Gig Review: Tiss Vampiric At Moth Club

Calling all to wonder and fear upon the immersive experience of all that is gothic and macabre which had been expertly crafted by Tiss Vampiric.

Photography By: Jeanie Jean

They only come out at night and hell knows that Moth Club had been brought there too. The seven piece vampire cabaret hailing from Leeds have only set grounds in the big smoke of London for a year now and are seriously beginning to make a mark.

There is an instant aura around Tiss, our beloved frontman, from sparking a cigarette and jostling a drink on stage. Followed by anarchic laughter and lyricism and a total grip on the bands dynamics. This is his body, this is his soul. Feast now on an incredible example of talent from a revolutionary band that are clearly taking storm in London.

The gig comprised of a single launch party for the newly released, ‘Love’s Suicide’ which had was delivered to the jam packed and lustful Hackney crowd and the impression had been clear by the amount of eyes purely fixated on the the thespian and melodramatic elements that ensued throughout the finest of artistic performance.

From diatonic guitar scratches, to chugging and reserved bass notes onto the pure commanding poise of Tiss’ nature, drums kicking in and taking us into the roof of Moth Club, the crowd only met with sinister yet pleased grins of perfection from Tiss Vampiric as a collective. It is no wonder than previous gigs have been total knock outs. There isn’t an ounce of under performance and a drop of effort missed throughout the whole band’s chemistry and it is a testament of how much it means to them.

It has to be appreciated that Tiss himself, clearly puts a myriad amount of work and energy into the performances. Many would argue it is an act however from speaking personally, it is every avenue of his being and the kitchen sink thrown into delivering such an enthralling performance and gripping display of art on stage for us.

He says afterwards “am fucked me, after that I need around half hour to get myself back to where I need to be” through sodden clothes, cracked vocal chords and the smudge of white makeup showing his true complexion (even though he does only come out at night!)

There is an excellent level freshness and texture within the bands music and visual elements. It seems that there is a certain push again towards the Edwardian-esq arcana and vampiric forces in underground music scenes. First noted with Walt Disco a few years ago around Windmill and Shacklewell stages and now currently with Wednesday’s Child too dropping Seven Sisters only in recent weeks it would be a pleasure to have a full on push towards these bands taking over venues much more often. The cinematic experience transports you away from the 277 bud or the thought of the last Overground and fully immerses you into what is happening around you both on stage and from what Tiss stupendously demonstrated, by dividing the crowd like the Red Sea, using his charm and stage presence to force brutal mosh pits and have the dedication from fans to have the finest of crowd surfs - This is exactly what you would call a top notch live performance.

Tiss Vampiric truly know how to organise, frighten and inspire a crowd through a variety of sonic techniques, tempo changes and musical influence. Post-Punk to Hard Punk, 80s Gothic to good old fashion Rock N Roll. There is a fine balance between every band member which makes everyone shine in unison, wonderful backing vocals supporting Tiss, complimentary keys and brass flutters amplify the ensemble of guitars at every beat whilst controlled by a spectacular and fizzy rhythm section - For such an enigmatic and almost nefarious fronting you can easily see for yourself how easy it is to feel at one with the band in the crowd by pure emotion, dedication and enjoyment for entertainment.

Love’s Suicide is out now for streaming purposes, get yourself listening now and check out all upcoming gigs, it’s one you do not want to miss out on.