Foot Village

National language: Drumming
National pass-time: Screaming

"Of all the weird scum-hunch folk ensembles I've heard over the last few years, Foot Village may be the most chaotic. Created and staffed by members of some LA underground heavies, this is a rather masterful effort, even when things are a little more controlled." - WIRE

Foot Village are a thunderous drum-n-shout assembly from Los Angeles - a thick forest of whirling limbs beating out rhythms for whispers and hollers to leap and dive through. Featuring members of Gang Wizard, Friends Forever and the infamous International Voice of Reason, Foot Village are pure hardcore spirit without the spark of electricity.
Erecting civilisation with drums and voices alone, Foot Village are the first nation built after the foreseeable apocalypse. Don't get this self-imposed restraint confused with some neo-luddite stance however, as Foot Village only want to inspire others with the wide potential of rock music. Anything becomes possible if you have an idea to run with.

"Best discovery [of ATP] Foot Village" - Guardian UK

"proof that an all-percussion band need not be a one trick pony, and
that the constraints of Foot Village's instrumentation are in fact a
springboard for variety" - Altered Zones

"wholly unhinged and chaotically great" 8/10 - Vice Magazine

The group hurls themselves so devoutly into every second that their
urgency becomes contagious." - Pitchfork

“Of all the weird scum-hunch folk ensembles I’ve heard over the last
few years, Foot Village may be the most chaotic. Created and staffed
by members of some LA underground heavies, this is a rather masterful
effort, even when things are a little more controlled.” - Wire

"amongst all the depravity are solid senses of cultural response, DIY
ethos and massively catchy songs." - Dazed and Confused

"While it’s true, the band’s peers such as No Age and Health have brought attention to the Los Angeles scene, groups like Foot Village maintain it." - CMJ


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