Two of the region’s most powerful experimental rock bands live plus the premiere of ambient drone soundtrack 'Ashen Sky'.
ABRASIVE TREES
Described as ‘utterly enticing’ by Louder Than War and ‘a transcendent experience of euphoric dissonance’ by Post-Punk.com, Abrasive Trees take their name from a Buddhist description of a hallucination-like nightmare realm.
Led by Matthew Rochford (Silver Moth), and including Jay Newton, Will Tyler, Jessica Wooller, and Georgia Swallow, the band display a willingness to experiment alongside a sound that sits loosely within a post-punk, post-rock, noise, or even prog aesthetic. Exploring themes of loss, turmoil, and spiritual realisation, they use a combination of distorted and reverb-drenched guitars, intricate melodies and driving drum beats to create a sense of atmosphere and intensity. When they use lyrics they’re often cryptic and evocative, painting vivid pictures of complex emotional landscapes.
After several releases lauded by Echoes and Dust, Aural Aggravation, The Big Takeover, and BBC Introducing, the band are preparing to release their much-anticipated debut studio album.
Abrasive Trees weave fierce threads of sound into something both haunting and transcendent. On stage, they summon a raw, immersive energy—each performance a spellbinding journey into the unknown.
“An evocative and mysteriously poetic, Godspeed dark energy that is utterly enticing”
Louder Than War
"Colossal...explodes into a monumental extended climax that’s absolutely killer"
Aural Aggravation
GRAVITY MACHINE
Pulling together a huge tapestry of influences, from world music, through desert landscapes, heavy rock, folk to electronica, to the sounds of their own home in South West England, Dartmoor-based Gravity Machine released their debut single, “Dreamtime” in December 2019, followed by their album “Red” (released in March 2020), produced by Pete Miles at Middle Farm Studios in Devon. Since then the collective have released multiple singles, all leading to the forthcoming second album.
Led by Niall Parker, the band draw on the talents of many luminaries of the Devon music scene, including Harry Duns, Yunala, and Flo Fields. The collective operates under a commitment to free expression and artistic integrity foremost.
“This may be a result of the collision of William Orbit and Peter Gabriel influences…beautiful”
TPA
“Something quite fantastic…powerful…gritty”
The Prog Mind
ASHEN SKY (premiere)
The event sees the premiere of this ambient drone soundtrack created by Matthew Rochford and Niall Parker in collaboration with Rothko, Sebastian Rochford, Kerry Hope, Jay Newton, Ben Roberts, Katie Whitehouse and others.
Things Happen Here is open 1-11pm.
Food is available.
The Things Happen Here taproom is nearby the Totnes-Dartington cycle path. You can find us by walking to Dartington Primary and the Meadowbrook car park.
The following taxi companies give a 10% discount to people travelling to and from Things Happen Here (other taxis are available!)
Marathon Taxis 07799 111231
DW Cabs 07396757738 (quote discount code THH10)
There is an X80 Gold bus stop 5 minutes from the taproom. .
Parking is available in the nearby public car park. Please do not park to the rear of our taproom - these spaces are private parking.
Please be considerate to our neighbours at Robbins Respite Centre & Bidwell Brook School and keep noise down when leaving our taproom-thank you.
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