Minny Pops - Standstill To Motion Tour 2012 - Viv Albertine (ex-Slits) + Rats On Rafts + Tim Burgess (DJ set) Tickets Jan 23 2012 7:00 pm iCal

Upstairs at The Garage

Minny Pops' first set of live appearances in 30 years brings them to The Garage on 23 January 2012.  The Dutch electro pioneers and Factory Records artists took their name from the primitive Korg drum machine that propelled their stark, compelling post-punk rhythms. Their association with Factory saw them tour with Joy Division and New Order, work with producer Martin Hannett, and become the first Dutch group to record a Peel session, all in a touring lifespan of just three years. These long-rumoured reformation gigs will be accompanied by the January release of Standstill to Motion (LTM), a live CD/DVD package documenting performances in Amsterdam and New York in 1981.

“Their cold menace sounds remarkably fresh, bearing favourable comparisons with contemporaries such as Simple Minds and Tubeway Army as well as the current crop of analogue pretenders.”     (Uncut).

“The Interpol of their day, and it's aged surprisingly well"   (Q).

“Minny Pops soldered fizzy, crackling electronics to stern, robotic post-punk; despite the precious name, they were harsh and confrontational, relentlessly and unapologetically cold. A striking and volatile anomaly."    (eMusic).

 

Age restrictions - Strictly over 18s (Photographic ID required to gain entry)

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