Two mates got together to put on bands they think are ace. Hardly rocket science.
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We've recently had some very nice press in the Leeds Guide about our December 2006 show at the Holy Trinity. Take a look here.
And Leeds Music Scene seemed to enjoy the show on the 24th of February as well - see here.
And Leeds Music Scene were rather pleased with out November 27th show as well, it would seem...
You can also check out the photos Paul has taken of (nearly) all of the previous Forest of Sounds here. The quality varies wildly, but hey. That's what you get for taking photos whilst drunk.
The next one...
Thursday: 10/07/2008 @ The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. Doors 7.30pm. In association with The Brudenell Social Club.
Efterklang
A Danish collective on the excellent Leaf label, Efterklang are astounding on record - a fusion of electronics, sea song, rock and ambience that envelops you slowly and beautifully. Live, they take this core of beauty and project it with such force in to the audience that it takes on a whole new life - every emotion amplified, every note laden with passion.
Last time they played Leeds they captivated 250 people in a packed out Brudenell Social Club. If you caught them last time, you know you can't miss it again. If you didn't... well, you know what you have to do...
"Efterklang, live and on record, are rarely less than an incredibly moving and inspiring listen. If you’re yet to let them breach your taste defences, watch the bombs explode below ‘til your heart pops in time." - www.drownedinsound.com
Bracken
Oh. My. Yes. Bracken, being a "a collective of like minded individuals spiralling in an uncertain and ill defined orbit" led by Chris Adams (aka co-founder of legends Hood) make simply stunning music - walls of ambient sound, dark dub bass and atmospheres, destroyed and re-claimed found sound, beats that range from over-powering to perfectly understated... all topped with vocals and lyrics from a man who knows his own heart. FoS are HUGE Bracken fans, 'cause they're f**king amazing.
"...[Bracken] perfects the mixture of atmosphere and dub thump. The density of the sound - a soup of horns, organs, guitars, reverb-soaked vocals - sounds like screwed-and-chopped background noise. But in a good way. There are untold details to sift through, melodies to follow, in the washes of pirate-radio static... warm and icy, mechanical and natural, at the same time. " - www.pitchforkmedia.com
James Yates
You may recognise James from his skin hitting duties in the jaw droppingly good The Pattern Theory. So it'll come as no surprise that his solo show is something to behold - organic electronics, perfect drums, spot on percussion and mad-as-a-hatter inventiveness. Four Tet or Battles are reference points... but Master Yates makes them sound like worthless s**t. On his own. You have to watch this guy. If you don't believe, listen to 'Yammystar' on his MySpace. You won't resist it's charms.
The one after that…
Friday: 01/08/2008 @ The Packhorse, Leeds. Doors 7.30pm. In association with Misplaced Music. £5 on the door.
For this Forest of Sound we’re getting together with our good friends at Misplaced Music to celebrate the release of Gareth S. Brown’s new album, The Gallows on August 4th, which can be pre-ordered from Misplaced Music here.
Bracken
Bracken (aka Chris Adams, co-founder of legends Hood) makes simply stunning music - walls of ambient sound, dark dub bass and atmospheres, destroyed and re-claimed found sound, beats that range from over-powering to perfectly understated. For this show he’ll be doing a special solo/DJ set, much like the captivating sounds he made for us back in May 2007:
" With his tabletop full of keyboard and ancillary electronics he spoiled us rotten with 30 uninterrupted minutes of a work composed especially for this event. Deferentially, it started and ended with choir-like evocations of sacred music, mixing in imagined bells and organ to frame the wider development of shifting sound that constituted the bulk of the piece. At 30 minutes the main surprise was how short it seemed. My attention was wholly absorbed from beginning to end. The mood of careful listening and taking delight in the pure sounds in a building rich with possibilities was brilliantly established, for the great good of all that followed." - Whisperin’ and Hollerin’
Gareth S. Brown
With influences as diverse as Eastern European folk music, funeral marches and jewellery boxes, Gareth creates gorgeous work of layered beauty with nods towards Philip Glass, Terry Riley and Michael Nyman as well as latter day travellers such as Max Richter, Yann Tiersen and Aphex Twin. Amazingly accomplished, hypnotic music.
