My Luminaries ‘Order From The Chaos’ Out Soon
Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition winners My Luminaries release their debut album ‘Order From The Chaos’ on Monday 7th June, through their DIY label Cottage Industries.
The journey that has led East London alt-rock band My Luminaries to this release is one more complex than most. It’s been a journey of false starts, of adventure and misadventure and one that has delivered a humble but explosive band that are determined to be heard.
Reading born songwriter James Ewers met Manchester bred drummer Sam Stopford at Kingston University in 2004. Together with twins Saul and Dylan Perryman they formed their band. Ill-fated management and record deals followed, with the band tied to a development deal with V2 records that proved fruitless for label and band. The label wanted copycat indie hits and the band wanted to write a timeless album they could be truly proud of.
Surviving largely unscathed with the music they loved intact, and having gained priceless experience, a self released live album and two singles were quick to follow; Jumping the Great White and The Outsider Steps Inside on Grönland Records. The band spent 2008 writing what could very well have been their second or third album, along with new addition Simon Jones. In January 2009 the band went into Eastcote Studios to self-produce and record their debut long player. Bloody minded and heads ringing with tunes, nothing seemed too ambitious. String quartets were recorded. Horn sections were drafted in. The battleground was set.
The album was mixed by the revered and renowned Paul Stacey, who shared the band’s ethos that the record should be made for the record’s sake, and not for the sake of the radio or iPod. The result is Order From The Chaos. It would only be right that it should be mastered in New York by the legendary Greg Calbi (Springsteen, Dylan etc). New champions of the band were soon drawn by the scent of something special. Radio 1’s Edith Bowman voted for the band to play at T in the Park Festival in Scotland.
My Luminaries – Parasol:
Shortly after this, the reality of the five-year slog took its toll on the band and in the weeks that followed, the twins and Simon were replaced by London based lifelong musicians Mark Ferguson, Mike Murray and Leila MacFie. The restored and revived line up began writing and recording immediately. And as if this new sense of optimism and focus could be sensed elsewhere, Order From The Chaos soon spread across the Internet the world over, hailed in countless online blogs and proclaimed by many to be “the first great album of the decade”. Meanwhile the band were chosen from over 1600 entrants as the overall winners of the Q Magazine Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition, winning at least one slot at this year’s festival. Judges included Emily Eavis, BBC’s Huw Stevens and Q Editor Paul Rees.
The first single taken from the album was the fan-favorite Parasol, released on the band’s own DIY label Cottage Industries on March 22nd 2010. At time of press the single had featured on both Tom Robinson’s BBC 6 music and Eddy Temple Morris’ XFM shows, with many more expected.
With a UK tour leading to the band’s performance at Glastonbury and a new EP release planned for the autumn, My Luminaries are ready for a truly great year.
Order From The Chaos is available on CD and download from all good record stores on Monday 7th June 2010. My Luminaries play the Queens Head Stage at Glastonbury Festival on 24th June 2010.
You can see more of My Luminaries here: www.myspace.com/myluminaries
Michael G Moore
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Toe Tapping, Partner Swinging and Gloriously Bouncy Piano Tunes.
Michael G Moore is from Plymouth. He came to London to follow his passion for music. He is a multi-instrumentalist and uses the piano as a performer, entertaining crowds in the evenings at piano bars around London. He is the resident Saturday night performer at Piano Kensington. His performances there are always high energy, somewhere between Gerry Lee Lewis and Ben Folds.
He has played as a solo performer and in bands in London’s venues including the Cobden Club and 12 Bar Club. He also played Bestival in 2007. Michael writes from his home studio, producing, arranging and performing all the parts. Has written music for plays, and just recently wrote an album of songs for Glentoran FC.
Elizabeth Cornish
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Elizabeth Cornish Myspace
Bookings: ElizabethCornish@myspace.com
Gorgeously acoustic, beautifully soulful, admirably bold.
Elizabeth Cornish – Miss You download
Elizabeth Cornish is a promising up and coming songwriter. She combines simple melodies with emotionally powerful vocal lines which will leave you tingling. She has spent the last couple of years gigging around the Leicester area in England, but is currently living in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. You can find her on Facebook or subscribe to her Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ElCornish1 To Book: E-mail: ElizabethCornish@myspace.com
Bad Precedent
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My Precedent Myspace
Bookings: Badprecedent@hotmail.co.uk
“Excuse my intentions, they are nothing new. A Little Scary maybe, but they won’t hurt you…”
Bad Precedent are characterized by high energy performances, driven by powerful riffs and creamy harmonies that have become the staple of their gigs. Created by Frontman/Guitarist Jamie Suffield and borne out of a frustrated obsession with the music that surrounded him, Jamie was soon joined by Lee Jones on Bass. Guitarist Ian Johnson and Drummer Dale Ellis followed suit to complete the line up of this Classic Rock Quartet diversely influenced by bands such as Led Zepplin, Black Stone Cherry, Big Business and Biffy Clyro.
