RAZOR Stiletto gets more international than usual tomorrow with talent flying into Sheffield from the cultural epicentres of Berlin, Dublin, Madrid and Barnsley.
For starters you get Dublin act The Things: "psychotic, erotic, garage rock'n'roll extremists who eat sleep and breathe Hammer Horror, tattoos, make-up and mayhem".
With grinding garage riffs and lurid lyrics relating tales of human predilection, nihilism and depravity, the quintet are equal measures psychobilly, psychedelia and psychosis and "scarier and more unhinged than, but just as much fun as, Screaming Lord Sutch piloting a ghost train to hell".
Not sure what that would be like but sounds like it could be fun - and the music is pretty good if their myspace is anything to go by.
Likewise voodoo cabaret femme fatale Jessie Evans, a singer and saxophonist accompanied by live drums to create a sound that draws heavily on '80s New York 'disco not disco' artists such as James White, Cristina and Kid Creole.
Say your hosts of her: "A style that encapsulates the allure and decadence of 1940s film noir, 1930s Weimar Berlin and 1920s jazz-era Paris, put together with a flirtatious and teasing yet danceable and highly energetic live performance."
Adding South Yorkshire flavour are Barnsley's brilliant Green Man Says Go with spikey electronic pop that is set to go global at the rate they are improving.
Post-situationalist DJ duo The Tende Maulings from Madrid make their UK debut at the DQ gathering and there's a gratis compilation CD for the first 50 people through the door.
Meanwhile, talking of the Irish capital, Ralph Razor is taking a one-off Razor Stiletto to Dublin on September 27, featuring a live show from Sheffield's Darlings Of The Splitscreen, the first signing to his Razor Stiletto Records.
He's booked some cheapo flights for those seeking to follow.
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