought to mind echoes of Dylan and Fleetwood Mac. And then it was upstairs upstairs to the the CUC’s top floor Cinema Cinema space for a special performance performance from DUSTIN DUSTIN WONG, WONG, joined by eight guitarists to help bring his orchestral vision Infinite Love to life. A fitting standing ovation was given in appreciation of the joyful cacophony created by the sixteen limbs moving in metronomic harmony, with all the shades of tone and tempo change showcased beautifully. Seun Kuti (Brennan Topley) Back downstairs, to the rather ornate backdrop of The Dragon Room, instrumental math rockers MUTO LEO were building up a fuss, with their incalculably tight rhythms and heaps of reverb. In a similar vein of energetic math punk, VASCO DA GAMA were next
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memory of those lucky enough to<br />
have been a part of it.<br />
LMW CLOSING CLO<br />
PARTY @ THE CUC<br />
And so it came to the culmination<br />
of this year’s festival, LMW 2011 taking<br />
over the labyrinthine Contemporary<br />
Urban Centre for its closing party, with<br />
around sixty acts spanning ten venues<br />
across four floors; a mini-festival in<br />
itself and one of the highlights of the<br />
city’s musical calendar.<br />
The ground floor Jamaica Jamaica Rooms<br />
were the the first to get up and running<br />
(bar-wise and music-wise), with<br />
Leeds’ ELLEN & THE ESCAPADES ESCAPADES<br />
the first to take up the baton. They<br />
brought a delicate touch of soulful<br />
and and disarming tracks, typified by<br />
new single When The Tide Tide Creeps<br />
In, intertwined with their catchy pop<br />
For a Full LMW 2011 Photo Gallery Go To bidolito.co.uk<br />
Reviews <strong>Bido</strong> <strong>Lito</strong>! December 2011 25<br />
hooks, hooks, that brought to mind echoes<br />
of Dylan and Fleetwood Mac.<br />
And then it was upstairs upstairs to the the<br />
CUC’s top floor Cinema Cinema space for a<br />
special performance performance from DUSTIN DUSTIN<br />
WONG, WONG, joined by eight guitarists<br />
to help bring his orchestral vision<br />
Infinite Love to life. A fitting standing<br />
ovation was given in appreciation of<br />
the joyful cacophony created by the<br />
sixteen limbs moving in metronomic<br />
harmony, with all the shades of<br />
tone and tempo change showcased<br />
beautifully.<br />
Seun Kuti (Brennan Topley)<br />
Back downstairs, to the rather<br />
ornate backdrop of The Dragon Room,<br />
instrumental math rockers MUTO LEO<br />
were building up a fuss, with their<br />
incalculably tight rhythms and heaps<br />
of reverb. In a similar vein of energetic<br />
math punk, VASCO DA GAMA were next
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