CANCELLED TAngerinecAt and The Dyr Sister
tAngerinecAt + The Dyr Sister
Entry Requirements: 18+
TAngerinecAt on tour! Featuring special guest The Dyr Sister.
Hull. The New Adelphi Club. Friday 3 April
Doors: 8pm. £5 members / £6 ADV / £8 OTD
Tangerinecat
Nothing is quite like a hurdy-gurdy. The tone of the rare instrument is a bit like that of a viola, a bit like an accordion, and more than a little like an analog synthesizer on an otherworldly setting. But while the hurdy-gurdy is associated with folk dances and medieval courts, in the hands of a master, it can make music that's strikingly modern. Eugene Purpurovsky of tAngerinecAt is a musician like that, and the hurdy-gurdy is the hand-cranked engine that powers the duo's remarkable sound.
tAngerinecAt matches the Ukranian-born Purpurovsky's hurdy-gurdy, voice, provocative lyrics, and production with the sound transformation, synths, bagpipes, and ethereal whistles and recorders of musician and sound designer Paul Chilton. Originally formed in Ukraine, where Chilton lived and studied music and the band has historical and musical roots, tAngerinecAt are now based in the UK. Both artists contribute samples, ambient noises, and processed beats that evoke DIY techno, raw punk rock, and spectral folk traditions in equal measure.
Many Kettles, the pair's fourth album, casts a particularly dark spell. This is electronic music with a furious human pulse: a bold dance in the face of cruel authority that evokes "the feeling of a rave in a mausoleum" as Ben Knight LeftLion put it. It's also an outlet for Purpurovsky's fiery statements of intent. The singer and hurdy-gurdy player has plenty to say about the parlous state of the world; "I Don't Want To Be A White Master," the kickoff track on the album, is a furious rejection of the rising global culture of fascism and cruelty. Through tAngerinecAt, Purpurovsky strikes back at oppression of all kinds – class, cultural, economic, ethnic, gender, and interpersonal – and invites the listener to join the resistance.
They have four independently released, successfully selling albums that have had airplay on BBC 2, BBC 3 and BBC 6. The band has toured internationally in Ukraine, UK and Russia.
"Watch out for: tAngerinecAt... this is some of the most powerful music I have heard in a long time..." - LOUDER THAN WAR
“tAngerinecAt brought not just synth to the table, but a whole range of physical, classical instruments into the mix – most noticeably their use of the hurdy-gurdy, to make their music the deep notes of severe doom and dread that gave it the feeling of a rave in a mausoleum...”- Ben Knight, LEFTLION
"Tangerinecat exploded into my world and I'm a happier man for it! Awesome energy and multidisciplinary. Myself and the team at New Art Exchange really appreciated your work."
- Jason Pollitt, NEW ART EXCHANGE
"I've never seen someone play a hurdy-gurdy so punk..."
- DEVIL’S DYKE NETWORK
The Dyr Sister
{Dyr is Old Norse for Deer}
The Dyr Sister's Fairy-tales for the Modern Gentleman is an ever-growing compendium of anti-ballads. An evolution into a small ensemble after a time as a solo entity was inevitable in order to continue transmitting the surreal, subversive and provocative paintings of sound that respond to the vagaries of modern life.
Combining contemporary folk with post-hiphop and electronic music genres the songs are delivered with driving percussive beats via a backdrop of strings including Viola (Sally Currie), Harp (Stephanie Halsey) and Bass Guitar (Sarah Shiels) and layered with haunting and ethereal vocal harmonies. This is a devastatingly beautiful expression of what it means to be alive and kicking and still telling tales in these bleak times.
“In the often homogenous world of underground music scenes, thank goodness for The Dyr Sister. The perfect blend of avant-garde, melodicism and out-thereness”. - Mr Douglas Anderson – broadcaster, writer and filmmaker.
“The Dyr Sister is a rare artistic gem of contemporary folk talent!” - Jon Vyner – Tidal Concerts/The Camden Underworld
"One of the most artistically ambitious artists on our list, The Dyr Sister sounds like some wonderful collaboration between Thom Yorke and Shirley Collins. With the latter putting folk back on the map at the end of last year, there’s no better time to check out The Dyr Sister’s solo approach to performance and song-making." - Fred Perry Subculture - 20 Hull bands you need to hear now.
