The Comet Is Coming at The Fleece in Bristol on Thursday 18 May

The Comet Is Coming at The Fleece in Bristol on Thursday 18 May

The Comet Is Coming will be playing at The Fleece in Bristol on Thursday 18 May 2017.

Opening The Comet Is Coming’s Mercury-nominated album ‘Channel The Spirits’ is two minutes of spaceship-style bleeping, some reverb-heavy saxophone, and synths that’ll try their best to prise open your pupils. This track, ‘The Prophecy’, sets the tone for the cosmic instrumental experience that follows. Released on April 1, ‘Channel The Spirits’ combines tribal rhythms with wild synth and funky jazz saxophone: it’s a fine chunk of Afrofuturism.

It’s also the most unrecognisable album on the Mercury shortlist. The Sun Ra-loving trio is based in London and, on The Leaf Label, are labelmates with Caribou and Efterklang!. They’re formed of saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings (aka King Shabaka), and the two members of Soccer96: synths guy Dan Leavers (aka Danalogue The Conqueror) and drums man Maxwell Hallett (aka Betamax Killer).

Tickets are £15 including booking fees.