Alan Dearling shares some words and a selection of pics…
Mango is French, but currently based in London. She possesses oodles and oodles of self-belief and determination. She’s been recording her own tracks and a few low-budget videos of her work and recently performed in Seattle at the Freakout festival. She’s a survivor too. Before sharing images and a few thoughts about the gig, try out her video and take a peek into what she posts about herself and her art on her Facebook page. It perhaps conveys her ‘essence’ better than an outside observer can.
‘Lovestruck’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q84FG3qEP9M
Artist/Model/Creator 🖤 linktr.ee/mangoineuphoria I DO NOT READ MY FB INBOX THANK YOU
Rockstar at Mango In Euphoria
Lives in London, United Kingdom
From Paris, France
Mango Starseed: “The end of the pandemic created Mango In Euphoria… I am so proud of the woman I have become, ‘cause God knows what happened back then. And God knows I never ever want to feel that way ever again in my life. B!tch you’re a star. It was always about silver linings.
Your story matters. Never stop writing it – even if you crossed the road of the worse human beings on this planet and they have tried multiple times to silence you, put you down, or even… completely hijacked your own unique creative identity and still monitor you every single day.
But thank you to all of the zombies of the planet – you made me want to continue, and most of all… You made me want to be myself even more.”
Mango in Euphoria in Manchester was a four-piece outfit, including Mango out-front. Much of her time she models. She knows how she wants to look. Her set was burlesque as much as a musical performance. It was a show, ballet, raucous, theatrical, edgy and wayward. That’s all part of the Mango in Euphoria experience. She’s writing her own songs and has an EP in development. It’s called, ‘Lethal Lust’, with track titles: ‘Champagne Problems’, ‘Arm Candy’, ‘Lethal Lust’ and ‘Seattle’. These tracks are being honed live as she learns and perfects her craft.
On the Peer Hat stage, the band played well, Mango was eye-catching, a visual feast, centre stage, which is where she wants to be, capturing the attention in a high-energy burst of effervescence. On her Facebook feed she described in advance “If you want a bit of ethereal sh*t and a bit of DIY n’importe quoi, you should make sure to come early at the door of @thepeerhat in Manchester.”
It’s probably best to leave the last words to Mango (again from Facebook):
“I’ve seen one of my photos shared on a group and someone who never came to my show assumed that I was, I quote “another s3xualised pop tard” yeah I’ll show you what pop tard I am Herbert
And of course I am s3xual! Im hot! I have a great a$$! I can fvck whoever I want! Don’t be mad! ”
Short video links (you may need to log into Facebook videos to view): https://www.facebook.com/manonjocelynbrd/videos/616392637701925?locale=en_GB
https://www.facebook.com/manonjocelynbrd/videos/1191122042409689?locale=en_GB
And, a no sound one, at the conclusion (climax, possibly) of Mango’s performance:
https://www.facebook.com/100017220065249/videos/pcb.1692600624657257/606675092187805?locale=en_GB
The Dirty Looks were the support band. Nice and quirky.
They are an all-femme, psychy-punk band, based in Manchester. They’re very together, a tight music-making machine. They look and sound polished and professional, but still with enough raw, rough edges to make their music exciting. I wasn’t sure how much of their set is their own original material, but they had plenty of Manchester support and are obviously a band on their way up!
Here’s a video of them performing live in 2024 at the same Manchester venue, The Peer Hat: ‘Better’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmukXJhv1Gs
And at this gig: https://www.facebook.com/steve.iles.35/videos/3873031316244334?locale=en_GB