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Beach Fatigue release free track ‘Deathproof’!
"Virile, attitude-laden rock music.." - Clash
Beach Fatigue have released 'Deathproof', the free b-side to their forthcoming single Drunken Grrrls, out 30th October 2015 via Kool Girl Records.
The track premiered on Clash Magazine's website, who described it as "Virile, attitude-laden rock music..". You can download the song for free via the ABoF SoundCloud page
You can also stream single Drunken Grrrls, which has already been featured as a '6 Recommends' track on Steve Lamacq's BBC 6 Music show, via the ABoF SoundCloud page.
Drunken Grrrls will be the first cut from their forthcoming long player and will see the band continue to explore their blend of garage-surf rock and powerful riot grrrl vocals as heard on previous singles Crash (Too Pure Singles Club, 2014), and Isabelle (Joy Formidable split single, 2015) - which has seen them gather attention over the last few years.
Formed in Swansea, the band’s members - Amy Zachariah (vocals), Ben Rodway (guitars), Joe Rees (bass & vocals), Billy Horwood (drums) and Jon (dancing) - all went to the same comprehensive school as the city’s most famous figure - Dylan Thomas.
Beach Fatigue have previously played alongside the likes of Menace Beach, Eagulls and Evans the Death, and have played at Green Man, Reading & Leeds Festivals and return to Swn Festival in November this year.
Since their inception, the band have received continuous support from BBC Radio Wales’ Adam Walton and Bethan Elfyn. And since their surprising appearance at Cardiff’s Swn Festival in 2013 - which saw them receive a 9/10 from NME’s Laura Snapes - they’ve received plays from Radio One (Huw Stephens, Jen & Alley), 6 Music (Tom Robinson, Steve Lamacq, Nemone), Amazing Radio (Shell Zenner, Simon Raymonde, Gill Mills) and XFM (John Kennedy). Whilst blogs like Sweeping the Nation, Little Indie Blogs and God Is In the TV have followed their progress with glowing reviews.
Drunken Grrrls is released 30th October 2015 via Kool Girl Records.
The Helmholtz Resonators & Proving House Digital announce Sonic eBook and single ‘Wooden Man’!
The Helmholtz Resonators have returned from their adventures beyond the veil of time and space in with a brand new single Wooden Man. Of course, no adventure with these time travelling audio scientists is complete without a brand new piece of technology, cobbled together from the odds and sods found on their adventures, so they’re also very proud to unveil the Sonic eBook as well as an instructional video that shows you how to use their time machine, the Console 5001, without getting lost the folds of reality.
Wooden Man is a musical interpretation of an experiment gone wrong, as Chladni Plates is transported to a sinister parallel dimension stripped of colour, while grooving bass lines permeate the very air around him, and space age synths add to the atmosphere of dance floor menace. The scientist may very well have become lost in a landscape packed with beats reminiscent of The Beta Band and Super Furry Animals, and visuals ripped from the depths of a Halloween nightmare.
You can stream Wooden Man via the ABoF SoundCloud page.
You can also check out the single's trailer to see the Sonic eBook in action via Proving House Digital's YouTube channel.
The Sonic eBook was conceptualised and built by Proving House Digital. An all in one package in ePub form, it is fully interactive utilising music, video and animation in a fixed layout form with touch/button functionality that can also utilise active links for ticket, merchandise and mp3 purchasing. In short, it’s a website or portfolio that you can pop on an iStick, stick in your pocket and it will work whether you’re in the middle of a field, a wifi hotspot, or lost in the space time continuum.
The Helmholtz Resonators are a renegade group of psychedelic time travelling audio scientists who have been playing and writing music together since the turn of the century. They studied acoustic science and the work of Hermann Von Helmholtz, being particularly inspired by his book On the Wires of our Nerves, essential reading for anyone interested in the science of sound and sound synthesis. Heavily inspired by the ethos behind concept albums, the band have created a repertoire of songs that are as eccentric as their image, touching on influences as diverse as The Residents and The Kinks to LCD Soundsystem and Hieronymous Bosch.
The Helmholtz Resonators’ single Wooden Man will be released via Proving House Digital on 23rd October 2015 on iTunes as an MP3 and a free Sonic eBook. The original track is taken from their album The Mystery Of Woolley Mountain which is out now digitally.
Watch Leon Of Athens’ video for ‘Baby Asteroid’!
