Ziggy Campbell, Tommy Perman, Kev Sim, Alan Stockdale, Gav Sutherland
FOUND are managed by FOUND
found [at] surfacepressure [dot] co [dot] uk
Influences
Ivor Cutler, James Brown, Miles Davis, Jay Dee, Marvin Gaye, Moondog
Sounds Like
"DIY folk quintet FOUND treat their songs like scientific art experiments, throwing in glitches and the clunks of random household objects. Their excellent second LP has strong hints of the Beta Band and Tunng, but singer Ziggy Campbell's discount-whisky croon is unmistakable" Dazed and Confused
"They look like vagrants – but when it comes to ideas, they're one of the richest bands around. FOUND sound like a punch-up between Paolo Nutini and Captain Beefheart." New of the World
"Theirs is an ever-evolving musical voyage gliding somewhere between The Earliers' psychedelic pulse, Arab Strap's woozy wonder-pop and an explosion in an Indie vinyl pressing plant." Clash
"Lead singer Ziggy Campbell's introspective patter and crisp tone guide you through the musical undergrowth. Along the way there are frolicsome tubas ('Some Fracas of a Sissy'), serenading mandolins ('Gifted'), and a sampler versus distortion pedal catfight ('Reshaping'), showcasing the experimental terrain that now defines nu folk." Observer Music Monthly
“Unpredictable, noisy, melodic, daft, electronic-art-pop.” The Skinny
?"A grown-up, slick sonic treat, and surely – especially now that it comes with the Fence seal of approval – this could be the album that opens them up to a wider audience." The List
"This is modern psychedelia that owes little to the music of the 60s and everything to the present and future . . . This Mess is full of the kind of cut and paste, lo-fi treats you would associate with the likes of Super Furry Animals and FOUND have made an album which reflects both the bleak winters of Scotland and the uplifting warmth in the hearts of the people." Is This Music
“the sound of a band fulfilling their potential, showcasing their work in a refined way and appealing to a broad church of listeners. It will make your life better. 5/5” The Skinny
“An enormously promising group of talents just landed. 4/5” The List
“Scotland’s strangest new band” The Scotsman
“FOUND has stumbled upon a winning formula” The Sunday Times
“a small but perfectly formed slice of pop wonder. 5/5” DMC
“Real talent to watch out for. 5/5” Big Chill
"their sound is so progressive, so completely unique, it’s demeaning to tie it to the stale confines of a label. Instead, we should be celebrating the euphoria created by their extraordinary kaleidoscopic soundscapes. 9/10" Drowned in Sound
Born To Be Wide & Musicians Union Present: Unveiling the mind of a Music Journalist – Thurs 3rd July, 7.30pm @ Voodoo Rooms – FREE entry! PICTISH TRAIL - "Words Fail Me Now"
Email: glasgow@musiciansunion.org.uk - to reserve your FREE place
- THE LIST - IS THIS MUSIC? / JOCKROCK - EVENING NEWS - DAVID POLLOCK
9pm - 1am - DJ SETS:
- BROKEN RECORDS - Edinburgh’s most promising band! - MUSICIANS UNION - Jen Hunter - KEVIN WILLIAMSON - Rebel Inc Founder
+ WICKERMAN FESTIVAL - Get a your grubby paws on a pair of Tickets Tonight! – you may need to Moon Walk though.
AFTER PARTY @ Shanghai Club - Email: shanghaiprclub@yahoo.co.uk
hello may i invite you to a gig, Nanobots are playing in Edinburgh next week! 6th july at the 3 sisters pub in the cowgate. its a free show! Hope you can come cheers shona
Hello again guys, from the US. Still enjoying all the music, and perhaps I'll be back in Scotland one day soon to catch a show. Still promoting you over here. Thought I would drop a line and do a little shameless promotion myself. Piecefulmind, 19 track album of singer/songwriter banjo, guitar, piano, and harmonica driven lyrical stories is out. Take some time and listen. Enjoy. Thanks again for all the great music guys.
