On Saturday, May 10th 2025, Shadwell’s iconic grassroots venue The George Tavern hosted an unforgettable evening of poetry, prose, and sound as DIE QUIETER PLEASE celebrated the launch of its second issue, DIE QUIETER PLEASE 002.
DIE QUIETER PLEASE is a London-based literary magazine that specialises in bold flash fiction and evocative poetry. Its latest issue explores the theme of ‘the point of no return’. According to the editors: “The works in DIE QUIETER PLEASE 002 find people and things at the point of no return. A man experiences the transcendental in his inflatable hot tub. A woman returns to her seaside home to confront monsters real and unreal. Lovers quarrel within earshot of a beast. The wrong person is transformed into a pig. None find a way back from what they encounter.”
The launch party was a vivid showcase of raw imagination and experimental literature and music. Readings from selected contributors brought the new issue’s pages to life, while a live performance by the specially formed Die Choir – helmed by Black Midi’s Seth Evans – wove atmosphere and sensation throughout the venue. The energy continued into the late hours with an electrifying set from Glasgow’s DJ Maicol.
The evening featured the debut of Die Choir, a one-night-only musical ensemble whose compositions were created specifically to accompany the readings. Under Seth Evans’ direction, the group – featuring Jack Merrett of Famous, Danny Sanders, and Daniel Wackett- offered a soundscape that was as surreal and compelling as the words it underscored. Their short set following the readings ignited the audience, sending the crowd into motion.
Seth “Shank” Evans, the band’s director, is a major centre of the British experimental music scene. As a touring pianist/keyboardist of legendary Black Midi and recent involvement in British art-rock band HMLTD, Evans is remains at the forefront of the UK’s DIY-music scene. Evans was joined by Jack Merrett, the lead singer and songwriter of London-based band Famous. Since emerging from the Brixton Windmill scene in 2016, the band have since released their debut album “Party Album” in October of 2024.
The combination of these Evans and Merrett with Danny Sanders and Daniel Wackett’s fluid and experimental compositions and musicality produced the perfect accompaniments to the live readings. The novel nature of the performance of DIE CHOIR cemented the evening as truly unforgettable.
