Tunng

Bristol Beacon presents at St George's Bristol

Venue:

St George's Bristol
Time:

20:00
Date:

Wed 22 Sep 2021
Price:

£21.26 incl. booking fee
Ages:

14+

The ever-questing English folktronica crew Tunng return with a new album, podcast series and conversation on death and grief.

The multi-media release titled “Tunng Presents…Dead Club” sounds like it would be a somewhat morbid subject, but in the talented hands of this enigmatic collective they have created a “remarkable collision of music and spoken word…as odd and beautiful as it is thoughtful and contemplative.” (Uncut)

Exploring our culture’s relationship with dead and dying Tunng present a “thoughtful meditation on life and loss” (Guardian) that will be brought to life (in a sense) in a live performance at St George’s Bristol in 2021.

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This is seated Bristol Beacon Presents event at St George’s Bristol, Great George St, Bristol BS1 5RR

Ages 14+ under 16s to be accompanied by an adult

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Soho sextet Tunng have been purveying their experimental pop-folk since 2003, when they first took to the stage as a loose collective after forming in London. Over the years their sound has evolved and shifted – as their electronics man Phil explains – “the best thing about working with this band, is that we can chuck all the ingredients in, give it a good shake, and see where it lands”.

Live, the outfit has been known to employ some unconventional sound sources – a large plastic butterfly that makes cat noises, not to mention a tweeting wind-up bird complete with cage. Consequently their shows have been described as “a captivating live experience” and “like Simon and Garfunkel sharing a stage with Aphex Twin” (The Guardian).

After four years away, much-loved pastoral pop band Tunng make their return to the stage in 2018 including London’s Islington Assembly Hall on 25th October. The band has also shared a new piece of music and – Flatland – is classic Tunng. Inspired by Edwin Abbott Abbott’s 1884 book of the same name about a two dimensional world, it blends the groups love of experimental electronics with acoustic instrumentation, with “the hookiest rolling finger pick of all time, inserted through a controversial three dimension all effects loop” says producer Mike Lindsay, with promises of more music on the horizon.

In 2020 Tunng released “Tunng Presents…DEAD CLUB”, a new album and podcast series and conversation on death and grief.