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Ulrich Schnauss support acts: Field Harmonics, Rocky Steps

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26.02.2016 The Rainbow, Digbeth / Birmingham It is not that common to get three great acts for a mere tenner and to have an evening of mainly ambient electronica, which made that gig special from the word go The evening started with the not-so-ambient electropop duo ‘Field Harmonics’ consisting of Bryony Williams and Rob Glover aided by drummer Matthew Pinfield. Highly energetic they started off the evening nicely with a tight set that was very well presented. Bryonies vocals sounded beautiful and thrown against the rhythmic music offered a nice contrast to the beats. Field Harmonics played new tracks such as their single ‘Girl’ from their forthcoming album ‘Corners’ as well as stuff from their 2013 album ‘Walls’ and with a set of 30 minutes they left the audience wanting more. With the second support act, Rocky Steps, a one-man project, we were moving into the ambient part of the evening. Using backdrops and dense music laden with samples of f