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Melting Vinyl presents Aircooled + special guestsThe Green Door Store, Brighton
on Wednesday 6th May
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: £16.50 in adv / £20.50 on the door
Standing
Age restrictions: 18+
Aircooled pulls off the rare trick of making music that thrills ravers as much as it does heads. From warm, enveloping kraut rock to spiralling, glossy space odysseys and pure-hearted pop, it’s disco music for smart people. The band comes from St Leonards, the southern coastal town hailed by Mojo Magazine as “the new Seattle” and epitomises the area’s wide-eyed DIY spirit, experimentation and community-oriented glow.
Aircooled is built around the push-and-pull of drummer Justin Welch (Elastica, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Lush, Suede), guitarist/keyboardist Oliver Cherer (Miki Berenyi Trio, Gilroy Mere) and bass player Katherine Wallinger (The Wedding Present, Viv Albertine), laced with vocals and keys from Riz Maslen (Neotropic), with a few extra layers of warm analogue synths piped on top by Mew. It’s a rich, creamy mix.
Their first album was met with near-instant acclaim, with Metro describing it as “Wild and wiggy… deeply groovy,” and the band rolled into recording the second. Quickly carving out a reputation as a formidable live act, Aircooled stormed onto the road. A series of UK shows was followed by a Suede tour support.
Aircooled is to release their third album – My God it’s Full of Stars! – on April 3rd, 2026, on Music’s Not Dead Records. It’s Full Of Stars’ is another quantum leap for the band, with big songs to fill big venues. There are songs about the gentrification of St Leonards (‘Idiots’), 17th-century German astronomers (‘Kepler’), and ‘Delirious’, an unashamedly disco remembrance of all things hedonistic. It’s epic, ambitious, heartfelt, yet still packed with songs for dancing feet. This is the album that might just send Aircooled into the stars.
Previous accolades for the band ~
“The greatest Kraut-gospel-funk party album ever.” – MOJO Magazine
“The children of motoric Kraut-rock. Kosmische. Exciting, pulsating music for both the dance floor and extended listening at home.” – International Times
“I’m totally entranced into an ecstatic reverie” – Brighton & Hove News
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Event Venue
The Green Door Store, Unit 2, 3, & 4 Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Brighton Train Station, Brighton, United Kingdom
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