Upset The Rhythm & No Pain In Pop
- Jan 22, 2009
The Los Angeles downtown DIY scene is far from the glitz and glamour you see on TV shows based around the city. Bands such as HEALTH, Abe Vigoda and Mika Miko are the front-runners of the scene with a 'fuck you' attitude to the corporate record labels. Releases on No Age vocalist/drummer Dean Spunt's label Post Present Medium has propelled Abe Vigoda to national band status in the US and with press in the NME and Plan B over here in the UK, the Low-Fi scene is going from strength to strength.
Over here in the streets on London, underground promotion companies such as Upset The Rhythm and No Pain In Pop are creating their own little scene resembling that of the cities in the US.
Having already booked bands such as El Guincho, HEALTH, Dirty Projectors and Cheveu both companies are at the top of their game respectively, pushing up and coming and established bands from around the world.
With their catalogue of releases still relatively small, both labels have already pressed some mouth watering, interesting and influential bands. No Age, HEALTH, BARR, Captin Ahab and Gentle Friendly have all had a release out on either UTR or NPIP.
The latest release from No Pain In Pop is from the afro-beat, dance sounds of Italian Alessio Natalizia, also known as Banjo Or Freakout. Upset The Rhythm have bought out the trance surf High Place's eponymous LP.
Keep an eye on www.upsettherhythm.co.uk and www.nopaininpop.com for news on releases and upcoming events.
