John Paul Jones in London this Friday

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... at Cafe OTO in Shoreditch, from the mailout:

"[b][url="http://cafeoto.createsend1.com/t/r-l-hdjtuuy-ehtuiuyiu-m/"]MINIBUS PIMPS (JOHN PAUL JONES & HELGE STEN) + [/url][/b]
[b][url="http://cafeoto.createsend1.com/t/r-l-hdjtuuy-ehtuiuyiu-m/"]STEVE NOBLE / SEBASTIAN LEXER DUO[/url][/b]
[b]Friday 13 July '12 • 8PM • £10 adv / £12 on the door[/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color]

[color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif]We kick off a new series of events at Cafe OTO co-curated by Norway's [/font][/color][b][url="http://cafeoto.createsend1.com/t/r-l-hdjtuuy-ehtuiuyiu-c/"]Ny Musikk[/url][/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif]organisation and [/font][/color][b][url="http://cafeoto.createsend1.com/t/r-l-hdjtuuy-ehtuiuyiu-q/"]OTO projects[/url][/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif] this friday with the UK debut of [/font][/color][b]Minibus Pimps[/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif] - the new collaborative project between legendary UK musician[/font][/color][b] John Paul Jones [/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif]([/font][/color][b]Led Zeppelin[/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif] and more) and prolific Norwegian producer/musician[/font][/color][b] Helge Sten[/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif] - perhaps better known as [/font][/color][b]Deathprod[/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif] and a founding member of [/font][/color][b]Supersilent[/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif]. The pair explore ravishing, intricate noise via a set-up of guitar/bass and various electronic devices. [/font][/color]

[color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif]The evening will open with a duo appearance from [/font][/color][b]Steve Noble[/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif] (percussion) and[/font][/color][b]Sebastian Lexer[/b][color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif] (piano+) where Noble redirects his usual powerhouse rhythmic propulsion towards a music of totally energised suspense - hovering, pregnant - but also delivering on that possibility with moments of shock and sheer joy rendered as sound."[/font][/color]

[color=#2D2808][font=arial, sans-serif]Cafe OTO's usual output can be ... challenging to say the least. [/font][/color]Anyway it'll be drier than Soundgarden in Hyde Park, which is where I'll be.

There's clips on the OTO website at [url="http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/ny-musikk-minibus-pimps-helge-sten-john-paul-jones.shtm"]http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/ny-musikk-minibus-pimps-helge-sten-john-paul-jones.shtm[/url]

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Incidentally I'm seeing Robert Plant at the Forum on Thursday. I wonder...