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The Diamond Family Archive
Down-tempo / Folk / Experimental

"lazy about the things that matter."

brighton/london/creekmoor,
United Kingdom

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Member Since11/17/2005
Band Websitewoodlandrecordings.com/diamond.html
Band MembersLaurence Collyer.
(currently looking for an assistant.)
for gig bookings please contact stolenartists@googlemail.com
Influencesfather sergius, blaise cendrars, red house painters, son house, paris spleen, john lee hooker, gurdjieff, satie, sigma polke, tolstoy, sun kil moon, chekhov, singer sargent, debussy, chopin, tape machines, solzhenitsyn, cats, girls, patchen, luc tuymans, sacred heart singers of alabama, radios, nausea, realism, tremolo and reverb, sons of pioneers, midnight cowboy, guitars, ali farka toure, pressing it and seeing what happens, casio, sylvian, cossacks, eno, francis bacon, mark twain, hope sandoval, john wyndham, leonard cohen, ennio morricone, stephen j gould, the dubliners, radar bros, bill monroe, marconi, RNLI, RSPB, the west country, elomar, xangai, pens and paper, os mutantes, coffee, vodka, whiskey, hardy, foxes, jays, nostalgia, creekmoor, found

Sounds Likefor gig bookings please contact stolenartists@googlemail.com
Record Labelwoodland recordings
Type of LabelMajor





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'Strange and tender songs built around layered loops of live guitar, lap steel and electronica. Leftfield, oddball and gorgeous, a beautiful and fragile noise and sublime lo-fi melancholia'- Stolen Recordings.



Woodland Recordings EP

First release available now!

* 11 songs from The Diamond Family Archive and The Great Park.
* Just 300 handmade numbered copies.
* 2 cds in individual hand stamped sleeves.
* Includes lyric and chord booklet and unique postcards.
* One copy includes 'Golden Ticket' - FREE entry to Woodland Recordings events and FREE Woodland Releases for life!

Just £8 including postage anywhere in the world.



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also available from the diamond family archive, woodland recordings WR002
"laurence collyer's diamond family archive is a unique, revolving ensemble, centring around his ghostly, deeply emotive songwriting. imagine mark koselek's haunting folk with elements of robert wyatts heartwrenching vocals combined with collyer's beautiful songs this is a truly great little disc." - Rough Trade


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Big City Redneck


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Jul 4 2008 6:35 AM

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Big Bad Love
July 10th
Doors: 7pm
£6.50
93 Feet East

This is our first 93 Feat East gig and we’re happy to be gracing this illustrious stage so look out for special door price offers a few days before the gig…
Or you can buy in advance here:
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David Cronenberg's Wife
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The Owlls
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Voodoo Trombone Quartet
http://www. voodootrombonequartet. com/

DJ: Camden Slags

July 17th at the Buffalo Bar:
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs / Tom Allalone & The 78s/ The Branded

We’re also starting a brand new Friday night at The Luminaire in September – watch this space…

Join the facebook group for regular updates:
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Facebook event page:
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His name is KILMER





Jul 2 2008 6:15 PM

Welcome to the Machine
Kilmer
x
junkboy





Jun 30 2008 10:35 AM

beautiful show last week at komedia. nice. we sincerely hope to see thee at our solemnisation of sonic sorcery. come down and we can talk about how good red house painters/sun kil moon are x



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R-O-M-A





Jun 23 2008 8:16 PM

Thanks for the add!
Greetings from Tokyo.
Hope you like our animation movie HERE.

Have a nice Tuesday my friend.
R-O-M-A
Laish Quartet





Jun 23 2008 2:43 AM

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Jun 19 2008 3:25 PM

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Only London show this year !
Totally Unsigned





Jun 19 2008 8:43 AM

TOTALLY UNSIGNED 25th JUNE at THE BRIGHTON COALITION


Friday Night Hero - www. totallyunsigned. co. uk/fridaynighthero
Dance Paris Dance - www. totallyunsigned. co. uk/danceparisdance
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Entry £2 BIMM, £3 NUS, £4 Others
Cheap Drinks All Night from £1.
50
Age 16+ Show - Bring I.D.


Dont forget to check out our events page. See listings for full details.


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Put It On Promotions





Jun 18 2008 1:44 AM

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'Tripping In The Country'





Jun 17 2008 11:30 AM

You look like you need a Trip In The Country... Bring a packed lunch!

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Jun 17 2008 3:29 AM

THIS THURSDAY!!!THIS THURSDAY!!! THIS THURSDAY!!! THIS THURSDAY!!!

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Join us for another Big City Redneck Presents! Another wonderful eruption, nay, ejaculation of good music at the Buffalo Bar this month!

What can I say? We won’t disappoint.

