Strap The Button...

... had a wonderful time this weekend playing in the Town Hall in Welshpool. Thank you to everyone who came to see them, it was much appreciated.

In other news...

The Gig2000 Big Band (an epic amalgamation of Cat Green Bike, Cousin Bear & Sweet Potato) will be performing live in Bristol at the Ferry Station on 30th May 2009. It's going to be lovely.

Ciao for now.

Pratje Para...

Good Morning,

Here's a lovely improvisation for you to listen to. It was brought into being by Pratje Para, a group of four "formed through the desire for change in the musical process". Wonderful stuff:

"Bolsjevik Values on Mars" by Pratje Para

More music coming your way presently.



Until then, adieu.

The Empty Chair...

Call it a Clunes...

Good Evening,

I just stumbled across these wonderful videos from the golden age. They're a bit noisey, but bloody marvelous. Such a lovely day:










Lovely.

Sweet Potato - "MASH" - It's here...

A joint release with Records on Ribs, "MASH" is the first full-length album from Sweet Potato:


"Having released three albums of improvised recordings, Bristolian twenty-somethings Sweet Potato release Mash- a perverted rock album of note.

Lolloping, strangely propulsive rhythms underpin impressively enormous riffs and the operatic vocals of Stephen Baker, creating a record that has its fair share of headbanging moments, but retains a jazz sensibility throughout. Although decidely less pastoral, Mash brings to mind the Canterbury Scene in the way it toys effortlessly with generic conventions, yet manages to produce something considerably greater than the sum of its already impressive parts.

It’s available now for download or to buy (as a carbon neutral jewel cased CD with 8 page colour artwork) for a mere £5. It’s a co-release with the good people at Foetal Orange and an album we’re extremely proud to be putting out."

(Records on Ribs)

Check it out now. CLICK HERE

"FOETAL ORANGE COMPILATION VOL. 1",,,

Good Evening,

At long last, here is the much anticipated first FOETAL ORANGE compilation (in actuality the sequel to MY FORMICA TABLE COMPILATION No. 1.

This wonderful collection clocks in at just over an hours worth of the most gloriously blamming tunes from the likes of:

Kronikel, Psychenaturadatura, SeeBeeOne, In the Studio, Slovakia, murmurists, E(ric) L. Heath, Soul Disturbance, Judy The Musical Dog, Taiga Blues, Honey Ride Me a Goat, What The Moon is Like, dummythrust & The Oresund Space Collective...

And a wonderful and eclectic mix of music it is too.:

FOETAL ORANGE COMPILATION No. 1

I am certain that you will love it...


And if that fat lob of muzak wasn't enough for you, here's a fresh collection from The Failed Nasa Experiment:



"Alegria en directo" consists of a single 35 minute live improvisation. Nice:

"Alegria en directo" by The Failed Nasa Experiment

More music to come in the not-so-far-off future.

Adieu.

Omatic - "Capital Beard? The Venerable Would"...

Good Evening,

Another fat lump of marvelous music is coming your way right now.

This is Omatic's fantastic epic album - "Captial Beard? The Venerable Would".

If you like your rock hard and mental then this is the place to visit. Omatic combine infinite creativity with rhythmic competence and melodic brilliance to bring forth some of the most accomplished music you are likely to hear. Beautiful stuff indeed. Just listen to it:

Omatic - "Captial Beard? The Venerable Would"

And if that wasn't enough, the follow up album will be available in the very near future from this very place.

"Capital Beard? The Venerable Would" was originally released in 2005 via BeeBear Promotions in CD format with wonderful full colour artwork. If you are interested in getting hold of a CD then send me a message and it will be sorted out.