tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42296333906455576382024-03-13T22:00:21.565-07:00British Wildlife Festivala.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-7141852124109340132010-03-18T07:57:00.000-07:002010-03-18T07:57:56.541-07:00British Wildlife Festival Souvenir Prints<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S6I_PL1_0rI/AAAAAAAAAhY/Wpjs4N3ZGNI/s1600-h/Poster4rgb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S6I_PL1_0rI/AAAAAAAAAhY/Wpjs4N3ZGNI/s400/Poster4rgb.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br />
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Leeds | Blackest Rainbow, Terror Tapes<br />
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This duo now trio have been hiding out in various Leeds six basements since 2005. Slowly stewing away developing their own language of nocturnal psychedelics built around punked electronics, tape constructs and whatever objects/ devices are within reach. Releases have hit cassette decks courtesy of Middle James Co (Fossils), Blackest Rainbow and Spoils member Johnny Scarr’s own Mantile Imprint. Look out for an upcoming split LP with Big Road Breaker on HARBINGER sound. Disclaimer : the guy in the photo ain’t innit..a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-8945322104012995202010-02-22T11:54:00.000-08:002010-02-22T11:56:04.314-08:00Audrey Chen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S4Lg3X09LoI/AAAAAAAAAgA/t8OlqXUenG8/s1600-h/l_f887df057b416ba2b2e85c650db433df.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S4Lg3X09LoI/AAAAAAAAAgA/t8OlqXUenG8/s400/l_f887df057b416ba2b2e85c650db433df.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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USA<br />
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AUDREY CHEN is a Chinese-American musician who was born into a family of material scientists, doctors and engineers, outside of Chicago in 1976. Parting ways with the family convention, she turned to the cello at age 8 and voice at 11. After years of classical and conservatory training in both instruments, with a resulting specialization in early and new music, she parted ways again in 2003 to begin new negotiations with sound in order to discover a more individually honest aesthetic. Now, using the cello, voice and analog electronics, Chen’s work delves deeply into her own version of narrative and non-linear storytelling. A large component of her music is improvised and her approach to this is extremely personal and visceral. Her playing explores the combination and layering of a homemade analog synth, preparations and traditional and extended techniques in both the voice and cello. She works to join these elements into a singular ecstatic personal language.<br />
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Recently, her primary focus has been her SOLO project but she is also involved in many various collaborations. Among musicians, she has worked with Phil Minton, Tetuzi Akiyama, Toshimaru Nakamura, Ko Ishikawa, Elliott Sharp, Aki Onda, Phill Niblock, Frederic Blondy, Jerome Noetinger, C. Spencer Yeh, Alessandro Bosetti, Mats Gustafsson, Mazen Kerbaj, Michael Zerang, Tatsuya Nakatani, Le Quan Ninh, Joe Mcphee, Susan Alcorn, Michele Doneda, Paolo Angeli, Gianni Gebbia, plus many more. Some current projects include: duos with Phil Minton, Frederic Blondy, Robert van Heumen, Katt Hernandez, Nate Wooley, and Id M Theft Able. Trio with Nate Wooley and C. Spencer Yeh. Plus three new quartet projects with Jeff Carey/Morten J. Olsen/Raed Yassin, Miya Masaoka/Hans Grusel/Kenta Nagai and also with Frederic Blondy/Michael Johnsen/Jerome Noetinger. Chen has performed in Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Taiwan, Canada and the USA. She is currently based in Baltimore, MD USA but primarily maintains an active touring schedule throughout Europe.a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-79299327444679746952010-02-15T13:18:00.000-08:002010-02-15T13:22:34.734-08:00The Hipshakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S3m6AdOeYsI/AAAAAAAAAfw/dYEAZJOUfHw/s1600-h/l_b86703912f6ec7245d2358f0a88d2d97.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S3m6AdOeYsI/AAAAAAAAAfw/dYEAZJOUfHw/s400/l_b86703912f6ec7245d2358f0a88d2d97.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br />
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Sheffield | Goner Records<br />
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The Hipshakes play drums, bass and guitar very fast and loudly. They have several singles and an album out and tour in USA and Europe sometimes. They will probably one day tour Australia/New Zealand/Japan.a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-58321391784026444512010-02-15T13:11:00.000-08:002010-02-15T13:11:33.657-08:00Blood Crips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S3m4cvjOSdI/AAAAAAAAAfo/Y6Hz_r5QvnY/s1600-h/l_8fc45fa685b947018a9d131993b42fd7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S3m4cvjOSdI/AAAAAAAAAfo/Y6Hz_r5QvnY/s400/l_8fc45fa685b947018a9d131993b42fd7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Leeds | Unsigned<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/bloodcrips">MYSPACE</a><br />
