'Açid Blüüs Räägs Vol.2' is the new album by The Jonny Halifax Invocation.

The Jonny Halifax Invocation are a collective of sonic pioneers, defying convention and transcending boundaries with their esoteric blend of cosmic blues, psychedelic drone and free jazz. They are committed to continually pushing the boundaries of their live sound, and are becoming known for their unique and uncompromising live performances. Their releases are presently gaining attention across the airwaves with regular support from Gideon Coe of BBC 6 Music.

‘Açid Blüüs Räägs Vol.1’ was described by Joe Banks for Shindig! Magazine as; “Shivering slabs of drone blues transcendentalism…a burning junkyard of sheet metal blues… Hot stuff.” Vol.2 builds on the skronk blues guitar, sax and electronic drones of it’s predecessor, to explore free jazz, krautrock minimalism, concrete exotica and cosmic dub. The two sides playing like imagined soundtracks to films like Jodoworsky’s surreal desert western ‘El Topo’, or Tarkovsky's ‘Stalker’. The blues are transmogrified, unhinged, reduced and re-imagined as intoxicating, trance-inducing, feedback-drenched noise paintings.

Now to celebrate the release of their new album, The Jonny Halifax Invocation will perform it in full with a 7 piece live band. It will be a uniquely live extended interpretation in two sets - the A side - and the B -side, performed ‘in the round’ - in a circle in the middle of the dance floor at the historic Mildmay Radical Club, with the audience invited to gather around for an intimate and immersive performance.

The Jonny Halifax Invocation band line-up will be:

Jonny Halifax: Lapsteel, Harmonicas

Will Emms: Guitar, Clavioline, Melodica, Horns

Rick Jensen: Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet

Chris Rotter: Keyboards, Electronics

Mel Draisey: Violin

Mr. Paul Williams: Harmonicas

John Lynch & Paul Millernas: Perscussion

Support for the night will come from vinyl legend DJ Gary The Tall.

Doors 8pm. Band Performance starts 8:30pm. There will be 2 band sets with a break in between. DJ until Midnight.