CHEMICAL POETS: TWENTY TENTACLE, AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL

I am proud to announce....

Chemical Poets FREE Fringe show, TWENTY TENTACLE!

WHERE
THE BANSHEE LABYRINTH (VENUE 156), NIDDRY STREET, EDINBURGH

WHEN
18-28 AUGUST, 21:50 – 22.50

COST
FREE

Broken word, grotesque burlesque, punk venom, ritual invokkation... the light entertainment at the end of the tunnel...

Chemical Poets are a performance poetry collective formed by vocalists from three of Edinburgh's most vital live acts:

Texture, vocal collaborator with dubstep overlord Morphamish

Tickle, from agit-jazz hip-hop wonders Burning Bright

Harlequinade from doom-noise rap terrorists Sileni

Ramshackle. Focused, caustic while enthralling, soothing yet rousing; the world of Chemical Poets is an exhilarating experience.

Since their formation 2006, Chemical Poets have performed at the Wickerman Festival (2007 & 2010), at the TenTracks Post-Apocalyptic Cabaret, and at the Edinburgh Fringe (2007). In 2007 they won the VoXBoX Team Slam. Individually, they are all Slam champions: Tickle won the Aye Write Slam in 2008, Harlequinade won the Stanza Slam in 2010, and Texture won the Is This Poetry? Slam in summer 2010. In 2008 they published their first collection, Chemical Poets Manual 01 (Red Squirrel Press). After a brief sabbatical in 2009, during which they launched the netlabel Black Lantern Music, they have returned to the Edinburgh Fringe as part of PBH’s Free Fringe.

Celebrated heroes of the Edinburgh underground spoken word scene, TWENTY TENTACLE is their first devised show, featuring high-speed hip-hop poetry performed at a rate of 202 words per minute (an average of 3.38 words per second). Containing songs, political diatribes, science fiction stories, thought experiments and linguistic sigil magick, TWENTY TENTACLE will thrill, entertain and astound!

'Apocalyptic soundclash ... underground sensations.' (The Skinny)

‘Likeably spiky.’ (The Scotsman)

'Brilliant.' (BBC Radio Scotland)

'Get out and see them.' (Brikolage)

‘More than hip-hop, more than live art, much more than poetry.’ (Underword)

Merchandise, including tee-shirts, CDs, and copies of the book Chemical Poets Manual 01, will be on sale after the show. The show is FREE to attend - please come along, tell your friends, and buy some merch!

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