SODA BEAT #8

SODA BEAT #7

Monday 21 December @ Hoodoo's, Matthews Yard

Saydance (aka Franziska Lantz and Global Warming)

Saydance/Global Warming aka Franziska Lantz has been beating the drum since 2006, spreading, broadcasting and dispersing primitive, tribal, London techno beats and bare rhythms mixed with deep forest chants. Saydance will stage a moody and ritualistic set for Club Soda, involving found instruments such as rattling bones, metal canisters and plastic tubs combined with a drum machine, synthesiser and a few effects units. Saydance is known to perform in disguise, acting as a protagonist in an audiovisual scenario that radiates some sort of post-apocalyptic atmosphere. www.globalwarmingrecords.net

We Rise From The Fallen

We Rise From The Fallen mix rock, metal and punk influences to create their own unique sound. Blending a solid rhythm section and catchy lead riffs, with punky vocals and good old fashioned rock 'n' roll. Formed in 2014, the band marked their arrival on the Croydon music scene with a series of performances for Club Soda, including a special one-off show as part of Ambition Festival. Proving a hit with the Soda Beat crowd, the band have gone from strength to strength and are working on new material for their forthcoming debut EP available soon. www.facebook.com/werisefromthefallen

The Carbonators

The Carbonators began as an echo-rock band that formed in 2011, initially to perform alongside the legendary Damo Suzuki (ex-CAN). Since then they have honed their own unique blend of Digital Blues, Punk/New Wave and Soul music. The band play rock, punk, blues, soul and jazz all mixed up into good phonics. The Carbonators are a well-established and influential group on the UK’s learning disability music scene. www.thecarbonators.co.uk

Advance tickets are available from £3. Book online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/FDDMMH. For more information and updates as they happen, join the Facebook event at: www.facebook.com/events/433429423518058/

Soda Beat: A DOCUMENTARY

A short film produced by young people with autism:

The photographer went home early! BUT these are the photos from Soda Beat #6 that survive

SODA BEAT #6

11th May 2015
SODA BEAT #6
Soda Beat is London’s first regular integrated live music event for musicians with learning disabilities from the UK’s rapidly growing learning-disabled music scene.
Soda Beat is produced by Club Soda, who run some of London’s most popular learning disability arts events, including club nights, theatre performances and art exhibitions.

Featuring:
Catherine O'Rourke
The super talented Catherine O'Rourke from Brighton performs heartfelt rock, pop and homespun ballads. Catherine is back by popular demand for her second Soda Beat gig, bringing with her some serious 80's vibes. Catherine performs regularly on the Brighton scene where she has a dedicated following of fans. We like to think Croydon must be her second home by now!

White Heath
Veering from the raucous to chaotic, to intimate and personal, combining engaging arrangements and inventive instrumentation with a strong, melodic sensibility.
www.soundcloud.com/whiteheathmusic

We Rise From The Fallen
A Croydon based rock band with punk influences. Having only recently played their first gig at Soda Beat #5, the band has been frantically working in the studio on new material. Enormously popular at the February Soda Beat there is sure to be excitement surrounding them again at this event. They are a really exciting prospect. 
www.facebook.com/werisefromthefallen

Diamond Glaze
Diamond Glaze is a young rock band whose members all attend Priory School in Upper Norwood. Check out previous band projects from Priory School like Rock Penguins here www.rockpenguins.bandcamp.com

For more information and updates as they happen, join the Facebook event at: https://www.facebook.com/events/842392695826163

Date of event: Monday 11th May 2015
Venue: Matthews Yard, off Surrey Street, Croydon, CR0 1FF 
Time: The doors open at 7pm (music from 7:30pm till 10:00pm) 
Cost: £3 in advance or £5 on the door (carers free/donation) 
Advance tickets online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/79679
or by telephone: 01305 208702
Disability access: Flat Access & Accessible Toilet Age: All ages gig 

NEW Soda Beat promo film

NEW VIDEO: Time for the Mumbly Wolfs

Short documentary from filmmaker Duncan Reekie:

Mumbly Wolves with Alan Courtis + Aaron Moore @ Cafe Oto

The birth of Mumbly Wolves, a new side project featuring members of The Carbonators and We Rise From The Fallen and supported by Alan Courtis and Aaron Moore, took place at Cafe Oto on March 1st. A short film is being made by Duncan Reekie and will follow soon. Here are some images of the eventful collaboration:

LISTEN NOW! The Journey by We Rise From The Fallen

We Rise From The Fallen's new bandcamp page

Photos from SODA BEAT #5

What a great night. Here are a few photos taken by Sheena Holliday

23 Feb 2015
SODA BEAT #5
Soda Beat is London’s first regular integrated live music event for musicians with learning disabilities from the UK’s rapidly growing learning-disabled music scene.

Soda Beat is produced by Club Soda, who runs some of London’s most popular learning disability arts events, including club nights, theatre performances and art exhibitions.

