Little Red Rabbit Records is an artist-run label based in Manchester set up to release work by members and associates. The roster covers a range of genres from the singer-songwriter folk-pop of Anna Kashfi and Crazy Man Michael through to the psyche-post-rock of Fuzzy Lights via the sprawling collective Last Harbour. We make art and films too and also promote shows occasionally.
You can buy all of our current releases safely and securely from us using Paypal, just click on the buttons under each release. Forthcoming releases will be posted out one week before official release date.
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KALBAKKEN : Then I Saw Summer & Sun On The Earth album (LRR011) £8 plus postage and packing.
Raw, abandoned Scandinavian folk songs remembered from childhood. Stunning package including hand-printed translated lyric booklet and letterpressed chipboard sleeve courtesy of Incline Press in Oldham.
PLAN B: "This beautifully presented debut LP from a Norwegian brother-sister duo sees the traditional folk melodies of their homeland wrestled into new, rough-hewn arrangements - the Nyhuus pair imbue their readings with irrepressible sincerity."
WEARS THE TROUSERS: "13 songs of red-blooded traditional Scandinavian folk...raw and moving. This is dark and powerful stuff."
AMERICANA UK: "Beautiful and haunting Scandinavian folk by way of Manchester . There's pretty much everything you might want in these songs: beauty, dissonance, tradition, experimentation. They have a lot in common with some Scottish bands like Harem Scarem or Trembling Bells, and though this was recorded in Manchester it has the ability to transport the listener elsewhere."
DIE SHELLSUIT DIE: "Sounds like something Tolkien might have heard in his head, Nordic Morris dancing or something you might hear at an over-enthusiastic Bar Mitzvah."
LAST HARBOUR : Saint Luminous Bride 10" vinyl EP (LRR012) £5.50 plus postage and packing.
Brain-meltingly gorgeous package from the masters of drama-rock. Limited to 350, including hand screen-printed sleeves and inserts.
CHANNEL 4 PLANET SOUND: "A dark, drunken waltz, Kevin Craig's cavernous vocals out-gloom Tindersticks as the mournful strings kidnap your soul. Equally grimy and gorgeous. 8/10."
DIE SHELLSUIT DIE: "Sounds how Bon Iver might if they only played at wakes."
GOD IS IN THE TV: "One thing is certain, it is impossible not to fall in love with vocalist K Craig’s apocalyptic tone."
DELUSIONS OF ADEQUACY: "Could be a disease-ravaged pirate ship shanty if it were co-written by The Gun Club’s late-Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Henry’s Dream-era Nick Cave."
A video by Mr Kevin Craig to accompany the title track May be viewed below:
PREVIOUS RELEASES
LAST HARBOUR : 'Dead Fires & the Lonely Spark' CD album (LRR005) £8 plus postage and packing
PLAN B: “Great chasmic dramas hide within the swooning dustbowl rumbles of these songs, blackly turbulent like 16 Horsepower or Lift To Experience, with a Wild West baroque feel akin to Okkervil River.”
LONDON TOUR DATES: “A brooding, country-noir masterpiece.”
UNCUT: "Well worth investigating."
DROWNED IN SOUND: "Bewitching."
LAST HARBOUR : 'My Knowen Foe' CD EP (LRR006) £3 plus postage and packing
ARTROCKER: "The final frontier in funeral pop."
METRO: "Classic outback brooding; vein-chilling but beautiful."
ANNA KASHFI : 'Procurement' CD album (LRR007) £10 plus postage and packing
AMERICANA UK: "10/10. One of the great records of 2008."
MARK RADCLIFFE: "A really lovely album."
PENNYBLACK: "With its depiction of small scale tragedies and dramas, and in its aching laments, sore truths and naked confessions, ‘Procurement’ is a wonderful testimony to a group of extraordinary vision.”
FUZZY LIGHTS : 'A Distant Voice' CD album (LRR008) £8 plus postage and packing
PLAN B: “Just perfect... moody rock with violin that's part hushed classicism and part crumbling intensity. Sometimes words aren't needed.”
CHANNEL 4 PLANET SOUND: "Following on from the critical success of acts such as Grizzly Bear and Our Brother The Native, comes this pure unadulterated sonic indulgence. A truly mystical record that defies expectation. Stunning."
BOOMKAT : "Wonderful."
LATE JUNCTION (RADIO 3): "The East of England's answer to Dirty Three."
HUW STEPHENS (RADIO 1): "Gorgeous."
CRAZY MAN MICHAEL : 'The Green Light' CD album (LRR009) £8 plus postage and packing
CLASH: "An ambitious debut, the sound here harks back to the 60s folk clubs and the future greats who played there. This is a diverse showcase for Crazy Man Michael and today’s vibrant folk tradition.”
BIG ISSUE: “A timeless folk sound… inspired by the cursed romanticism of a Bronte novel.”
ROCK N REEL: "Delightful. Bert Jansch is a touchstone here, but the gentle sadness of the storytelling is perhaps closest to the young Al Stewart, whose vocal style is also recalled."
MANCHESTER MUSIC: "Like a trip to the countryside, without any cars, civilisation or modern disturbances. For once this seems like a real record that's natural, calming and full of mesmerising moments of clarity."
DISTRIBUTION
Little Red Rabbit Records is distributed by Forte in the UK and Europe. For wholesale enquiries, please contact them directly: fortedistribution.co.uk.
