Dark Matter Promotions

The Yard Manchester. M8 8NF

FIREFRIEND

Firefriend began shaping their own blend of heavy, hypnotic psychedelia when Julia Grassetti and Yury Hermuche met in 2005 in São Paulo, Brazil. Over the following two decades, the band built a reputation for intense live performances and prolific studio output, releasing twelve LPs across the United States and the United Kingdom.

With Pinhead on synth/ keyboard and Ricardo Cifas on drums, Firefriend is currently recording a new album while bringing its expansive live sound back to the stage.

“This is one of the top tier psychedelic rock bands in the world.” Pete, Ninehertz

“Cardinal Fuzz is more than a grand record label of the UK, it’s a public service, providing opportunities to hear the most adventurous and wonderful of psychedelic music from across the globe. Firefriend are a great case in point – they’ve been releasing music for nearly two decades now.” Le Trafalgar

“This Brazilian trio who combine ’70s UK thug rock, spacemen 3 drones, and their own special style of raunch into an addictively filthy brew” Nick, The Third Eye

“Some bands are so good that they don’t need much marketing and PR to get their name out there. São Paulo’s Firefriend is one of them. They craft immersive and intense compositions and still hover under the radar despite being a well-known commodity among the most devoted music fans and curious listeners. With a prolific output and a focused vision, Firefriend has been reshaping the psychedelic rock underground for over a decade. For those looking beyond the ordinary, Firefriend offers a journey into sound that demands attention. Turn up the volume, embrace the distortion, and enter their intricate and sometimes harrowing world.” JR Moores, The Quietus

Firefriend is a shoegaze, psychedelic rock band from whose music can melt your mind. They have been feeding listeners a unique and hypnotic brew of rock music since 2006. They make gritty rock with the guitars drowning in effects with krautrock inspired grooves.  Firefriend‘s music thrives in a live performance setting. The power of the guitars and kaleidoscopic sonic textures hit stronger straight from the source.” Marxalot, The Junkie Cosmonaut

FARFISA

Wavy, fuzzy psychedelic three-piece hailing from Manchester.

ASTRAL ELEVATOR DJ SET

Fresh from playing Manchester Psych Fest, the brilliant AE offers an exploration of psych and garage rock fused with post punk and disco, and every shade in between. Come for doors to catch her from the off.