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The Fly Wessex - Sept 2005

Pulsing with energy and driven by a desire to perform energetically to the masses, [Scarlet Soho] lie at the epicentre of the southern electro scene. They have toured the UK extensively to promote their own music, as well as offering a place to play for other electro acts from all over the UK (and abroad), in the form of their own club night, the Pink Flamingo held at the Railway Inn in Winchester.

Guest artists since the club's beginning in 2001 have included SS themselves, Surferosa (from Norway), Trauma Pet, Sub-culture, Capital X, Kelli Ali (ex-Sneaker Pimps), Trademark (Human League 2004 tour support), White Town (of no. 1 single "Your Woman" fame) and so many more.

The club's success is obvious and has had a definite impact on the local scene, as SS singer Jim Knights acknowledges: "With club DJ favourites like Primal Scream's 'Swastika Eyes', The Faint's 'Agenda Suicide' and Death in Vegas' 'Dirge', we started to notice something really happening with a regular crowd coming to the nights and eventually bands forming by the week".

When asked why he thinks some people may be put off by the thought of electro music in general, he had this to say: "People usually seem put off for many reasons. Sometimes they think that the bands are just revisiting the 80s electro era. Some people think that the instruments are not being played manually and many say electro bands lack edge in their music. In some cases all these statements are true, but there are some gems out there… just give it a chance. I sometimes feel it's the nearest thing you'll get to a real entertaining performance".

And if you want a good performance, be sure to check out Scarlet Soho when they return to the live circuit in 2006. They'll blow your head off.

Extract from This Is Not The 80s! by Julz

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