The most rocking party band in Leeds by a long shot; they haven't been around for long but already people have been grabbing the mic and singing along in mental basement parties in LS4 - the new LS6. An Upright, with a Broken Arm; one Real Loser.a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-56105931395029694892010-02-15T13:04:00.000-08:002010-02-15T13:04:20.705-08:00Wooderson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S3m2O8mN3cI/AAAAAAAAAfg/XSq2hs_ohXY/s1600-h/Wooderson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/S3m2O8mN3cI/AAAAAAAAAfg/XSq2hs_ohXY/s400/Wooderson.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Sheffield | The Audacious Art Experiment<br />
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Nottingham | Sex is Disgusting<br />
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Featuring members of Prize Pets, Lovvers, ...And Stars Collide, Hatching and Black Rat, Human Hair formed in Nottingham for a one off halloween gig. Blazing a trail popularized by Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, The Bad Seeds, Sonic Youth, Faust and The Fall, Human Hair seemed to disappear from view on two occasions, but like Irish people and fans of Everton f.c. they have been downtrodden and derided only to return a stronger entity than before.a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-6224573761117918312010-02-04T08:32:00.001-08:002010-02-04T08:32:29.399-08:00Poster Competition!<a class="postlink" href="http://www.britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/">http://www.britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com</a><!-- m --><br />
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Design a British Wildlife Festival Poster Competition<br />
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The Fourth Annual British Wildlife Festival<br />
26th - 28th March 2010<br />
Brudenell Social Club, Royal Park Cellars & Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds<br />
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NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENTERED SO IF YOU DO YOU MAY HAVE A GOOD CHANCE!<br />
NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENTERED SO IF YOU DO YOU MAY HAVE A GOOD CHANCE!<br />
NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENTERED SO IF YOU DO YOU MAY HAVE A GOOD CHANCE!a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-71000912038677670742009-12-13T02:56:00.000-08:002009-12-13T02:56:24.947-08:00Uprights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SyTIHmMeGVI/AAAAAAAAAdA/CapKAIM9JEY/s1600-h/l_ba143712d26f44d8b8297c15d9feb96f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SyTIHmMeGVI/AAAAAAAAAdA/CapKAIM9JEY/s640/l_ba143712d26f44d8b8297c15d9feb96f.jpg" /></a><br />
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Leeds, Glasgow<br />
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electric guitar record since, what, Ray Russell's Secret Asylum?" David Keenan, The Wire March 2009<br />
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London | Warp, Domino Records <br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/maxtundra">MYSPACE</a> | <a href="http://www.maxtundra.com/">WEB</a><br />
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Ben Jacobs was lucky enough to grow up in a house with a piano. As a child he protested about the lessons in which he was forced to learn the music of the famous (dead) composers. “I used to prefer sitting at the keyboard at home and playing tv theme songs and music from adverts”, remembers Ben. Eventually he realised that this expanse of black and white keys could be turned to his own advantage and he began forming his own musical inventions. <br />
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One day, the teenage Ben bought a Commodore Amiga 500 home computer. Armed with this and a £1 piece of music software, he began to explore the world of electronic composition. Eventually he got so good at using this cheap set-up that back in 1998 Warp Records released his first single. “Warp were the only label who were interested in my first tune,” says Ben. “I sent my demo tape to fifty labels in all, but most people freaked out. A couple of guys made the bizarre criticism that I had too many ideas.” This criticism has frequently dogged Max Tundra (as he was hereby renamed), in a musically diverse, eclectic career where time signatures, musical genres and instrumentation have been given the thorough shake-up they have long needed. <br />
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For the last few years (as well as remixing bands such as Franz Ferdinand, Pet Shop Boys, The Futureheads, Tunng and Von Südenfed), Max Tundra has been working on his third album for Domino. This record has been completed, is called “Parallax Error Beheads You”, and was released in October 2008. Six years have passed since the release of his previous LP. During this time many bands have formed, recorded albums, and split up. In a time when groups are encouraged to bang out new records two or three times a year, it is almost quaint to encounter a project which took the best part of a decade to record. Despite the attention to detail in the densely layered programming, these new songs are Max’s catchiest, brightest and most memorable yet, and make much of his earlier work sound home-made and clunky. Now that it’s finished he can leave the house once more. <br />
