Cult garage soul band The Make-Up will reform in order to play this May's I'll Be Your Mirror event at London's Alexandra Palace. The band, fronted by Nation Of Ulysses' Ian Svenonius, released their last studio album, 'Save Yourself', in 1999. This was followed by a live album, 'Untouchable Soun...
Cult garage soul band The Make-Up will reform in order to play this May’s I’ll Be Your Mirror event at London’s Alexandra Palace.
The band, fronted by Nation Of Ulysses‘ Ian Svenonius, released their last studio album, ‘Save Yourself’, in 1999. This was followed by a live album, ‘Untouchable Sound’, which was released in 2006, after their split. Following the band’s dissolution, Svenonious went on to play in Weird War with The Make-Up bassist Michelle Mae, and then fronted Chain And The Gang.
The reformation of The Make-Up is being billed as a UK exclusive. This year’s I’ll Be Your Mirror takes place between May 25 and 27, and will be co-curated by Mogwai and see sets from Slayer, Dirty Three, Mudhoney, Yuck and Melvins. The Make-Up play the final day of the event (May 27).
The current line up is below:
May 25 – Curated by ATP
Slayer performing ‘Reign In Blood’
Sleep
Melvins
Wolves In The Throne Room
Yob
Death Grips
May 25 – Curated By Mogwai
Mogwai
Dirty Three
Codeine
Mudhoney
Chavez
Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat
Harvey Milk
Floor
The Soft Moon
Balam Acab
Antoni Maiovvi
May 27 – Curated by ATP
The Afghan Whigs
Ultramagnetic MCs
The Make-Up
Archers Of Loaf
Thee Oh Sees
Yuck
Sleepy Sun
Tennis
Tall Firs
Forest Swords
Demdike Stare
Siskiyou