BP have moved from strength to strength following the launch of their EP ‘Hold Out’ in the summer of 2009, which also included ‘Cheap Smoke N Lies’ and ‘Come Back Home’. Bad Precedent have toured many of the top venues in the North West such as O2 Academy Liverpool, Manchester Academy 3, The Cavern, Moho Live, Barfly Liverpool. After taking some time to themselves at the back end of 2009 to start work on an Album, BP are planning a 2010 summer tour. ‘Lucidity’, the first track off the Album will be released for general sale to coincide with these summer dates. Talks are also currently ongoing with venues and promoters for a US tour.
The bands intentions have been well received in Hollywood with a review in SugarBuzz magazine. Bad Precedent were described here as ‘…pure Rock and Roll, just as god would have planned it…’ There have also been reviews in Soundcheck magazine, the Burnley Express and the Liverpool Echo, where the band were described as being like an early ‘…Metallica meets Black Sabbeth…’
Striving to fill the void left by the mediocrity of today’s music, Bad Precedent aim to fill you with more hooky guitar riffs and powerful vocal harmonies than ever before…be part of something Bad…
Unfolds
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Unfolds Myspace
Email – unfolds@hotmail.co.uk
Unfolds – At the end of the day
UNFOLDS are a four piece rock band from the Brighton area who started playing together about a year ago and have recorded a four track EP (to be released) and have also been featured on Independent radio stations (radiobasingstoke, saintfm, summit radio and worldfm to name but a few) and have been gigging in the Brighton area since November 2009.
Unfolds love all kinds of music but are especially influenced by Nirvana, The Police, Foo Fighters (etc). We love playing together and sharing our music with the world. They would like to thank everyone for the amazing feedback we have been receiving.
Unfolds are available for gigs in the Brighton area and London
UNFOLDS are:
Nico Vidot (Vox, Writing, Guitar)
Bradley Hunting (Bass)
James Mullan (Lead Guitar)
Barney Paine (Drums)
Order From the Chaos
Here is a message from My Luminaries regarding their brand spanking new Album ‘Order From The Chaos’
My Luminaries’ debut album ‘Order From The Chaos’ is now up on the myspace page -myspace.com/myluminaries for free download (yes free). It will be available in exchange for telling 5 of your friends until the first single from the album ‘Welcome To The Family’ is released in the second week of January. Please do not hesitate to download it and pass it on. Put it on your ipods and bust it out at parties, it’s been made to listen to. We trust that you’ll buy it when its released next year.
Download the new album FREE here:
band photos by James Dean White
FVK New Single
FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS RELEASE DEBUT
SINGLE – I AM GONNA LEAVE YOU
LABEL – N/A Self Released
Fearless Vampire Killers – I’m Gonna Leave You
On the 30th November 2009 London based band Fearless Vampire Killers
released their debut single digitally. After some time spent on the gig
circuit building a following and gaining experience Fearless Vampire
Killers entered the studio with friend and acclaimed producer Paul Tipler
(Placebo, Charlatans, Idlewild, ¡Forward Russia!) to produce what would
be their first single. A pop oriented track with darker lyrical undertones
the song bursts with potential promise and represents well the bands
range of influence (See Bio). As well as having slots offered to them at
the O2 Academy in Islington, this year has also seen the band launch
their own monthly club night “Ballet of Teeth”. To celebrate the release
the band will be hosting a launch party at the Purple Turtle in Camden
on the same day, along with the support of Feed Your Head Music and
Tourdates.co.uk. Please message Kier for guest list.
For Further information please contact kier@fearlessvampirekillers.co.uk
www.fearlessvampirekillers.co.uk
Daisy Cutter
Daisy Cutter Myspace
Email – info@yesrec.com
Daisy Cutter – Fast Forward
Daisy Cutter – Queen Bitch
Playing more than 100 shows all over Norway, Daisy Cutter loves the stage. Their songs are unforgettable with choruses getting in your head from the first time you listen to them. Daisy Cutter is like a strong drug injected deep in your veins… It takes you away before fatally kicking the hell out of you.
Late 2002 vocalist Rainer Vasshaug was performing a local club in the sleepy town of Harstad. In the audience was guitarist Jan Olav Isachsen, thinking “holy smoke, I need to start a band with this guy!” The contact was made, and by spring 2003 Daisy Cutter was a fact of life.
