Crofters Rights, Friday 4th February 2022
And so it begins, the start of my 2022 reviewing seasons and also the first gig I’ve seen this year (Other than randomly seeing HAAL in Portsmouth with WEB) and tonight was one incredible start to it.
Milos Planes
Opening the evening with a wall of sonic annihilation was the formidable Milos Planes. Already a strong staple of the Bristol live music tapestry Milos Planes are always without fail one hell of a show and seem to pack a venue no matter the size. Last time I saw Milos Planes it was at the Lanes in the shadow of Bruce Forsyth, this time it is the slightly more claustrophobic (but perfectly fitting) Crofters Rights main room buried between a wall of amplifiers. Sounds? Chaos, pure skilfully crafted cacophonous noise of the sweetest kind, a bit like if Fugazi and Big Black melted into one giant pile of shaved heads and baritone guitars. I can genuinely say Milos Planes are one of the shining lights of the Bristol music scene, proudly weird and immensely talented.
Cassels
Today was release day for the headliner Cassels new album “A Gut Feeling”, who thankfully chose to celebrate with us dripped in sweat and deaf from noise. Cassels are a misanthropic two piece that take up the auditory space of a band three times their size, the bass was soul shakenly deep and the drums motorik in precision to the point of being more like a Berlin trance rave than a post punk band. Whilst the instrumentation is harsh and violent the lyrics are riddled with anxious thought and reflections on life and death. Overall fantastic live band, and one who you probably don’t need to physically see because you can hear them from three streets away.
A special note to Miles at BLG for being a fantastic promoter, and an apology to The Outliners for missing their set, will catch you at some point!
@cam.mulberry
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