THE NEW ADELPHI CLUB - Hull Friday 3th April 2020 Doors open at 8pm for a 8.30pm start Duration 8.30pm to 11pm Ticket Price: Members £5 / £6 ADV / £8 OTD Tickets: https://www.theadelphi.com/events/tangerinecat-the-dyr-sister-2/ Accessibility: The venue is wheelchair accessible 18+
Line Up
tAngerinecAt
Raw powerful cinematic electronica with punk attitude. Stunning lead hurdy-gurdy with effect pedals, fierce yet tender vocals, personal political lyrics, floaty flutes, massive drone bass and DIY samples seamlessly combine with industrial-rave beats in an utterly captivating show.
Based in London, nomadic duo tAngerinecAt was formed in 2008 in Ukraine as a collaboration between Ukrainian born Eugene Purpurovsky and English born Paul Chilton. At 11 Eugene performed at the town Philharmonic as part of a concert for best young composers of Western Ukraine. When he was 17 he got 4th place in a nationwide competition for spoken word artists of any age at Kiev National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University. Inspired by their studies, travels and music experiences in remote parts of the Carpathian Mountains, their music has also absorbed different forms of Ukrainian and Soviet counterculture; the classical music skills, composition, directing and stage experience of Eugene since 1990 as a singer, actor, poet and musician as well as influences from EDM, drone, blues, metal, art-rock and more.
Eugene's lyrics are based on personal experience as someone recovering from severe childhood abuse, neglect and poverty, and the associated mental health issues. They also tell a story of resistance against gender, class and ethnic oppression, rape culture and other authoritarian structures. These themes are repeated throughout their album Many Kettles, and also in the form of images and symbols that help you to survive. They have four independently released, successfully selling albums that have had airplay on BBC 2, BBC 3 and BBC 6. The band has toured internationally in Ukraine, UK and Russia from 2010 and since relocating to UK in 2016 have quickly gained momentum, intensively touring with headline shows all over UK.
*Festivals *
Knockengorroch, Willowman, Festival8, Fire In the Mountain, Llangollen Fringe, Tannerfest, Workhouse Party, Pheonix Alternative, Wrexfest, Forever Sun, Radnor Fringe, Cute Owl Festival London/Manchester/Nottingham, New Weird Planet Wonkfest, Blue Lagoon, Krayina Mriy, Trypilske Kolo and many more.
Quotes
"Watch out for: tAngerinecAt... this is some of the most powerful music I have heard in a long time, and holds a message too... difficult to believe there were only two musicians on stage. They manage a real art; creating sound which people enjoy..."* - LOUDER THAN WAR
"I've never seen someone play a hurdy-gurdy so punk..." - overheard at DEVIL’S DYKE NETWORK, Brighton “tAngerinecAt brought not just synth to the table, but a whole range of physical, classical instruments into the mix – most noticeably their use of the hurdy-gurdy, to make their music the deep notes of severe doom and dread that gave it the feeling of a rave in a mausoleum. tAngerinecAt know a lot about their showmanship... This band lived up to everything I’ve heard about them, and I’m excited to foray deeper into their music...”- LEFTLION
"Tangerinecat started with a super-loud electronic bass loop. They did four or five songs, long droning pieces based on loops with flute, hurdy-gurdy and vocals on top. It worked. Eugene is a fantastic singer, a ranter and belter with occasional glassware-shattering screams. As abrasive noise went, I liked them a whole lot..." - ROCKNERD
"Always a pleasure to have these guys back.. if you haven't already seen them, you need to!" - Nicholas Quirk, Entertainment/Venue Manager at Hope and Anchor London, Managing Director at Gestalt Productions, A&R and Showcases manager at X Phonics Music, Former Freelance Journalist at The Skinny Magazine
"Tangerinecat exploded into my world and I'm a happier man for it! Awesome energy and multidisciplinary. Myself and the team at New Art Exchange really appreciated your work..." - Jason Pollitt, NEW ART EXCHANGE
"You were absolutely brilliant, so captivating! Comment from one of our volunteers "I couldn't take my eyes off the stage". Thanks so much for coming and sharing your creativity with us..." - LADYFEST MANCHESTER
