THIRD SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH, UPSTAIRS AT MOJO'S BLACKPOOL. 2PM-7PM ...OR TURN UP AT 12 FOR A BONGO JAM!
Overheated? Chewed your cheeks? Plain shagged out? There is only one place to go to get back on your feet... The Recovery Room is the brainchild of John Tree. A regular at WOMAD since the early days,
he wanted to create a social space where people could relax, talk, and recharge their batteries without being bombarded with loud and banging tunes.
OK, so it's a chilled space, but with a relaxed fun vibe, and a wonderfully baroque and eclectic choice of tuneage.
Expect future collaborations with DJs Phil Beard, Buzz:ed, Kate Fear & Earthdoctor.
Between them, they take influences from all eras, genres and countries, mixing things up to keep people guessing...taking in Leftfield tunes, Bossa Nova, Ambient, BeBop, Folk, Electronica, Minimal Techno, Dub, Reggae, Ska, Dubstep, Calypso, Mento, Bollywood, novelty records, curveballs, and the odd fluffy Pop tune.
Watch out for the 'medical' sign cropping up at a good few festies and venues over the coming months...
JOHN TREE'S BIO
A music nut since childhood, been drumming since the age of eighteen playing in a number of local bands...currently percussionist in three bands: Blackpool samba band Poco Loco, all brass-and-percussion fun combo Blowjangles, and space drone act Heffalump Trap. A serial jammer, will shortly be percussionist at the Cuba Nights in Blackpool with DJ Jon Baugh. Previously randomly played percussion with Omar Puente, illustrious Cuban Jazz violinist based in Leeds and Jan Kopinski, free jazz sax hero of Pinski Zoo fame. Shared the stage many times with Bacup's ubiquitous Mrs. Cakehead and Darwen roots band Gone Begging. Played percussion on most of the tracks on the new Ceramic Hobs album Al Al Who.
In the DJ role, shared the decks on numerous occasions with Fenny from Radio Lancashire's 'On The Wire' and recently played alongside Earthdoctor from the Welsh Dragon Collective. Hosted a couple of shows on Manchester's local radio station City Centre Life. For the last twenty years produced an annual limited edition 'Mystery Mix', firstly on cassette, then on CDR. Titles included:The Mystery Tape, The Chrystery Tape, Radio Bongo, Broadcast from Planet Bongo, The Night Train, Junk Food Of Love, Revenge of Bongo, 2001 a Space Bongo, Time Flies!, Dial a Llama, Elevation, Dunravin', Liquidation, Space Cake Break, Blummin 'eck...It's Fusion Fridays!.
Started recording original material in 2002 and was featured in four Blackpool compilation albums 'Godspunk'...volumes 3,4,5 & 6 on PUMF records (www.pumf.net)...under the names 'The Time Flies!' and 'Pilzin Sox', as well as John Tree (www.myspace.com/mistertree). Recently organised the eclectic 'Seriously Out There' compilation CD on his own Global Midnight label (www.myspace.com/seriouslyoutthereuk).... a collection of unsigned artists from the Preston area.
Over many years, organised successful parties in the Northwest including 'A Midsummer Nights Do' Over Wyre for the past 7 years, and 'Fusion Fridays' in Blackpool...and now The Recovery Room in it's second year.
EARTHDOCTOR'S BIO
Les 'Earthdoctor' myspace.com/earthdoctor has been playing a wide range of music, from chilled minimalism to soundsytem-style dub to full-on acid techno, at free parties, clubs and festivals throughout Wales and England for over 20 years - including club nights with Return To The Source, Pendragon, JuJu, Disoriental, Sundaze, Global Headfunk, and festivals WOMAD, Eclipse, Megadog, Shambala, Harvest Fair, Timeless, Godiva, Small Nations and The Workhouse; he has also played at Glastonbury many times, including at The Glade, Gaiaspace, Avalon and backstage Dance Tent, as well as being the resident DJ in the popular 24-hour Cafe Tango on the Greenpeace Field for several years.He co-founded the Dragon Collective www.dragoncollective.co.uk in 1996, and under this name has promoted many nights throughout Wales with acts such as Dreadzone, Future Loop Foundation, Eat Static, The Baghdaddies, Transglobal Underground, Joi and Baka Beyond. He has done several UK tours with Zion Train as their support DJ, and handled the international press and radio promotion for their label Universal Egg for many years.As he tries to slip disgracefully into old age he has started making his own music myspace.com/earthdoctormusic , some of which he will be playing at Beatherder, along with an eclectic selection form his weird and wonderful first-aid bag.
KATE FEAR'S
Thanks to a music obsessive dad, I've been a fan of music for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is of listening to his tape of John and Yoko's Double Fantasy in the back of the car, which has sparked off an interest in the weird and wonderful ever since.
When I can't find the kind of music I'd like to hear, I've tried to create it for myself. After many years of solo bedroom jamming, I discovered the bizarre world of noise music and have played with the likes of Nigel Joseph, Candi Nook, Monopolka and Gimp Nipples. I joined the Ceramic Hobs a few years ago and have recently joined a hypno noise band with Phil Smith and Stan Batcow, as well as performing with Smell and Quim.
Krautrock has been a big influence on me, particularly Faust, Cluster, Can, Kraftwerk and Amon Duul I and II. Folk is another favourite, with the likes of Annie Briggs, Miranda Sex Garden and Current 93 frequently turning up on the home stereo. This led to an occasional group of like minded people getting together under the moniker For Harlow's Monkeys, a folk noise group with whom I play violin and is generally seen as an excuse to down a few whiskies, stay up all night and play in the local woods.
As far as djing goes, I aim for as far an alien territory as the audience is willing to go. This might include anything from Kate Bush and Kraftwerk to Bardo Pond, Sunroof!, Patty Waters, Yma Sumac and Bongwater.
