Tusk Festival 2016 - Guttersnipe

Guttersnipe are one of those bands that sound like they must have half a dozen members from the pure ecstasy of raucousness they emit, when they are in fact a duo. It’s the sound of a guitar played with a whole junkyard of scrap metal thrown at it and drums assaulted with telegraph poles, the vocals those of someone trying to escape the resultant carnage. Kek-W (of Hacker Farm) tried to find suitable comparisons in his review of their Demo but Boredoms (“but live Boredoms sped up”), Lightning Bolt, PIL and “an old Associates album at 178rpm in a wind tunnel” still didn’t do justice to the violent emotional release that Guttersnipe’s sound invokes. Still barely known and yet to venture far from their Yorkshire turf, we’re so excited to bring Guttersnipe to TUSK and to see the reactions in Hall Two when the duo are in full flight. As Kek-W concludes: “And Dear God Sweet Jesus thank you, is this not the music we’ve waited for and deserve?”

[@juleshammond5652]

Any band that combines guitar with simultaneous keyboard playing wins my vote. God, how refreshing from the shit on commercial radio. Am I the only person who hears this band on Radio 4 of all places???!!! More please.

[@HermanWaldorf]

after approx 29 sec you understand this is serious shit

[@curtislovecraft2389]

They sounded amazing at mariam's and stuarts wedding on Saturday

[@sonicold7821]

aha~~Finally I can breath.
So fresh and inspiring to the bone.
That is no bull shit drumming for sure.

[@geecen]

Playing Newcastle tonight!

[@gordonedgar8513]

Watching and listening to this made me very happy and smile and laugh.

[@ninehorsejohnson]

What a treat! Delicious.

[@cpi23]

so much fun

[@zwerty007]

this is 'y new fav band wtffffff so great

[@arbitrarysophie]

Gretchen!

[@rodstench]

editor sure ruined the end of the set. Nice FREAKOUT dude xxxx

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

100% ruined it

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

10:28 count in lol

[@guttersnipe7439]

Hmmm......

[@The_Reality_Filter]

Those crazy art school Trustafarians...

[@adamb2544]

Eh?

[@xeverettx2564]

I hate when bands don’t check to see if their is another band that already has a name they are wanting to use. Especially a well established, well known band. That plays that plays distinguishable music, in this case skinhead working class rock n roll. Not this crap. I hate when people can’t actually play so they make noise and call it avant garde. Their actually noises acts out there that do it right, for example Glen Branca, Daughters, whores, etc. As a musician I shouldn’t knock anyone that’s trying, but I guess I’m just bitter because of the name jacking. At least check first if you’re trying to start a serious band.

[@lonesomeguitarplayer]

actually guttersnipe was already in Shaw's Pygmalion, so the name has been around for a while.

[@JamieBarnes11]

The other band are fucking terrible

[@fish_cushion]

"distinguishable music" hahahah

[@sams6306]

1) Guttersnipe is an Oi! band from Umeå, Sweden formed in 1994
2) Guttersnipe is a minimal techno project from Moscow, Russia
3) Guttersnipe is a hardcore band from New Jersey
4) Guttersnipe is a noise rock duo from Leeds
5) The Guttersnipes were a punk band from London who formed in 1987
6) Guttersnipes are a four piece punk pop band from Melbourne, Australia, who formed in 1990
7) Guttersnipe are a Shropshire-based punk covers band
Sorry, which ones are you referring to again?

[@sams6306]

Also I LOVE the idea of avant garde being done 'correctly'. Hahahahaha