SOUL-FOLK, POP BOHÈME 
Take one part bohemian and one part brass knuckles, stir in some wanderlust, simmer in 100°F in Texas weather for 20 something years. Remove from heat and let chill. Serve it up with a folk-hop twist, and above all, enjoy.

The Alchemists of Surreal Cabaret.

What happens when an opera singer/pianist and a jazz drummer hook up and put their alchemist cloaks on?
Opera Chaotique’s music cauldron contains all sorts of ingredients: Arias and African vibes, Jazz riffs and Punk growls, tender lullabies and gothic nightmares. Heat the potion up next to a piano and a drum kit, add a bundle of twisted tales, generously season with twisted humour, stir well, bring to the boil and... enjoy Opera Chaotique’s utterly unique crossover Cabaret show.

With an imposing armoury of original songs from their two albums “Death of the Phantom of the Opera” and “Poems of a Dirty Old Man”, as well as with as-good-as- new cover versions ranging from Tom Waits to Spike Jones, Opera Chaotique are in the habit of taking the stage by storm. And there’s always plenty of action in an Opera Chaotique gig, as they might only be a duo but they have on their side a whole bunch of (mostly) friendly ghosts, whose stories they twist, turn and narrate like post- modern troubadours, taking the audience to faraway places and times where just about anything is possible: even a heart-to-heart between Marquis de Sade and Charles Bukowski.
Infused with remarkably creative musicianship and impressively imaginative storytelling Opera Chaotique’s live performances could only be described as a feast of surrealism, with explosive music and deviant theatrics.
Opera Chaotique were formed in 2011 by Tenorman (aka George Tziouvaras) and Voodoo Drummer (aka Chris Koutsogiannis). Before joining forces and turning their backs to respectable music, they both led promising careers in their respective music genres.

As an opera singer, pianist and composer, George Tziouvaras has performed with many Symphony Orchestras and worked with artists such as Ennio Morricone and Cheryl Studer. He’s sung some of opera’s most famous parts and composed original music for theatre plays.
Chris Koutsogiannis has toured the world as a jazz and blues drummer, performing live and recording with many artists, including Meschiya Lake and Michael Dotson. His research on the roots of drumming has brought him to amazing places like Cuba, Brazil and West Africa.

Opera Chaotique’s unique music style and captivating live performances, have got them rave reviews and a growing cult following. The band has toured extensively in Europe and beyond, performing in a wide range of venues: from theatres to Goth clubs, and Jazz bars to Rock festivals. Some of their most recent appearances include venues such as Stuttgart’s Theaterhaus, Berlin’s White Trash, Barcelona’s Harlem Jazz Club and festivals like as UK’s Secret Garden Party and Wilderness and Athens’ Rockwave.

“A musical experience entirely unique, deep and well made” – thus spoke Where Y’at Magazine of New Orleans, about Opera Chaotique’s debut album “Death of the Phantom of the Opera”, featuring Bob Brozman and Tuxedomoon’s Bleine Reininger.

The band will soon release its second album, “Poems of a Dirty Old Man”, inspired by Charles Bukowski, with very special guest artists Lousiana Red and the Tiger Lillies’ frontman Martyn Jacques.

Over the decade, Suseri has immersed herself in the underground music scene in Melbourne and along with that has created a constantly evolving fan base. The depth of her music styles and her positive attitude towards her performance has continued to steadily influence and resonate with those tuning in.

Her soulful selection of music and mixing styles is catered towards creating a beat that originates from within. Suseri’s sound is constantly evolving. Her psychedelic world, which expands beyond the boundaries of music genres, tends to stir the souls of the listeners, thereby creating a revolution of consciousness.

Her eclectic performances are a celebration of music styles spanning genres such as Techno, Electro, Dark Disco, Progressive, Deep house and Breaks, all of this with a twist of psychedelic grooves.

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Once turned down by a Shoreditch DJ agency for being “too much of a maverick DJ” because he wouldn’t stick to one sound, NOLAN has always been one to read the crowd and deliver, regardless of whatever the genre du jour might be. Drawing on a vast array of influences from Disco to House, Funk to Breaks & Techno to Dub, NOLAN remains a forward thinking & innovative producer & DJ. His studio prowess has landed him record deals with some of the most respected & influential labels around the world including Mobilee, Bedrock, Stil vor Talent, LNOE, Faith, Circus Recordings, Renaissance & Get Physical Music.

