August 4, 2013
Skipton’s Funkirk Estate in the stunning Yorkshire dales welcomes the Beacons Festival, Friday to Sunday, August 16th to 18th:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16th
| Loud and Quiet Bonobo – 22:45 While most DJs-as-artists are pretty new in the indiesphere, Simon Green (QRO photos at a festival) has been spinning for over a decade as Bonobo (QRO live review). |
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| Ghostpoet – 21:10 Singer Obaro Ejimiwe – a.k.a. Ghostpoet (QRO photos at Beacons ’12) – comes to the Loud and Quiet Stage. |
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| Vondelpark – 20:00 From Surrey come the ghostly, expressive, hurting sounds of Vondelpark. |
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| Also: Lulu James – 18:50 Chad Valley – 17:30 – QRO photos Egyptian Hip Hop – 16:30 – QRO photos at a festival Big Deal – 15:20 Fun Adults – 14:20 DJs – Amazing Radio, and Now Wave Feat Murkage Dave |
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Resident Advisor John Talabot – 00:00 Have you ever checked out an artist from the Spanish Electronic genre? No? Then Barcelona’s John Talabot would be a good place to start. Having released only one album so far (2012’s Fin), he shows much promise in the way of longevity. |
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| Also: Move D – 21:00 Anthony Naples – 19:00 Aartekt – 17:00 Nic Baird – 15:00 |
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You Need To Hear This In association with the Skinny and the Deaf Institute / Gorilla, MCR Fucked Up – 23:00 While Holy Fuck (QRO live review) lost the Polaris Music Prize in 2008, that kind of a name didn’t stop Fucked Up from winning it the following year with Chemistry of Common Life (though it almost derailed the Pool Parties across the river from Randall’s Island at Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn – QRO photos), and the band followed that up with singles collection Couple Tracks (QRO review) and 2011’s concept rock opus, David Comes to Life. Whether their hardcore music lives up to praise rarely given to hardcore is still up for debate, but what isn’t is how nuts the crowd goes (QRO photos at a festival) for this act out of Toronto (QRO photos outdoors), with singer/frontman Damian Abraham bringing it (QRO live review), shirtless and crazy (QRO photos at a festival). |
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| Also: Traams – 22:00 Eagulls – 21:00 – QRO photos at Beacons ’12 Dan Croll – 20:00 Only Real – 19:00 Esben & The Witch – 18:00 – QRO album review Nope – 17:00 Thumpers – 16:00 Ofei – 15:00 Paradise – 14:00 Battle Lines – 13:00 DJs – School of Abuse, Straight Up, Moon Rocks, Cat Teage / Manchester Culture Show |
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The Social Eats Everything – 00:00 Oneman – 22:00 Dollop – 21:00 Lunar C (Live) – 20:00 Juicy – 19:00 Disko Stew – 18:00 Fancy Dress Dance Off with Moon Rocks – 17:00 Gold Teeth – 16:00 Moschino Hoe, Versace Hottie – 15:00 Mellowtone – 14:00 Tony Green a.k.a. Tbreaks – 12:00 |
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| Red Bull Music Academy Stage T. Williams – 21:00 Planas – 19:00 J Marinetti – 17:00 Hijinkx – 15:30 Silas & Snare Surgeon – 14:00 |
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| ELFM Two Sevens Party DJs – 20:30 Crybabycry – 19:45 Glassbody – 19:00 Seas-Of-Green – 18:15 Johnny the Firth – 17:30 Beth Gordon – 16:45 King No-One – 16:00 Georgette Hilton – 15:15 Gary Stewart – 14:30 Micky P Kerr – 13:45 Headwire – 13:00 |
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| Into the Woods My Island (Film) – 02.44 Reincarnated (Film) – 01.10 Wonderful Sound of the Cinema Organ – 00.30 Nancy Elizabeth – 23:30 Tibetan Youth – 22:30 Rophonic – 21:30 Animat / Belleville Rendezvous – 19:50 Sandrani – 18:50 whisky tasting – 18:00 The Arbor (Film) + Q&A – 16:00 Aesthetica Shorts (Film) – 15:20 Nuts In May (Film) – 13:50 My Island (Film) – 12:50 In Search of Silent Landscapes (Film) – 12:00 Aesthetica Shorts (Film) – 11:30 yoga class – 10.30 |
