music, punk rock, prog rock, metal, post-rock, creative indie-rock and mostly bands that don't fit in to any nice little compartments.... Bands who get off their arses and do it themselves, DIY/real independant record labels, LO-FI asthetics/creativity, gig promoting, riot grrrl ethos. communication, working with people and sharing space with people who have their heads in the right place, mail art, textiles, creative possitive Anarchy, free festivals, resonably priced festivals that aren't swamped with marketing, Fanzines, extreme metal, people who create, pop art, street art...
Music
Cardiacs, Lapsus Linguae, Upsilon Acrux, Fight Like Apes, Battles, Rude Mechnicals, To The Bones, Enablers, Herzoga, Motorhead, Tera Melos, Seepytime Gorilla Museum, I-Def-I, Shearwater, Deerhunter, You Slut!, Amanda Palmer, Thee More Shallows, Liars, Next Life, So I Had To Shoot Him, Efterklang, Turbonegra, Turbonegro, 65Daysofstatic, vile vile creatures, Cay, Tribe 8, Black Flag, Black Fag, Herzoga, MC Lars, PFM (Premiata Forneria Marconi), Flying Luttenbachers, Lozenge, Vardis, Angel Witch, Anvil, The Mass, Louis Lingg And The Bombs, Death Organ, New Order, Joy Division, Thinking Plague, Stackridge, Slayer, Dresden Dolls, The Real McKenzies, Duran Duran Duran, Be Your Own Pet, NOFX, I Like Trains, Deerhoof, Everything Must Go, Vessels, Pre, Saint Silas Intercession, Map, Lugosi's Morphine, Gene Serene, Colt, Leisur Hive, Optimist Club, Crass, Ring, Dream Clinic, Webcore, Ullulators, High Tone Son Of A Bitch, The Planet The, Tank, Knuckledust, Rose Tattoo, Peter Hammill, Van Der Graaf Generator, The Cravats, Inaura, Imperial Leisure, UK Subs, Civilised Society?, Pentagram, Subhumans, (OLD)Genesis, Huggy Bear, Blur, Bis, Gong, early Metallica, Discharge, Broadzilla, Oi Polloi, Cay, Ring, Erase Errata, Orange Goblin, The Assmen, Hawkwind, Robert Calvert, GG Allin, The Mars Volta, My Vitriol, Throbbing Gristle, Rose Kemp, Future Kings Of England, King Crimson, 31 Knots, UK, The Appleseed Cast, Alien Sex Fiend, Anthrax (UK), Anthrax (USA), Pixies, Crass, The Mob, Otep, Amebix, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Agnostic Front, Celtic Frost, Nile, Gravy Train, Psychic TV, 7 Year Bitch, Fugazi, Faith No more, Mr Bungle, Leftover Crack, Blitz, Fang, Cockney Rejects, L7, Magma, Dream City Film Club, Cynical Smile, Angel Cage, Twist, Sunlounger, Pornorphans, London After Midnight, Coptic Rain, Fang, Gaye Bikers On Acid, Crazyhead, Silverhead, Pink Fairies, Dillinger Escape Plan, Sea Nymphs, IQ, Twelfth Night, Girlschool, Pallas, Dagaband, Tamarisk, Gog Magog, Pussy Face... ah millions of bands, it changes everyday...
Movies
We're making one right now...
Television
ORGAN TV - that's our show here in the UK...
Books
oh loads, what would life be without a million books...
Heroes
There are no heroes really, just go do it yourself. You could always check out George Tabb though, not so much a hero, more one of our own (an old school zine guy, creator, punk rock activist and giver) who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and through no fault of his own is now getting the crap end of the stick and no help from his own government. This isn't some political statement from us, this isn't us making a statement about terrorism or American policy or anything other than us shouting about a zine guy who put a lot in to the underground and who now needs our help a little more then you bands and labels do - go check his page, you'll find it there in our top friends... just go see and then take a moment to spread the word a little, questions things, demand help for George Tabb before its too late, stick his profile in your top friends, blog, link, shout, do - everyone of you bands, labels, promoters who ever got some support from a zine, a zine guy needs you now please...
ORGAN and everything we do can be found over at ORGANART.COM
Go to www.organart.com if you really want to know about Organ and everything we do... My Space is just one of the many doorways. This is just My Space, this is not our website, just one of the doorways to our website. My Space is a useful tool of communication if you use it right, that's all it is though, My Space is not the Organ frontline...
Is Organ a male or female? I don't know, we have to tick one box or the other over there on the profile introduction, you tell me... Organ is 22 now though...
And now a message from our sponsor..
"if you have something you think we should be covering and playing then feel free to do the old school thing and snail mail it in - grabbing 30 seconds of compressed to hell compromised sound via your My Space page while phones are ringing and we're trying to do other things on the computer and such, is no way to check out a new band properly. You need to put just a little more oldschool effort in and get your music out there... have a nice day now, Love, Captain Flak". (Trumpton or somewhere near)
HISTORY TIME...
