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Gig Review: Esper Scout At The Bangkok Bar Manchester

March 23, 2015 by Nigel Carr Leave a Comment

I said in the Placebo article there are some bands that I would see again and again, Esper Scout are one of them. Different from most other Indie groups on the circuit and quite experimental, the music is dark, seering and complicated with stop start verses and choruses brought to life by Sarah’s amazing vocal delivery. They are playing at the Bangkok Bar on Princess Street in Manchester. A slightly odd venue with a Thai restaurant downstairs and bar/gig venue above.

When I first saw Esper Scout at The Castle in Manchester’s Northern Quarter last October they had just released the single Belay c/w Carpet Of A Crest in vinyl on Bomb the Twist and Kill Rock Stars (Digital US) in the States and were selling copies on 7″ at the gig. They played a storming gig that night, the experience being enhanced by the intimate atmosphere of the small but characterful venue; you can read a short summary of it here: Esper Scout The Castle .

Things have changed a bit since then, Lou, the original drummer, (and incidentally the only member of the band from Leeds),  has been replaced by Abbi who has been gradually learning all of the songs so that she can now complete a full set.  I saw them play at The Fall’s movie event at the Brudenell Social Club a few weeks ago and the set consisted of just four, well rehearsed songs. The band now gel together really well, Abbi has slotted in perfectly and she is a bloody good drummer, you need to be in this band.

Esper Scout By Northfacephoto - David Gleave

L-R Rebecca, Kirsty, Abbi, Sarah

They open with Assumpta Tang, a slow brooding number that builds into a beautifully melodic song where the singer can really show off her vocal. I find that the ceiling in this venue is really low and the acoustics aren’t the best, also the sound engineer hasn’t got the balance quite right, the vocals are low in the mix which is a bit of a shame, she does realises this and tries to fix it but they still remain rather quiet. Next up is Belay and Carpet of a Crest and things are beginning to hot up. There are some guys in the audience who had played earlier as ‘Omit Sleep’ and ‘Dirty Flowers’, one of them with a with painted face, Aladdin Sane style, and long hair looks like 60’s madcap Arthur Brown; he’s dancing wildly in front of the band with complete abandon, totally freaking out!, just brilliant and It’s the first time I’ve seen the audience get really excited watching this band, a  testament to the quality and intensity of the music.

They whip though In Foreign, introduce a new song, STS before finishing up with Fires and the set just flows brilliantly. Everyone in the place is packed on to the dance floor in front of the small stage trying to get a closer look and with the crazy dancers it feels like a real party atmosphere.

They went down an absolute storm! the band themselves were dancing along with their instruments during the final song which is no mean feat for Rebecca who’s bass guitar is nearly as big as she is! (Sorry Rebecca!)

They are back in Manchester on August 15th at The Blue Cat in Heaton Moor, so put that date in your diary,  this is not a band you are going to want to miss!

Nigel Carr© 2015

Belay/Carpet Of A Crest now available on CD here: www.esperscout.bandcamp.com

Band Website: www.esperscout.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/EsperScout

Photo by David Gleave at Northernfacephoto,  www.northernfacephoto.com

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Live Reviews, Music Tagged With: bangkok bar, david gleave, esper scout, manchester, music, nigel carr

Social Media Management From Nigel Carr

August 18, 2011 by Nigel Carr Leave a Comment

I initially set up the Social Media managment part of the buisness on a sub-domain of Shoes.co.uk/business so hop over there and take a look,  but below is a brief description of what we can offer you.
Also please take a read of this document about what’s heppening with Social Media Now and why you need to get involved: Download

We offer the full set up and managemnet of your social media connections inclusing:

Facebook – page set up and management
Twitter – Account set up and management
Youtube – Channel set up and management

We also work on other networks such as:

Myspace
Quora

As well as setting up blogs for people or simple hubs like the Disco Smith Band Page.

Filed Under: Facebook, Social Media, Twitter, Video Tagged With: facebook, linkedin, nigel carr, quora, social media, social media management, social media manager, twitter, youtube

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