I walked into the Oto Cafe in Dalston one Saturday night and saw on stage a folk band that had the audience transfixed in a sound scape of minimal noises, folk instruments, vocal solos and choruses. They were part drama, part music, part out of this world. They summoned all the subtlety in the world that usually gets ignored in favour of the brutal expression of loud bands. Their stage presence was quite absorbing as they moved around in costume giving solos to various band members. They are doing a tour at the moment. Check out their myspace page
They've released an album which I've heard and can say really captures the same sort of thing they captured live. It's released on Taratuga Records. and is a limited edition.
