Omnia Opera

Sun Oct 12 13:08:32 EDT 2008

As no one seems to have mentioned it here...

Richard.

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As some of you may know by now Omnia Opera will be playing our first
Birmingham gig in over 15 years next Saturday 18th October. Taking place in
the suberb Green Street Warehouse venue, the night’s entertainment will
consist of three live bands - Omnia Opera, Betty & the Id and Windscale -
plus 4 DJs - Sir Real, Papa Zit, DJ Jajouka, DJ Ronco K-Tel - and promises
to be a glorious celebration of out-there music in all its many
manifestations.

Whats happening! 3 live bands, 4 DJs and much visual enhancement, the night
is dedicated to plasma rock, psychedelia and general weirdosity. Doors open
at 8pm, the evening kicks off at around 8.30pm with the sonic circuit bent
instrument madness that is Windscale. This is followed at approx 9.30pm by
Betty & the Id with a healthy dose of psychedelic garage inspired beauty.
Omnia Opera take to the stage at 10.30pm to infect the gathered throng with
their brand of 'Plasma Rock'. The night is lubricated in between bands with
aural ear candy supplied by DJs Sir Real, Papa Zit , DJ Jajouka and DJ Ronco
K-Tel who will carry the nights events way off into the early hours...

Plasma rock veterans and original “Space Bastards”, Omnia Opera headline the
evening...influenced by the likes of Gong, Hawkwind, Cardiacs, Pink Floyd,
Hendrix & Zappa, Omnia twist, mix up and spew out their own energetic take
on the genre...Triple vocal attack, acid-drenched guitar, a powerful and
driving rhythm section, synth madness galore and curious stage antics make
Omnia Opera a unique live prospect...

Birmingham quartet Betty & the Id are "heavily into The Stranglers but also
squeeze a few pinches of early space rock a la Hawkwind, Floyd and, quite
possibly, late 60s underground Britpsych outfits … they pull together bits
of Zappa, America's stoner-desert rock, Soft Machine and Floyd. They don't
look the springest of chickens, but they play with solid musicianship and
energy and while the music may hark to times gone, it still sounds like
today's noise."

Windscale create music using mainly circuit bent instruments, along with
processed guitar and bass. Crazy business, if your not sure what circuit
bending is, or what Windscale might sound like, check em out on the
Windscale Myspace site... Awesome weirdness, just what the doctor
ordered...make sure you get there early as they will be kicking the evening
off at 8.30pm

Quadruple DJ Mayhem with 4 of the strangest > Sir Real, Papa Zit, DJ
Jajouka, DJ Ronco K-Tel

Sir Real has been bending the ears and minds of dance subculture for over 15
years with a convoluted selection of techno, electro, breaks, house and a
plethora of other genres, some yet to be invented. But he won't be doing any
of that for this special event, oh no. Instead you can expect a demented
mashup of psychedelia, post rock, prog, alt country, electronica, acid, and
much more...you can try and dance if you like, but make sure you bring your
spare leg.

Papa Zit is a stalwart of the Birmingham music scene, with involvement over
the last 20 years on stage (with proto electro/rock crossover freaks
Bagman), behind the scenes (as MC and general facilitator at House of God),
and lurking in pretty much every dark musical corner that you could care to
mention. A man of wildly eclectic tastes he will be bringing, as he might
say, 'much weirdness'. And you can't say fairer than that.

DJ Jajouka is another long-time participant in the Birmingham musical
underground. From the early heady rave days of 'Bedlam', via the hugely
popular and influential 'Third Eye Soundsystem' nights, to the bent comedy &
variety of 'Club Unlikely', he has been subverting and entertaining in equal
measures all the way through. Now a self confessed music junkie, his
collection eclipses all that comes before it for sheer breadth and scale.
But more importantly, his knowledge and appreciation of extremely strange
music is vast. So expect to hear much that you have never heard before, and
indeed much that you are unlikely to hear again (at least in this life).

You will also witness a rare appearance from DJ Ronco K-Tel, who has been
torn away from a Spanish villa to provide curios of the sonic kind for your
delectation.

Visual stimulation and lighting installations will come courtesy of the
mighty Catweasel. He has worked for just about every club night and band in
Birmingham over the last 15 years or so, and more recently has worked with
such varied clients as Stevie Wonder, The Modified Toy Orchestra and The
X-Factor! However his heart and roots lie in truly psychedelic lighting and
computer-mangled video, and for this event he will be pulling out all the
stops to ensure that your eyes receive just as much of a treat as your ears.
Check his website http://www.colourburst.co.uk for more details on his
preposterously varied career...

The evening events are taking place in the most excellent Green Street
Warehouse. Live music will finish by approximately 11.30pm to facilitate
those who are travelling by public transport - the evening will then go into
party mode, handing over fully to the resident DJs for the rest of the
proceedings.

It goes without saying that this event requires YOU, the discerning music
fan, to be a success...so please feel free to forward some or all of this
information on to as many freaks as you can...you will be rewarded in the
next life, if not this one...

We look forward to bending your head in many directions next week, hopefully
see you there...go beyond...
...THE IMPORTANT BIT...
Sat 18th October 2008
8:00 pm til very late
£7 on the door or £5 confessions/advance tickets

Green Street Warehouse, 22, Green Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B12 0NE

Directions/map available here: http://tiniuri.com/f/e3i

Tickets are available from:
Armadillo, 14 Poplar Rd, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7AD - 0121 443 5808‎
Or call Neil on 07821 722231

More information on the bands, DJs, venue etc can be found here:

http://www.omniaopera.co.uk

http://www.myspace.com/spacebastards

http://www.bettyandtheid.com

http://www.myspace.com/bettyandtheid

http://www.myspace.com/00windscale00

http://www.sirreal.biz

http://www.myspace.com/djsirreal

http://www.colour-burst.com