ORGAN started out as an oldschool handmade hand-painted fractured D.I.Y zine back in the last century - November 86 if you really want to know. Somewhere along the line, instead of folding afer a couple of issues like most zines from back then did, Organ evolved in to a full on magazine, a record label called ORG... and then, later on, a website, a weekly FM radio show, a TV show and more...
We started a tape label that became a full on record label called ORG - loads of bands have emerged via ORG since the first bit of 7" vinyl in '94... albums, singles and a whole load of releases from bands and such...
...we're still messy and DIY is spirit and still rather defiant... It all comes rather naturally, we're still shouting, we're still not going to toe the line...
...we've been doing this Organ thing longer than most and we'll probably be here doing it long after most others have given up or worse still, have allowed themselves to be sucked up in to the mainstream music business rather than building a real alternative...
ORGAN MAGAZINE is currently weekly at organart.com, a new issue goes on line every Thursday afternoon. There's also daily alternative music news on the site...
ORGAN MAGAZINE is about throwing up signposts and pointing you towards all the good exciting music being made by good people all over the world, you'll find new signposts going up everyday over on the website at organart.com - signposts and links at the end of the reviews, news stories and radio playlists that point you towards all the wholesome earfood, art and creatvity, all the alternatives that are out there waiting for you
We like to avoid pigeon holes, our musical tastes are all over the place - that's what real punk rock should be - for far too many now just see everything as an MTV fashion parade - time to take it back! Music and the associated culture that evolves around the music should not be under the thumb of the corporations, there is a different way... first you need to communicate. To us Punk rock is a way of thinking, a state of mind, not a sound, a fashion or a free sticker.
ORGAN ON YOUR RADIO @ RESONANCE 104.4FM
...we have a weekly ORGAN RADIO SHOW on London's best radio station RESONANCE 104.4 FM - Sunday nights, 9.00pm. Rest of the world can hear it via www.resonancefm.com - check out our blogs for playlists and details, check Resonance anyway, loads of good stuff to hear on there besides us...
Oh and we put gigs on when we feel like it - I'm guessing there's been over 500 Organ shows in London already, probably nearer to a thousand. Most of your favourite bands have played on Organ bills when they were small and had no friends/fans - one day we'll write the book and tell of all the filth and chaos and the fights and...
ORG RECORDS, ORGANART.COM, ORGAN RADIO, ORGAN TV and ORGAN MAGAZINE is run in a different way, our own way, with our own set of rules...
GETTING US TO LISTEN TO YOUR STUFF...
WANT TO SEND SOMETHING IN FOR US TO REVIEW IN ORGAN OR PLAY ON THE RADIO OR LISTEN TO IN TERMS OF ORG RECORDS? Snail mail is the way then...
The address is 19 Herbert Gardens, London, NW10 3BX, UK
ORGAN REVIEW POLICY
The facts are simple - we listen to everything that turns up here. We only have the time and space and inclination to tell people about the things we're positive about though - the things that excite us, the things we want to share and really want you to make the effort to check out, the things we want to shout our opinionated big mouths off about. We can't be here wasting time and cluttering up space writing about the crap, the uninspired, the watered down conformists and the many dreadfully dull things that we encounter. We're here for the really exciting life-changing music, the challenging rewarding bands who are doing it for the right reasons. Music is better than ever if you make an effort to go out and find it. You have to make the effort though...
STILL WANT TO SEND SOMETHING TO US NOW YOU'VE READ THE POLICY?
Good! But remember, that's totally up to you, you're more than welcome to send something in if YOU want to - but hey, we NEVER ask anyone to send anything in, if you want to then that is YOUR choice, we do not request material. We don't promise anything to anyone other than the promise to listen/read/checkout whatever comes our way with an open mind - every track, and if we don't like it first time it goes back on the pile for a second chance and then a third and.... If we have something positive to say then you'll get some coverage on line or in print or on air, if we don't then we pass it on to someone who might like it...
CHECKING OUT MATERIAL ON LINE OR HERE AT MY SPACE -
there just isn't enough time in the day. Everyday hundreds of bands we've never heard of ask to be added to our friends list or ask us to check out tracks on My Space. We do check out lots of bands on my Space when we have some reason to be curious about a band - there is not enough time to just randomly check out every band though. If you send is a friends request then we usuually click on your page, take in about five seconds (invite you to subsctibe to our blog - hey you asked to be added to our friends list, that blog tells you lots about what we're doing, we assume that you asked to be added because you're interested in what we do). if you want our attention or coverage then send something in via good old snail mail. Send something in we'll listen to it properly - you get full attention and maybe some really helpful positive coverage, airplay and maybe even more.. choice is yours - all you bands who think that all you need to do is put up a My Space page then sit back and wait for everyone to come to you are... well, work it out yourselves...
All very simple... Enjoy your Organ now...
www.organart.com
xox
Who I'd like to meet: That's in the hands of you - people with creative energy and who want to give as well as take - people who are REALLY interested, PEOPLE WHO REALLY CARE. We don't want to hear from bands who think we're just a stepping stone or a career option and we're really not interested in just being marketing at by you so don't do it.... AND IF YOU JUST WISH TO SPAM US WITH CLUELESS DUMBSHIT VOTE FOR THIS OR THAT MESSAGES THEN WE DO NOT WANT TO MEET YOU!