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Max Tundra's warm, emotive, uplifting songs will capture your spirit, pour it over ice, and serve it back to you at the best disco in town (where you won't get turned away for liking both Destiny's Child and Frank Zappa). Incidentally, there's no dress code either.a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-51245231136551321912009-12-04T04:25:00.000-08:002009-12-04T04:25:58.471-08:00Castrovalva<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/Sxj_vzBWwtI/AAAAAAAAAcM/YOSGg30MpXw/s1600-h/l_9234c4514c4c49418464cf8f699d845c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/Sxj_vzBWwtI/AAAAAAAAAcM/YOSGg30MpXw/s400/l_9234c4514c4c49418464cf8f699d845c.jpg" /></a><br />
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<span class="style28">Leeds | Brew Records</span><br />
<span class="style28"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/castrovalvamusic">MYSPACE</a> | <a href="http://pumppump.co.uk/">WEB</a><br />
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<span class="style28">Castrovalva are an experimental noise rock trio (formerly duo) consisting of Drums, Bass and Vocals based in Leeds, England; "The explosive sound is filled with undeniable groove and a brutal catchiness which will push your senses to the limit ...whilst their insanely immersive live shows are a spectacle to behold with every member pouring their blood and sweat (literally) into every gig."<br />
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already making there mark in the Leeds music scene with the title "the bad boys of Leeds" and supporting bands such as MONOTONIX, HEALTH & AN ALBATROSS Castrovalva are already turning heads also planning a UK tour with friends PULLED APART BY HORSES & DINOSAUR PILE-UP early Feburary and a Europen tour in april. Castrovalva are writing there EP which will be released early March.<br />
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<strong>SINGLE OF THE MONTH!</strong> - Masters of noise return with more high adrenalized skronked-ness, like a mess wife swap party with part chimp, icarus line, these arms are snakes, mars volta and the sound of someone’s brain being smashed into tiny pieces, over and over again… genius!<strong>- A SUBBA-CULTCHA</strong><br />
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91% "Thug Poetry" is destined for greatness. - <strong>altsounds.com</strong><br />
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"Weirdo rock from a leeds duo taking a cue or two from fellow townsfolk That Fucking Tank but twisting a formula of exuberant brutality with neat proggy-toned sidesteps, this mini album is a headfuck like few others on these pages, impressively subversive." - <strong>Rocksound Magazine</strong><br />
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"You can imagine their live shows to be a tangle of noise and righteous poses" - <strong>Rock a Rolla Magazine</strong></span>a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-11141593263677188432009-12-04T04:16:00.000-08:002009-12-04T04:16:31.214-08:00Action Beat<div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <br />
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</div>Action Beat was conceived by Don Mclean and James Carney in 2004, as a tribute to the various drum and bass spazz outfits emerging around this time. Although they were extremely incompetent musicians, the band played a hell of a lot of gigs, adorned in comedy outfits. Their sporadic, nonsensical noise shows would on average last about ten minutes and usually end with the skinny, half naked frame of James Carney jumping into the beat-up, mangled mess of Don Mclean's drum kit. After continuing for some fifty shows as a drum and bass act, James and Don switched to guitars, incorporated a drum machine to punctuate that freak out guitar frenzies, cranked up the amps to preposterous volume, abused delay pedals, ditched the comedy costumes and laid the foundations for wall of sound which is now recognizable at Action Beat shows.<br />
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The band played many shows from 2004-2006, including a rather memorable Christmas show in which they hosted a number of short ad hoc gigs around Bletchley and Milton Keynes in front of a handful of dedicated supporters. The noise was so intense, the Queen probably heard it whilst delivering her speech! During a touring period with Parts and Labor in 2006 Action Beat recruited the help of James Walsh on drums and Pete Taylor on bass, it was at this time that they decided to draft in a live drummer for all their shows, like pied pipers they recruited a collection of wonderful drummers, special mentions are given to the following: Jake Burton, James Walsh, Danny Hawkins and Beanie. In 2007, more adjustments were made to the line-up with the addition of Lewis Webb on bass guitar and Pete Taylor moving to Baritone.<br />
