Fred & Steve first performed as "Krankschaft" with Robert Calvert in 1981. But not content to re-live their Rock & Roll pasts, they want to move forward, the technology is here, we can marry the excitement of primal rock to the machines that allow us to dispence with unreliable humans and still generate largely improvised organic live excitement. Electronic Beat Psychedelia. It's here.
Dead Fred Plays: Piano - Organ - Bass - Synthesiser - Violin - Bazouki - Anything he puts his mind to.
Steve Pond Plays: Guitars and Machines.
What is a "nano"? Well, we're hoping it will be a small show, 20-50 people only, in interesting venues. We want to play a full set of songs around a theme, the first taste of a Nano was at the Robert Calvert benefit show in September 2008. But the first proper full show will be a Calvert retrospective, then we will nano Inner City Unit.. and then.. well, we have a plan...
The Nano show will be special, your ticket price will include a CD of that evenings show, we want them to be events, there will be stimulation for all the senses. We might even make sandwiches.
Expect a series of Nano Shows to materialize very shortly, stay tuned for details.