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RED DEER CLUB RECORDINGS
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BENJAMIN WETHERILL - Laura
(RDC 014)
Recorded in a disused 19th-century palace on the outskirts of Budapest, Benjamin Wetherill's first album captures the intimacy of a delicate folk idiom along with the innovation of original technique and approach. Wetherill, a Leeds native who has been making his own music for almost a decade, plays intricate fingerpicked guitar passages, and sings with a lilting style unlike anybody recording today. A startling listen for anyone looking for truly talented musicians wholly focused on their own vision.
Jeremy Barnes, A Hawk and a Hacksaw's inventive songwriter, heard Wetherill while touring and offered to produce his debut album. Barnes enlisted his Hun Hangar Ensemble of Hungarian musicians to assist in the recording, delicately expanding Wetherill's songs to include a feather orchestra of light touches and subtle accents, blending sentiments of pre-war European jazz with early English pathos.
The result is Laura, an album as emotional as it is detailed and fragile. Folk music has enjoyed a resurgence of late, but with Wetherill one always seems to get something refreshingly different - true, original music in a manner never quite done before, with the capacity to combine a mystifying sense of the early 19th century with a 20th century outlook. The effect is startling.
RELEASED 28TH JULY 2008
in conjunction with Ba Da Bing Records
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SOPHIE'S PIGEONS - SayPlaySway Ep
(RDC 012)
TRACKS
1. Say Play Sway
2. Monkey's Trunkle
3. Stars and Garters
4. Naked Bitch
5. 80's
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Sophie's Pigeons have been performing around the UK since they formed in the summer of 2006. The Manchester quartet have stirred up significant excitement within the North West folk scene, breaking convention and bringing a pop vibe to a popular scene.
Armed with glockenspiel, melodica, harmonium, clarinette, piano, vocals and a variety of children's toys, they have taken their foot-stomping rhythms to some of the UK’s most prestigious underground folk and alternative clubs.
With their quick success, and in high demand for an album launch, Sophie's Pigeons have been snapped up by Red Deer Club to record their first E.P. To accompany this long awaited release, the band will be going on tour throughout May, before heading to a string of festivals. Look out for their debut long-player before the year is out!
Four rather happily deranged individuals hammering pianos who clearly enjoy what they are doing. (Sandman 2007)
An impeccable performace by a band that you could see going a long way. (Listen To Manchester)
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BY THE FIRESIDE - Day Of The Burning
(RDC 011)
London based musician and producer Daniel Lea is enchanted by the forgotten narratives of yesterday. Trawling the past for visual and lyrical inspiration, gathering snippets from forgotten histories, By The Fireside is his music box and storytelling vehicle.
Inspired by dialogue and imagery from old noir classics, world cinema and the silent era, Daniel Lea welds unique influences into his music. Lea’s first EP, ‘Battles That Add Up To None’, drew heavily from his grandfather’s time in the air force in WW2, quickly catching the attention of the peeps down at Rough Trade Records. Rating it amongst the top releases of 2005, the mix of ‘lo-fi loops with homemade ramshackle folk’ found a healthy audience and By The Fireside was heralded as one to watch.
Having recently built his own studio, Lea buries himself in inspiration within his Stoke Newington hive of creativity - Golden Hum Studios. Taking the role of producer, he spent four months recording the debut album from Martin Craft (ex of Sidewinder) for 679 Recordings. He is currently producing the hotly tipped debut album by ‘Dark Captain Light Captain’ to be released on Loaf Recordings later in the 2008.
Focusing again on By The Fireside, Lea released his second EP, ‘Then Came Noon’ in 2006, sharing its predecessor’s critical success and accompanied by extensive touring. After Lea returned to Golden Hum for over a year and a half recording and experimenting to create what was to become the debut album, "The Great Hartford Fire". Inspired by the little known mystery of The Hartford Circus Fire in June 1944, the album was released in February by Rogue Records (Inertia) in Australia and is to be released later in the year in the U.K and Europe.
This very special release is a limited edition mini album from Manchester label red deer club. It continues the musical journey of Daniel Lea, with warm woozy harmonies and ghost note guitar crescendos that bring to mind the driving energy of Sonic Youth, Neu! and Kraut Rock with a cinematic atmosphere. Lea has spoken often of his desire to “create a world of imagery and storytelling”, and his exquisitely crafted lyrical collages presented on this mini album are testament to his limitless talent. At times as chilling as he is comforting, Lea’s fragile voice can render you breathless on first listen, and yet fill your heart with a rosy glow.
