Mermaid Chunky

“Stunning.” – Clash

“A beautifully ritualistic trance.” - The Guardian

“The most magical single of the year so far.” - KCRW’s Travis Holcombe

Mermaid Chunky. It’s all in a name, sometimes. The danceable, costumed, curiosity

rich duo of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moin are as imaginative as they profess. Or,

to get more to the point, as we all need them to be.

Freya and Moina are two visual artists and musicians from Stroud and South

London, places where they importantly found communities (Stroud’s SVA and the

capital’s Total Refreshment Centre) of like minded people just as willing to chase

down an idea to its possibly illogical conclusion. And it is in the collective and the

idea of participation that Mermaid Chunky really clicks. This is a party, a collective

dance, made all the better with more: people, ideas, layers, kick drums, recorders,

saxophones, frogs

To wit, the album’s first track and first single, “Céilí,” named after a traditional

Scottish or Irish social gathering and dance, which builds from a simple recorder line

into a swelling, warm burst of major chord dance music. Goosebumps or check your

pulse.

Presented by Psychedelia.

This is an 18+ event