Type PR and Melting Vinyl Present…Tenniscoats + Support
March 19, 2009
From Japan, signed to Room40 Recordings, psychedelic folk-pop from Deerhoof / The Pastel / Tape collaborators.
Tenniscoats +Support
Date: Sunday. 7th June
Time: 8pm-11pm
Venue: The Albert, Trafalgar St, Brighton, TEL: 01273 730499
Tickets: £6 adv. / £7 on the door: Rounder 01273 325440 / Resident 01273 606312 / Edgeworld 01273 628262
Over 18s only
In essence Tokyo’s Tenniscoats celebrate all that makes song vital in our collective conscious. Matching emotive live performance against delicately psychedelic folk songs, the duo of Saya and Takashi Ueno (assisted by a plethora of floating members), create some of the most compelling music currently emanating from Japan.
“their most impressive statement so far, a convincing and beguiling melange of whispy folk, hazy psychedelia and murmuring electronics among which deft melodies blossom almost unnoticed” THE WIRE
Artist’s Press Quotes.
October 13, 2008
Twenty-One Crows
“Twenty-One Crows are a captivating sigh of relief in the folk genre. This Brighton based band make brooding, brilliant modern classics”. The Great Escape Festival
”This is tough stuff, music that takes a while to come out from its reclusive shell, but Twenty One Crows are a mature and exciting new force in song writing”. Lastbroadcast
“Whatever Will Become Of Us…” is an undiscovered pleasure. This Four-track cd is only a teaser of better things to come”. Kingdom Magazine
Jacob’s Stories
“A British indie needs to snap up Jacob’s Stories and give Undisciplined Art the full release its unerring quality warrants, as if this album was put out by more of a houeshold name it would have already have been widely lauded as one of 2008’s very finest” Rock Midgets
“This impressive self-release album from Scottish-born, Brighton-based singer/songwriter Stuart Lee is deserving of a wider audience” Rock Sound
“Jacob’s Stories are profound, immense and beautiful” XYZ Magazine
“Beautifully crafted electronica” Bent Magazine
“Haunting in places, sparse and beautiful in others” Latest 7
Peepholes
“”Half finished bolts of tunes are discharged into the either with a lack of regard for conventions of traditional indie. To hold them in would be inconceivable”. 20jazzfunkgreats
“Stop Picking On Aretha Pudding” comes across like a grittier early Le Tigre, with angular guitar riffs broken out over a pounding drum machine and Kate Barrett left to her own devices on the vocals, producing nu-skool riot-grrl in excelsis” . Playlouder.com
“Coltish Korg abusers Peepholes are screaming, writhing on the dancefloor”. Plan B Magazine
“With their imaginative blend of up-beat frenetic pop and the wackiest sounds that emerged from the 80’s The Peepholes are not afraid of bucking current indie trends” One80news
Conrad Vingoe
“…he takes standard folk-like forms back to their essence so that the grains of the genre are important rather than the veneer of fashion. His touch is deft and almost feminine…almost imperceptible until you realise that the songs inhabit you…the melancholy of out of season loneliness…”
Americana-uk.com
“Vingoe’s super-power lies in his voice, which is glorious…Everything is in place” The Stool Pigeon
“Folk influenced pop carved out of wooden guitars and ivory keys, swelling melodies and a healthy vocal performance. This feels solid and ephemeral at once” The Brighton Source magazine
Nils Bech
“Combining classical music and well-crafted electronica…Nils Bech is a must see” Gscene Magazine
“With a baritone that sounds seductively schooled, a scrap book of musical styles and a real zeal for performance he’s the type of artist you stumble across at a festival, go “wtf?” and within 2 songs is your new favourite band”. Q:Pitch
“Bech is an integral part of the Norwegian art and music scene”. Amp Over Camp
Head to the Scrap Book section of http://www.typepressandplay.com/for press clippings.
Twenty-One Crows feature on Woodland Recordings Compilation.
October 6, 2008
Brighton based independent label Woodland Recordings has released a new compilation called “HOME TAPING IS MUSIC” Featuring Twenty-One Crows.
The release also features many tracks unavailable elsewhere, and recorded especially for Woodland Recordings.
Initial run limited to 100 copies – all numbered and hand stamped with insert and clippings.
