So it had to happen sooner or later - the inevitable resignation to the fact
that we're not going to get an Indian summer after all. One or two sunny
days in October is more like a rubbish Autumn in my book, hardly an
exotically delayed season. Well, you can't accuse us of not chipping in with
the Dunkirk spirit throughout that long mudfest that stretched from June to
September. Anyone who made it out to see us at Glastonbury or The Glade, or
Connect, or even The Loop festival for that matter, will know that we do not
consider wellies and trenchfoot an obstacle to getting down (and dirty) with
our usual live deepness. Just how do The Big Chill manage to pay off the
forces of darkness year after year to get the good weather?

   Anyway, just a quick one to let you know we're heading to Nottingham
this Saturday to play Percussion's 5th Birthday at the Marcus Garvey Centre,
Lenton Blvd, Nottingham (I will also be Djing at this fine event). I know
we've neglected the Midlands for too long, and our October residency at the
Jazz Café was a terrible example of putting London at the centre of the map,
if not the world, but we've had the jabs, changed up our money, found a
sherpa and are ready to explore that strange land outside the M25. Hope to
see you there.
   If you can't make it, then do come down to the Cultures of Resistance
gig we are playing, at ULU, in - ahem - London - on the 7th December. As
ever, details and updates can be found on either the website or our myspace
page.

Simon Palmskin.