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Attila The Stockbroker : The Arthouse, Southampton 17-11-2022
John Baine AKA Attila The Stockbroker has been plying his commerce as a efficiency Poet, musician and songwriter for 4 a long time now and in 2022, with the Covid Lockdown behind us, he exhibits no indicators of letting up both on the reside or recording fronts. A part of the unique ‘Rock In opposition to Racism’ technology and impressed as a younger pupil by Pink Saunders well-known ‘name to arms’ music press letter, Baine has continued to take his Socialist-inspired poetry to the folks ever since and is quick approaching real Nationwide Treasure standing, says Richard Chorley. Or shouldn’t that be ‘Nationalised Treasure’?
A wintery Friday night time in downtown Southampton discovered Attila on high kind within the cool, intimate setting which is the town’s ‘Arthouse’ venue, positioned within the now designated central ‘Arts quarter’. The Arthouse is a terrific venue which has battled admirably towards all odds to remain open and bless Southampton with a wealthy and essential cultural power, utilising gigs and occasions that includes each nationally and domestically famend artists. It’s been going for a superb few years now and the current refurbishment has remodeled the vibe from a standard English model ‘different cafe’, (considerably of a dichotomy in that description!) to one thing extra akin with a hip, Decrease East Facet gathering place ambiance.
The artists now carry out instantly at avenue stage, fairly than the earlier first flooring setting and its arduous to think about a venue whereby the viewers may get any nearer to the motion. This works a deal with and in addition ensures that poets with audio ranges like Attila, don’t want to make use of any microphones or amplification. Tonight he relishes within the shut proximity as he fires by way of renditions of his best work and we’re handled to heartfelt variations of poems touching Abervan, the Thatcher years, the rise of up to date neo-Fascism as embodied in Farage and UKIP, the affect of Lockdown on romantic relationship’s (Attila’s musings devoted to his spouse on this topic are notably touching) and rather more.
These are augmented with songs and an attractive style of the dub poetry embodied on his new album. It’s a wonderful physique of labor with Attila in full circulate over a collection of excellent Dub Reggae backings, constructed by the Producer Kingsley Salmon. Within the tight confines of the Arthouse, he depends on a tiny hand-held speaker that initiatives damned spectacular musical accompaniment of the tracks, which just lately acquired crucial acclaim from Baine’s long-term poetic compadre Benjamin Zephaniah.
Previous to the present, which is acquired with passionate enthusiasm by a choose viewers of round 40 who’re actually crammed into the viewing space, I interview Baine, who reveals nice relish at being again on the street in each Britain and Europe. True to character, he pulls no punches in his evaluation of elements like Brexit and its affect on musicians, notably those that depend on the European radical circuit.
All in all, it’s a terrific night within the firm of considered one of Britain’s nice dwelling Poet’s who combines his ardour for Socialism with an astute sense of ‘Everyman’ model relevance
and a splendidly tuned and endearing wit. He might have been going for 40 years, however the Stockbroker isn’t any relic of a bygone age both. Of all the unique Punk period performers, Attila has embraced the facility of social media impressively, not merely by way of recitals and efficiency of his materials to 1000’s of his web page members, however by staging nearly day by day elongated political debates which magnetize large contribution ranges from his fanbase. Tonight in becoming acknowledgement of his – and The Arthouse’s embrace of latest technological instruments – the efficiency is streamed ‘reside’ to an prolonged viewers watching at dwelling. That’s not fairly the identical as being up this near a singular performer who has now mastered his artwork beautifully, however I’m certain all these partook, actually cherished the expertise.
Viva Attila, lengthy might he rant!
See ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER LIVE …
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5 January 2023 – PORTSLADE Railway Roots Folks Membership, Portslade
20 January 2023 – LOUGHBOROUGH The Needle & Pin
23 February 2023 – CARMARTHEN CWRW
24 February 2023 -ABERYSTWYTH Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum
ATTILA’S LATEST ALBUM AVAILABLE HERE:
40 Years In Rhyme | Attila the Stockbroker feat. Kingsley
Salmon, What’s Left Dub & visitors | Attila the Stockbroker
(bandcamp.com)
The Arthouse is at 178 Above Bar St, Southampton SO14 7DW
All phrases Richard Chorley. Video courtesy of Montaj Media.
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