Our kid sent me a copy of your Lp down & its fucking great hahaha but i bet you already knew that? wish i could make your gig with The Black Affair !!! You lot & Steve Mason, fuck its like dream festival time hahaha all the best Rory ;) ps. Get "your really quite the catch" on your player or i'll kick right off x
Sat 7th JUNE 2008 Doors 8pm / £5 Pounds Sterling Starring The SEXUAL OBJECTS & REMEMBER REMEMBER with dj action by Port Sulphur The Creeping Bent Organisation present a new pre-club evening at the Glasgow School of Art. On the first Saturday of each month NEW BREED aims to provide a platform for the most interesting neo-pop emerging from the underground.
The SEXUAL OBJECTS The Sexual Objects is Fire Engines and The Nectarine No9 alum Davy Henderson’s brand new trip. Two secret 7” singles have been released with a minimum of fuss on Creeping Bent (“Full Penetration”) and Aufgeladen und Bereit (“Merrie England”). The Sexual Objects are currently in the studio working on tracks with the Boards of Canada on production duties. The Sexual Objects appearance at New Breed will be their first live performance. Here come the warm jets! creepingbent@googlemail.com
NEW BREED
Sat 7th JUNE 2008 Doors 8pm / £5 Pounds Sterling Starring The SEXUAL OBJECTS & REMEMBER REMEMBER with dj action by Port Sulphur The Creeping Bent Organisation present a new pre-club evening at the Glasgow School of Art. On the first Saturday of each month NEW BREED aims to provide a platform for the most interesting neo-pop emerging from the underground.
REMEMBER REMEMBER
REMEMBER REMEMBER is signed to Mogwai’s mighty Rock Action label. They create a magical brew of systems – pop, inspired in parts by Brians Eno and Wilson, Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
"...extended mellow guitar and xylophone loops washing up like The Durutti Column doing Tortoise" Neil Cooper, Plan B Magazine
FRIDAY 6th JUNE IS THE LAST AMPBOX!! yep, its almost over.
we've played a lot of different takes on dance music over the months, but for the last one we wanted to book straight up party DJs that we knew would have the place jumping. we've been thinking about it a long time and done just that-
* ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD (Get Rude, London) * PRO-VINYLIST-KARIM (Rub-A-Dub, Glasgow) * JOHN M. J. FARRUGIA (Big Toes HiFi, Edinburgh)
Expect Baltimore Club, Ballie Funk, Hip-Hop, Bassline, Dancehall, Booty Bass, Electro Crunk, Ghetto Gutter House and other made up genres; and if all this isn't enough we're rolling in the Big Toes, 15k, badboy sound system for the occasion. If you've been down before you'll know what to expect, if not, come before you miss the chance. This is going to be one mother of a party.
you know, i was briefly the top FOUND listener on LastFM a few months back. i feel like this should qualify me as some kind of special fan who should perhaps be noted for his valor or mentioned in dispatches. maybe a special FOUND paper party hat...
any plans for a Scandinavian tour boys? should yous no be conquering the world n'that by now?
I want to invite you to my MySpacefriends group. Can you join my group "HIROHO music friends"? Do you have any informations or news? If you join to the group, please post it at the group BBS please!! And then we can share the informations or news of group members!!
http://groups.myspace.com/hirohomusicfriend
I want to share the great musicfriendships with you!!
The afternoon will kick off with workshops from Samba Sene in the art of drumming African rhythmic beats. As the evening draws, find solace in a good ale, fine folk music and acoustic indie from Comradedown, Randan Discotheque and The City Riots!
8 squid for the Full Day folks including the African Instrument Workshops, 4 squid for the Evening Pass, tickets available from me and Sloans in the not too distant future...
@ Stills Gallery (Cockburn Street) from 7pm tickets £4 on the door / cheap beer!
The Declining Winter is a new musical project led by Richard Vincent Adams, co-founder of leftfield musical pioneers Hood - influenced by Low, The Durutti Column and York City FC.
Skip your tea for the magnificent, synth-laden 7VWWVW (aka MAMMAL),
