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EXCLUSIVE: The Beft – ‘Live at Arctangent 2019’

By James McDonald · On September 19, 2019


This year’s Arctangent festival brought the usual dose of rain and riffs, but also a moment of reflection. The Beft – a motley crew formed of members of Alpha Male Tea Party and Mike Vennart – delivered a fitting tribute to man mountain Dan Wild-Beesley of Cleft, who we lost on the 10th October 2018. GIITTV is proud to share the premiere of their set with you today.

I asked Mike Vennart, one of close to twenty guitarists who played it (simultaneously), for his reflections:

“Cleft were a fucking force of nature. An absolute maelstrom of ideas centered around one cosmic goal – the RIFF. Dan had riffs for days, and performing as part of The Beft only served to underline his talent for composing medical grade riffs. 

“I was delighted to be invited to perform with Alpha Male Tea Party and John Simm for this special tribute to Dan. We started at the end – we agreed that a moment of silence wasn’t Dan’s style, and what we should do instead is a moment of noise. A solid, glorious wall of D major, performed by as many of Dan’s friends as could fit on the stage. Working backwards from that, I composed a piece with the AMTP lads, especially for the occasion, which I’m very proud of. 

“We also played Cleft’s Trap Door and a ten-minute medley of Dan’s riffs. This was one of the most challenging things I’ve ever had to do, but so, so rewarding and an absolute dream to perform. The climax of the show, the Golden D, had the entire audience in bits, which in turn made us play louder and with even more love. It felt like a bomb going off. But a very lovely one. 

“I’ll forever be grateful for the opportunity to pay tribute to Dan, and just for the fact that our paths even crossed. He was an inspiring and inspired player and only now am I realising how good we could’ve worked together. The Beft show was one of my all-time favourite shows at a very special festival. Hail Dan, and hail ATG for making it happen.”


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2 Comments

  • Nic says: September 20, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    Thank you for recording this for those of us that couldn’t make it in to the main festival on time. And for those that did.

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  • Frank says: September 21, 2019 at 10:39 am

    Massive!!

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