Rachel Aggs

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Rachel Aggs
Musical career
GenresPost-punk, indie pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • violin
LabelsFatCat Records, Upset The Rhythm, Slumberland Records, Rock Action Records, Merge Records, Mïlk Records
Associated acts

Rachel Aggs is a musician from London.[1] Primarily known for her distinctive guitar work, influenced by both West African highlife and post-punk, she also sings and plays the violin.

Career[]

She has been playing with the band Trash Kit since 2009, with Ros Murray and Rachel Horwood, which released an eponymous debut album on the Upset! The Rhythm Indie-label in 2010 and a second album, Confidence, in 2014.[2][3]

She has also been a member of Shopping, formed with Andrew Milk and Billy Easter, since 2012. Other bands have included The Madrigals, Covergirl, Golden Grrrls, and Sacred Paws, who released their debut EP in 2015.[4]

In June 2017, Sacred Paws debut album Strike A Match, released the previous January, was awarded Scottish Album of the Year.[5]

She has written several zines, including I Trust My Guitar, and was involved with the Power Lunches venue in Dalston, East London.[6][7]

She was a contributor to performance of the Pauline Oliveros score To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe, In Recognition of their Desperation in a performance in the Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, 2012.[8] As well as on a second occasion in a film-based performance with other musicians Peaches, Catriona Shaw, Verity Susman, Ginger Brooks Takahashi, and William Wheeler in a film of the same name by artists Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz and shown at Museum of Modern Art, New York, in a special event with the artists, Oliveros and Gregg Bordowitz in May 2014.[9]

On 14 April 2018 Aggs performed at the Barbican as part of a 12 guitarist group assembled by Thurston Moore; along with Deborah Goodge, Susan Stenger, Jonah Falco, and more.[10]

In August 2020 it was announced Aggs would be releasing her first solo EP , recorded the year before, as part of the second series of Lost Map Records' 'Visitations' subscription service. Each release in the series is recorded by the artist whilst staying in a bothy on the isle of Eigg, where the label is based, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.[11]

Discography[]

Solo[]

  • Visitations 0202 - Lost Map Records, 12” EP, CD, MP3 (2020)[11]
  • //TAPE 1// - Self release, Cassette, MP3 (2020)

Golden Grrrls[]

Sacred Paws[]

Shopping[]

Trash Kit[]

  • Trash Kit - Upset The Rhythm, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2010)[19][20]
  • Confidence - Upset The Rhythm, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2014)[21][22][23]
  • Horizon - Upset The Rhythm, 12" LP, CD, MP3 (2019)[24]

References[]

  1. ^ "Meet the unsung heroes of British indie music". iNews. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Auto Italia — Yes Way!". Auto Italia. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ "The Quietus | Reviews | Trash Kit". thequietus.com. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Premiere: Sacred Paws - 'Six Songs' EP". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Sacred Paws win album of the year". 29 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "I TRUST MY GUITAR". r4ggs.tumblr.com. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Power Lunches Ltd". powerlunchesltd.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Artist talk and performance: Pauline Oliveros | Tate". tate.org.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  9. ^ "MoMA | An Evening with Pauline Boudry/Renate Lorenz with Gregg Bordowitz and Pauline Oliveros". moma.org. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Thurston Moore: GALAXIES 12x12 Music for Twelve 12-String guitars". The Barbican.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Phillips, Stephanie (6 August 2020). "Coastal Explorations: Visitations 0202 By Rachel Aggs". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  12. ^ Sendra, Tim (2017). "Strike a Match review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Sacred Paws share new track 'The Conversation', announce album". DIY. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  14. ^ "SHOPPING - 'CONSUMER COMPLAINTS' LP". Milkrecords.bigcartel.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Why Choose, by Shopping". FatCat Records. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  16. ^ "The Official Body, by Shopping". Shopping. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Album Review: Shopping - The Official Body". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  18. ^ Minsker, Evan (5 December 2019). "Shopping Announce New Album All or Nothing, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  19. ^ Gourlay, Dom (17 May 2010). "Trash Kit Trash Kit Label: Upset The Rhythm". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  20. ^ Powell, Mike (2 June 2010). "Trash Kit: Trash Kit". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  21. ^ Thompson, Paul (2 December 2014). "Trash Kit: Confidence". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  22. ^ Ingham, Thomas. "Trash Kit - Confidence". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  23. ^ Fenwick, Tom (26 November 2014). "Trash Kit Confidence Label: Upset The Rhythm". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  24. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (16 May 2019). "Trash Kit announce first album in five years with lead single "Horizon"". Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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