Tracklisting:
1. -a+M – THE POWER OF STRING (EXCLUSIVE) (3.35)
2. BIRDENGINE – SHE’S BEEN LIVING IN THE CORN (EXCLUSIVE) (2.36)
3. JESUS LICKS – INTO THE WOODS (3.18)
4. THE DIAMOND FAMILY ARCHIVE – I WAS DEAD (EXCLUSIVE) (2.23)
5. GREAT DESTROYER – BIRD ISLAND (3.40)
6. LIZ GREEN – OSTRICH SONG (EXCLUSIVE) (3.17)
7. THE GREAT PARK – HEARTSONG (FROM FORTHCOMING W/R/ RELEASE) (4.11)
8. TWENTY-ONE CROWS – A NIGHT IN THE LIFE (4.23)
9. MID-WEST BLUES – VAGRANT (EXCLUSIVE) (3.08)
1O. MUTE SWIMMER – A NIGHT IN (FROM FORTHCOMING W/R/ RELEASE) (3.47)
11. KRISTIN MCCLEMENT – THE WILD GRIPS (FROM FORTHCOMING W/R/ RELEASE) (7.05)
12. MEN DIAMLER – JOY (4.00)
13. BLANKET – WOOD FOR FIRE (EXCLUSIVE, LIVE AT MAIDA VALE FOR BBC RADIO 1) (2.49)
14. SONS OF NOEL AND ADRIAN – THE WRECK IS NOT A BOAT (4.59)
15. CLARA KINDLE – BIRDSONG (FROM FORTHCOMING W/R/ RELEASE) (5.34)
16. THE PARSONAGE – 9OO MILES (3.57)
17. SPOONO – OH GOOD ALE (2.44)
Buy it from www.woodlandrecordings.com for £8 wherever you are.
Caroline Weeks AKA Ginger Lee of Bat For Lashes/Joanne Robertson/Laish/Conrad Vingoe
September 29, 2008
Caroline Weeks AKA Ginger Lee of Bat For Lashes/Joanne Robertson/Laish/Conrad Vingoe
Date: Friday 21st November
Venue Address: Redroaster Coffee House, 1d St James’s Street, Brighton, BN2 1RE
Phone number : (01273) 686668
Tickets ￡5 adv / ￡6 on the door Available from Rounder Records 01273 325440/ Resident 01273 606312. You can also purchase tickets from Redroaster and you won’t have to pay a booking fee! 01273 686668.
Doors : 8pm
Curfew: 11.00pm
Caroline Weeks
Caroline Weeks AKA Ginger Lee of Mercury Nominated band Bat For Lashes plays solo, performing her enchantingly minimal and off-kilter folk including songs from Caroline’s debut Ep “Five Songs” (Minimal Vinyl Records). In 2008 Caroline covered ‘The Drowning Man’ for a tribute album to the Cure which includes covers by Kaki King, The Dandy Warhols, XU XU Fang and Bat For Lashes.
http://www.myspace.com/carolineweeks
Joanne Robertson
After a stint as a member of noise band, I Love Lucy, which boasted fans such as Franz Ferdinand, Joanne formed the art collective Blood ‘n Feathers with Lucy Stein which met with critical acclaim including the prestigious Becks Futures show 2006. Now solo and part member of MEMEME, Joanne’s debut album “The Lighter” (Textile Records) has been described as “a collection of intimate interior portraits, reminiscent in spots of Sybille Baier, Barbara Manning, even Hope Sandoval, but all performed with an addictive off-kilter grace that suspends time in a very special way.” Byron Coley .
http://www.myspace.com/jorobertsonblood39n39feathers
Laish
Laish’s (Daniel Green) music has been described as a journey into lo-fi experimentalism with an eerie folk angle. Daniel’s music is tinged with melancholy and simplistic yet, effectively beautiful guitar arrangements, drawing comparisons with British folk star Adem.
http://www.myspace.com/laishmusic
Conrad Vingoe
Influenced by classic singer songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake and more recent Americana and folk scene contemporaries like Iron & Wine and Josh Rouse, Conrad’s compositions are fresh and intelligent, with a timeless relevance.
“Vingoe’s super-power lies in his voice, which is glorious”
The Stool Pigeon
http://www.myspace.com/conradvingoe
Confirmed Artists Include:
Caroline Weeks AKA Ginger Lee from Bat for Lashes
Joanne Robertson (Textile Records)
Laish (Toy Soldier Records/Willkommen Records)
Conrad Vingoe (Crazy Beard Records)
For more info check out: http://www.myspace.com/typemusicpr
HalloQueen: The Night He Came Homo.
September 20, 2008
Photo by Robin Parfitt
Jacob’s Stories In Association with Type PR Presents:
HalloQueen: The Night He Came Homo.