Buffalo Bar
June 19th
£6 on the door…
8.30pm till they kick us out…

Mama Shamone – THESE GUYS AREN’T PLAYING LIVE (except one acoustic) EXCEPT AT GLASTO FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR!
http://www. myspace. com/mamashamone
“Put Mama Shamone on at any venue and they are likely to take the roof off, this was one of the best live shows I’ve seen in years - certainly one of the best in London. In my opinion these guys are destined for greatness, it felt like I was witnessing history being shaped-something was just so right about what they were doing up there.” Vibe Bar

We Yes You No
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“We Yes You No sing about the end of the world, the end of everything. But in an apocalypse that would sound like this I would buy god’s last EP” – Big City Redneck

Language
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“"The verbosity of funk, the poetic twang of intelligent pop. The bridge between Franz Ferdinand and Smashing Pumpkins perhaps" – Bugbear

DJ: Dirty Omar

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Mary Hampton





Jun 16 2008 3:39 AM

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Jun 15 2008 4:09 PM



münchen live 2008
go to myspace. com/falamongue
Noa Babayof





Jun 12 2008 6:34 AM

Hi,
I wanted to thank you for helping me reach the final stage of the ZigZag live competition.
Thanks to your support, the CMJ slot looks closer then ever.

To win, I need your vote one last time. Please check my profile and see the flyer, it has all the instructions + the link for voting.
You can also click here to get directly to the link.

Thank you for your help and kind will
Noa
Yawning Gulf





Jun 11 2008 4:23 AM

hey,
just passing by,
really liking your songs here,
all the best,
Jack - YG
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Jun 1 2008 3:03 PM

click here for our 216 one minute albums on last.fm

the b12 have 216 one minute albums up on last. fm

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May 24 2008 2:51 AM

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The Robot Heart





May 21 2008 5:45 AM

hey man long time no supping.hope you are good and well.Hear lovely things about you re new project.tom x
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May 19 2008 5:56 PM

ROCK BRIGHTON presents FEEDBACK XI
Friday 30th May at The Coalition
(Formerly The Beach), Kings Rd Arches
Doors open at 7:00pm - 10:30pm
Entry £3 NUS / £4 Others
A Night of Acoustic, Lounge, Chillout Soul

07:00 BAR OPENS www. myspace.
com/brightonunplugged
07:30 MATT MITCHELL www. myspace.
com/mattmitchellmusic
08:30 SEEKER www. myspace.
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09:30 KIINA www. myspace.
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Click flyer for more details

Feedback XI

Totally Unsigned





May 19 2008 7:08 AM

WE HAVE A NEW LOOK!!!!


Totally Unsigned are looking for people to listen, rate, vote and download band tracks.


We are also looking for people to become reviewers and editors to help us give feedback to the bands.


If you are interested sign up at www. totallyunsigned. co. uk


Dont forget to check out our weekly events at The Brighton Coalition each Wednesday. See listings for full details.


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May 18 2008 3:25 AM



Scarica gratis il nuovo album degli Snooze clicca
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May 17 2008 2:58 AM

Hello, We're just calling through for a quick cup of tea and.. oh no, I mean to let you know that we're playing at the Vibe bar this Tuesday.
xx
Adrian





Apr 25 2008 11:45 AM

Hi Laurence,
Im in a shiny new band, wideyedorder. We'd love to come play at one of the Woodland evenings.
Here's the URL, check us out and see what ya think.
Ta,
Adrian.

http://profile. myspace. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=user. viewprofile&friendid=370851289
Ejector Seat





Apr 25 2008 10:59 AM

Woo-hoo! Covers up!
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Apr 24 2008 1:58 PM

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Monster Studios





Apr 24 2008 1:55 AM

Do you like it regular?

Monster Studios have a few regular rehearsal slots available. The summer is coming, so don’t forget all our rooms are air conditioned.
Real Wood Records





Apr 20 2008 3:06 PM



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Apr 15 2008 10:18 AM

Howdy Pardner,
Here’s what we have coming up.

Hope you can make it along for sure…

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Apr 12 2008 1:41 AM

Hey, Laurence. I was wondering if you ever sent the CD, because if you did, I never got it.
If not, it's fine. I understand. I was just wondering if it got lost by the postal service.

The new songs you put up a while back are great. Very different from what I expected; but I like them.

How have you been?

Brian
Woodland Recordings





Apr 11 2008 10:39 AM

Yes Laurence,
12/4/08
SCREAMING TEA PARTY


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Apr 9 2008 12:41 PM

xxxxxx
Littleman





Apr 3 2008 7:50 AM

ROCK BRIGHTON presents FEEDBACK X Friday 25th April at The Coalition (Formerly The Beach), Kings Rd Arches Doors open at 7:00pm - 10:30pm Entry £5 A Night of ALTERNATIVE INDIE / ROCK 07:00 BAR OPENS www. myspace. com/rockbrighton 07:30 THE UNMENTIONABLES www. myspace. com/theunmentionables 08:15 BEN POOLE BAND www. myspace. com/benpoole 09:00 LEFT HAND RED www. myspace. com/lefthandred 09:45 I-KOMA www. myspace. com/ikoma Click flyer for more info Rock Brighton
The Acoustic Room