Organ is for people who need to find the alternatives, underground music - the music is always better down here in the dirt if you're prepared to make the effort and get involved rather than just being another consummer of marketed product... Organ is about thinking for yourselves and being involved - life becomes far more interesting, and so does the music that forms the soundtrack that goes with your life, when you actually get involved
We want to hear from all you bands, labels, zines, creative minds and real people who are actually doing it for the right reasons... but NOT from those who just want to take without giving anything back, we're more interested in those who contribute to things rather than just thinking the whole world revolves around their band. We are not here to help your career and we are NOT a marketing tool for your sold out soulless product pushing
Hey come check out our album release show...and our last show ever. We are breaking up and going our seperate ways after this show so you will never again get a chance to see The Tempest Armada (All members are forming new projects though).
There will be a huge party after the show though...we plan to go out with a bang. The parties info will be released at the show. Your friends who don't come to the show but want to come to the party have to pay $10 to get in (Girls get in free). It's going to be an amazing night so we hope to see you there.
The line up includes- Canon 36 Alterations The Fornicators
With us headlining. Albums will be on sale at the show for $5 each or you can buy it online on itunes or limewire.
The show's info is: 7/10/2009 7:00 PM at Guitar Merchant ALBUM RELEASE (last show!) 7503 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, 91303
FESTIVAL FASHION BAZAAR BRICK LANE THIS SUNDAY! (next to the truman brewery by the bus n the pink car n that!)
Festival Fashion Bazaar is a one off special pop-up market of independent designer festival-geared fashion and accessories situated next to the Truman Brewery, in Ely's Yard, Brick Lane.
Come and enjoy the bohemian atmosphere as this is not your everyday market! Expect roaming mannequins, bazaar performers from Prangsta Entertainments, Whoopie Club and other festival acts along with Ely's Yard's usual fine selection of world foods.
Expect to see Playsuit Parlour’s cutesy playsuits and shorts, OOPS! Fashion's African/vintage mash up pieces, MissChief Glitz head-dresses,
Havelli’s delicately block-printed tent bedding, Temple of Sensuality’s seductive lingerie, Shock and Souls sparkly spectacular french vintage,
Lily Vanilli’s exquisite cupcakes, Antic Establishment’s roaming minstrels,
Woppie Club’s show girls and much more!!!
Shana Tova are tearin' it up with a twiddle and a glorious chorus again sooooon: Check us at:
17 Jul 2009 The Sound Bar 7 Aug 2009 The Flapper, Birmingham w/SHAPES 13 Sep 2009 ARTSFEST - Birmingham 3 Oct 2009 Cafe Saki - Manchester w/POMPEII (Austin, Texas)
Alan Prosser's Debut Alum - Monkey Grip - OUT NOW:
Alan Prosser's debut solo album is OUT NOW! 'Monkey Grip' is a collection of Progressive and Tech house exclusive remixes and original tracks done by Alan over the last few months.
Track listing: 1: STRAYOTIC - WHAT ARE YOU THINKING - ALAN PROSSER REMIX 2: 9 DAYS 2 GO - IDJ MAGAZINE EDIT 3: AHMET SENDIL - RING CADET -ALAN PROSSER REMIX 4: MY LOVE 5: WITHOUT YOU 6: HERE WE GO (feat. SHELLIE NICHOLLS) 7: DEEP DOWN - PERK REMIX 8: TANNOY - LUSH - ALAN PROSSER REMIX 9: SLIGHTLY SINISTER INC - LOGIK - ALAN PROSSER REMIX 10: SIDECHAINER
While nowadays it often seems like all the Psy Trance labels either reduce the speed of their releases and turn to more and more body-orientated club sounds or crank up the tempo of their music to rather hectic levels, Solar Tech Records delivers an excellent selection of tunes that keeps the golden mean: With tracks between 142 and 145 BPM the music is powerful, driving and very psychedelic on the one hand but also progressive in the original meaning of the word and does not get stressful or kitschy at any point. For this second compilation label owner DJ Natron extended his network of promising producers from South Africa, Switzerland, UK, Germany and South America and again presents some sparking pearls for original Psychedelic lovers.
Solar Atmosphere trifft genau die selten gewordene Mitte zwischen immer langsamer und minimaler werdendem Progressive Trance und den zur Hektik tendierenden Geschwindigkeiten zeitgenössischer Psychedelic Produktionen: Mit 142 – 145 BPM sind die Tracks auf dieser zweiten Compilation des Labels Solar Tech Records treibend, druckvoll und psychedelisch, ohne jedoch stressig oder gar kitschig zu werden.
My own monthly show focusing on underground queer and female talent begins on Dandelion Radio (www.dandelionradio.com) this July, playing daily at different times each day of the month. Expect the likes of Vile Vile Creatures, The Flesh Happening, Psychofag and Shrag amongst loads of forgotten and underrated bands. Come listen!
