The Ferret Presents
Qujaku
+ The Big Them
Tuesday, 1st October 2024
The Ferret, Preston
Doors 7PM
Formed in 2013, QUJAKU are a Japanese experimental band based in Hamamatsu. Their dark, heavy psychedelia is replete with rich distortion and feedback creating a unique decadent ambience.
The apocalyptic sound they muster fuels an urge to release from the everyday to discover an ephemeral beauty behind the fierceness. The delicate yet strong leading voice, filled with destructive guitar, repetitive rhythmic percussion, and deep, bellowing bass combine to create Qujaku's unique sound atmosphere to preoccupy the mind and enhance the experience.
QUJAKU is Shuya Onuki - Vocal & Guitar, Soushi Mizno - Guitar, Hiromi Oishi - Bass & Alto Saxophone & Ryo Habuto - Drums
THE BIG THEM - Made up of musicians from some of our favourite underground bands, The Big Them is the brainchild of Jack and Jonny, who you’ll know better as two thirds of the finest noise makers out of Widnes: Mums. The duo have been experimenting with guitar sounds for a little while now, but for this latest project the idea was simple – get a bunch of mates together and jam some big, stinking riffs.
For this current incarnation of the band, Jack and Jonny roped in previous Mums drummer and total power-house Lew back behind the kit, alongside Alex from Northwich indie-punks Careering and Ed from Leeds premier scuzz lords Irk. The result is exactly what you’d expect; hypnotic, sludgy riffs that centre around a tirade of guitar noise and gargantuan drums.
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