Master of disguise NOLAN is also one half of the enigmatic Cypherpunx duo with records out on Crosstown Rebels, Global Underground and Bedrock with music featured on both Sasha & John Digweed’s most recent albums. Alongside their alter ego Flip Fantazia, a guise used for ‘Intelligent Modern Drama-Score’ or Library Music as it was once fondly known! Signed to Ninja Tune & BMG Production Music companies, Deep East Music, Cavendish & The Music Supervisors NOLAN has written over 100 tracks specifically for TV/Sync purposes some of which have featured on Masterchef, Sky News, The X Factor and doof doof doof…. Eastenders!

An engineer by day NOLAN also Mixes & Masters other producers projects in his Brighton studio. Often helping with extra layers of production and arrangement whilst adding the finishing touches to tracks for artists signed to Hot Creations, Afterlife, Defected, Repopulate Mars, Drumcode and Anjunadeep to name drop a few!

As a massive advocate of the collaboration NOLAN has worked with the likes of Idris Elba, Davide Squillace, Just Her, Serge Santiago, Sébastien Léger, Luke Brancaccio and esteemed vocalists including Robert Owens, JAW, Forrest, Mr V., Joi Cardwell, Rachel Adedeji, Sam Obernik, Amber Jolene & Ursula Rucker garnering over 20 millions plays on YouTube… not that we’re counting!

As the AI machine suggests… “It’s NOLAN’s overriding ability to blend classic and modern sounds which has cemented his place as a respected and influential figure in the underground house music scene.”

Alternative Indie Rock with a splash of Disco Funk and a Pop twist from Manchester, UK. Get in touch at inego@hotmail.co.uk

" A true Manchester gem" Love & Gravel Records.

" Their casual but incredibly catchy riffs are everything guitar music should be – for some reason this band don’t have the recognition that they deserve." Gigslutz

" It’s at once both fresh and nostalgic. It’s summery but at times, shimmers with a wintery brilliance that contradicts other tracks in the band’s repertoire. It’s easy to see why INEGO have caused a stir, their sound encapsulates and reinvigorates a 90s genre thought dead and buried, that’s seemingly on course for a reinvention" Ears-On Music

" They've gone and done it again. They remain something of a relative secret, but this number is musically impressive as well as potentially having $$$$$’s written all over it....will somebody please make this band famous ?"   ManchesterMusic.co.uk

" INEGO are an alternative rock band from Manchester, whose infectious riffs swagger with a breezy nonchalance, without revelling in cliched Britpop nostalgia.  Whilst Manchester is currently a hot spot for guitar and electro infused bands, “INEGO” benchmarks that breed of Indie guitar-laden bands, now been given a polished make-over, dusting off any dreary gloom and moving towards a more fresh and detangled horizon."  The Manc Review

"  INEGO’s debut single ‘Your style defeats me’ is a beautiful, flowing and catchy number..It’s a laid back but very cheery, upbeat pop-rock number – and would be perfect listened to on a summers day whilst driving around with the roof off, allowing the wind to blow through ones hair. The Music Mag predicts big things for these guys"  Themusicmag.com

Sorry I'm not a singer .... but I love to sing 🤣

Tim started writing songs as a teenager and hasn’t emotionally grown much since then. So his folk-blues songs of love and war have a obsession with predictable chords, existential lyrics, cute rhymes, and the occasional twist in the tale that sometimes work pretty well to stir an emotion. He plays guitar, saz, charango, violin, wangzhou and whistle. You can find his videos on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbqqDAIgQpo3EK2De4tJ9kw?

Sheffield based trance night that has caused a stir through club land ever since its inception in February 2007.

After quickly becoming known for a truly world class DJ bill, first rate productions and a unique atmosphere, OTR has given the local club scene a much needed beat injection.

OTR’s new home is FEZ Club in Sheffield. Here you can expect to be kept dancing until the early hours with a signature laser cut dancefloor bathed in FEZ's ultra-crisp Martin Audio sound system and a raised intimate DJ booth that keeps you truly involved in the action, not to mention state of the art visuals, lighting and productions; OTR has well and truly become a staple to any clubbing schedule.

