Plank Future Of The Sea Album Launch - Friday 20th January. See you there!

'Akoustik Anarkhy 2' Flyer - 6th September 2000

The Alpha Western Live at The Akoustik Anarkhy Garden Party - The Rampant Lion - July 2005. Photo: Ged Camera.

Air Cav Live at The Akoustik Anarkhy Garden Party - Rampant Lion July 2005. Photo Credit: Ged Camera.

Black Hulled Ships - Blues Rock Minimalism - aA2W/073 - Streaming Now

aA CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2022 - THURS 29TH DECEMBER - SEE YOU THERE!

aA Friday 6th March - The Castle Hotel

AKOUSTIK ANARKHY - FRIDAY 6TH MARCH - THE CASTLE HOTEL, MCR

AKOUSTIK ANARKHY WILL BE HAPPENING ON FRIDAY 6TH MARCH AT
THE CASTLE HOTEL, OLDHAM STREET, MANCHESTER.

DIRECT FROM THE WEST COAST WE HAVE THE ROOM UPSTAIRS BAND PLAYING ALONGSIDE A HOST OF OTHER GROUPS AND COMBOS.

CHECK OUT THE ROOM UPSTAIRS WITH THEIR C86, BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, PASTELS VIBES ON BANDCAMP AND YOUTUBE HERE

£5 ADMISSION. £7PM TIL LATE.

AKOUSTIK ANARKHY CHRISTMAS PARTY SEASON - SAT 14TH DEC (Eagle Inn) & SAT 28TH DEC (Castle Hotel)

After a late Summer/Autumn recess Akoustik Anarkhy returns for a duo of Christmas Parties. 

First up we're hosting some Live and Recorded sounds at the Eagle Inn, Saturday 14th December, 7pm til late. £5 Advance. 

Then on Saturday 28th December we return with the seminal Akoustik Anarkhy Christmas Revue at The Castle Hotel, Oldham Street. 7pm til late. £5 Advance from here 

Artwork for both posters was beautifully created for aA by Anthony McCarthy.

 Cheers aA.

AKOUSTIK ANARKHY FRI 26TH JULY AT THE CASTLE HOTEL

Akoustik Anarkhy presents some beatific sounds at The Castle Friday 26th July. 

its half a buffalo are back pounding out some hits. New acts opening the bill before them with ace sounds inbetween.

Thanks again to Anthony McCarthy for providing the brilliant artwork for this aA. 

£5 On The Door. 7pm til late. See you there.

AKOUSTIK ANARKHY FRIDAY 7TH JUNE ----- JONNY SWIFT + SPECIAL GUESTS

I heard a telephone conversation.....

aA is back in the backroom at Gullivers

Friday 7th June. 

7pm til late with

Jonny Swift 

live and in person. 

Plus special guests.

£5 on the door.

Jonny is under the pastoral care of an old friend the night before the show so we're sure he'll be in great voice. 

We kindly thank Anthony McCarthy for his continued art provisions for the aA scene. Check out further work at Clark Art in Hale.

aA

aA Sat 11th May - ELAN VITAL, SECRET ADMIRER, TOM LONG, BEN BUFFALO

aA is back in the backroom at Gullivers on 

Oldham Street this Saturday 11th May from 7pm til late.

Available live and in person are 

Elan Vital, Ben Buffalo, 

Tom Long, Secret Admirer 

and Special Guests.

At just £5 on the door, it's like prices have been frozen since 2000 and something and we lament that other luxuries are not as

attainable in 2019 at such fine value. 

Come and show your face, 

perhaps stir us with a tune.

K-X-P & PLANK // GOLDEN LION // TODMORDEN // THIS FRIDAY MAY 3RD

 A quick heads up for a night of Hypnotic Electronic Afro Krautrock in the hills at the mighty Golden Lion - easy trains there & back from Manchester too...

White Rabbit Presents.

K-X-P + PLANK

Friday 3rd May 2019.

Golden Lion, Fielden Square, Todmorden. OL14 6LZ.

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Elan Vital Set Saturday 11th May at aA - Gullivers Backroom

Akoustik Anarkhy thanks all who came down last Friday to Gullivers Backroom and extends an invitation to join us at our next musical exploration SATURDAY 11TH MAY featuring a set from ELAN VITAL.

Check out the warm 'Dawn Chorus' here which features on The Survival Of The Freshest we grow wax comp.. 

aA is now booking for upcoming nights so come forth with your sounds by dropping us a line with a link to hear what you're up to.

Mythical Brewery play aA Friday 12th April

AKOUSTIK ANARKHY returns to Gullivers this 

Friday 12th April from 7pm.

In amongst the various sounds coming your way are Mythical Brewery who bring their "DRONE DUB PSYCHEDELIC BLUES NOISE BAND" to the  backroom. 

This number's quite a gentle piece 
with some dubby Nintendo sounds

This however may be the more immersive experience 

which you may enjoy a slice of come Friday...

