On the 25th March Oval Space continues this years undeniable string of bookings with revered techno duo British Murder Boys. The live project is made up of Anthony Childs (aka Surgeon) and Karl O’ Connor (aka Regis), two of the most famous faces in British techno and founders of what’s now become known as the Birmingham sound with the legendary ‘House of God’ parties, which has paved the way for UK techno from the start of the ‘90s.
The British Murder Boys project was put to rest in 2008, now this is their first tour in almost 10 years. The duo’s last show was in Tokyo in 2013, where the performance was captured on the Live in Japan DVD, with a compilation album dropping the following year. The only UK date on the tour, and being the first time in 6 years that the two are playing in the UK together, this is literally not an opportunity to miss!
The night will also host famed UK peer, Steve Bicknell who’s been at the helm of UK underground since the late ‘80s, playing the legendary raves ‘Orbital’ and ‘LOST’. Alongside the two British acts will be Minimal Wave label boss and NYC icon, Veronica Vasicka. She started her label to put out a mixture of Cold Wave, Post-Punk, Industrial and Synth-pop genres; you can expect to hear an assortment of synth-wavey and industrial sounds, plus electrifying techno and everything gritty in between. Intrigued as what to hear from her? Catch her Dekmantel set here. Also check out her sub-label, Cititrax which has recently released the highly-praised LP, ‘Adieux Au Dancefloor’ from Marie Davidson.
Words by Fred D