Artscare Records have been making waves on the Bristol scene for a few years now, hosting nights that span the genres and always make for a memorable experience. Noise rock was on the cards for us recently, and it was a pleasure for Koshiro to share the stage with two fantastic bands from the Midlands at The Croft.
Appearing on the front bar stage for just the second time, we debuted a new inclusion in our sound that will hopefully improve our sound for 2012 in time for the recording of new material. The sound pad provided strings/synths for epic effect in ‘Buried At Sea’, some tasty sub-drops for ‘Divides’, gunshots and a church bell in ‘Last Chance Saloon’ and some random effects cross the board for the rest of the set. It added the extra element we needed to bring our sound together, providing what we hope is the missing piece for the band Koshiro have now become.
Our set was enjoyable to play, the six songs chosen being ran in the same order as the last two shows at Thekla and The Fleece, increasing the flow of the heavy metal and not once giving the audience a chance to catch their breath! Once an encore was called for we even included a rendition of the Stone Cold Steve Austin theme from WWE (‘Glass Shatters’ by Disturbed), with the glass smash and everything!
A reminder of the set in full…
- Divides
- Telekinesis
- Ghosts
- Last Chance Saloon
- Medicine
- Buried At Sea
- Glass Shatters (‘Disturbed’ Cover)
Here are some photos from our set taken by History of the Hawk's own Nathan Coyle!
History of the Hawk were up next, as Stinky Wizzleteat were running late. Their set was a joy to behold, the combination of aggressive hardcore and thunderous punk a brutal sight on the close-knit Croft stage. They put a lot of energy into their show, and vocalist Nathan spent the majority of his time amongst the crowd, involving them and us fully in the fun. The band, who are signed to ‘In At The Deep End Records’ (who produced Gallows, Architects and Sylosis) performed much of their recently released EP ‘Ocean’ as well as many other short, snappy, aggressive tracks. A highly recommended band that are destined for big things.
Stinky Wizzleteat headlined the night with an extended set of monstrous instrumental tracks, the two-piece (made up of just drums and distorted guitar) getting their heads done and speeding through their songs with insane efficiency and a thunderous bounce. A great end to a fantastic evening!
Koshiro hope to share the stage with the bands again, perhaps venturing up to the Midlands to play with History of the Hawk in the near future. The band will also be working closer with Artscare Records on future projects, so keep an eye out for that!
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