Live at The Tote

by Nikko

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1.	Reflector 05:00		buy track
2.	You Are Loved (album only) 05:06	info
3.	The Miner 07:50		buy track
4.	The Trial 06:05		buy track
5.	The Hitchhiker 04:49		buy track
6.	Never Danced (album only) 06:22	info
7.	The Warm Side 08:48		buy track

about

"A brilliant live album is characterized by two points of interest: sound quality and the capturing of the moment. Nikko have managed to hit two holes in one. The sound is almost unspoiled, with only a few blemishes to remind listeners that this was a living, breathing experience. You can almost smell the fermenting beer, and feel the foundations of the room vibrating as the walls of distortion reverberate off them. The music broods and lingers patiently; then it erupts. Sparse fretwork and ambient passages are peppered with violin melodies that crescendo up into a state of violent delirium.

If this album has one Achilles heel moment it would be the crowd reaction - audience participation is almost non-existent. A performance like this should be welcomed with a 40,000 strong roar. Perhaps at the time they were too busy trying to pull themselves from their state of bewilderment. After listening to this album, you'll struggle to do the same. One of the most accomplished bands in the genre at the height of their power.

**** 1/2" - Scott Thompson, Time Off

"Released only seven months after their debut, Nikko’s Live At The Tote EP aims to serve two main purposes – to show off two new songs and to remind us how good they are..."
"...this EP captures the band’s dynamic contrasts and mood shifts remarkably well. From the distinct guitar notes of Reflector, to the maniacal drumming in The Warm Side, it showcases some of Nikko’s best moments and reminds us what a great live band they are" - Tian Zhang, RAVE Magazine

"Few Brisbanites need much convincing of the live chops of our favourite post-rockers. This live set recorded at The Tote in Melbourne may help the rest of you..."
"...The newer tracks up the front are more vocal heavy and might remind one a bit of the Drones: where singing in tune is less important than just how drunkenly menacing you can be. Like an inebriated phone call at 2 o'clock in the morning from a jilted and potentially dangerous ex-lover, it is nice to know Nikko are back in town again" - Chris Cobcroft, 4ZZZ, The New Release Show

credits

released December 3, 2010

Jackson Briggs - Guitar

Ryan Potter - Guitar, Vocals

Blair Westbrook - Drums

Sam Whiting - Bass

Adam Cadell - Violin

Max Buchanan - Trumpet

Artwork by Ryan Potter

Layout by Trent Evans

Recorded live at The Tote 08/10/10 by Nao Anzai

Mixed by Ryan Potter

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Nikko Brisbane, Australia

"Hovering between melancholic barroom balladry and thunderous post-rock, Nikko inhabit a niche in the Brisbane music scene all of their own, a Gothic Western sound that lays the atmospherics on thick and never lets the tension slip… a force to be reckoned with."

– Brendan Telford, Time Off Magazine ... more

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Apr 20

Kulturhaus Royal

Baden, Switzerland
May 2

ISC Club

Bern, Switzerland
May 4

Bad Bonn

Dudingen, Switzerland

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