About the Concert
Proper Octopus Label launch and single release show.
With newly released material and live shows from A.S. Fanning and Candice Gordon and support from LeVent and Dj Billy Acid [Dead Combo]. Live visuals by Valquire Veljkovic.
Candice Gordon will release a new single 'Smoke In The Air' through Proper Octopus Records on the 13th of November 2015.
"She's possessed of a voice like poisoned black molasses trickling down the side of a jewel encrusted goblet held in the gnarly claw of Beelzebub himself" – Hotpress "Agreeably bonkers slice of horror themed garage rock raucousness" - The Guardian UK (single review) "Catch her before the trenderatti are all over her like a rash" - The Mirror UKBerlin based Candice grew up in Dublin but hails originally from Botswana. Bohemian folk influences, garage rock qualities reminiscent of the 60s, 70s and 90s with a modern day production make Candice's exquisit sound and delivery. She already worked with the likes of Shane MacGowan, also sharing a stage with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kurt Vile, and the Horrors, has toured extensively, as well as released singles and videos over the last couple of years receiving great press from the likes of the Guardian, Daily Mirror Nylon as well plays on BBC Radio 1 and XFM.
Smoke in the Air, occupies a rich and epic sonic space, with hypnotic guitar riffs throughout coupled with Candice' haunting rich vocals. Her vocals reminding of handful of impressive female artists from Nico to PJ Harvey to Mazzy Star. Smoke In The Air is the first single off Candice's debut album Garden of Beasts set for release in the new year.
A.S. Fanning is a singer-songwriter from Dublin, Ireland, living in Berlin. His first release is the single ‘Carmelita’, a stark and haunting picture of the darker side of Dublin City.v Fanning’s songs are often lyrically driven, taking inspiration from Irish literary tradition and folk music as well as from 60s psychedelia and gothic rock n roll. He now lives in Berlin and is releasing his first single with a debut solo album in the works. The self-produced ‘Carmelita’ is released on November 13th on Proper Octopus Records. Available digitally from usual outlets and on 7-inch vinyl from select stores.