{"id":1713,"date":"2016-04-22T14:30:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T13:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.progradar.org\/?p=1713"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:49:02","slug":"mothertongue-release-live-video-of-perfect-zero-recorded-at-the-castle-hotel-launch-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/2016\/04\/22\/mothertongue-release-live-video-of-perfect-zero-recorded-at-the-castle-hotel-launch-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"Mothertongue release live video of Perfect Zero &#8211; recorded at The Castle Hotel launch gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the succesful launch event for the release of their debut album &#8216;Unsongs&#8217;, Manchester band <strong>Mothertongue <\/strong>have released a video of them performing a track from the album &#8211; &#8216;Perfect Zero&#8217; &#8211; recorded at the gig at <strong>The Castle Hotel <\/strong>in Manchester on the 8th of April. The video was filmed and produced by the band&#8217;s drummer <strong>John Simm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pr0Ms3Azlf4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Unsongs&#8217; is 13 tracks that make up an inspirational, progressive-pop melting pot with touches of punk and ska thrown in for good measure. Along with drummer  Simm, the band consists of <strong>Louis Smith <\/strong>(guitar, vocals), <strong>Mark Wall<\/strong> (guitar), <strong>Phil<\/strong> <strong>Dixon<\/strong> (guitar), <strong>Will Holden<\/strong> (bass) and <strong>Andy Malbon<\/strong> (trumpet).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Phil-Castle-Ed-Sprake.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1716\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Phil-Castle-Ed-Sprake.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phil Castle Ed Sprake\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Phil-Castle-Ed-Sprake.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Phil-Castle-Ed-Sprake.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Phil-Castle-Ed-Sprake.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Phil-Castle-Ed-Sprake.jpg?w=1510&amp;ssl=1 1510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With its incisive, intelligent lyrics and first-class musicianship, &#8216;Unsongs&#8217; is unlike anything you will have heard in recent years. The music will lead you on a roller-coaster journey of acid jazz inventiveness that\u2019s a big heap of noisy and light and also includes a lot of brass because everyone likes brass, right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BEM021-album-cover-1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1717\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BEM021-album-cover-1.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BEM021 album cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BEM021-album-cover-1.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BEM021-album-cover-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BEM021-album-cover-1.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BEM021-album-cover-1.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BEM021-album-cover-1.png?w=1624&amp;ssl=1 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Unsongs&#8217; was released through <strong>Bad Elephant Music<\/strong> 15th April 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mothertonguemusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/unsongs\">Buy &#8216;Unsongs&#8217; from the Bad Elephant music store&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Band pictures by <a href=\"http:\/\/edsprake.com\/\">Ed Sprake Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/echoesanddust.com\/project\/in-photos-mothertongue-we-are-kin\/\">Check out the rest of Ed&#8217;s great photos of the launch event, including support band We Are Kin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the succesful launch event for the release of their debut album &#8216;Unsongs&#8217;, Manchester band Mothertongue have released a video of them performing a track from the album &#8211; &#8216;Perfect Zero&#8217; &#8211; recorded at the gig at The Castle Hotel in Manchester on the 8th of April. 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