IRON BRIDGE / MELTED HEARTS FIRST REVIEW
Well i got a tape on Tapeclub Records by Travlin Jephson & the Cardboard Man. ’Iron Bridge’ is the first track ft. a certain Count Cacolac. Liking this soulful folksie offering that grows into a large phat epic anthem. The ’flip’ ’Melted hearts’ is more twinkling, wistful gear that once again explodes into a kinda hazy early SFA imbued gem, all richocheting guitars, heartfelt lyrics & solid playful drums underlaid with some giddy piano abandonment. The better of two solid tracks, all i can say is there’s a mystery guest singer on this tape from a much more well known band, making this cassette limited to 100 quite a collectors item. I’m afraid we can’t reveal this said "mystery guest" but let’s just say he’s taken flight from his regular group......
The great Carnival Of Souls archives amnesty continues …
Check out our musical tributes to ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and ‘Terminator’!!!
Also this week:
An industrial remix of ‘Hang On To Your Id’ …
Three jams, including one featuring Lee KJD and Bishop Dante …
Three studio tracks from the 2007 Kore sessions …
And, from way back in the nineties, ‘In Amorata’ – the first EVER Carnival Of Souls studio recording, featuring George Apsion on 12-string guitar and lead vox, Andy Overend on violin, and Harriet Mallinson on backing vocals …
This week on the Carnival Of Souls player: a live Kicks Joy Darkness cover; an instrumental paean to the Spanish hills; an acoustic version of a Souls classic; and three studio tracks including a rare ‘Unit 13’ outtake. Come on in and enjoy!
More gems from the Carnival Of Souls archives up now! Including remixes of 'Joy' and 'Just Because', the full-length version of 'Embers', and the Souls' only foreign-language song ...
Horribly, some of the half-finished tunes that have been fermenting in the Lo-Fi Larder have evolved semi-sentient life - and are oozing and squirming their way to a gig near you ...
All change in Gronk’s Lo-Fi Larder! 4 new tracks and 2 oldies, all themed around the winter weather that cradles this little island like a hot water bottle gone cold … Put your feet up with a glass of mulled whine and sample the latest batch of home-made aural marmalade from my Lo-Fi Larder … Come on in, you’ll catch your death …
New Carnival Of Souls song 'H5N1' is up on our MySpace page, we hope you like it! Also check out our new site at www. freeyoursouls. net, where you can HEAR and DOWNLOAD music, SEE pictures, READ our blog and PERUSE upcoming gig listings from the comfort of your armchair ...
4 new songs simmering in the cauldron at Gronks Lo-Fi Larder! Including 2 instrumentals from a summer sojourn Stateside ... My American collaborator Scott Durum has added his usual tenor sax licks, plus some nifty ocarina, hand-marimba and various pieces of Afro percussion nestling in the mix ... Drop in to Gronks Lo-Fi Larder and sample a soupcon!
Big Bad Love at 93 Feet East July 10th – Tomorrow! Thursday! Doors: 7pm £6.50
This is our first 93 Feat East gig and we’re happy to be gracing this illustrious stage so look out for special door price offers today or tomorrow… Or you can buy in advance here: http://www. wegottickets. com/event/32336
ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! I haven't even finished listening to your first song and I'm already converted (although I like you before anyway). Argh sorry, not making much sense...lack of sleep due to bloody empiriscism...essays...late...uni deadlines etc etc arrrhj.
Anyways, can't wait to see you guys play in town soon..