”…we embark on a journey that takes us through the nineties ambience and seventies experimentation, through beautiful string orchestrations and the subtle chimes of music boxes. It is very beautiful, very epic and needs to be listened to repeatedly. Soft lighting music." - Sandman
Sketches for Albinos
Camped out somewhere in deepest, iciest Iceland, Sketches for Albinos (a.k.a. Matthew Collings) makes music from the ends of the earth. Utterly unique, SfA has all the musical adventure of John Mcentire, Tortoise or Kevin Shields without sounding a bit like any of them. Mr. Collings makes a sound that manages to be both truly heartfelt and organic, but also encompassing the majestic glacial soundscapes that would make the likes of Tim Hecker or Christian Fennesz proud. His Christmas show for us last year showed how incredibly innovative and stunning this guys music is – and what he can do with an orchestra of guitars…
“Songs like pale deep-sea creatures, float through an embryonic soup. Muffled, they bend into bulbous shapes. We’re stunned” - Brighton Source
The Declining Winter
The Declining Winter are a new musical project, led by Richard Adams, the co-founder of Domino Records group Hood, and is influenced by the music of Low, The Durutti Column, Songs of Green Pheasant and early Microdisney as well as the myriad sounds of J Dilla and associates. They have recently toured with ambient legends, Stars of the Lid. Live they’re a wonderful, beautiful, pastoral experience.
“…a superbly wide ranging collection of sounds all held together with a certain rustic live feel. It’s both highly intricate and hypnotic at the same time. A rare gem that you shouldn't let pass you by.” - Road Records
”With Goodbye Minnesota, Adams extends [Hood's] late-period move into gentle electronica, warping and glitching minimal folk-pop melodies played on bedroom guitars and drums… autumnal and graceful, its quietly resigned tenor gesturing toward emotional troubles that remain just out of focus.” - Uncut
(By the way - the sublime illustrative genius that aesthetically signifies our events [the bloke who does our poster designs] can be found here.)
Hello. The new EP from daily misconceptions; "if i hug your sweaters will they get their colour back?" is now available for free download at Mimi. Enjoy and share it with your family, friends and lover(s).
hey i just added two new tracks on my page(that should be part of the bedroom community record forthcoming...). have a look if you can and let me know what you think. thanks, matt
Glissando and Her Name is Calla tour their brand new records released recently on Gizeh.
GLISSANDO New album 'With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards the Burning Sea' out now.
"it plays like a majestic dream. And it's one you'll never want towake up from" NME
"Low meets Mogwai, only with fragments of Regina Spektor at her most restrained. Exceptional." RockFood 5/5
HER NAME IS CALLA New mini-album 'The Heritage' out now.
"...there can be no denying that Her Name Is Calla are one of the most daring, unconventional bands the UK has to offer right now. For that alone we should all be exceedingly thankful." Drowned In Sound 8/10
"...this is the most agitated and obsessive I've been about an album all year. It has ruined my work-habits and destroyed my deadlines. And that, I think, is exactly what art should do. Whisperin & Hollerin 8/10
Glissando and Her Name is Calla tour their brand new records released recently on Gizeh.
GLISSANDO New album 'With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards the Burning Sea' out now.
"it plays like a majestic dream. And it's one you'll never want to wake up from" NME
"Low meets Mogwai, only with fragments of Regina Spektor at her most restrained. Exceptional." RockFood 5/5
HER NAME IS CALLA New mini-album 'The Heritage' out now.
"...there can be no denying that Her Name Is Calla are one of the most daring, unconventional bands the UK has to offer right now. For that alone we should all be exceedingly thankful." Drowned In Sound 8/10
"...this is the most agitated and obsessive I've been about an album all year. It has ruined my work-habits and destroyed my deadlines. And that, I think, is exactly what art should do. Whisperin & Hollerin 8/10
Hi FOS.. Here's an animated video for my song 'She Burns' from my album 'Melancholia'... The video was made by Norwegian film-maker Ulf Kristiansen Thanks... Ashley...
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US singer/songwriter Rachel Harrington comes to The Grapes, Sheffield, this Wednesday. Rachel will once again be backed by 'Mandolin Man' Zak Borden. Support comes from The Listeners and the Dave Sleney opens the night.
Monster line-ups on offer this coming Friday at the West Indian Centre, Leeds. Forbidden Characters is hostessing the backroom whilst Quake Sound System is taking care of business in the main room. Showcasing some of the best of LS6 and welcoming Anorakism label visitors Peterloo Massacre & Urban Geisha. All proceeds are going towards running the skatepark area on Unity Day.
i couldn't have timed it better! big up forest of sound. thanks for checking out the black crow morning - you might also like another project I'm involved with:
