The Bays And Red Snapper Return To Koko

Following on from a simply immense show at KOKO in April, and 2 of the hottest performances at July's Soundwave festival in Croatia, Soundcrash have invited two of the UK's live-music behemoths back to Camden for round two of their celebration of musicianship...Forget every rule you've ever been taught about live music. Forget every outmoded notion of what it is to be a 'live' band. Forget even what you think you think 'live music' actually means. What you are left with is The Bays.They only perform live, they never rehearse, they don't have a set-list and they couldn't ever do the same performance twice. It's all about the moment – an experience or an event that exists between the band and the audience for one time only. It is this strictly adhered to ethos that has taken The Bays to the very top of their game, and put them on the verge of redefining what live music in C21 will become.www.thebays.comWith their 1996 debut Prince Blimey, Red Snapper’s savage display of traditional jazz instrumentation in a contemporary context — and, most importantly, the band's ability to pull it off live — was largely responsible for the influx of dance artists fusing acoustic instruments with electronic sounds. They distinguished themselves from the outset by performing live, not relying on studio wizardry to reach their audience. During a period when most “live” music consisted of artists sweating over a sequencer in a flightcase, here was a group of gifted musicians who took their studio material and bettered it on stage. After a seven year hiatus, and with the new album 'Pale Blue Dot' heralding a return to the 'fuckoffjazz' form their fans know and love, Red Snapper are back!www.myspace.com/redsnapperofficialJon Kennedy has to be one of the hardest working musicians you could come across, utilising all the new forms of self-promotion that the internet offers. Having signed to Tru Thouhts after Mr Scruff played his tunes on Juice FM, then switching to Grand Central recordings in 2002, he has taken the art of production and blended it perfectly with live musicianship to bring you the Jon Kennedy band you will hear tonight. Expect deep bass, irresistable grooves and a true musical interaction with the crowd in this DJ/Drummer/Producer's live offering.www.myspace.com/jonkennedyLondon-based Tokyo child Anchorsong makes great music! Plain and simple. Heavy, technical beats laden with synth-harmonies and moving chord-changes, all set to the beautiful sound (and sight in this case!) of his all-girl string-quartet, he came reccomended to us by DJ Krush and the high-accolade is easily matched by his pure, raw talent.www.myspace.com/anchorsongWhat would be the result if you were to apply hacking techniques to music making, and then get all dada-ist about it? The answer: Dadahack. Often starting their works with readymades such as a gameboy or speak and spell, and twist and burn them and turn them upside down and write on them until they no longer sound, look like, or even are what they were in the beginning. It’s Underworld meets Röyksopp behind the bikeshed bitching about how Trax records got on the guest list. It’s all clinical riffs and expansive keyboard solos underpinned by a good solid fumping chunk, and their track 'Hello' will be featured on a Sony Audio advert from 29th September; A perfect addition to the evenings faire.http://www.myspace.com/dadahackSat 5th December9 - 3AMSoundcrash presents: The Bays & Red Snapperplus Jon Kennedy live + Anchorsong + Dadahack + Mr Doris and the hornsKoko1A Camden High Street,London,NW1 7JEwww.koko.uk.comwww.seetickets.com/soundcrashwww.ticketweb.co.uk