After all, the greatest stories end By The Fireside.
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GEORGE THOMAS AND THE OWLS - Shooting Cabin Songs
(RDC 008)
As the Red Deer Club hobbles through the depths of midwinter, once again it is the sound of George Thomas and The Owls that is making its way to us across the moors and through the trees. Shooting Cabin Songs is the second full length release from George and his motley collection of musicians and friends and as such it stands as both a companion piece to, and a significant step forward from, Concert For Two Bicycles, their debut album of earlier this year. In George's words the intention was to create "something that sounded like a Phil Spector record gone wrong, like it was made in a barn and everything was broken." We just raised our eyebrows and let him get on with it. However, having heard the finished record succeed on all counts, we're glad we did.
Mostly recorded back in January of 2007, on George's beloved eight track tape machine, Shooting Cabin Songs shimmers and shivers with frosty mornings and dark nights, cold winds and wild moors. It's an atmosphere that's sustained throughout, from the delicately picked opening of ‘Ballad Of A Forgotten Hero’ to the closing melancholy of ‘Falling Snow.’ Elsewhere, the gorgeously torn melody of ‘On A Starry Night’ gives way to earthy homespun wisdom on ‘The Art Of Chainsaw Maintenance’ whilst the deranged shriek of ‘Mountaintop Blues’ sits almost uncomfortably alongside the gentle folk storytelling of ‘The Nine Gardens of Aberglasney.’
Delayed by touring commitments and tardy workmanship, the release of Shooting Cabin Songs brings to a close a year which both George and ourselves struggle to describe with words beyond “fun” and “tiring.” As if co-headlining the inaugural Red Deer Club tour with Liz Green and an ever-changing line-up of Owls wasn't enough, George has also managed to fit in two support tours with the legendary Viking Moses, various cameo appearances at festivals from Fife to Dorset, the recording of three new albums across woodlands, hotel bars and living rooms, and all whilst holding down a regular job to pay for it all. His claim to be proud of nothing but his work rate may sound unduly modest, but is at least justified in one respect.
However, although George will admit only to attempting to write "mildly interesting pop songs" his ability to polarise the opinions of audiences and critics alike suggests that this claim is more than a little disingenuous. Either way, here at Red Deer Club we're sure you'll agree that Shooting Cabin Songs is a beautiful record, even if "mildly interesting pop" might not be the correct term for it.
“heart-wrenching songs, a self effacing maverick”
The Guardian
“he's actually a genius”
Plan B
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DAVID A JAYCOCK - The Coleopterous Cuckoos Collude
(RDC 010)
Named after a Hitchcock-esque nightmare in which he was set upon by a pair of hard-winged, marauding cuckoos, David A Jaycock’s second album is step forward from the pastoral motifs of his debut, incorporating an expansive country-folk sound alongside the indigenous qualities and general oddness that have made his name.
An active member of Pickled Egg recording artists Big Eyes, as well as The Big Eyes Family Players, David plays a vast selection of instruments, with his signature guitar intricacies now joined by analogue synthesizers, bowed banjos, toy piano, harmonium, even a zither. Subsequently, The Coleopterous Cuckoos Collude is an achingly beautiful work of cinematic majesty; its progressive classicism enhanced by David’s will to actively break traditional musical boundaries. Taking inspiration from players such as Segovia and John Fahey, there are drones, waltzes, dirges, sea shanties, dissonances, bells, European flavours and the sound of ghostly train journeys. “Some longer songs, some shorter songs, some singing songs”, explains David, “sinister fairground melodies, Spanish preludes, improvised laments…”
After David’s debut release, The Improvised Killing Of Uncle Faustus, achieved critical acclaim alongside his already staunchly loyal fanbase, this new album, on the celebrated Red Deer Club label, will undeniably secure David A Jaycock’s place alongside history’s truly innovative musicians.
Acclaim for The Improvised Killing Of Uncle Faustus
“constant sonic flourishes of mystery” Plan B
“timeless melodies” Losing Today
“top marks” Sandman
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SARA LOWES - Tomorrows Laughter EP
(RDC 009)
TRACKS
1. I Wish
2. Uniform Days
3. Tomorrows Laughter
4. Down and Out
5. Down and Round
6. Evening Prayer
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“This isn’t a game I’m intent on winning,” declares Sara Lowes on the opening track from stunning new EP Tomorrows Laughter, “this is a game I wish to play...” Singing from the heart but with an infectious sense of fun behind each sunny vocal, Sara’s powerful piano melodies pack feelgood punches.
