Tolbooth Auditorium
Friday 23 May, 7.30pm
One Day Pass
Three Day Festival Pass
Tape, from Stockholm, Sweden, were established in 2000 and have slowly developed their swarming crystalline sound over three key studio albums, Opera (2002), Milieu (2003) and Rideau (2005), and on a number of collaborations, most recently Birds Of A Feather (2007) with Japanese group Minamo.
Tape’s music occupies a space somewhere between experimental and pop music, it has beautifully melodic elements and longer repetitive sections and some noise parts; maybe the closest references would be Gastr Del Sol or Tortoise (without the funk). The music is landscape, sensitive to buildings, an assured mix of acoustic and electronic elements; it is often transcendent and brilliant.
Tape are closely associated with a record label, Hapna, which is co-owned by one of its members, Johan Berthling, and whose aesthetic corresponds closely to the way the group sounds. Hapna has released music by Tape, Sagor & Swing, David Grubbs and Tenniscoats.
On a previous visit to Scotland they collaborated with Bill Wells and each member of Tape is involved in other music projects; Johan has also played with previous Le Weekend visitor, Mats Gustafsson.
Andreas Berthling - laptop & computer
Johan Berthling - harmonium & bass
Andreas Soderstrom - guitar
le weekend festival, Tolbooth, Stirling, 23, 24, 25 May 2008
