TOOLSHED

TOOLSHED

Formed accidentaly as a "house "band in Manchesters Northern Quarter club scene,TOOLSHED was the name of Graham Masseys monthly club night, Electronica acts such as Autechre, ,,Mathew Herbert ,Squarepusher Kieren Hebden all came to play live sets , The Toolshed Allstars monthly sets grew from two people to a 28 piece orchestra at one point,

Centered around Massey's laptop and instrument collection, established Mcr musicians such as Paddy Steer ( Homelife),Richard Harrison (Spaceheads) and jazz violinist Graham Clark (Gong) were joined by newcomers

such as vocalist Seaming To and drummer James Ford .

A compendium of the project is availabe on Twisted Nerve Records as a double vynil pack.

album review

"The release is too diverse to pigeonhole, without a hint of pretention either, it’s as if Massey wanted to collate every piece of music he’s ever heard into one complete package. He’s pretty damn successful too. Music as good as this doesn’t come about often, embrace it while you can."

live review

The voodoo soundtrack created by the drummers is terrifying but exhilarating. This percussion force is crucial, blasting the band off from dance music. The other key component is the brass section, whose enormous stabs of melody ensure that no matter how weird the Allstars get - and they certainly get weird they are always orbiting around a killer tune. Everyone from avant jazzheads to techno kids should love them.



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