Action Beat first recorded at Southern Studios in January 2007 as a five piece, they turned up to the studio with nothing rehearsed and improvised two songs; "More Hookie" and "Maximum Bletchley". The same year they recorded three more improvised songs at Southern; "Tay", "Justice Yeldham" and "Daddy Thirsty", this time integrating Saxophone, Trumpet and Violin into the sound. Their first record, "1977-2007 - Thirty Years of Hurt, Then Us Cunts Exploded" was made up of five songs recorded at Southern in two days, and a re-mix of "Maximum Bletchley" by their friend Destructo Swarmbots.<br />
Having toured constantly throughout the UK and across Europe, Action Beat have played somewhere in the region of 200 gigs, and with many notable bands including: <a href="http://www.southern.net/southern/band/DOMAK/"><strong>Do Make Say Think</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.southern.net/southern/band/DALK0/"><strong>Dälek</strong></a>, Oxes, ZU, Usaisamonster, Bilge Pump, Destructo Swarmbots, OVO and many more. Needless to say Action Beat is completely DIY, and dedicated to being a true punk band. In their words, their main goal is "to play as many shows as we possibly can" and before now their main goals were to play as many shows as they possibly could and sign to one of their favourite record labels, our very own Southern Records. In November, the band will release their second album on <a href="http://www.southern.net/southern/label/TCX/"><strong>Truth Cult</strong></a>, which is a new imprint through Southern. Dreams do come true!a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-3231117368111434852009-12-01T15:34:00.000-08:002009-12-01T15:34:58.613-08:00Stuart Bannister<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SxWoFZ7y78I/AAAAAAAAAb8/81i7lwLgbHc/s1600/-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SxWoFZ7y78I/AAAAAAAAAb8/81i7lwLgbHc/s400/-1.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/stuartbnet">MYSPACE</a><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Quack Quack bass player slips into electronic form - wonky noise from close-miked surfaces, feedback loops and a mixing desk wired up to itself. <br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Last time I saw him he was rocking it hard, amplifying a bench to a small crowd of artists and free-runners on Victoria gardens” -Andy Abbott<br />
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Some of the confirmed acts are looking for gigs to coincide with the Festival, please get in touch with them directly if you are interested in booking the following:<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/12/broken-arm.html"></a><br />
<a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/11/divorce.html">DIVORCE</a><a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-of-john-player.html"><br />
HOUSE OF JOHN PLAYER</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
<a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/11/notorious-hi-fi-killers.html">NOTORIOUS HI-FI KILLERS</a><br />
<a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/10/ox-scapula-stoke-on-trent-welikedanger.html"></a><a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/09/pneu.html">PNEU</a></span><span style="color: black;"> (on tour with Shield Your Eyes)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/11/quack-quack.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/12/run-walk.html">RUN, WALK!</a><br />
</span><a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/10/serious-sam-barrett.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://britishwildlifefestival4.blogspot.com/2009/09/shield-your-eyes.html">SHIELD YOUR EYES</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: black;"> (on tour with Pneu)</span><br />
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Most bands are likely to be looking for more gigs, but this list has been compiled to the best of my knowledge<span style="font-weight: bold;">.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Run, Walk!</span></b> (Sun)<br />
Winchester | Holy Roar Records<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/runwalk">MYSPACE</a><br />
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Run, Walk! have been bubbling away on the under-underground for a year or two now, steadily building a name for themselves and gaining friends in all the wrong places. Still only both 18, Matt and Tom already pretty much hate me for calling them small, 'hobbit-rockers' and various other height and age themed jokez. So i'm not allowed to say that or anything like it on the press release for the mini-album cd they will release with us in February 2010! In their defence bassist/vocalist Matt Pickering-Copley (or Cat Mickering Popley or Pat Kickering Mopley) smokes loads and has a voice both onstage and in conversation that makes him sound 45 at least, with problems. Wicked.<br />
