Oh yes...celebration day...Magnetophone's Matt (recording as Veil) has released the first 12" record on his new label Test Conditions. Both the 12" vinyl and download are available right now.
And one last very important message: a massive big up to all the soldiers who bought the download before I told anyone it was there...massive respect and thank you.
18:02:08 ** Magnetophone play SUPERSONIC **
We're playing the SuperSonic festival in Birmingham at the Custard Factory on Saturday 12th July at about 6:45pm and can't wait - it's a great line-up. We'll be playing lots of new tracks too...
18:02:08 **TEST CONDITIONS** New Record Label
Matt is in the process of constructing a record label called Test Conditions which will operate at the furthest reaches of dubstep and electronica - the first vinyl release will be available later in the year and you can hear tracks by Matt's new project 'Veil' here right now:
In his guise as DJ Veil, Matt is presenting a radio programme on the South West's 10Radio 105.3FM (streaming online at 10radio.org). The show, The Electric Briefcase, goes out every second Sunday between 10pm and midnight and is a mix of dubstep, dub, electronica, hauntology and the occasional lost jazz gem.
19:01:08 **Magnetophone** tribute to Ligeti - Free Download
Magnetophone have contributed to an online tribute to Gyorgy Ligeti, the classical and electronic composer who wrote music for The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Eyes Wide Shut. The track is called 'The Old Silver In and Out' and it is available for free download along with many other artists' tracks (including u-ziq) at 256kbps.
07:12:07 **Contribution to Visionaire 53 publication**
Magnétophone have contributed a track to New York art house publication Visionaire.
Visionaire 53 is a compilation of one minute pieces of music by leading artists, musicians and personalities and comprises five vinyl picture discs, one 'Vinyl-Killer' record player,
two cds and an accompanying booklet all boxed in a beautiful black dome container.
Other artists featured include Yoko Ono, Cindy Sherman, Michael Stipe, U2, Pet Shop Boys, Malcom MacLaren, David Byrne, Courtney Love, Lalo Schifrin.
The track is called 'Much Less Than a Day' and is an edited version of the track that appears on 'Binary Oppositions'.
Available here (though you'd better sit down before you see the price):
Visionaire
05:12:07 *** New EP ***
Magnétophone have just wrapped up a brand new four track EP which will be released on First Fold next year. Release date to follow.
Magnetophone are Birmingham natives Matt Huish Saunders and John Hanson. Friends since childhood, as boys they would often be found under water, weighed down by bricks and playing Stylophones. Displaying a gift for linguistic manipulation which has continued to sustain their career, they named this ritual the "Alpha Beti Bon-Tempi Underwater Electro-Hydro Sound-Fusion".
Matt and John's first vinyl appearance, "You Should Write Music", was on the Earworm label. They then embarked on a summer tour of caravan parks, during which the Static Brothers witnessed the live favourite Air Methods, and asked the band to record this for their Static Caravan label. This was followed by a 12" EP, Temporary Lid, was warmly received by NME.
The duo then signed to 4AD, recording a Peel studio session in spring 2000. They also played live on a Peel show as the opening act of the BBC's Music Live 2000 festival, appearing alongside Plone and Broadcast. Matt and John then completed work on their debut album, I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me, the titles for which were conjured with a bag of scrabble tiles and a ouija board.
Magnetophone returned in 2005 with The Man Who Ate The Man, which finds them flirting with song structure while spinning webs of dreamily captivating texture. The album runs the gamut from sprawling psychedelia to the sweetest of melancholy snippets, aided by an impressive array of collaborators. Breeders sisters Kim and Kelley Deal and alt-folk troubadour PG Six represent underground America, while the Fence collective's HMS Ginafore and King Creosote contribute skeins of Caledonian melody.
A number of spin-off releases are in the pipeline. These include a limited 12" featuring Sonic Boom's 20-minute remix of "Benny Insobriety", and JM Lapham of The Earlies' soundclash/collage version of the entire album, which will be made available online. The band have also become known for their striking record sleeves, featuring some of v23's most ambitious designs.
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A new comer to FSOLdigital - SEAFAR deliver a fat slice of electric space music - Hegira the sounds of a flight from danger. Wander the streets together, the noise of life muted by sheets of rain, brilliant colours dimmed in a pervading mist of grey. An instrumental amalgam of moody beats and synth drenched noises.
Hello Magnetophone! Interesting music here as usual! Keep it up! Preview for all tracks of my debut album Symbiosis of Contradictions are now available on my myspace page through zimbalam player. Mp3 release is now available in all the major stores worldwide. Greetings from the snowy Moscow/Russia /Ivan
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Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
hey yo wanted to show you my videocarribean ganstaer.i just droped it.please tell me if you like.god bless have a great year hope you enjoy it.if you like the track you can download it from the link on this msg
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Sat 16th May @ The Soup Kitchen, Spear Street, Manchester.
The Centrifuge @ Futuresonic Festival present Richard Devine, Puzzleweasel, NeuTek vs Boombots, missaw, Guide, Gareth Clarke, Mr Underwood & His MIDI Octopus and Scrubber Fox.
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
hail thee phones ! b nice2 c u soon.J -B'ham ? M- Bristol ? lemme know at the email below. love. sonic .x SPECTRUM FULL BAND SHOWS START THIS W/END-TICKETS Hey folks , We're pleased to announce that ALL UK SHOWS WILL FEATURE THE FULL BAND on the forthcoming UK tour – performing an extended version of the set featured at the 4 M.B.V. shows we played last year. Expect the full breadth of SPECTRUM & SPACEMEN 3’s catalogue including Suicide, Revolution, How you satisfy Me , Mary ,Transparent Radiation etc . If you want to guarantee please buy tickets in advance as most shows are in fairly intimate venues & sell out on the night is possible . It’s been a long time since I played many of these cities – please let your circle of friends know & pass this info on where you see fit . The current shows & online ticket addresses are : Fri 13th Feb - The Static Gallery, LIVERPOOL http://www. seetickets. com and http://www. ticketline. co. uk
Sat 14th Feb, The Library, LEEDS http://www. seetickets. com and http://www. ticketline. co. uk
Tuesday 17th Feb – The Social, NOTTINGHAM – http://www. alt-tickets. co. uk
Friday 20th – Hare & Hounds, BIRMINGHAM – http://www. mosleyfolk. co. uk
Tuesday 24th Feb – The Wheatsheaf, OXFORD http://www. myspace. com/wheatsheaf_music
Wed 25th – The Croft, BRISTOL – http://www. the-croft. com
Fri 27th Feb, - The Dome, LONDON – http://www. wegottickets. com
Sat 28th Feb, The Freebutt, BRIGHTON – http://www. wegottickets. com and Rounder Records
We’ll be selling Spectrum & Spacemen 3 back catalogue at the shows including some vinyl as well as c.d. releases . shows in Europe are being finalised for late March , and US shows in April/May. littlemissmanagement@hotmail.co.uk
