Many moons ago, Preston saw the birth of an eclectic & eccentric event which bent all the rules, dragging the city’s music scene deep into a promiscuous relationship between mangled guitars and odd-ball dance music. We called it: BEATS OF RAGE.
A non-stop whirlwind of gritty electronic music: Acid house, indie-dance, dark techno, electro bangers, French touch, distorted disco, grimey beats, b-more, juke & footwork, blog house, new wave, nu rave, electroclash, UK garage & MASSIVE RAVE ANTHEMS all play a part in the B.O.R maelstrom. Beats of Rage: the home of Robot Rock & Robot Roll.
Returning in 2021 for a series of grown up rave ups, Beats of Rage plan to bring a selection of the electronic music world’s greatest producers & DJs to sleepy old Preston.
First to hit your news feed:
BEATS OF RAGE
PRESENT
NATHAN FAKE
(live set)
+ BEATS OF RAGE DJs
On tour to celebrate the release of his 5th studio album, Blizzards, Nathan Fake brings us a live club show with the intention of “soundtracking the ideal rave” - featuring mind-bending visuals + live electronic wizardry on a deliberately restricted hardware setup.
On Blizzards, glistening nodes are spun into geometric oddities before spiralling through frantic rhythmic frameworks. Whilst the lush melodies he is known for are central to this new album, there is also a heavy dose of experimentation, expanding on the familiar sonic palette of his earlier work. For every warm synth and resolved cadence there is an atonal spiral and gritty distortion lurking around the corner.
As might also be expected of his music, polyrhythms feature throughout, sometimes taking on a life of their own but always providing a precise percussive grounding for melodies to weave in and out of. The effects of this are at times disorienting, at others psychedelic, but always intriguing, owing to the influences of early rave and IDM as much as folklorism and spirituality.
LISTEN. IT’S RIGHT UP OUR STREET.
Support comes from the inimitable Beats of Rage Bad Boy DJ Crew:
T.F.Wizard
Leyland Traxxx (Bail + Hindle)
Tickets are £10 in advance. More on the door.
ON SALE THURSDAY 6TH MAY at 9AM.
Tickets here: https://www.skiddle.com/e/35815175/
It’ll be GOOD to get back in the RAVE.