Zion Train & The Crispy Horns + N.U.M.B + Barbosa + Trouble & Mischief + DJ Purple Rabbit
Exeter Phoenix, 8.30pm-1am, £12.50adv + BF, Tel – 01392 667080 www.wegottickets.com

The awesome Zion Train once again headline the FSOE Xmas party in style! Expect top-notch reggae-fusion which combines soaring vocals, conscious lyrics, high-energy dance beats and the fat sound of the Crispy Horns in a live dub-mix second-to-none. Zion Train are Phoenix regulars and it’s been a full two years eighteen months since their last exciting visit for our 2006 Xmas bash, so get ready to party-hard in a packed auditorium!

This festive celebration will also feature main stage support from N.U.M.B. and Barbosa, with Trouble & Mischief & DJ Purple Rabbit in the bar.

3 Daft Monkeys + The Stark Adders + Pyrates + NBI bar session
Exeter Phoenix, 8.30pm-midnight, £10adv + BF, Tel – 01392 667080 www.wegottickets.com

3 Daft Monkeys combine rousing vocals, frenetic fiddling, 12-string guitar, dancing bass and foot drum. Far too diverse to be pigeonholed, they possess a sound which spans a range of genres including celtic, folk, gypsy, world, punk and even reggae. The result is a stunning blend of upbeat music which, despite all its world influences, remains undeniably British and which continues to win over audiences across the world. We defy you not to dance to these eclectic funsters!

"Varied and stirring acoustic style… outstanding fiddle work"
(from The Guardian’s review of their latest album 'Social Vertigo')

Live support will come from The Stark Adders and Pyrates with the North Bridge Inn open mic session in the bar.

Eat Static + Sunfish + Phonic FM DJs
Exeter Phoenix, 9pm-1am, £10adv + BF, Tel - 01392 667080 www.wegottickets.com

The aliens have landed again! Eat Static bring you twisted, funky, banging live techno with samples dragged from the edge of the multiverse blended with cosmic synth washes and sounds last heard in Area 51 which consistently make them the most in-demand dance act on the Uk festival circuit. Sunfish have also been thrilling dance stages all summer with their live trance featuring vocals and guitars. With Phonic FM trance and techno DJs such as the mighty NoNom in all areas get ready to be abducted by sound…

Fri 17 Oct 2008

Baka Beyond + The FOS Brothers + DeTor + Richard James & Mark Taylor
Exeter Phoenix, 8.30pm-12am, £13.50adv + BF, Tel - 01392667080 www.wegottickets.com

Baka Beyond consists of eight musicians from the celtic fringe of Europe and the West coast of Africa - the original afro-celtic fusion band with a unique sound honed over the past twelve years. With its origins in bandleader Martin Cradick's jams with the Baka pygmies in the rain forests of South East Cameroon, the Baka Beyond sound has evolved into an exciting, eclectic blend of guitar, fiddle, drums, percussion and bass, topped off with stunning vocal arrangements rooted in the original sound of the Baka people.

The FOS Brothers provide live support in the auditorium with DeTor and Richard James & Mark Taylor in the bar.

"…with their fiery rhythms, enchanting harmonies and spectacular dancing, Baka Beyond are definitely a feast for the eyes and heart as well as the ears and feet." - Miami Herald

"The party atmosphere was irrepressible" - Evening Standard

Sat 12 July 2008

• EXETER RESPECT WORLD MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA
  only £13.50 + BF for an amazing five area show!
  
  
• Auditorium:
  The On-U Soundsystem feat. ADRIAN SHERWOOD mixing the AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE full 7-piece band and presenting his own MC/DJ set; RUMBEROS DE CUBA 11-strong UK debut for this award-winning Cuban band; KAGEMUSHA TAIKO opening ceremony; world DJs.
  
  
• Marquee:
  CHIMANIMANI Zimbabwean high-energy dance band; EL ANDALUZ Arabic & Andaluzean; BALUJI TRIO sitar player from the Sgt Pepper re-recordings with Oasis et al; MC - ANTIGUA JOE; world DJs.
  
  
• Voodoo Lounge:
  Sound Gallery present FORTY THIEVES ORCHESTAR klezmer & Balkan Beats; JON STERCKX percussion & looping; BIRDS, ORPHANS & FOOLS DJs European mix.
  
  
• NEW Surreal Saloon:
  Burlesque, stand-up, interviews with artistes.
  
  
• Terrace:
  Kuhlmusik world & Latin DJs.
  