Rehearsing and writing followed, and the EP “A Cure for the Common” was released early 2004. The EP was well received and includes the classic “Secure Settings”, still a favorite in local clubs and radio-stations.
Following the release the band focused on live gigs, including warm-ups for major Norwegian acts. This has led to a tighter, cooler, harder, raunchier show, reflected in new material and fan-favorites like “Q`s and B`s” and “Naked”.
Daisy Cutter is often compared to known acts such as Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters and Audioslave. Still the band themselves get their influences from a much wider range of artists, including Nine Inch Nails, Led Zeppelin, A Perfect Circle and Smashing Pumpkins.
The band decides to release in 2009, a demo “The Wreck Sessions” featuring 4 songs: “Q’s and B’s”, “Fast Forward”, “All is Fake” and “Secure Settings”.
Getting then noticed by YES Records & Management (Australia) in 2009, YES Records will re-release their demo “The Wreck Sessions” for promotion purposes only.
Daisy Cutter is now preparing for recording and extensive touring nationwide and abroad.
Daisy Cutter are:
Rainer Vasshaug – Vocals
Jan Olav Isachsen – Guitar
Stein Edvardsen – Bass
Geir Nordheim – Drums
7 Tips For Bands To Get More Listeners
Are you a band interested in gaining some more exposure? Well I’m sure you’re doing a couple of these things at the moment, but to be gaining fans and getting more listeners of your music there are 7 tips to give you a hand!
1/ A Myspace Account
This is a MUST for any band or musician, myspace has become the tool. You don’t even need a website any more, just a myspace with your songs uploaded , perhaps some pictures as well.
2/ Gig Gig Gig
Yeah so you may think you’re the next Guns n Roses
, but you’ve got to gig everywhere and anywhere you can. A promoter once told me that “there are so many bands around now, so it’s sometimes impossible to pull out the needle from the haystack”. Gig your ass off, gain some followers, have CDs to sell at gigs and flyers with your myspace page on it.
3/ Youtube
Link your myspace with a youtube account. Put up some videos of you at venues (get a friend to record you with a cheap camera if nothing else), and record yourself doing an acoustic song in front of your PC as a sort of special song for the fans. This can help to gain fans and exposure, as well as keeping your current fans sweet.
4/ Contact Unsigned Bands Sites
There are lots of websites out there to help Unsigned Bands. Just search for unsigned bands in google and have a little look through (don’t just click on the first one or two! – have a proper dig through and see what the sites have to offer). Doing this can find competitions, opportunities and more.
A lot of Music mag websites also feature unsigned bands as well, so that’s also something to try.
5/ Enter Competitions
There are so many competitions out there for unsigned bands. A lot of them are even done via the net. Many of them may not seen like huge deals, but they will offer more exposure and some offer radio play as a reward. You can find these again by searching google or using social sites such as twitter to listen out for things.
6/ Use Twitter and Tweetdeck
Make a twitter account and then set up searches for “your band name” “music your location” – eg “killers” “music london” and similar searches like “bands london”, “unsigned bands“. Leave tweetdeck on in the background and whenever somebody posts anything with those keywords, you will be able to view it. Twitter is becoming more and more popular and this is a great way to find local venues that wants bands, music sites, or competitions. It’s also a good way of seeing if anybody is talking about you and what they have to say.
7/ The Radio
So you may not be able to instantly get your music played on the radio, but that is the aim. Air play = more fans = more money. That is the basic principle of air time and why it works so well.
BBC Introducing is a great avenue to try and use, although it can be difficult to get played. Internet radio stations can be listened to by tens of thousands of people as well, so get in touch with them and ask them to play your track – most of them will.
So there are my 7 top tips for musicians looking for a little bit of extra exposure. I hope you enjoyed and please keep checking back for more articles in the future.
Hail Animator
Hail Animator Myspace
Email – hailanimator@hotmail.co.uk
07846724861
Hail Animator – Working Just As Hard As We Can
Leeds based Indie band Hail Animator play with fire in their bellies. Their sound is melancholic and they’re definitely one to watch out for.
Since forming in mid-late 2008 Hail Animator have supported the likes of Vagabond, Wintersleep, It Hugs Back, We Were Promised Jetpacks and Sound of Guns across Leeds’s finest venues and would love some small coverage of our recorded and live efforts.
Upcoming Gigs
17th September – Puzzle Hall, Sowerby Bridge
25th September – Bangers & Mash, Proud Galleries, Camden
30th September – The Library Pub, Leeds – Supporting Doll & The Kicks (currently on tour with Morrissey)