For Autumn Winter 2011 Clarks Originals continued to develop and celebrate their associations with music by supporting the sounds of five intriguing bands across the globe; including Louise and the Pins, The Rassle, Bo Ningen, Little Dragon and from the legendary Trojan Records - Earl Gateshead and Jah Buck as part of Trojan Sound System.

We showcased these bands with exclusive interviews and photography; our 2011 journey started at a shoot in East London, where the bands came together to be captured on film by Boo George and interviewed by music journalists Miguel Cullen and April Welsh.

From September 2011 Clarks Originals moved into Rough Trade East to co-present live music experiences with each of the bands.  Clarks Originals was involved in everything live; from the ‘not so business as usual’ in store performances, to a couple of very special weekend events.

Our Headliners for OriginalsLIVE 2011
Since its creation in 1968, Trojan Records have led the way in presenting the very best in classic Jamaican sounds, from the Rocksteady and early Reggae sounds that dominated in the years of its launch, up to the modern styles of Dancehall and Jungle. Jah Buck and Earl Gateshead form a part of the collective Trojan Sound System.

Little Dragon - a largely electronic band, based in Gothenburg, Sweden have a distinctive electro, neo soul and synthpop sound. Swedish-Japanese singer Yukimi Nagano fronts the band.

Founded by singer-songwriter Louise Hull in the Spring of 2010, Louise and the Pins are a 50’s style all girl harmony group. Taking doo wop, rockabilly and 60’s pop influences, mixing them in a big pot with a modern twist and killer songs, the Pins have created a vintage pop sound all of their own.

Bo Ningen are Japanese noise merchants based in London. Their unique look, squalling and spacey sounds are mesmerizing. The sound mixes funk with a mathematically improbably rhythm. This krautcore quartet has created a paradigm shift in music.

The Rassle are an unsigned band from New York, previously members of the Virgins and Young Lords and the Takeover UK, the boys joined forces and recorded songs in their appartment with a $50 mic and an old computer.