Live
City Voice Feb 4, 1999 - "Joint from the Meat Market"
The alternative Circus is coming to town! Hosted by Universal Joint, a
multi-instrumentalist duo, the night will be packed with mayhem. The Event
consists of musical performances by bands, solo artists acts, visual art,
and other strange concoctions. Universal Joint has risen from the ashes of
the well-known noise-machinist outfit Meat Market. Meat Market toured NZ
three times in their 5 year career and appeared on two US compilations.
Universal Joint continue in a similar vein. They employ a variety of
stringed, percussive and wind instruments to create rhythmic, atmospheric
pieces. they seek to explore music as a medium for expressive
communication. Their brand of noisy, dreamy pop has been escribed as
"aural Valium". They will be joined by a host of other musical
performances including the Flamin' Werepigs, an accelerando blues group,
and the Ogden Steers with their rock and bizarre country twangs. Visual
artists are contributing to the extravaganza of strange art with
installations and wandering entertainment takes the form of jugglers, fire
twirlers and dancers. This is a great opportunity to see NZ's finest
underground talent in full action. We are advised to bring our circus
tricks.
