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London thoroughbred brother and sister duo Joe Gideon and
The Shark are
a sight and sound to behold. Joe Gideon pounds bass and
guitar whilst
narrating his autobiographical tales of misadventure, and
little sister
Viva (The Shark) drives the whole thing along with
glorious drums and
piano and 8-track, often all at the same time. Meandering
through
soundscapes that take in beat-fuelled rifforama,
voodoo-injected
grooves and melodious beauty, their sound is both
comfortably spacious
and foot-stompingly intense. And highly original.
Viva’s artistry is gracious and almost gymnastic,
evidently a trait
learned from her days as a ribbon-twirling athlete (a
rhythmic gymnast
to be precise) who represented the UK in the Barcelona
Olympics
(Incidentally, Viva got the ribbons out once more when
starring in the
video for Archie Bronson Oufit’s 'Dead Funny'.
Gideon was not around to witness his sister’s glory,
instead he was
on the opposite side of the globe on the jury panel
judging Miss
Bolivia. In a roundabout way, this microcosmically befits
the picture
painted by the band.
Formerly to be seen in the ‘dread-fuelled’ Bikini Atoll
(produced by
Steve Albini and released by Bella Union), Joe Gideon and
the Shark
have discarded the darkness and have walked into the
light. This light
is in part provided by Gideon’s humorous and fantastical
monologues
which hook you in to their world.
A Joe Gideon and the Shark record thus provides and indie
rock
classic and a talking book all for the price of one. Just
over a year
old, this band has already gained the respect of their
contemporaries
and have been invited to play with the likes of Nick Cave
and the Bad
Seeds, Seasick Steve, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Duke Spirit,
Archie Bronson
Outfit, Scout Niblett, Sons and
Daughters.
