VENUE THE SHACKLEWELL ARMS, LONDON
DATE 13/11/2023
SUPPORT MAYA ONGAKU
While Coronation Street slugs it out with Panorama on terrestrial TV on this damp Monday night, something surprising is occurring in the endearingly down-at-heel Shacklewell Arms in London’s East End. Not only is the sold-out crowd packed in, it’s also bucking the trend of incessant in-concert chitter-chatter currently blighting venues across the land. This is what a mesmerised throng looks like, and with the ambient sweeps, insistent beats and pulses, and the six-string cosmic explorations emanating from the stage courtesy of opening Japanese ensemble Maya Ongaku, the reason is obvious: this delicate, hypnotic and beguiling music demands nothing less than total immersion and attention.
Indeed, such is the fragility of opener Nuska, the natural response is to admire the band’s…
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