"…electronic pop songs inflected with folk…"
- Guardian
"...an upbeat, catchy number..." - Exclaim!
Leon of Athens has released the video for his forthcoming single Baby Asteroid.
Created by fashion filmmaker Marie Schuller, the video premiered on Exclaim! who described it as an "an upbeat, catchy number". You can watch it now on Leon's YouTube channel.
The single was also featured on Record Of The Day and you can stream it via Leon's SoundCloud page.
Baby Asteroid offers listeners an escape, taking them on a celestial journey to a place far away from pain and solitude. It was conceived on the island of Corfu, on a starry summer night in a tiny village, untouched by the course of time. He was inspired by the idea of a weightless world, where harmony and serenity reign. a place where those who have passed away await those whom they have left behind. He sings “we were never alone, we were never alone.”
Greece has always been a great source of inspiration for Leon of Athens aka Timoleon Vermis. In the current climate where the young generation is facing great challenges, more and more artists are finding refuge in creativity. This has resulted in a blooming indie scene in Athens which Leon is proud to be part of. Although he is currently based in London, he often returns to Greece to perform, where he is widely known.
You can stream Leon's previous single Global on SoundCloud and watch the sun soaked video that accompanies it on YouTube.
Baby Asteroid is released 16th October 2015 via Mimosa's Dream Records.
Adam Cleaver single ‘Man or Beast’ out now!
"…poetic lyricism is matched to a voice capable of swooping up into the heavens." - Clash
Adam Cleaver has released the title track and second single from his forthcoming EP Man Or Beast. It's available to buy digitally on iTunes.
A captivating alternative folk song that captures Adam's personal journey through his twenties, the video for the single premiered on TMRW Magazine's website, who described it as "uplifting and anthemic". You can watch it now via Adam's YouTube channel.
You can also stream the single on SoundCloud.
Man Or Beast is very personal for Cleaver. The single is about making big decisions and the drastic changes they may bring but Adam is all about the bigger picture and ultimately that’s the message of the single - something everyone can relate to at any point in their life. Musically, Adam’s influences range from Fleet Foxes to Iron & Wine, however, on the EP he hones these influences with a modern edge think Fleet Foxes meets Hozier but with Adam’s signature sweet, beguiling vocals.
Adam Cleaver worked with Matt Harris (HAWK) on Man or Beast creating a beautiful, organic sound prevalent throughout the EP. Adam has already received support from BBC 6Music’s Lauren Laverne who featured Adam’s The Salt Mine as her ‘Headphones Moment’ as well as playing the track multiple times on her show. The Salt Mine has also been featured on Clash, Amazing Radio and John Kennedy’s XFM show but with this forthcoming EP, Adam is raising the stakes and is ready to show us what he’s really made of.
The video for single The Salt Mine premiered on Clash Magazine's website, and you can watch it now on YouTube and download it for free via SoundCloud.
Single Man or Beast is out now via Veta Records and available to buy digitally on iTunes. It's taken from the EP of the same name released September 18th and available to pre-order on iTunes.
Flower Fellow’s single ‘Madman’ out now!
“... an incredibly confident and certain offering...” - IDOL Magazine
“Olive turns her acoustic-pop into fantastical wonders.”
-The Line Of Best Fit
"...outstanding..." - Drunken Werewolf
Flower Fellow, aka Colette Olive, has released her latest single, Madman via Circus City Records. It's available to buy digitally on iTunes.
You can stream the single and discover Flower Fellow's gorgeous sound for yourself via her SoundCloud page.
Flower Fellow also released free track 'The Rope That Ties Us' which premiered on Folk Radio UK who described Flower Fellow as "A name to watch for,". The song was also featured by The Line Of Best Fit who made the track their 'Song Of The Day'. You can download it for free via Flower Fellow's SoundCloud page.
Hailing from a quiet town on the outskirts of London, Colette’s influences were icons such as Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley and Stevie Nicks. She also found inspiration in literature, particularly Sylvia Plath and Virginia Wolf, however, it was her move to London to begin Art College when she truly felt like she belonged.
Flower Fellow has already caught the attention of the likes of BBC Introducing, IDOL Magazine and Drunken Werewolf as well as playing live sessions for Mahogany, Daytrotter and Fortitude Magazine.
Madman is out now via Circus City Records and available to buy digitally on iTunes.