{"id":19109,"date":"2019-09-30T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=19109"},"modified":"2019-09-30T11:03:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T10:03:29","slug":"the-monochrome-set-and-support-at-the-lexington-in-islington-sat-28th-sept-2019-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-monochrome-set-and-support-at-the-lexington-in-islington-sat-28th-sept-2019-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monochrome Set and support at the Lexington in Islington, Sat 28th Sept 2019 – photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fresh from a BBC6 radio session in Maida Vale on Thursday<\/a>, the Monochrome Set played a sold-out album launch party at the Lexington in Islington, north London.<\/p>\n

We were launching the new Fabula Mendax<\/a> album which has garnished some excellent reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Keen eyed viewers may recognise the album cover from the photos I took in Bristol\u2019s Arnos Vale cemetery<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

Here’s some pics from the gig and the support acts….<\/p>\n

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My drum kit for the evening was an old Pearl number, supplemented by my own Mapex piccolo snare, beefy ‘Ridgerider’ cowbell for maximum ‘clunk’ and a yellow plastic block (for the comedy noises).<\/p>\n

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Now, that’s what I call a well stocked merch stall!<\/p>\n

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Micko & The Mellotronics<\/a> onstage.<\/p>\n

Micko Westmoreland, actor, musician, programmer and soundtrack creator, was once described as being \u201chalf stuck in a timewarp”….
\nYou might know him from the movie Velvet Goldmine -in which he played the character Jack Fairy…. or you might know his ambient electronic music as the Bowling Green – but get to know him now as leader of the Mellotronics – four piece art-rock band.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The glory of the backstage dressing room.<\/p>\n

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Jetstream Pony<\/a> seen from the mixing desk.<\/p>\n

Schammelig post punk and indie-pop from Beth Arzy (Trembling Blue Stars\/Aberdeen\/The Luxembourg Signal\/Lightning in a Twilight Hour\/The Fireworks), Shaun Charman (The Wedding Present\/The Popguns\/The Fireworks), Kerry Boettcher (Turbocat) and Sara Boyle<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Upcoming Monochrome Set shows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
21\/09\/2019 –\u00a0AN Club<\/a>, Athens, Greece (tickets TBA)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
28\/09\/2019 –\u00a0The Lexington<\/a>, London, UK (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
01\/10\/19 –\u00a0Kantine<\/a>, Nuremberg, Germany (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
02\/10\/19 –\u00a0KOHI-Kulturraum<\/a>, Karlsruhe, Germany<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/10\/19 –\u00a0The Cave,<\/a>\u00a0Frankfurt, Germany (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/10\/19 –\u00a0franz.K<\/a>, Reutlingen, Germany (tickets<\/a>)
\n05\/10\/19 –\u00a0Yoko<\/a>, Hamburg, Germany (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/10\/2019 –\u00a0The Crofters Rights<\/a>, Bristol, UK (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
25\/10\/19 –\u00a0Paard<\/a>, The Hague, Netherlands (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
26\/10\/19 –\u00a0Petit Bain<\/a>, Paris, France (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
02\/11-2019 –\u00a0The Printworks<\/a>, Hasting, UK (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
08\/11-2019 –\u00a0Shinjuku Marz<\/a>, Tokyo, Japan (tickets<\/a>)
\n09\/11-2019 –\u00a0Koenji High<\/a>, Tokyo, Japan (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
23\/11-2019 –\u00a0The Jericho Tavern<\/a>, Oxford, UK (tickets<\/a>)
\n14\/12\/2019 –\u00a0TAGV<\/a>, Coimbra, Portugal (tickets<\/a>)<\/span>
\n01\/02\/2020 –\u00a0Jimmy’s<\/a>, Liverpool, UK (tickets<\/a>)
\n08\/02\/2020 –\u00a0Waterfront Studio<\/a>, Norwich, UK (tickets<\/a>)
\n28\/02\/2020 –\u00a0Mono<\/a>, Glasgow, UK (tickets<\/a>)
\n29\/02\/2020 –\u00a0Beat Generator<\/a>, Dundee, UK (tickets<\/a>)
\n07\/03\/2020 –\u00a0The Cluny<\/a>, Newcastle, UK (tickets<\/a>)
\n11\/04\/2020 –\u00a0The Deaf Institute<\/a>, Manchester, UK (tickets<\/a>)
\n25\/04\/2020 –\u00a0Greystones<\/a>, Sheffield, UK (tickets<\/a>)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

More info on Monochrome Set tour dates here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[Pics by Viola Spanu and me<\/em>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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