You can also buy all our releases directly from us using Paypal. If you don't have a Paypal account, all releases are on Amazon and in stores across the UK and Europe. If you're still having trouble, send us a message here or signal a distress call via your nearest shipping authority.
GIG BOOKING
For Last Harbour, Crazy Man Michael and Anna Kashfi, contact us here or via info @ littleredrabbit.co.uk. For Fuzzy Lights, contact Sleepsound Booking (see friends below). For Kalbakken, contact the band direct via Myspace or blackandwhitecatpress @ hotmail.com
The Unthanks (previously known as Rachel Unthank & Winterset) @ candle-lit 12th century halifax parish church on Sat 24th Oct. + kathryn edwards + support real ale bar in church. pay on door or advanced from www.ticketweb.co.uk www.doghouseuk.com
WEE so psyched to have put together this bill for Thursday 11th June at KRO BARR, comprising some awesome touring acts and ONE OF OUR OWN .
Jonquil - the prolific Oxford based sextet are on tour in preparation for their 4th record due in Sept – renowned for their stimulating live shows, they’re former touring partners to Adam Gnade, Youthmovies and Foals.
“A masterclass in how to purvey experimentalism without foregoing accessibility…Jonquil need to become huge" Clash Magazine
“The long, sweeping melodies that are at times achingly perfect” Drowned in Sound www.myspace.com/jonquiluk
NY Antifolk linchpin, fresh from a Primavera appearance / tour of Europe with Andre Herman Dune - - - Jeff Lewis: “One of the most amazing artists I know. Do not miss this chance to see him in the UK”. www.myspace.com/ishmarquez
Latest, vaunted project from Ex Murder of Rosa Luxembourg and Scarecrows member Andrew Jackson - - - listen - - - - - - ______>>>> www.myspace.com/houseofbrothers
SUHWEET local wunderkind plays his first live show – recommended for fans of Panda Bear / Four Tet www.myspace.com/iamleveret
NLF3's music has been described as "a kitsch This Heat" by The Wire, and compared for its rhythms to a 2009 version of the Ege Bamayasi-era of Can. The Guardian even spoke of them as "a Radiohead seduced by the idea of live improvisation". The members of NLF3 - F.lor, Mitch and Don Nino - name influences as varied as Pierre Henry, Fela Kuti, Steve Reich, Ennio Moricone, as well as Syd Barrett, Zappa, Fantomas, Aphex Twin, and Sonic Youth. Strange gurus indeed, for a music that, after all these comparisons, still sounds unique. NLF3 is the story of three music lovers – two brothers in blood and a third in spirit – united by the same passion: to make music, record it and take it all around the world. In that regard, their kinship with Battles and Animal Collective, with whom they have toured, seems perfectly natural - they all belong to the same generation of musicians and have the same desire to discover new territory, to explore new possibilities and to bring together past and future. It comes as no surprise either that the brothers F.lor and Don have lived in Germany as well as the US, and have spent some time in Nigeria where their father introduced them to the great Fela Kuti and others like the sculptor Twin Seven Seven. www.myspace.com/nlf3
Kalbakken album launch! Featuring live action from: Kalbakken DBH Irma Vep This Saturday 23rd May 8pm @ Britons Protection, Grt, Bridgwater St, Manchester £5 (on this night only! amazing £5 deal for new Kalbakken CD and new DBH CD! Incredible!)
Hello Rabbits, how remiss of us not to add you in the first place! Thank you for being so helpful and thank you for being home to the Fuzzies. Thank you, Matthew Repair.
Trawler Of Marvel Cruises welcome you aboard the Merchant Queen, which, for one night only, graces the streets of Salford with her extra-ordinary presence. The Merchant Queen was the jewel of ToM Cruise's fleet until her strange disappearance many years ago. She boasts a remarkable range of entertainment and an ambience which is sure to lure you on board... But, why is she here? And what stories do the strange characters on board have to tell?
Boarding begins at 8pm, sailing at 9pm. Punctual boarders will be treated to complimentary fizz and vegan canapes. Those arriving after 1am will find the ship doors locked.
Please dress appropriately
Cost £3-5 sliding scale. Add proceeds will go to Gaza Aid Appeals www. avaaz. org
Dance to the varied party sounds of our hand picked djs, including CLAUDE CUNNINGHAM (Black Angel), JAG (Black Angel), LEN (Jean Genet) and DAZ AND LYNSEY (partymakers, heartbreakers)!
Friday 28th November THE HORSE LOOM - Steve Malley from the North East's excellent Unit Ama playing acoustic with nods to Bert Jansch, John Fahey and John Martyn. As seen at Dan Higgs and Family Elan gigs. http://www. myspace. com/horseloom
7 HERTZ - Seth's chamber/jazz/folk/improv ensemble rumble onwards! Recent album on Birdwar records and collaborations with These Monsters and David Thomas Broughton. Double bass/Violin/Accordion & probably much more http://www. myspace. com/the7hertzband
DARREN ADCOCK - a fixture in Manchester music scene over the last couple of years, from acoustic to noise and back again. This time its acoustic. Never fails to provide something unique for the occasion.
Upstairs at the Hare and Hounds, opposite Shudehill bus station. 5 minutes from Piccadilly Gardens or Victoria Station. four on the door, 8. 30 start