OTR has always prided itself on providing you with one of the most upfront music policies and DJ line-ups you could expect to hear. Having taken a short break in 2009, OTR returned in an emphatic fashion and have continued to welcome a host of the world’s most prolific artists to its decks including Aly & Fila, Menno De Jong, John O’Callaghan, Matt Hardwick, Orjan Nilsen, Rank1, Simon Patterson and Sean Tyas to name but a few.

Always thinking outside the box, OTR have brought some of the most unique trance and progressive events to have braced the country to Sheffield over the years. With exclusive live performances coming from Solarstone, Roger Shah via a 3 hour extended set and The Thrillseekers showcasing his musical genius through his Live XTreme production, OTR pride themselves on bringing the freshest nights to the scene. Off the Rails were also the brand which proudly brought you local trance legend, Matt Hardwick’s final farewell event upon him announcing his retirement from DJing in 2011. For all those who attended the event, it’s safe to say it was a night to remember and certainly a fitting end for the man who has done so much for trance in the steel city.

The annual Journey Through Trance event is yet another shining example of OTR reaching out to its wanting ravers, providing a classics event with a twist through the talents of the country’s finest up and coming DJs. This sell-out crowd year upon year provide the perfect atmosphere to the soundtrack that has shaped so many people’s lives, making it a definite date in any clubbers diary.

Such is the reputation that OTR has now enveloped throughout club land over the last few years, the Sheffield based brand have been invited to collaborate with a host of the most renowned names around. From Insomniacz at the mighty Magna to Digital Society at the O2 in Leeds, as well as hosting the main room at what is one of the country’s premier venues, Air in Birmingham, for the sell-out Godskitchen event, SixFiveTwelve which saw trance megastars Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk take to the main stage.

OTR’s vision has always been clear; to be at the forefront of any clubbing experience. Rest assured, this is something we aim to continue and with a wealth of projects on the horizon, be sure to embrace that signature OTR experience.

Electro Art Pop Noir

Berlin-based duo Sebastian and Valerie form the charmingly eccentric, refreshingly eclectic, act Noblesse Oblige. Combining catchy electro beats, haunting melodies and stylish pop hooks with a dark twist, they defy categorization. From their intoxicatingly provocative live performances, to their unique recordings, this theatrical raw art duo wow audiences with their hypnotic quality.  
They will be releasing their new album at the end of May (RepoRecords/Alive)

Noblesse Oblige was formed in London by French actress Valerie Renay and German producer Sebastian Lee Philipp.
Their debut album Privilege Entails Responsibility includes the irreverent singles: “Bitch” and “Daddy, don’t touch me there”. After moving to Berlin, the band released their second album In Exile, winning an endorsement by the German ministry of Culture and the Russian Steppenwolf Music Prize.
Malady (RepoRecords/ Metropolis Records) their third album is an hypnotic journey into the dark temptations of the heart, tales of voodoo, witchcraft, and tropical fevers underlined by the band’s use of world music sounds, mixed with their traditional blend of melodic new wave kitsch.
LIVE SHOWS

This boy girl duo creates dramatic tension not only through their music but also thanks to chemistry, persona and extravaganza.
They present a very dynamic, stylish and visually striking live show constantly re-inventing themselves, with different musical set up involving strong theatrical elements such as voodoo trance, costume changes, castagnettes, ukulele, percussions and half a drum set played standing up mixed with guitar and electronics. They swap instruments and take turn to sing or harmonise together.
They have played shows around the world from Latitude, Bestival to Torture Garden, the biggest S&M London club to headlining Decalage music festival in Brazil, providing music for the after show party of Charleroi, Swiss film festivals, art galleries, fashion shows, they appeared on Russian, Romanian, German, Belgium television.
They are also regularly DJ’ing around Europe in clubs and at private events (Royal College of Art (frieze Party), London / Mind Pirates (exhibition opening), Berlin /Control Club (after show party), Bucharest /Warehouse 9 (theatre festival opening party) Copenhagen etc)



QUOTES

"One of the bands who straddle between performance art and music" – Artrocker
Rough Trade said that Noblesse Oblige comes across like "Gwen Stefani and/or Patti Smith fronting the pistols if Sid and the boys had been a cold wave synth band"
"Set to cause a stir, with the uber sets you don't want to mess with" - Record Collector

On the last album:
“Album of the month.”
—  Zillo
“A bewitching album for late nights of awe and mystery lit by candlelight.”
—  Mark Moore (S'Express), QX Magazine




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