Having established a successful career as a session musician, the talent behind such a well-crafted collection of future hits is undeniable. A member of The Earlies’ live band, Sara sang on the critically-acclaimed cover of The Webb Brothers’ I’ve Been Waiting So Long, and has lent her immeasurable talents to King Creosote, Micah P. Hinson, Jim Noir and fellow Mancunian, David Potts, as well as contributing to both The Earlies’ studio albums.
The classic Sixties influences she absorbed as a teenager have informed a fresh, modern blend of pop, folk and rock’n’roll, driven by piano but steered by Sara’s rich, warm voice.
Tomorrows Laughter has been collectively produced by Sara Lowes, Nathan Sudders and studio mastermind Tom Knott, and features several of the songsmith’s previous collaborators. Between the energizing piano of I Wish to the sweet emotion of Evening Prayer, Sara Lowes emerges as a true star.
It is with great pleasure that Manchester’s premier folk night, Red Deer Club, shines the spotlight on this exceedingly special songwriter.
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HEPZIBAH BROOM - s/t EP
(RDC 007)
TRACKS
1. Flinty
2. Potters Song
3. Milk
4. Liberty Cap
5. Road Digger
6. Love Delight Us
Hand made sleeves, with polaroid style photo inside and bonus video on the disc!
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Having hidden herself away for some time, Hepzibah Broom is now unleashed upon the world via the Red Deer label. This surely is a match made in heaven; a truly independent label and an even more independent voice, Red Deer Club proudly presents her debut EP.
Perched in a cliff high granite cottage, once home to notorious Cornish witch and wrecker Madge Figgy, lives Hepzibah Broom.
Writing, playing and recording alone, time has led Hepzibah further into her otherworldly languages. With a host of stringed instruments, bells, cymbals, shells, bones and air flute, she creates the ethereal backbone of her compositions. Swinging from a mysterious guttural chant to a sublime bird-like quiver, this is an artist of singular vocal ability.
Years spent in India experimenting with psychotropic plants have left Hepzibah with an ability to obtain the trance state in which much of her music is created.
On her return from India, Hepzibah studied herbal medicine in Sussex. She still makes herbal potions, regularly imbibing Datura to help her insomnia.
Datura taken in tincture form seems to induce dreams in which epic battles are fought with the psyche.
Hepzibah’s songs are often written in Fogous*, on surrounding cliffs and in a large cave where the St Michael and St Mary ley lines are said to enter Cornwall. Rarely performing in public, Hepzibah is happily involved in her woodland rituals, herbalism and sculpture.
“Her voice is warm and true, her music matches this quality” Josephine Foster
*Megalithic underground chambers unique to Cornwall.
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THE MOULETTES - Songs From St Margarets ep
(RDC 006)
TRACKS
1. Requiem
2. Waltz
3. Devil Of Mine
4. Elegy
5. Cannibal Song
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Red Deer Club presents its second 'official' release: "Songs From St Margaret's" by The Moulettes, again drawing upon the underbelly of understated musicians, they have once again unleashed a real gem.
In these days of ruthlessly overproduced studio albums, The Moulettes sought to make an mini album that would lose none of its immediacy and honesty. They chose St Margaret's church in Whalley Range, Manchester for its superior acoustics, and recorded it live in one evening, the hallowed rafters resounding with sinister string tales of desire, depravity and despair.
Limited to 300 copies
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RED DEER CLUB VOLUME 3
(RDC 005)
Our third compilation from south manchesters finest 'folk' club, featuring live and unheard tracks, all in hand made, individually numbered, hand printed lovely sleeves....200 copies, first run was in fabric sleeves (now gone, sorry)...but still just as beautiful, last few copies left!
tracklisting
jim rhodes - the thirteenth dream of louis the bold
john stammers - beware young man
jane weaver - turn yourself around
george thomas - the nine gardens of aberglasney
liz green - luis
hotplate - sandy-haired girl
hannah and george of the moulettes - the waltz
cortina deluxx - the singer / star of the county down
david broad - soon i will be done
king street hobo - run with it
the unfortunates - the machine song
findlay brown - don't you know i love you
magic arm - don't look into the sun
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recorded live at red deer club from september - december 2006
all live tracks recorded on dunks trusty mini disc
mastered by howard mills (humble soul)
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BBC Manchester review of red deer vol 3, by Chris Long
read it here.....