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| RFID Dome Now Wave DJs – 00:00 Jaunt – 20:00 808 – 17:00 |
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17th
| Loud and Quiet Local Natives – 22:40 Silver Lake’s Local Natives (QRO photos at a festival) have been riding the alt-country/folk wave, but seem to be doing it better than most, charting in 2010 with debut Gorilla Manor and last year’s Hummingbird (QRO review), moving up to headliner tours (QRO live review), and well-received on the festival circuit (QRO photos at a festival). |
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| Gold Panda – 20:50 England’s Gold Panda (real name: Derwin Panda) (QRO live review) is one of the many DJ/producers (QRO album review) who also try out performing live, and while that lowers the bar severely, Gold Panda (QRO photos at a festival) is one of the best of that bunch. |
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| Dutch Uncles – 19:40 Manchester’s Dutch Uncles (QRO photos) are best known for using atypical time signatures with a pop context (QRO photos). |
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| Melody’s Echo Chamber – 18:30 France’s Melody Prochet teams up with Australia’s Kevin Parker (frontman for Tame Impala – QRO live review) as the dream-psych Melody’s Echo Chamber (QRO photos at a festival). |
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| Also: Temples – 17:30 Stealing Sheep – 16:30 Spectrals – 15:30 – QRO photos Wolf Alice – 14:30 Royal Blood – 13:30 DJs – Amazing Radio, Gino Solano, Super Friendz |
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Resident Advisor Machinedrum – 00:00 Travis Stewart solo project, one of the two halves of Sepalcure and Dream Continuum, is a punchy mix of different electronics styles. A musician with many faces. |
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| Also: Ben UFO – 22:00 Bicep – 20:00 Bondax – 18:00 Dauwd – 16:00 Planas – 14:30 High Taylor – 13:00 |
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You Need To Hear This In association with Crack Magazine and Sexbeat Wire – 23:00 A founder of post-punk who started before there was even punk to ‘post’, Wire (QRO live review) have evolved from their early punk days in the late seventies to being some of the first to adopt electronics and synthesizers. There have been some serious hiatuses, but this century/millennium has seen them keep on strong (QRO live review), informing all about what post-punk should sound like on recent records like this year’s Change Becomes Us, 2010’s Red Barked Tree (QRO review), and 2008’s Object 47 (QRO review). |
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| Mikal Cronin – 22:00 Alt-garage utility player Mikal Cronin (QRO photos at a festival) has emerged as a force in his own right, most recently with this year’s solo sophomore effort, MCII. |
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| Also: Childhood – 21:00 Galaxians – 20:00 Telegram – 19:00 Jaws – 18:00 Kult Country – 17:00 Bill Ryder Jones – 16:00 East India Youth – 15:00 Amateur Best – 14:00 Findlay – 13:00 DJs – Sexbeat, This Is Tomorrow, Pardon My French, School of Abuse |
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The Social Ralph Lawson – 00:00 Tristan Da Cunha – 22:00 Freakin – 17:00 Luv*Jam – 16:00 Last Waltz – 14:00 Outlaws Yacht Club – 12:30 Balearic Social Club – 11:00 |
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| Red Bull Music Academy Stage Throwing Snow – 21:00 Casino Times – 19:00 Jonny Cade – 17:00 Park Ranger – 15:30 Mr Solid Gold – 14:00 |
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| ELFM Eat Your Own Ears Presents Malcolm Middleton – 20:30 Julia Holter – 19:00 The Horn the Hunt – 18:00 Handmadehands – 16:45 Denmarc Creary – 16:00 Carnabells – 15:15 Josh Savage – 14.30 Japanese Fighting Fish – 13:45 Centre Stage Winner – 13:00 |
