Where: The Rookery
✉ KirkgateOtley
LS21
United Kingdom
Premiere screening of Forever Blooming, an independent comedy film directed by William Fletcher starring James Allen & Thomas Sweeney (Cambridge Footlights).
Alongside the main film there will be 2 experimental, surrealist shorts (Numbers of All and Memira & The Silent Guidance). All projected in a cozy venue along with an acoustic live music set from alternative rock band Mood Organ.
Running Order:
Doors: 7:00pm First film: 7:30pm Finish: 10:00pm Address: The Rookery, Kirkgate, Otley, LS21 3HJ
The sound of British 4-piece Mood Organ is both distinctive and eclectic - with just a few songs under their belt, the Leeds-based group have maintained a signature style despite having already dabbled in psychedelic, indie, prog and blues rock whilst blending influences from punk and disco. Eccentric, tongue-in-cheek lyrics meet catchy riffs and unusual chord sequences, with each song having a matching visual both in full on YouTube and on Spotify Canvas.
The band’s first EP, Slightseeing (2021), was compiled from songs written and recorded remotely throughout the COVID-19 lockdown. Featuring singles “Brain Tourist” and “Life as a Horse”, the project received a warm welcome and carved a niche for itself by “adopting and adapting classic psychedelic rock…marrying the sound with lyrics that explore life in 2021” (York Calling).
Mood Organ’s upcoming second EP (coming August 2022) doesn’t retread the same ground as before. Instead, they experiment with even more genres and unveil a more mature writing style on a couple tracks. Again produced by the band’s bassist Ben Stinson at Longwater Productions, recording took place mainly at Loom Studio (Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Calvin Harris, Stereophonics) in West Yorkshire over the course of a year.