Off the back of their latest album release, Songs From The Free House, I managed to get to see Smote on their spring tour at Future Yard the other night. I saw them at Fuzz Club’s Effenaar festival in Eindhoven last year and so was made up to hear they were playing locally!
Rooted in the mud, hills and folklore of the North, Smote is the atmospheric, heavy-leaning project of landscape gardener Daniel Foggin. Drawing on drone, psych, folk tradition and the raw power of electronics, the music feels both ancient and sharply present.
Smote’s live shows have built a quiet but loyal reputation for their slow-building intensity: ritualistic, hypnotic and deeply grounded. Expect repetition that pulls you under, waves of amplification, and atmospheric intensity.
Smote were joined by the talents of Adam Soper and Zac Clowes
Here are a few of the shots from the gig:
Zac Clowes
Adam Soper