We've still got some space for some further explorations in sound on Friday so get in touch or turn up early if you want to expand some minds with whatever you fancy presenting. If you're Carole King or Mythical Brewery, let's hear it.

aA RETURNS TO GULLIVERS | FRIDAY 12TH APRIL

Akoustik Anarkhy returns on Friday 12th April in the backroom at Gullivers. There'll be some ace sounds from over the years and we have some slots for new musical artistes. 

Bands, singers, songwriters and troubadours drop us a line at hello@akoustikanarkhy.co.uk or turn up early on the night. 

Doors 7pm.

AKOUSTIK ANARKHY SPRING REVUE | FRIDAY MARCH 8TH

After the success of the December revue, aA returns for a Spring session the back room at Gullivers on Friday March 8th. 

Appearing live on the night will be:

Gasoline Alley

Carousel Clouds

Noel

Ellie Akhgar

Tom Long (Easter)

Ben (Buffalo Steaks)

 & DJ Matt Lidis

Friday 8th March

Gullivers (Back Room)

7pm - Late

£5 On The Door

Many thanks to A. McCarthy for creating the artwork. 

THE aA CHRISTMAS REVUE 2018 | THE CASTLE HOTEL

Akoustik Anarkhy returns for what may now be the annual Christmas Revue at The Castle on Saturday 29th December. It's the second year in a row we've done it so that seems like the start of a fine tradition.

What with aA's being rather rare of late, we wanted to mark this occasion with something special so we commissioned the artist Anthony McCarthy to work with us on the poster. His original study of The Castle frontage cements a seminal tie in and the finished poster is glorious. You can see more of Anthony's work over at the Clark Gallery in Hale 

Musically speaking we're currently in thrall to the Beatles White Album Esher Demos and outakes but a mention should also be given to George Harrison's 'When Every Song Is Sung'. Talking of which Ringo's cover of said tune, renamed 'I'll still love you' surely laid the foundations for the best Oasis Beatle ballads. 

So this years Christmas Revue brings us a lovely debut from Matt Lidis on the decks and livewise a beautiful bill of sounds. 

Half A Buffalo. Ben and Nigel from its a buffalo have reunited for the night and promise a hit packed set.

John Autokat lit up The Castle last Christmas with hits and rarities and we can only pray for more Sound Advice this Christmas.

"WEeeeeeeee ALL NEED, A LITTLE BIT OF SOUND ADVICE..."

Noel, Red* and Murph were all present at the seminal opening of Akoustik Anarkhy on Saturday 30th October 1999 and what a joy to have them all back this yuletide. Murph will also be joined for his set by Neil of Carousel Clouds. If Murph and Red* can recreate their seminal rendition of Good Times circa 2000 at some point during the evening all will be happy. 

The seminal Akoustik Anarkhy will return in 2019, just twenty, but until then we wish you a Merry Christmas and see you for a bouyant atmosphere at The Castle Hotel, 7pm on Saturday 29th December. £5 admission on the door. Don't miss it. 

Noel, Akoustik Anarkhy 

December 2018 

PLANK & NASDAQ 'THE PLASDAQ SUMMER 2018 TOUR'

PLANK and NASDAQ commence their summer 2018 'PLASDAQ' tour next Tuesday June 5th at Tomorden's Golden Lion and tthen head onto Bath, Reading and Derby throughout the course of the week.

Facebook page for the Tod gig is here

So who are Nasdaq?

Expect lengthy, face melting instrumental riff-fests with plenty of light and shade, with a sprinking of doom for fans of GYBE!, Don Caballero.

Nasdaq will be playing an almost entirely new Nasdaq set of suitably lengthy numbers. But here is some old stuff:

LISTEN TO NASDAQ BANDCAMP HERE

& TO THE SUPERFIRE RECORDS BANDCAMP HERE

& who are Plank?

Manchester's cosmic kraut three piece powerhouse return from their slumber following their insect inspired second album, "Hivemind".

Debuting material from the yet to be released album number three, Plank wear their Krautrock influences on their sleeves, while remaining firmly in the present and forward thinking; interweaving intricate, euphoric synth and pulsating bass with a motorik sensibility and adventures into heavier territory. Flavours of Neu and Can mingle comfortably alonsgide '80s King Crimson influences with hints of Tortoise.

LISTEN TO PLANK BANDCAMP HERE

& who then are PLASDAQ?!

Might have to wait & see....

THE aA CHRISTMAS REVUE | FRIDAY DEC 29TH | THE CASTLE HOTEL

On Friday December 29th we're hosting a Christmas revue & social at the suitably festive Castle Hotel, Oldham Street, Manchester. 

Featuring aA faces from across the time as live night & record label. the line up is:

NOEL [ LOOSE CANON / VAPOUROUS LIGHT ] 

JOHN [ AUTOKAT ] 

BEN [ ITS A BUFFALO ] 

SAM [ SAM & ME ]

MURPH [ GASOLINE ALLEY ] 

PLUS DJs WILL & LEGO

DOORS AROUND 7PM, FIVE POUNDS IN.