Program

Combining an eclective mix of genres, including the obvious drum fuelled pollyrhymic electro thrashings, Barberos infuse elements of jazz, noise, dub, breakcore and prog, framed in heart racing theatrics using costume and projections to communicate their joyful danceable musings to their ever widening audience.

They first performed in late 2008 and since then have been touring relentlessly throughout the UK and Western Europe.

2010 saw their first record release, a split with fellow Liverpool noise makers Stignoise Soundsystem on Liverpool DIY label POSTMUSIC.

The first studio album from the barbers is set for release in mid - late 2011.

Over the last 2 years Barberos have shared the stage with the following acts:

-Melt Banana (A-Zap)
-Kayo Dot (Tzadik / Hydra Head)
-Tim Exile (Warp)
-Dalek (Ipecac)
-Charles Hayward (Continuity/This Is!/Recomended Records)
-Chrome Hoof (Southern)
-Action Beat (Truth Cult)
-Take a worm for a walk week (Undergroove)
-The network (Black Market Activities)
-Capillary Action (Discorporate)
-aPAtT (Class A)
-Stignoise (Class A)
In their short career they've shared the stage with:
-Melt Banana (A-Zap)
-Tim Exile (Warp)
-Dalek (Ipecac)
-Charles Hayward (Continuity/This Is!/Recomended Records)
-Chrome Hoof (southern)
-Action Beat (Southern)
-Take a worm for a walk week (Undergroove)
-The network (Black Market Activities)
-Capillary Action (Discorporate)
-aPAtT (Postmusic)
-Stignoise (Postmusic)

REVIEW // 16th July 2010 //

Barberos then. Four fine young men with a fetish for full body silver spandex (who doesn't share that fetish? Come on), cacophony and beating drums hard enough for Boredoms enthusiasts to lip bitingly be urged to scream out their 'safe' word, take to the stage before a hungry, tanked up, piled in crowd. It's. Good. A dystopian noise scramble of brain digging which ventures between malevolent sound scores of the satisfyingly viscous and toe curling sublime, all framed by back screen visuals of discordance and facial squirm play. They're the noise of nights bled hedonistically into early mornings, of searing sunrise in wrung out pupils, of a brain squirming inside the skull perilously drying itself foul of chemicals, rapid and inane thought processes and spirit soaked alarm bells. A barrage of manipulated doom siren synth, and dual drummers in place of vocal and word heavy vocalists, the narrative of the set is hell bent on staggering, insufferable rhythm, the lost laconic, the fevered, the unrelenting. The crowd is understandably sick for it. A bleating united urge of beat grabbing mass who holler throughout, pounding palm to palm excitably, and refuse to surrender at the will of each songs end. My god the drums are ridiculous. Ferociously charged, they're succinct to the beatings of unimaginable pace. Are feral and incessant - the heaviest, most beautifully aggressive poundings which go off on unreal tangents which seem to have a dialect and vocabulary of a language you only wish your lover's tongue could learn. So good it's almost exhausting. But who wants to sleep after that? We cheekily procured a copy of the Stig Noise MMX vs Barberos split EP on vinyl, and strongly urge you all to get yer grubby mitts on a copy. You'll wanna experience em both live, but as a 4AM backing soundtrack of discord to discord (if that's what you're into, like...), this is the best you're gonna get without attempting to smuggle them into your living room after a few too many rounds of escapist snacks. True Story. Get onto it.

Giacomo:
Syntetisadores

Joel:
Batteria acustica, Voz

Joshua:
Batteria acustica

Benjamin:
Visualizarion

act? BARBEROS

style / genre? ELECTRONICA // JAZZ // DUB // ROCK

names & instrumentation of the band? 2 DRUMS // 1 SYNTH // LIVE VISUALS

average age? 26

home? LIVERPOOL

earlier projects / history / collaborations?
STIGNOISE // JACQUES MALCHANCE

influence / ideology?
hardly influenced by daily live

actual label / last product?
POST MUSIC // UP IT UP RECORDS //latest release: split with stignoise

homepage / mailorder / contact?
www.myspace.com/barberosmusic

Charles Hayward - London // this heat // massacre // camberwell

Charles Hayward is an English drummer and was a founding member of the experimental rock group THIS HEAT.

He also played with MAL DEAN'S AMAZING BAND, RADAR FAVOURITES, DOLPHIN LOGIC, and gigged and recorded with Phil MANZANERA in the group QUIET SUN project as well as a short stint with GONG.

In 1976, Hayward and fellow Radar Favourites and Dolphin Logic member, Charles BULLEN began practising with bassist Gareth WILLIAMS under the name This Heat. They began to experiment with tape loops, found sounds and keyboards on several sessions (recorded from 1976 to 1978, but not released until 1979). Finally, in 1979, This Heat released their self-titled debut album. 1981's Deceit marked the final new album from This Heat, Williams leaving just after its release.

While Bullen began working as a studio engineer, Hayward did sessions for Lora Logic, the Raincoats and Everything But the Girl before forming Camberwell Now with bassist Trefor GORONWY and tape manipulator Stephen RICKARD. The trio released several albums through the Swiss Recommended label.

When Camberwell Now disbanded in 1987, Hayward embarked on a solo career which has continued to the present day. He debuted with Survive the Gesture (1987), Skew-whiff (1989) Switch on War (1991) and My Secret Alphabet (with Nick DOYNE-DITMAS) in 1993.

In 1998, he joined Massacre with Fred FRITH and Bill LASWELL.

Throughout the 90's up to the present he has initiated a bewildering array of events and performances , including the widely acclaimed series Accidents + Emergencies at the Albany Theatre, Out of Body Orchestra (too much sound, not enough space, not enough time), music made from the sound of the new LABAN dance centre being built which was choreographed for the official opening, music for a circus (part of the National Theatre's 'Art of Regeneration' initiative), the full-on installation/performance Anti-Clockwise (with Ashleigh MARSH and David AYLWARD) for multiple strobes, maze structure of diverse textures, 2 drummers, synthesizers and your nervous system. Recent developements include the Continuity evenings as part of Camberwell Arts.

Charles Hayward ist ein englischer Schlagzeugspieler und war ein Gründungsmitglied der Rockgruppe "This Heat". Er spielte ebenso mit MAL DEANíS AMAZING BAND, RADAR FAVOURITES, DOLPHIN LOGIC. Im Jahr 1976 begannen Hayward, sein Kumpel von Radar Favourites Charles Bullen, ein Mitglied von Dolphin Logics, mit dem Bassisten Gareth Williams unter dem Bandnamen This Heat zu proben. 1979 haben This Heat ihr Debut-Album herausgegeben. Das Tonband diente ihnen als wichtiges Hilfsmittel einerseits zur Manipulation von Tönen und andererseits als Möglichkeit immer wieder Dasselbe exakt gleich abzuspielen. Dies prägte den Sound der Band.