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Anyway - Run, Walk! are just two dudes, one on drums (conventional) and one on bass/vocals/effects (therefore, overall, less conventional). They are LOUD. The obvious (dull dull dull, no effort) reference point would be something like Lightning Bolt meets Fugazi or Death From Above 1979 playing Maccabees songs. In other words indie punk songs played on a fucking brutal bass guitar, without losing definition, structure, or hooks. Totally sounds like a Holy Roar band to me.<br />
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We hope you will love them - they record their cd at the ever-amazing Serafina Studios in November, tour a bit in December, and the cd comes out in February and we make a right song and dance.<br />
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-Holy Roar Recordsa.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-70397989604763690082009-12-01T05:40:00.001-08:002009-12-01T05:40:47.756-08:00Broken Arm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SxUc0_XoXUI/AAAAAAAAAbc/-JISSZu9sq0/s1600/l_2d60cb5a068744cee1ab66179270e732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SxUc0_XoXUI/AAAAAAAAAbc/-JISSZu9sq0/s400/l_2d60cb5a068744cee1ab66179270e732.jpg" /></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Broken Arm</span></b> (Sat)<br />
Leeds | Sea Records, Helium Tapes, Gringo Records<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/brokenarmyo">MYSPACE</a>a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-66367539388794751132009-12-01T03:43:00.001-08:002009-12-01T04:42:11.418-08:00Part Chimp<b><span style="font-size: large;">Part Chimp</span></b> (Fri)<br />
London | Rock Action, Moniter Records<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/partchimp">MYSPACE</a> | <a href="http://www.partchimp.com/">WEBSITE</a><br />
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JUST CONFIRMED MORE INFO TO FOLLOW.a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-9646871820584223182009-11-30T08:31:00.000-08:002009-12-11T06:03:10.788-08:00Festival Poster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SyJRFeQsOGI/AAAAAAAAAco/MwUDZavKRpA/s1600-h/poster3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SyJRFeQsOGI/AAAAAAAAAco/MwUDZavKRpA/s320/poster3.jpg" /></a><br />
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Brudenell Social Club<br />
<b>23.00 PART CHIMP</b><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">22.00 PALEHORSE</span><br />
<b>21.00 BILGE PUMP<br />
</b><b>20.00 ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS</b><br />
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Royal Park Cellars<br />
<b>22.30 THE HIPSHAKES </b><br />
<b>21.30 UPRIGHTS</b><br />
<b>20.30 AUDREY CHEN</b><br />
<b>19.30 SPOILS & RELICS</b><br />
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Saturday 27th March<br />
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Brudenell Social Club<br />
<b>23.00 MAX TUNDRA</b> <br />
<b>22.00 THAT FUCKING TANK<br />
21.00 QUACK QUACK</b><br />
<b> 20.00 HUNTING LODGE<br />
19.00 HIRED MUSCLE</b><br />
<b>18.00 HUMAN HAIR</b><br />
<b>17.00 WONDERSWAN</b><br />
<b>16.00 KOGUMAZA</b><br />
<b>15.00 WOODERSON</b><br />
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Royal Park Cellars<br />
<b>22.30 PNEU</b><br />
<b>21.30 SHIELD YOUR EYES</b><b> </b><br />
<b>20.30 OX SCAPULA</b><b> </b><br />
<b>19.30 BLACKLISTERS</b><br />
<b>18.30 MUTANT APE</b><br />
<b>17.30 TWISTED</b><br />
<b>16.30 KHUDA</b><br />
<b>15.30 ALRIGHT THE CAPTAIN <br />
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Brudenell Snooker Room<br />
<b>21.30 MAN FROM URANUS</b><br />
<b>20.30 A MIDDLE SEX<br />
19.30 NAPOLEON IIIRD<br />
18.30 WRONGBOT<br />
17.30 HOUSE OF JOHN PLAYER<br />
16.30 STUART BANNISTER</b> (QUACK QUACK)<b><br />
15.30 SETH COOKE</b><br />
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Sunday 28th March <br />
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Nation of Shopkeepers (Main Stage)<br />
<b>22.00 TWO MINUTE NOODLES<br />
21.00 DIVORCE<br />
20.00 ULTIMATE THRUSH</b><br />
<b>19.00 HANK HAINT<br />
18.00 CISSY </b><br />
<b>17.00 THE ACUTES</b><br />
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Nation of Shopkeepers (Outdoor Stage)<b> </b><br />
<b>21.30 SERIOUS SAM BARRETT</b><b> </b><br />
<b>20.30 NOTORIOUS HI-FI KILLERS</b><br />
<b>19.30 CASTROVALVA</b><br />
<b>18.30 RUN, WALK!</b><br />
<b>17.30 BLOOD CRIPS</b><br />
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Friday Only Ticket: £7<br />
Saturday Only Ticket: £8<br />
Sunday is £5 on the door<br />
Weekend, Friday & Saturday tickets will be more on the door. <br />
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Tickets are now available from the following outlets:<br />
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<b>WeGotTickets</b><br />