Date: Thursday 30th October
Venue: Hanbury Club. 83 St George’s road, Brighton. Bn2 1ef. 01273 605789
Live: Cherry Filth and the Deathlegs, Psycho Fag, Alan MX, Jacob’s Stories + more and DJs TBA.
Time: 7.30-12 midnight
Tickets: ￡6 adv Available from Rounder Records 01273 325440/ Resident 01273 606312. £8 after 9pm * tickets not on sale yet*
Brighton’s very own balladeer and one-man-band, Jacob’s Stories curates HalloQueen: The Night He Came Homo. A Halloween spectacular with all the curiosities of a freak show fun fair. Expect a night of howling Pop mayhem, Queertronica, bizarre dancing and dark-glamour fancy dress; Come dressed for this spooky ball as you wish, the weirder the better. The night is a fundraiser for the Terrence Higgins Trust and a raffle will also be held on the night with money raised donated to the charity.
http://www.myspace.com/typemusicpr
http://www.myspace.com/jacobsstoriesband
http://www.myspace.com/cherryfilth
http://www.myspace.com/alanmx
http://www.myspace.com/psychofagsinbinbagsuk
Twenty-One Crows Ep Available from…
September 20, 2008
You can now pick your copy of Twenty-One Crow’s Debut Ep “What Ever Will Become of This…” for £4 via the internet from:
http://www.twentyonecrows.bigcartel.com/
Simon Finn+Elizabeth Walling+Birdengine @ Redroaster Cafe
August 8, 2008
Out Loud Fest Takes Over Brighton Pride 2008.
June 3, 2008
Out Loud Fest will take over four different venues on four separate nights during Brighton and Hove Pride Summer Festival. Out Loud Fest is a new addition to the Pride festivities this Summer, bringing together Brighton’s exciting live music scene and the city’s gay community. Between 30th July and 2nd August Out Loud Fest will feature four local (and queer) music promoters and some of the best new bands from Brighton and beyond. Out Loud Fest celebrates the diversity of both the gay scene and the music scene here in Brighton. If you love live music, Out Loud Fest provides a much-needed alternative to the club nights at this year’s Pride.
Confirmed promoters include:
Mofo Promotions
http://www.myspace.com/mofopromotions
Music Is My Boyfriend
http://www.myspace.com/musicismyboy
For furthe details please check: www.myspace.com/outloudfestuk
Proudly supporting
Brought to you by: www.myspace.com/typemusicpr
Komedia Studio Bar, Brighton Tickets: Free for TGE wristband holders. Limited number of £5 tickets. Office: 0871 704 2056 / Rounder Records: 01273 325440 / Resident: 01273 606312
Jacob’s Stories Album Launch Reviews.
April 11, 2008
XYZ Magazine reviewed the night. Here’s what they had to say:
LIVE: Jacob’s Stories
24th March, Redroaster Café
XYZ’s Mo Mostowfi was expecting a few cups of Fair Trade coffee at St. James’s Redroaster but was instead greeted with the perfect setting for a dark musical feast: an album launch for Brighton-based Jacob’s Stories’ ‘Undisciplined Art’.
Support acts Twenty-one Crows and Birdengine were more than adequate. The former put on a good, if slightly neurotic performance, while the latter was beautifully dark, accomplished and assured. Birdengine is definitely one to watch out for.
But, tonight was all about Stuart Lee’s one-man-band Jacob’s Stories. From the moment Lee took his seat and started playing, the audience was hooked. Luscious melodies emanated from the various gadgets and keyboard and made his songs sound like melancholic masterpieces. Pretty much every song performed was captivating, with ‘Dear Mr Pearson’ and ‘God’s Rotweiller’ cemented as my personal highlights. Morons aside, I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t warm to this; all compositions were all executed brilliantly. Lee’s voice is truly captivating, and even the wraps between songs were entertaining, including an unusual and hilarious take on the Easter story. He could consider a career as a stand up comic, although I’m sure he’d disagree. The night was capped off with a beautiful rendition of The Dupree’s ‘You Belong To Me’, which was way better than the original.
Amongst the plethora of emo/metal/indie/hair bands which dominate Brighton’s music scene it is oh-so-refreshing to see a Brighton-based artist who can perform a set full of great songs. At the end of the show I wanted more and felt totally and truly moved by Lee’s music. I cannot think of a bad word to say about his performance or songs.
Jacob’s Stories are profound, immense and beautiful. If you do anything this year, you must check him out live and buy ‘Undisciplined Art’. Jacob’s Stories is a truly awesome musical experience.
www.myspace.com/jacobsstoriesband
www.jacobs-stories.co.uk
Words by Mo Mostowfi
Photos by Sam Hiscox