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GEORGE THOMAS AND THE OWLS - 'concert for two bicycles'
(RDC 004)
Here at Red Deer Club we are proud to present 'Concert for Two Bicycles' the debut Long Player by George Thomas and the Owls. After two years selling out of hand made cd-r compilations and running nights as Manchester’s premier folk club, we can only describe ourselves as hugely excited to be mutating into a grown up record label with this, our first official release.
We stumbled upon George last summer in Manchester, where he was playing shambolic and strangely touching live sets, claiming to be a woodcutter from the Peak District. Later, when the trees started falling down, we found this to be true. As for The Owls, it seems they're a raggle taggle bunch consisting of whoever George picks up on his travels, generally playing whatever instruments are at hand. Most recently this has involved stealing the mighty Viking Moses' band for a legendary performance at the Homegame festival, as well as an equally successful tour of the UK.
The recording of 'Concert for Two Bicycles' was split, we are told, equally between a garden shed in the Peaks, and a flat beside the railway tracks in Manchester. The resulting sound is one of humble charm, with a rare and at times almost unnerving closeness to the listener.
Its an album that's full of warmth and an earthy humanity, where songs about the pleasures of the local bakery sit happily alongside those about the pests and diseases of garden flowers. They are songs that are dark like confectionery, yet hopeful like chemotherapy (he insisted we leave that in).
George himself will claim to be influenced by anything from Canadian hip hop to Welsh heavy metal, but to our ears the sound of this record lies somewhere between the picturesque ramblings of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci or The Beta Band, and the twisted storytelling of Smog or The Handsome Family.
In truth though, comparisons mean little, since this is a unique set of songs which could not have been written or recorded by anybody else. We hope you enjoy the album as much as we do!
www.myspace.com/georgethomasandtheowls
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"Those who have already experienced George’s slightly fractured performances, should delight in this slightly unnerving but rather brilliant record....." MANCHESTER MUSIC (album of the week)
"This delightful collection of homespun folk is straight out of the Devendra Banhart book of loveable acoustic weirdness....highly recommended. Lovely." BOOMKAT
"Despite the somewhat disadvantage of hailing from the rainy North West of England, the group's sound is not a million miles away from the wistfully odd twenty-first century folk of Devendra Banhart et al, drawing on North American blues as well as the British folk revival tradition and the lof-fi beginnings of Manc homeboy Badly Drawn Boy and his fellow Twisted Nerve travellers...." PICCADILLY RECORDS
"Likeable, fun and sweet guitar songs from this hard-working band who've been touring all over the shop. A pleasing level of folkiness added to Thomas's slightly quirky vocal style give it a feel of its own. Nice stuff to while away the hours to. Check if you're a fan of folk." SMALL FISH
"Concert For Two Bicycles nudges those going through the motions of the folk revival scene gently back in the shade. It won't win any trophies for breaking the decibel barrier, but the eleven tracks on display here are cryptic enough to coerce their audience into submission, and feature scoops of earthy timelessness as evergreen as Grotbags' herb garden." GOD IS IN THE TV ZINE
FULL REVIEW HERE
"Eerie and gorgeous songs of deep breath and small miracle.... 8/10" FOXY DIGITALIS
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MUSIC FOR OWLS - various
(RDC 003)
We helped put together this comp and booked some of the bands with the lovely charlotte garner...
Showcasing the excellent (irregular) night held at Common Bar, in Manchester. This features all exclusive tracks, two from forthcoming Humble Soul releases, (Liz Green and Cortina Deluxx) and home recordings from George Thomas, Aidan Smith and future 'star' (he's gonna be massive don't ya know, it's the word on the street y'all) Eugene Mcguiness.
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RED DEER CLUB VOLUME 2 - various
(RDC 002)
NOW SOLD OUT - 100 copies, first few in brown hessian sleeves plus some copies had a 3" cdr mix from dunk le chunk!
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RED DEER CLUB VOLUME 1 - various
(RDC 001)
NOW SOLD OUT - 100 copies, first 50 in red hessian sleeves! included ltd 3" mix cd from dunk le chunk!
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