"Truly stunning performance. I really hope Instigate Arts and Tangerinecat get to work together again soon!" - Anne Louise Kershaw, Co-Director/Owner at Instigate Arts, Former Arts & Music Editor at manchestersfinest.com
"This is the only thing that I want to listen at this moment". - FRESH ON THE NET
"With such disparate influences, it’s rather difficult to pin this down to a particular genre." - FRESH ON THE NET (Fresh Faves), The Von Pip Musical Express
"I’ve been playing it all week and loving it. I was listening to Under the Pavement radio and they interviewed tAngerinecAt, and I was very moved actually. Every so often you hear a piece of music and it just stops you in your tracks, well by all manner with that one, with innovation, and it’s sound, and it’s lyrics, it’s just quite moving." - REBEL ARTS / RADIO, Cambridge
"It just blew everyone away, I was stunned in there and I was like gob smacked cos it was so atmospheric and so meaningful and they were really into it and I look forward to getting them in." - Liz Jenkins, Presenter of The Northern Side, BCB 106.66 fm
Band Members
Eugene Purpurovsky – Vocals, Hurdy-Gurdy with effect pedals
Paul Chilton – Flutes with effect pedals, Laptop, Keyboards
Discography
H.R. V.I.P Kuolema Calm of the Apocalypse Rise of the Underworld Riddles Fainne Gael an Lae
Inspirations
Nirvana, Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez and other, mainly unknown, music from all over the world, especially drone, doom-metal, intelligent electronica, edm, trance..; Ukrainian music from the Carpathian region, Ukrainian kobzars songs, Ukrainian music 90 - 80 (Venya D'rkin, Viy, Plach Yeremiyi), Soviet punk and rock (Grazhdanskaya Oborona, Kalinov most, Aquarium, Viktor Tsoi, Zvuki Mu...); Maxim Shalygin, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Nick Cave, Rokia Traoré, My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Haldolium, Sergey Kuryokhin...
Links
Email: cuteowlpromotions@gmail.com Phone: 07852771314 (Paul)
{Dyr is Old Norse for Deer}
The Dyr Sister's Fairy-tales for the Modern Gentleman is an ever-growing compendium of anti-ballads. An evolution into a small ensemble after a time as a solo entity was inevitable in order to more effectively transmit the surreal, subversive and sometimes provocative paintings of sound that respond to the vagaries of modern life.
Combining contemporary folk with post-hiphop and electronic music genres the Dyr Sisters songs are delivered with driving percussive beats via a backdrop of strings including Viola (Sally Currie), Harp (Stephanie Halsey) and Bass Guitar (Sarah Shiels) and layered with haunting and ethereal vocal harmonies. This is a devastatingly beautiful expression of what it means to be alive and kicking and still telling tales in these bleak times.
This project brings together an outstanding collection of musicians from Kingston-Upon-Hull and the surrounding areas.
Sally Currie is a multi-instrumentalist who has an extensive history writing and performing original music with bands and solo, despite being born partially deaf. As a solo artist she has performed her work all over the UK at venues and festivals sharing bills with acts like Lætitia Sadier, This is the Kit, Ruth Theodore, Thomas Truax and The Dead Rat Orchestra. She mainly manifests The Dyr Sister alongside her viola, her MPC 1000 and her unique and enchanting voice. In 2019 she was awarded an emergent music commission with Drake Music.
Sarah Shiels is a bassist who has toured the UK, Europe and the USA lending her basslines to bands such as Ming City Rockers, The Black Delta Movement and Rivers Johannsson and the Deemed Unrighteous. She also has written and performed her own psychedelic and folky blues music and published her debut collection of poetry in 2018. Rumour has it that Sarah has a voice which sounds like honey being poured over diamonds….
Stephanie Halsey graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music where she studied performance on the harp. She is now based in Hull as a freelance harpist regularly performing with orchestras, at weddings and events. Some career highlights include performing Debussy’s Danses Sacrée et Profane, being conducted by Sir Mark Elder and touring with Gary Numan as part of the Skaparis Orchestra. Stephanie has also recorded with artists such as The Broken Orchestra and Stuart McCallum. Stephanie is currently working towards a masters in music at the University of Hull, specialising in the electric harp.
