Big — Brave

A concert at The White Hotel in Manchester by the Canadian trio BIG|BRAVE, with the London electronic musician HELM in support, centred on heavy drone and feedback-driven sound.

BIG|BRAVE is a Canadian avant-garde metal band formed in 2014, blending folk, doom metal and post-rock. The group is signed to Southern Lord Records and released its debut album, Feral Verdure, in 2014. Robin Wattie sings and plays guitar alongside guitarist Mathieu Ball. Liam Andrews, a longtime touring bassist, joins them in the studio on the latest album, in grief or in hope, which mixes electro-acoustic textures with emotional storytelling.

The night is built around heavy drone and feedback-driven soundscapes, with the band moving between extremity and subtlety. HELM, the support act, is an electronic musician born and raised in London, whose work draws on drone, noise, ambient and industrial music. Using both analogue and digital techniques, HELM builds dense, textured pieces and has released music on Dais and PAN, as well as on the Alter imprint.

The White Hotel is a Manchester venue that hosts concerts and shows. The evening is aimed at listeners drawn to heavy drone and experimental sound.