a-tota-so, SAFARI LOUNGE, EDINBURGH, SEPTEMBER 1 2023

Nottingham math-rockers out on tour turn Edinburgh's bijou cellar venue into a sweaty mess, in the best possible way.

There's no photos for this one, as the Safari Lounge was just too dark.

Line-up:

TASTING SHAPES:  Local alt-pop/indie combo. Their Facebook page says they are a 5-piece, but tonight they are only 4. Is somebody missing? Or is Facebook not to be trusted. Singer Kat will be back later.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/1qyF9Yx1imQ    https://www.facebook.com/tastingshapes

DUSKER: Noise rock from Leicester, spiky and angular, out on a weekend jolly with a-tota-so. Very tall bassist Rory will be back later.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/sYpCeDvqdB4   https://www.facebook.com/duskeruk

a-tota-so: Tonight's lower case headliners, math-rock from Nottingham. Previously instrumental, their last album went all experimental and that with vocals, and they now use that as an excuse to get guest vocalists up on stage when they play. Tonight's lucky volunteers are Kat from Tasting Shapes and Rory from Dusker. Kat was, it seems, the 61st different vocalists to have served. Greg from Codespeaker was supposed to tale a turn but didn't learn the words. We'll have to wait for 62, then.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/Fk5tY2_Xxr8   https://www.facebook.com/atotaso

STRANGEFORMS FEST, BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, LEEDS, APRIL 23-24 2022

Line-up:

DAY 1

KKETT: Dancy mathy 'joycore' from Northumberland

MOUNTAIN CALLER: Hefty Post-metal trio from London

CHALK HANDS: Emo/post/math from Brighton

SUFFER LIKE G DID: Jazz/math from London

POLY-MATH: Math-rock legends and StrangeForms regulars, now with added saxophone.

CLT DRP: Electro-punk noise rock from Brighton

PUPILSLICER: Ferocious indie metal Londoners

ORCHARDS: Mathy indie pop, another one from Brighton

MAYBESHEWILL: Legendary post-rockers, back after some time away, headlining Day 1.

DAY 2

A-TOTA-SO: Math-rock wizardry, featuring several guest vocalists.

HIDDEN MOTHERS: Screamo/post-black metal from Sheffield

LAKES: Alt-rock fromWatford

NO VIOLET: Bristol indie rock

MUMS: Noise rock from Widnes. FKA Mothers, FKA Aeroplane Flies High

SUGAR HORSE: Doomy, post-metally, shoe-gazey and definitely above average

ALPHA MALE TEA PARTY: Math-rock veterans, and one of StrangeForms' regulars.

AXES: Jaw-dropping turbo-math

JOHNNY FOREIGNER: Punky indie from Birmingham, closing out the fest for this year.

KKETT  https://youtu.be/gei3_VdDGsc   https://www.facebook.com/wearekkett

MOUNTAIN CALLER   https://youtu.be/x4gxkaALugI   https://www.facebook.com/mountaincaller

CHALK HANDS   https://youtu.be/8PSP4AWA36E  https://www.facebook.com/chalkhandsmusic

SUFFER LIKE G DID    https://youtu.be/IvZZ8s5FL38  https://www.facebook.com/sufferlikegdid

POLY-MATH   https://youtu.be/BdNNluCqVHA   https://www.facebook.com/wearepolymath

CLT DRP   https://youtu.be/g7Np4kuzy9I   https://www.facebook.com/CLTDRP

PUPILSLICER   https://youtu.be/IpJKkIcQTlk   https://www.facebook.com/pupilslicer

ORCHARDS   https://youtu.be/CXco4a9XIzE   https://www.facebook.com/orchardslive

MAYBESHEWILL   https://youtu.be/IVHfr0lHYTI   https://www.facebook.com/mybshwll

a-tota-so   https://youtu.be/zuTyLVf4dlY   https://www.facebook.com/atotaso

HIDDEN MOTHERS  https://youtu.be/tGV5gXN2K1E   https://www.facebook.com/hiddenmothersukbm

LAKES   https://youtu.be/ui-LE7AyaAc   https://www.facebook.com/ourbandlakes

NO VIOLET   https://youtu.be/6CbKTiDvUuE   https://www.facebook.com/novioletuk

MUMS   https://youtu.be/sIjXSQ35Cu8   https://www.facebook.com/mumsband

ALPHA MALE TEA PARTY   https://youtu.be/BYeHMiEk1M0   https://www.facebook.com/alphamaleteaparty

AXES   https://youtu.be/XjhoSQrP-Dw   https://www.facebook.com/weareaxes

JOHNNY FOREIGNER   https://youtu.be/shMTR0NrDNU   https://www.facebook.com/johnnyforeigner