Field Day 2011: Ten to see

02 August 2011, 14:00 | Written by The Line of Best Fit

(News)

Field Day is fast approaching – and with it, one of the best festival lineups of the year. There’s a pretty dizzying array of acts on offer over the course of the day. Here are our top ten.

About Group

Who? Domino-signed supergroup comprising members of This Heat, Hot Chip, and Spiritualized. Skewed-but-catchy improv pop.

About Group – You’re No Good (Theo Parrish Translation With Aashong)

Actress

Who? Dark as fuck Honest Jons bass man. He scared the crap out of us when we saw him last.

Actress – Hubble (2010)

Electrelane

Who? Newly reformed (and newly reassessed) all-female Albini cohorts continue their first live run in three years.

Electrelane – Bells

Gruff Rhys

Who? Shampoo-hoarding Welsh pop demi-god, completing a lap of honour for one of the albums of the year.

Gruff Rhys – Shark Ridden Waters

John Cale

Who? Velvet Underground founder-member, pillar of experimentalism, drone enthusiast and, erm, Happy Mondays collaborator.

John Cale – Whaddya Mean By That (Preview Clip)

Kieran Hebden b2b James Holden

Who? Much-loved pastoral electronica craftsman meets melodic tech godhead for the most anticipated show of the day.

James Holden- Triangle Folds (DJ-Kicks)

Omar Souleyman

Who? Syrian pop genius and Bjork remixer, with upwards of 500 albums under his belt.

Leh Jani – Omar Souleyman

Pearson Sound

Who? Soon to be world-conquering Hessle Audio man, also known as Ramadanman, responsible for some of the most adventurous music-for-dancing of the last couple of years.

Ramadanman – Work Them