THE STAMPLETONS
Early
Tapes
Allow yourself to fantasise,
for one surreal moment, that The Beatles were Belarusian and that the ’60s had
swung to Minskibeat, not Merseybeat. It may sound like the kind of absurd plot
The Comic Strip could have concocted for one of their dark TV satires, but if
The Stampletons had their way, this is how history would be re-written.
For
anyone eager to hear how four guys from Belarus (Europe’s only remaining
Soviet-style dictatorship, kids) pay homage to the UK beat scene circa 1964,
this is too good to miss. Formed in Minsk in 2009, The Stampletons have
concocted a strange brew that’s part Freddie & The Dreamers on downers, part Californian surf band still finding their feet (and frets).
The music’s
charm lies in it’s ramshackle naivety, and if they stick at it they could end
up as big as The Beatles – in Belarus at least…
Chris Twomey
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