Planet Angel - Live an Ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Way

Well, it took months of planning and arranging but it was worth it!  Planet Angel ROCKS! did everything we wanted it to..

The idea was for an event that one hand offered a platform for talented performers and artists to gain exposure and on the other hand, was a really good fun event! We reckon it did both!

After a few delays during the sound check (which lets face it are obligatory for a live event!) we managed to catch up with the planned schedule.

Makoto started proceedings with some beautiful tunes, a great collection of distinct voices, lovely harmonies, cool guitar and well structured songs.  These guys really do have the potential to go far.  Next up Sean Taylor delivered some of his brilliant and unique trippy blues influenced music which was taken from his soon-to-be-launched album 'Corrugations' that’s already causing a stir with two tunes being snapped up for film sound tracks..

“ROCKS! was great. stunning collection of different styles of music. festival like atmosphere - beautiful & friendly. Peace” – Sean Taylor.

We described Patladjan as warm, lush, folky, funky or just 'avin' it – what a perfect description!  Patladjan are a talented and refreshingly different band with an intriguing blend of influences (and some strange kit!). They did it all, dreamy melodic tunes with a great groove, as well as a polished, completely professional performance to boot..

Crossfader promised “a unique blend of eclectic pop and energetic rock tunes with an electronic edge and a huge sound” They were not lying! This was a very impressive debut gig, they looked completely at home on stage and played a set of well written, tight tunes that had the place rocking from start to finish.

Oli - from Work
Oh My ******' god! That was really seriously good! 
Looking forward to the next Rocks  
Big thanks to everyone involved

Subsource are almost regulars at Planet Angel events! Their amazingly energetic breaks-meets-electonica style of music always gets the place going, and ROCKS! was no exception.  They played a brilliant set that impressed not only the crowd we hear, expect to see them on bigger stages soon..

Horsebox really are a great live band, their energy and bouncy tunes worked really well at ROCKS!  They played a really tight set that was great fun, Drowned in sound were right when they said “clever without being smug, rough without being lost” they were a great finale to ROCKS! and we hope their tour with the Magic Numbers goes really well.

The Stickman Visuals Collective provided excellent visuals throughout the event, they put on a completely professional show that was tailored to each band and it really enhanced the look of the stage. The visual were fed to the webcast which enhanced the excellent job that Groovy Gecko’s Eddie was doing!  (we’ll be putting up the webcast for viewing as soon as we can). It was great to see so many people watching the webcast with people from Australia, Switzerland, Belgium as well as the U.K.

Ali - from on the sofa (Hope your knee is feeling better)
The webcast for Rocks looked great guys, well done!

Compere Rob Baggs did a fantastic job in holding proceedings together, presenting a humorous and calm front to the behinds the scenes panicking about the EQ on the snare Drum! Ever thought about a career in radio Rob?

DJs U-4-IC, Therapy and Planet Angel Resident Dr. F also did a great job (sometimes in difficult circumstances as musicians clamoured over the stage to set up kit!) and kept us all bouncing in between the bands.

The first ever Planet Angel catering project went well with many positive comments about the quality of food. Despite worries of mayhem in the kitchen with Gordon Ramsey-esque images of head chefs screaming abuse at people… everything was calm and efficient!  The whole kitchen crew did really well and we gained some valuable experience for future catering projects..

So that was Planet Angel ROCKS!  a one-off event that hopefully will be the spring-board for the talented performers and artists that took part.  Maybe we should do it again?

If you are a budding journalist and have something to say about Planet Angel ROCKS! or The Party please email your thoughts to reviews@planetangel.net  the best one will be published on the website along with the party photos for all to see - and the writer of the chosen review gets free entry to the next month's party!

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