<a href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/65661">Weekend</a> | <a href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/65662">Friday</a> | <a href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/65663">Saturday</a>a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-8001495536353637832009-11-27T08:19:00.000-08:002009-11-27T08:34:35.063-08:00Napoleon IIIrd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/Sw_8HkRkE4I/AAAAAAAAAa8/iFZKm1diHbc/s1600/l_3ce6975f0fe04fd196245929f0f1efe8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/Sw_8HkRkE4I/AAAAAAAAAa8/iFZKm1diHbc/s640/l_3ce6975f0fe04fd196245929f0f1efe8.jpg" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Napoleon IIIrd</b></span> (Sat)<br />
Holmfirth | Brainlove Records<br />
<a href="http://myspace.com/boney3">MYSPACE</a><br />
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<div style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">After his previous band (Little Japanese Toy) split in 2004, James Mabbett decided to go it alone. Driven by a rediscovered love for the beach boys and a continued love of skewed dance music and loud guitars he became Napoleon IIIrd. Promptly retreating to his newly built home studio in Leeds, Napoleon resurfaced six months later armed with a surround sound system, a 40 year old reel to reel player, an acoustic guitar on a pole with built in strobe light and an battery of new songs.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recorded after several years of regular live performances and two limited, sold-out EPs (released on Leeds based Dance to the Radio and Brainlove Records), ‘In Debt To:’, Napoleon IIIrd’s debut album, displays a meticulously refined sound, both lo-fi and stunningly complex in its production; behind the ragged vocals and strummed acoustic guitar lie swirling layers of brass and humming organs. </span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Napoleon has relocated to the Pennines and now resides in Holmfirth w</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">here he recorded Hideki Yukawa, a digital only mini album which was released at the beginning of 2009. </span></span><br />
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</div>a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229633390645557638.post-15757507334884187892009-11-23T06:31:00.000-08:002009-11-24T07:34:16.393-08:00Hunting Lodge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SwqcqI1bHeI/AAAAAAAAAas/FoUJy14q9JU/s1600/358758745_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8xUDmQ52ewQ/SwqcqI1bHeI/AAAAAAAAAas/FoUJy14q9JU/s400/358758745_l.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;"><b> Hunting Lodge</b></span> (Sat)<br />
Bristol | Farm Girl and Yosada Records<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/huntinglodge">MYSPACE</a> <br />
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<strong>Hunting Lodge</strong> were formed in 2004, as a poor excuse for founding members Paul Brown and Dan Chandler to indulge their tastes for post punk, The Jesus Lizard, Arab on Radar and attention seeking idiot-theatrics. Now, after 5 years and a series of line-up changes, only the latter remains a recognisable influence. <div style="text-align: justify;">A year later, having settled into it’s current line-up, of Dan Chandler, Seth Cooke, Clive Henry and Dan Bennett, Hunting Lodge began to tour the UK and europe gaining a reputation as an unpredictable live band dealing in chaos, noise and cheap transcendence. Bored of the tropes of angry-white-man rock and more intent on getting a crowd to react, and ideally dance, the band began to sculpt their noise into rhythmic and melodic hooks, stolen or adapted from anthemic rock, house music, Albert Ayler, and chart R&B. This approach produced the material on their second album, Energy Czar, which saw them make the Radio 1 Peel Memorial festive 50 and rerelease the album in America through <a href="http://www.yosada.com/" target="_blank" title="Yosada Records homepage">Yosada Records</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After Energy Czar however, the difficulty of practicing together while dispersed across the UK meant that the band temporarily split for a year. They finally deciding to reform, only without rehearsals when offered a gig by Bristol’s Illegal Seagull clubnight. The band now plays largely improvised sets, drawing from a stock of elements from album tracks, covers and blind chance. Despite a stint backing Damo Suzuki, as one band in his ever-changing “network”, Jazz Oddyssey indulgence has largely been avoided in favour of hooks and big satisfying rhythms, all tempered by inate contrariness, and a taste for the always hovering threat of collapse.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hunting Lodge are currently working on new tracks with Bristolian-savant and plague bearer Team Brick.<br />
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</div>Members of Hunting Lodge also play in <a href="http://jermyn.org.uk/?page_id=36" target="_self" title="Defibrillators on Jermyn">Defibrillators</a>, Xulsigiae, <a href="http://jermyn.org.uk/music/www.myspace.com/dethscalator" target="_blank">Dethscalator</a> and the <a href="http://www.kranky.net/artists/bodufsongs.html" target="_blank">Boduf Songs</a> touring band.a.nodwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899049050015803361noreply@blogger.com