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EP featuring Bristol artists to raise money for the NHS
A new EP will raise money for the NHS. Frontline EP 01, compiled by Bristol-based promoters The Bottle, and featuring local and London-based artists, is the first in a series raising money for the health service.
Releasing on April 17, the EP will contain unreleased tracks, demos and live mixes by six artists. DAMEFRISØR, Milo’s Planes, GUM SOUL, The Shuks and Lynks Afrikka represent Bristol on the EP. Talk Show, from south London, also feature.
All money raised will go towards NHS Charities Together, directly supporting the NHS all over the UK.
is needed now More than ever
The Bottle have also launched a JustGiving page, to let people contribute to the cause without needing to buy music. But it goes without saying that the EP is a glorious six tracks worth paying for.
Frontline EP 01 is a brash and exciting mix of music.
Talk Show’s live performance of Petrolhead is a delightful mash up of hard sound and post-punk energy to open the EP, and DAMEFRISØR’s Torres del Paine follows with a notably 1980s, post-punk inspired noise rock sound, a emotive track that is especially impressive given that their debut single, Huile, only released at the end of 2019.
The Shuks’ demo of I’m No Better is a grunge-filled joy to listen to. Described by Wax Music as “bold, provoking and subtly theatrical”, this unreleased song is just that.
The fourth track is taken from Lynks Afrikka’s Self Isolation Tapes series, a new song and video every day while the artist is in lockdown.
Created by Lynks Afrikka and featuring Mandy Visuals, Arts & London is pure fun from the local phenomenon, notorious for their ecstatic live shows, incorporating drag, theatre and dance.
The EP’s penultimate track comes courtesy of indie grungers GUM SOUL. With a sound inspired by 1990s guitar bands, Molecule is song directly influenced and about Covid-19.
Frontline EP 01 closes with a dark and brooding track from Milo’s Planes. Just over a minute long Tummy is a bite sized chunk of punk, post-hardcore goodness.
“We’re releasing these compilations to show the support of our music scene to those working on the frontline during this crisis,” says the team at The Bottle. “We’re hoping as a scene we will be raising some money to help support the NHS financially, whilst also showcasing quality music that may not have seen the light of day otherwise.”
Find out more at www.thebottlebristol.bandcamp.com/album/the-bottle-frontline-ep-01
All images: The Bottle
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