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Papa M performing full album three times (dates) - tonight in NYC w/ Kevin Barker @ black metal movie opening party

by BBG

A pale and heavily photoshopped David Pajo returns from church
Until The Light

As previously discussed, Until The Light Takes Us is the much talked about documentary chronicling the Norwegian Black Metal scene, which after months of anticipation, is FINALLY getting a theatrical release in NYC on Dec 4th (you can catch it at Cinema Village). Featuring a killer lineup of interviewees (Fenriz, Hellhammer, Frost, Abbath, Harmony Korine, and even the elusive and now free Vark Vikernes himself) as well as a soundtrack with many faves of different genres (Darkthrone, Mayhem, Ulver, Thorns, Enslaved, Boards of Canada, Black Dice, Sunn 0))), Múm, many others), fans of all types of music should be able to follow the fascinating story behind one of the most extreme musical scenes in modern history.

Maybe all of the years of research put into the documentary has burned the filmmakers out on buzzing guitars, pained vocals and frost-bitten blasts though, because they recruited bands of a different sort for their release party at Knitting Factory TONIGHT (11/18): Papa M, Rain Machine, Soft Circle, and Devendra Banhart collaborator Kevin Barker. Tickets are on sale. Flyer below.

The director of Until The Light Takes Us Aaron Aites and Rain Machine aka Kyp Malone (of TV on the Radio) are in a band together, Iran, who currently have no US dates lined up. Rain Machine have a total of four.

Papa MPapa M, aka David Pajo (who is also now in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs), will be showcasing all of his 1999 LP Live From A Shark Cage at the show as one of only two US dates (the other is in San Francisco on 12/20), with a third date as part of the previously discussed and sold out Ten Years of ATP show in Minehead. Pajo is also prepping to release his new LP, Evila, which is set to blast off in early December. Full tour dates are below.

Kevin Barker, who has also been known to collaborate with Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, Vashti Bunyan, and Antony and the Johnsons among many others, has one other date on his calendar, Dec 20th at The Stone. His new album You and Me is out now digitally and features many of those same people as guest musicians.

The movie trailer and party flyer with Papa M dates and a video of Pajo covering “Where Eagles Dare” by The Misfits, below..

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Until The Light Takes Us – TRAILER

PAJO – “Where Eagles Dare” (Misfits Cover)

PAPA M – 2009, 2010 TOUR DATES
11/18 New York, NY / Knitting Factory / 361 Metropolitan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211
12/11-13 Minehead, UK / Ten Years of ATP / Butlins Holiday Centre
12/20 San Francisco, CA / Cafe Du Nord / 2170 Market St San Francisco, CA 94114

Kevin Barker – 2009/2010 Tour dates
Nov 18- Knitting Factory Brooklyn, New York
Dec 20 – The Stone New York, New York