End of the Road Festival 2019 - Grup Şimşek and Natalie Sharp

Late Junction returns to End of the Road for a third year to curate an electrifying line up of broad-minded, eclectic music in the Wiltshire countryside. As the summer nights draw in, End of the Road is a space for independent music lovers to unite. Hosted by Nick Luscombe, the Tipi stage features live performances by the most exciting, forward-thinking artists championed by the Late Junction team.

Natalie Sharp’s eye-catching costumes, bizarre concepts and adventurous sound design are a festival discovery that you won’t forget. Bringing her brand-new BodyVice project to the festival, she offers a transcendental experience of being clinically examined. Featuring wearable, playable body-sculptures and interactive video combined with performance, BodyVice promises to be a mind-boggling combination of industrial spandex and lactose noise.

Rounding off the evening, we hear live highlights from our headliners the Turkish psych-pop sensation Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek who reimagine traditional Anatolian songs with groovy synths, dynamic drums and bubbling bass, led by Yıldırım’s virtuosic vocals and hypnotising saz playing. Their intoxicating sound permeates the summer air like burning incense - transcendental, woozy and exhilarating.

Produced by Rebecca Gaskell
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3.