Soda Beat #5 featuring:

The Carbonators
The Carbonators began as an echo-rock band that formed in 2011, initially to perform alongside the legendary Damo Suzuki (ex-CAN). Since then they have honed their own unique blend of Digital Blues, Punk/New Wave and Soul music. The band play rock, punk, blues, soul and jazz all mixed up into good phonics. The Carbonators are a well-established and influential group on the UK’s learning disability music scene. 
www.thecarbonators.co.uk

Lamb Stu
Lamb Stu is a South London based acoustic duo that performs just about everything from the 60’s to the present day. Specialising in mashups, mixing songs that you wouldn’t normally put together, Lamb Stu has been performing around South London for the past 18 months and have already attracted a substantial fan base. Lamb Stu will always get you dancing and are guaranteed to put a smile on your face. 
www.facebook.com/LambStuBand

Diamond Glaze
Diamond Glaze is a new band whose members all attend Priory School in Upper Norwood. This will be their first ever-live gig out of the school environment. Check out previous band projects from Priory School like Rock Penguins - www.rockpenguins.bandcamp.com

We Rise From The Fallen
We Rise From The Fallen only formed in October last year and this will be the band’s first live outing. All we know is they are loud and proud. www.facebook.com/werisefromthefallen

Advance tickets are available from £3. Book online

at www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/79679 
For more information and updates as they happen, join the Facebook event
at: https://www.facebook.com/events/842392695826163


Date of event: Monday 23 February 2015
Venue: Matthews Yard, off Surrey Street, Croydon, CR0 1FF Time: The doors open at 7pm (music from 7:30pm till 10:00pm) Cost: £3 (carers free/donation) in advance and on the door Advance tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/79679
Disability access: Flat Access & Accessible Toilet
Age: All ages gig 

Images from the past 3 events! Looking ahead to SODA BEAT #4

SODA BEAT #4

Soda Beat is London’s first regular integrated live music event for musicians with learning disabilities. Events are hosted by Club Soda and always feature Club Soda’s in-house band The Carbonators alongside guest musicians including artists from the UK’s rapidly growing learning-disabled music scene.

Soda Beat is produced by Club Soda, who runs some of London’s most popular learning disability arts events, including club nights, theatre performances and art exhibitions.

Live performances from:

The Carbonators

The Carbonators aspire to be better than The Beatles (in their own words). The band play rock, punk, blues, soul and jazz all mixed up into good phonics. They came together in May 2011 while rehearsing to play an improvised gig with Damo Suzuki (ex-CAN) and after that just stuck together, writing and recording loads under the guidance of the fantastic Richard Phoenix of Sauna Youth. Adrian Clarke is the main vocalist and is responsible for most of the band’s lyrics.

The Fatal Illusionists

The Fatal Illusionists were formed 3 years ago when they won funding from Age UK to start up a Karaoke Group. Since then, with help of the Keep Smiling Fund, the group has progressed into a full instrumental band that rehearses and performs in the community as well as developing, composing and writing their own material. The Fatal Illusionist’s are planning to record and promote their own material in 2015.

Men Diamler

You might have had the (good/bad) fortune of seeing MEN DIAMLER (aka Richard Abberline), on one of his musical jaunts through these isles in the last ten years.  A bastard son of a menage a trois of Jacques Brel, Iggy Pop and a kid's entertainer, Diamler released several full length albums, played hundreds of shows and festivals around the UK and beyond before hanging up his boxing gloves in 2012.  As nothing is sacred in the year of 2014, he is sort-of back to rattle the boards one more time - throwing voices around corners where they might collide with the ball-booming echo he left behind last time.  Capable of moments of immense beauty, unspeakable horror and improv comedy, sometimes all at once, nothing will quite set you up for the experience.  

Advance tickets are available from £3. Book online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/131089. For more information and updates as they happen, join the Facebook event at: https://www.facebook.com/events/602523059870313/

Date of event: Monday 27 October
Venue: Matthews Yard, off Surrey Street, Croydon, CR0 1FF

Time: The doors open at 7pm (music from 7:30pm till 10:00pm)
Cost: £3 (carers free/donation) in advance and on the door

Advance tickets: http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/131089

Disability access: Flat Access & Accessible Toilets

Age: All ages gig

SODA BEAT #3!

London's first regular live music night for musicians with learning disabilities... this time with an integrated line-up including a new band from the learning disability music scene and one from London's thriving DIY scene! If the last two Soda Beats are anything to go by it's going to be busy...

Playing -

The Carbonators

Playing songs from their new cassette album "Super Sonic"
Feature

From London's DIY scene
2Decks

Back again to play some banging hip hop
Rock Penguins
A new band from Priory School in Croydon

Monday 3rd March 2014
1 Matthews Yard, Off Surrey Street, Croydon, CR0 1FF
The doors open at 7pm
Music from 7:30pm till 10:00pm
£3 (carers free/donation)
Flat Access & Accessible Toilets

Tonight!

SODA BEAT #2 is happening tonight!

Just a quick note about parking...

Please be aware that you should NOT drive along Surrey Street at all until after 8pm. it is however possible to drop off and collect people from Surrey Street from 8pm (and Blue Badge holders can even park there from 8pm onwards). For a stress free experience we recommend parking in Q Park multi-storey car park right behind Surrey Street.

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ALSO - We got the CD's through this morning for The Carbonators second album, "SUPERSONIC" and they look great! Check it out -




See you later!

NEXT MONTH!

So next month, we're having the second SODA BEAT! Hosted by Club Soda's irrepressible echo-rock, funk-punk band The Carbonators...  It's on the 14th of October, at Matthew's Yard in Croydon and we can't wait!

Featuring music from - 

The Carbonators

www.thecarbonators.co.uk

The Fish Police
www.thefishpolice.com

Slushy Guts

slushyguts.bandcamp.com

2Decks

2decks.bandcamp.com

DJ's from the Soda Crew

sodacrew.blogspot.co.uk

The music runs from 7pm until 10pm

It's £3 on the door with carers free or donation.

The address of the venue is - 1 Matthews Yard Croydon, Greater London CR0 1FF

See you there!!