Last Updated on December 16, 2023
S01 E28
ExBuryMental is the name for a long-running series of gigs put on by Jay Volunteer in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk (UK). If these gigs had to be pigeonholed in some way, I would say they are probably noise gigs, but in reality, anybody who wants to make any kind of sound is more than welcome to get up and do their thing.
These gigs are also connected to the noise gigs in Ipswich that I (Andrew) put on. In some ways, the gigs in Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich are a little bit like different sides of the same coin.
This gig was a perfect example of how incredibly fun noise gigs can be. I need to thank so many people for getting involved in this episode, most notably Jay Volunteer, Matt Rectangles and Dan Callis. You’ll hear their voices a lot in this episode. I love this episode, and any time I start to get worn down by the slog of being a musician I’ll listen back to this episode for a reminder of why I put myself through this nonsense.
Oh, and I have no idea how I managed not to record any of the Italian Books set (sorry Jay).
Acts in this episode:
- There are no birds here
- Karma Please
- Italian Books
- Yggdrasil
- Ken First
- For Nika
- Barney Gumble
