Step Ladder Records delves into the experimental, whimsical and ethereal with their first ever Stage & Radio event…
Expect synths, noise, psychedelia, skiffle, breakbeats and steel pan drums.
Poster by Charlie McGee (@charloeart)
ZOLATEC:
Breakbeats stutter in dark soundscapes, cut with steelpan polyrhythms, ethereal vocals and shoegaze textures. Wide basslines pay homage to sound system subs, shaping dynamic build-ups and heavy drops.
Born in Leicester, ZOLATEC is an experienced pannist and music producer. Inspired by music ranging from metal to dub, she uses software to fuse these influences into her own dark & melodic compositions, creating a unique live set performed differently each time.
ZOLATEC taught herself how to use Ableton Live during the COVID lockdown period in 2020, and in May 2023 performed her first-ever live set at SOUP, Manchester.
“The complex experience of consciousness is as beautiful and chaotic as the music I make. The mission is to serve as an anchor to all those riding the wave. You are not alone, and here’s something you can relate to.”
“My music addresses the shortfall of authentic steel drums in music. The Island instrument was only standardized in the 1930’s, and is still relatively new. Many producers choose to use a pitched up/down sample of the drum, creating an instant loss in the dynamics and beauty of the sound.”
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FIND OUT MORE: https://www.zolatec.co.uk/original-music
With Support From:
-The Magic Pennies
Psychedelic pre-apocalyptic protest skiffle from beneath the stress of glorious Manchester, weaving stories straight from the mountain down throughout our unreal city. Take a hand, and shimmy sideways across the void. Expect a jangly blend of psych folk, garage, surf and country soundscapes.
Forming in 2023, they have supported acts such as Ask My Bull, Galivantes and Rum Buffalo across Manchester venues including Band on the Wall, Old Abbey Taphouse and Six Trees.
-Gary Fisher
Gary Fisher is a sound artist and experimental composer with a masters in Sound Arts. His work treats sounds as raw materials and found materials as potential sound makers. Through improvisation and experimentation, he produces performances, recordings, and sculptures that explore relationships between analogue and digital, composition and improvisation, noise and music, using various sound sources and approaches including found sounds, home made electronics, and electronic and acoustic instruments and objects. Most recently he has performed at Manchester Histories Festival and the Folk Horror Festival.
£5 Early Bird tickets, £10 On the Door
Stage & Radio Basement
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