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| Into the Woods Nuts In May (Film) – 02.30 A Field In England (Film) – 01.00 Jason Singh & Giuliano Modarelli – 23:20 Drifters + Live Rescore with Jason Singh – 22.20 Giuliano Modarelli – 21.20 TBC – 19.00 whisky tasting – 18.30 Nyawa Quartet – 17.50 Sightseers (Film) + Q&A – 15:30 Whisky Tasting – 15.00 Robert Carlson (Talk) – 13:54 spirit of 45 (Film) – 12:20 Morality Without Gods’ Philosophy (Talk) – 11:30 yoga class – 10:30 |
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| RFID Dome Flux – 22:00 Trouble Vision – 19:30 Buttons Down – 18:00 Gasoline Dance Machine – 15:00 |
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 18th
| Loud and Quiet Django Django – 21:40 London art-rock outfit Django Django (QRO live review) have gone from a new nobody to critical acclaim at lightning speed (QRO live review). |
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| SBTRKT (DJ) – 20:00 London DJ/producer Aaron Jerome, a.k.a. SBTRKT, has been impressing with his post-dubstep work, which he brings to Beacons (QRO photos at a festival). |
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| Danny Brown – 19:00 Detroit rapper Danny Brown earned serious critical acclaim in 2011 with XXX, SPIN’s hip-hop album of the year – and last summer he came out with Old. |
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| Also: Splashh – 17:45 Moon Duo – 16:30 – QRO photos Hookworms – 15:15 Wolf People – 14:00 – QRO photos Sky Larkin – 13:00 DJs – Psyche Milligan, Johnny Casual, Gino Solano |
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Resident Advisor Theo Parrish & Andres – 18:00 – 23:00 Detroit techno/house remixer Theo Parrish plays a five-hour DJ set with Andres. |
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| Also: Floating Points – 16:00 Fatima (Live) – 15:00 Saoirse – 13:00 |
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You Need To Hear This In association with Detestival and Dirty Otter Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – 22:00 Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats channel not the Summer of Love with their psychedelic sound but that darkening fall, Altamont & Manson. |
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| Savages – 21:00 The new band of the year for most, the quartet from London comes to beacons (QRO photos at a festival) ready to deliver their thrilling live experience of post-punk and noise, hot off the release of Silence Yourself (QRO review). |
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| Also: Wet Nuns – 20:00 Drenge – 19:00 Menace Beach – 18:00 Cowtown – 17:00 Best Friends – 16:00 Lone Wolf – 15:00 The Wytches – 14:00 Dark Bells – 13:00 Department M – 12:00 DJs – Dirty Otter, Patterns, Johnny Casual, Psyche Milligan |
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The Social David Rodigan MBE – 21:30 Channel One Soundsystem – 19:30 Iration Steppas – 18:00 Prince Fatty – 16:30 So Flute – 15:00 Irie Vibes – 11:00 |
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| Red Bull Music Academy Stage James Holden – 21:00 Jon K – 19:00 Voyeur – 17:00 Aartekt – 15:30 Robert Cary – 14:00 |
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| ELFM Middleman – 20:30 The Mexanines – 19:45 The Blind Dead McJones Band – 19:00 Black Ally – 18:15 Boss CainE – 17:30 Louie Louie Louie – 16:45 Jacobean Rough – 16:00 Ellie Coast – 15:15 We Be Happy – 14:30 Steph StePHenson – 13:45 Jack Hanning – 13:00 |
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| Into the Woods Fairy Tales/shorts (Film) – 23:10 The Yes Men Fix the World (Film) – 21:40 Rita, Sue & Bob Too (Film) – 20:00 30 years of the one hit wonders of Chumba – 18:20 Being 747: The Clockwork Universe – 17:20 Bob Cynywski (Talk) – 16:00 Biscuithead & The Biscuit Badgers – 15:20 whisky tasting workshop – 14:30 This Band Is So Gorgeous (Film) + Q&A – 13:00 Are you just your brain? (Talk) – 12:00 Aesthetica Shorts – 11:30 yoga class – 10:30 |
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| RFID Dome Idiosync – 20:30 Shapes – 18:00 Rewind Vs Movement – 15:00 |
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