Fri Jun 6 2008

SENSER plus VEIL CASSINI

Sat Apr 12 2008

EAT STATIC plus SYSTEM 7 plus SUNFISH and THE TRANSISTOR PARADOX

Fri Mar 28 2008

THE EGG plus MINOR PLANET

Fri Mar 14 2008

ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION Soundsystem
Feat. Pandit-G on decks, Pritpal on percussion, MC Skorpio, MC Det and the Ministry of Dhol!
plus THE HARRY MUNK PROJECT  and THE EMBEZZLERS
(the above gig part of Vibraphonic festival)

Sat Mar 8 2008

GAUDI
+ Temple Hedz + Spatialize
Exeter Phoenix 8.30pm-1am, standing
£10 adv (+BF)/£13door.
Tickets from Exeter Phoenix Box Office, Solo, www.wegottickets.com, www.exeterboxoffice.com, www.seetickets.com

Italian-born Gaudi is an world fusion legend and the list of artists he's produced and worked with is astounding for its sheer variety: Bob Marley, Scissor Sisters, Simple Minds, Lamb, Fatboy Slim, Michael Franti, Lee Perry, Horace Andy and Africa Bambaata to name but a few! His remix of Cool Jack's 'Jus Come' was UK number 1 and he has 11 solo albums, 250 music productions, 80 remixes and over 100 compilation album tracks to his credit – and he even scored 'My Beautiful Launderette'. His recent remarkable remix of the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 'Dub Qawwali', made it to number 2 in the iTunes USA chart, to number 4 on iTunes UK and number 1 on Amazon Electronic Music UK. This international festival veteran will lay down a special live/DJ set fusing rhythms and styles from around the world with a deep dub vibe and breaks from heaven. Temple Hedz are famous for their stunning Banco de Gaia remix, and Spatialize always take us into dub-space!

Fri Mar 7 2008

MISTY IN ROOTS
+ Heartland Reggae + The Scavenger Type
Exeter Phoenix, 8.30pm-1am, standing
£15 adv (+BF)/£17 door.
Tickets from Exeter Phoenix Box Office, Solo, www.wegottickets.com, www.exeterboxoffice.com, www.seetickets.com

The heroes of Exeter Respect 2005 return to the Phoenix for Vibraphonic! One of the Uk's best-loved reggae bands, andd firm favourites of the late John Peel, Misty have remained true to their roots and values throughout their four-decade-spanning career, still performing live shows which pack a great musical punch and contain a strong anti-racist message.
"No band have contributed as much to British reggae as Misty in Roots. 'Live at the Counter Eurovision' remains the benchmark against which British reggae is judged and is generally held as the best live reggae album of all time." The Guardian.
Live support comes from the reformed Heartland Reggae and The Scavenger Type, with DJ Radio Bush Telegraph on deck duty.

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Thu Mar 6 2008

THE GRANDMOTHERS OF INVENTION + Zappa DJs and happenings!
Exeter Phoenix, 8pm, standing
£15 adv (+BF)/£17door.
Tickets from Exeter Phoenix Box Office, Solo, www.wegottickets.com, www.exeterboxoffice.com, www.seetickets.com

Last year Vibraphonic Festival payed tribute to the genius of Frank Zappa with the Zappatistas, this year we have a band featuring three members of the Mothers of Invention!
Don Preston joined The Mothers after their very first album. A true original by any standards. known to keyboard aficionado's for his pioneering synth and piano work - legendary composer John Carter dubbed him "the father of modern synthesis" and he's also a vegetarian who won't eat anything green! Napolean Murphy Brock sang, played sax and acted as front-man on Zappa albums including 'Apostrophe', 'Roxy and Elsewhere', 'One Size Fits All', 'Sheik Yerbouti', 'Zoot Alures' and more – and is also a Magic Band regular. Roy Estrada played bass for both Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart's Magic Band – simply an extraordinary musician. They are joined by Christopher Garcia who's "drum solo rendition of 'Uncle Meat' caused jaws to drop." (Signal to Noise magazine) and Miroslav Tadic, "One of the world's most radical and individual guitarists" (Guitar Playing magazine) and an in-demand session musician who's worked with Jack Bruce, Joachim Kuhn, David Tom and Terry Riley (to name a few), and who teaches at CalArts, the prestigious Los Angeles music school.
They will be performing the music of Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention… this band rocks!
DJs Ambiessence and Shiny Beast will spin Zappa and Beefhearts in all areas, and we'll wheel out our Zappa projections to make this another Zappafest to remember!

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