Turbulence play a new kind of music, they are young and they are advanced musicians. They have a unique sound which is cognitive rock. They have Yan Skuse, Bristol's best young guitarist, They have Richard O'Brien, Bristol's best young bassist. They have Dave on rhythm Guitar and Alex on Drums. They are completely new and original.

You seen them yet? No=Asshole, Yes=Very Very lucky.

Turbulence's Bristol Rocks Bootleg

It was their first gig at the Kellaway Arms and I have to admit I was a tad worried at the start of the ‘Turbulence’ set.  Having praised the talents of these lads and invited others to see them I was expecting grand things from them.  The band started with their classic 5/8 and unfortunately vocals and tuning were not in favour with each other.  I still felt through the second song the lads were still finding their musical balance and confidence.  

The band was warming up fast, helped along by the support of their faithful audience encouraging them to give the great performance we all know thy can deliver.

Great to hear some new material but equally excited to relive the amazing ‘Place of the Down’, ‘Ambition’ and ‘Bad Reputation’.  By this time the lads were well and truly on track, tuning problems sorted and confidence intact.  The vocals and musical talent were as impressive as I have heard them play in previous sessions.  The few covers they performed, ‘Alright now’, Smoke on the water’ and ‘Black night’ were well received as well as their fantastic rendition of ‘Rock n roll’.  At this point there was much ‘dance activity’ at the front of the stage and not to be outdone a couple of ‘oldies’, myself included, couldn’t contain ourselves any longer, defied ridicule and ‘did our own thing’ in the middle of the floor, head banging included. ‘Rock n roll’ has a habit of getting ‘bums off seats’ like no other.  The haunting track ‘Time’ from Pink Floyd brought us down to earth and reminded us of another brilliant musical era.  

As usual I appreciated the distinctive, rasping vocals of Yan, complete with the sharp lead guitar sound.  Dave’s melodic voice and competent playing blends finely with Yan’s as well as giving his own smooth solo vocals.  Rich as normal gave his ‘heart and soul’ with his vocals and delivered some really funky, jazzy base which was excellent.  Alex on drums really gave it some wellie and did not fail to give probably his best energetic performance ever. 

So well done lads, I really need not have worried after all, a great evening, much enjoyed.  Now please let us have many more gigs planned, I can’t wait!

Well we haven’t seen many gigs from them in a long while, but Turbulence showed Bristol they were back with a stunning set last night.  They started with a classic “All Rite Now”, which got the crowd going and after a few more Stella’s and a bit of inspiration from Yan the crowd were dancing like there was no tomorrow. 

Apart from the amazing atmosphere of this charity event the crowd saw some more of the bands “home-grown” songs, the first time they’ve been performed live. These included, Devils Deadly Demons with a stunning solo from Yan not to mention the amazing duet drumming from both Dave and Alex, and broken hearts are for assholes - so very true. Other songs they’ve concocted themselves includes Bad Reputation - surely their signature song, which had the crowd going wild and Ambition to Die my personal favorite which, despite the band being nervous about playing, was beautifully executed in a whirl of sound and emotion.  

Now let me take you through the events before during and after the concert. First things first; the before I arrived on the scene at about 8, about an hour and a half before the band started up and already disaster had struck. None of the band had remembered to bring the play list! After a few anxious moments trying to remember all the songs they’ve learnt, a phone call to Rich’s bro to go and find his copy and read it out solved that problem. About half an hour (and a few drinks (of course alcoholic) later) the BBQ was ready and people were rushing to get the most of delicious burgers and hot dogs. Then after a few witty comments about cows poop, finally the moment had arrived for turbulence to take to the scene. Stood on top of a few heaps of hay, they looked more like rock stars than Liam Gallagher ever will. By the time they played Jimmy Hendrix’s Foxy Lady, the crowd was totally pissed and into it, doing fox ears with their hands, just like Wayne’s World. Then came the bands break, a few more bears, a piss, and back to the music. 

In the next set the band really came alive, Dave running down to mingle with the crowd, and letting them join in, Alex picking up some really cool drum beats, Rich hitting his bass‘s like no-one I’ve seen before and Yan putting in some breath taking solos. Led Zeppelins Rock and Roll was another big hit, which got the crowd moving, jumping up and down in time with “Bin a long time since I rock and rolled….” and it ended with a fantastic extended ending by Alex . Then came the last song of the set (made only an hour before). One which “every one should know but, well you know”, Deep Purple’s, Smoke on the water. What can I say it was truly amazing, and the crowd thought so to, with shirts being waved about in the air and everyone who knew the words, singing along.  

Then came the encore, permitted kindly by the man in charge whose name is lost to me at the moment. More Born to be Wild, as the crowd were going wild, more Rock and Roll, stating unquestionably the style they’re playing,  and Ambition which I must say, I was so into I wouldn’t have been able to tell if it was played good or crap. 

All in all it was a great night, well worth the mere 5 quid I paid, well done to the band and all who made August the 27^th possible.