Preview: Sounds From The Other City
Article published: Friday, April 29th 2011
Salford’s Chapel Street welcomes an enviable smorgasbord of pop pickings to its numerous venues on Sunday. Ian Pennington tells us more…
Sounds From The Other City (SFTOC), the annual festival celebrating its seventh year, has continually increased its size and scope. Started by the crossroads near Salford train station, the festival layout now stretches from the Sacred Trinity Church to Peel Hall. Mark Carlin, a key SFTOC organiser, believes that the larger distance for wristband buyers to walk shouldn’t be too troublesome, and will be balanced by the variety of music on offer along the stretch. He told MULE, “This year we cover everything musically from metal to folk to electro and it makes the distance between stages seem even smaller.”
I asked Carlin, who also works with Islington Mill, if he had also considered extending the running time of the festival, “That would be a dream but we enjoy the ‘one day all-in’ aspect of the festival as it stands. It really does mean the promoters that we work with get the crème de la crème of new music – no filler!”
This year SFTOC hosts a selection of promoters including Mind On Fire (electronic) and Hey! Manchester (acoustic folk) while Bad Uncle and HearHere team up to ask bands to step outside of their comfort zone to soundtrack a film of their choice.
Many of those plying their musical trade will be banging their heads on the glass ceiling of recognition, but the casting of past SFTOCs is favourable in terms of musicians aiming to increase their popularity. Notably, The Ting Tings have achieved chart success since appearing at the event in 2007. Mark Carlin: “We think the festival plays a big part in offering a stage for these acts to play to a wider audience that may not have otherwise heard of them. We prioritise new music in intimate spaces above all.”
For 2011, of those who can claim immediate national renown, Willy Mason catches the eye, while buzz bands include The Twilight Sad, Fixers and Rainbow Arabia.
Further information on listings and tickets can be found here: http://soundsfromtheothercity.com/
Sights from the other City is also currently running along side the SOTOC.
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