William Doyle Defines Intimate at Manchester’s Deaf Institute [Show Review]

Following on from our chat for V13 recently (read the full interview here, Del Pike caught up with William Doyle as he nears the end of his tour on a spookily quiet Sunday night in Manchester. The Deaf Institute for those who’ve never been is the most atmospheric of venues on nights like this, evoking an immediate sense of Victorian Manchester with its beautiful architecture, deep red curtains, and fascinating wallpapers. Will told us before the gig that he had been moved from the main stage to the smaller Music Hall downstairs as only a small crowd was anticipated, but the room filled pretty quickly, and the cosiness of the closer room added to the intimacy of the night. Support tonight comes from Private Service, a one-man sound machine, described on Spotify as “Isolated Electronic Bruta...

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