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Expertly treading the fine line between basement underground and the pseudo-indie radio-industry complex, Witch Hats began in 2007 when guitarist and vocalist Kris Buscombe moved from Tasmania to Melbourne to start a band. Buscombe recruited Duncan Blachford to play the drums and his little brother Ash to fulfill duties on bass. The band worked with Phill Calvert of the Birthday Party on their debut LP Cellulite Soul and two EPs, Wound of a Little Horse and Solarium Down the Causeway Era.
Alternately described as “disagreeably loud,” “remarkable… acidic, misanthropic rock” and “play[ing] pop songs that sound as if they’d spent twenty years in a trashcan before stumbling to life,” the group has drawn flattering comparisons to The Jesus Lizard, The Scientists and The Veils, all with amps turned to 11 and distortion that would make The Jesus and Mary Chain proud. On their second album, 2011’s Pleasure Syndrome, the band enlisted American producer/engineer Casey Rice (Dirty Three, Tortoise) to produce an album that retains their distinct musical identity, where squalling guitar feedback and a powerful rhythm section underpin the late-night hallucinatory tales of songwriter Kris Buscombe, while showing signs of maturation from the sonic vulgarity that characterized their beloved earlier releases.
Witch Hats – Hear Martin (Live)
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This November, bring your earplugs. Witch Hats are coming to China.
SHOW INFORMATION
【Shanghai】
November 1st 9:30PM
@ 390 Bar No.390 Panyu rd.
Support: After Argument, One Lick Less
Tickets: 60 RMB (Door) / 40 RMB (Student)
【Changsha】
November 6th 9:00PM
@ 46LIVEHOUSE, Basement, NO.52 Xinmin Rd., Yuelu District
Tickets: 50 RMB (Door) / 40 RMB (Student)
【Wuhan】
November 8th 9:00PM
@ VOX Livehouse No.117 Lume rd.
Tickets: 50 RMB (Door) / 40 RMB (Student)
【Beijing】
November 9th 9:30PM
@ 2 Kolegas Yansha bridge eastward 1500m
Support: Hu Jia Hu Wei
Tickets: 60 RMB (Door) / 40 RMB (Student)
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游刃有余地游走于地下和独立音乐圈，Witch Hats这支年轻的澳洲乐队成立于2007年。由主场兼吉他手Kris Buscombe，鼓手 Duncan Blachford以及贝斯手Ash Blachford组成，乐队与The Birthday Party的成员Phill Calvert合作推出了他们的首张专辑《Cellulite Soul》以及之后的两张EP《Wound of a Little Horse》与《Solarium Down the Causeway Era》
串烧了60年代的流行乐、70年代的后朋克、80和90年代的噪音摇滚，这四个来自墨尔本的年轻人时常被拿来与The Jesus Lizard、The Scientists 以及The Veils这样优秀的乐队比较，就连大大名鼎鼎的The Jesus and Mary Chain都抵挡不住他们制造摇滚的无尽力量，并对其赞不绝口。2011年，乐队特地聘请了来自美国的策划/制作人Casey Rice为他们量身打造了个性鲜明的第二张唱片《Pleasure Syndrome》。嚎啕的吉他、强有力的节奏配以曲作者Kris Buscombe吟唱的迷幻故事，这就是属于Witch Hats独一无二的摇滚。
十一月，Witch Hats将四城连发，噪响中国！戴上你的耳塞，迎接今秋最劲爆的摇滚之夜！
演出信息
【上海】
11月1日 星期五 晚9:30
390 酒吧 番禺390号近法华镇路
嘉宾：After Argument, One Lick Less
One Lick Less
售价：60 RMB (现场Door) /40 RMB (学生Student)
【长沙】
11月6日 星期三 晚9:00
@ 46LIVEHOUSE 岳麓区新民路52号 湘财大厦 负一楼 （羊城餐馆旁）
售价：50RMB (现场Door)/40 RMB (学生Student)
【武汉】
11月8日 星期五 晚9:00
@ VOX Livehouse 鲁磨路117号
售价：50 RMB (现场Door)/40 RMB (学生Student)
【北京】
11月9日 星期六 晚9:30
@ 两个好朋友 燕莎桥往东1500米
嘉宾：狐假虎威
售价：60 RMB (现场Door)/40 RMB (学生Student)
连接：
Witch Hats: http://witchhats.bandcamp.com
豆瓣: http://site.douban.com/witchhats
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