Monday 18th September 08:00 PM
Syd Barrett, undeniable genius and founder of rock legends Pink Floyd, passed away on Friday July 7th of complications related to diabetes. It is with great sadness as he was an inspiration to many people.
'What Colour Is Sound' is a tribute to Syd by some of those who have found him a great inspiration on their music and life with all profit going to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. www.jdrf.org
Perhaps the ultimate Mystery Jets hero is Syd Barrett, whose Mick Rock portrait hangs in their boat yard rehearsal studio, ringed by a lifebelt... 'He embodies an attitude that we feel kinship with... that kind of innocence..." Tonight they play an acoustic set of their favourite Syd Barrett songs as well as some of their own that have been influenced by Syd.
"Hearing "piper at the gates..." for the first time wasnt like a drug trip (i was 9) or even necessarily a mind expanding experience. It was like a warm hand being laid on your shoulder while the other one pointed to a whole new world, one which was as imaginative as it was non-sensical. Almost like peter pan taking wendy by the hand and showing her a crow's eye view over london.
I feel like Syd could have turned his hand to almost anything, i am just immensely gratefull that he chose music. Watching him playing the guitar is much like quietly observing a child building a castle made from sand. Sliding his fingers up the neck almost as if discovering the placement of the notes for the first time. His lyrics were like those of someone looking through a kaleidoscope, reciting what he saw before him with quiet amazement." Blain of Mystery Jets.
One of the most influential british pop bands of the postpunk era TELEVISION PERSONALITIES'S DANIEL TREACY delivers a strong collection of crisp tracks with withering observations, laced with humour and cut with flair.
Hotly tipped singer songwriter KID HARPOON delivers a set of catchy youthful storytelling taking Leonard Cohen, Billy Bragg and of course Syd Barrett as an influence on his songs.
LUPEN CROOK plays a live set of mangled music hall and acid-folk thats playful and melodic, think a mix of an addled Syd Barrett, the original punk-poet, Patrik Fitzgerald and Beck. It's earthy, fresh and honest.
Photographer and friend of Syd, MICK ROCK will compare the evening and tell some memories and stories.
Plus VERY special guests
Tickets: £10.50
Doors Open: 7.00pm
Website: kidharpoon.com
Website: mickrock.com
