***DEBUT 6-TRACK EP "THE MURDERHOUSE" NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES WORLDWIDE!***
"It's a joy to find that this relatively new trio are oozing potential in spades, the garage rock rumble of David Martin's four-string and Wayne Miller's sprightly drumming neatly offset by Suzy Bradley's pure, clean vocals, while the lyrics suggest dark depths and violent moods. The Murderhouse sound exciting, fresh and original. Maybe it's just refreshing to hear a band not in thrall to current trends, maybe a woman singer naturally stands out amid the bloke-rock hordes, but this is definitely one of the best demos I've heard for a long time." - The Talk Magazine, York, Jan 2007 issue.
"A fuzz bass intro leads into a BRMC rumble, offset by their secret weapon, the switchblade vocals of Suzy Bradley... The band add a bit of punk attitude to these Nick Cave-like mood songs... The attitude, drive and musicianship seem to be all present and correct... we may have an exciting prospect on our hands." - Playmusic Magazine, Issue 3.
"Take two ex-members of post-punkers Red:Shift and add the haunting voice of Suzy Bradley and you've got something very special, that swings between noisy guitarless Wire-rock and crisp PJ Harvey-style balladeering. Make sure you catch them live or pick up their demo without delay" - The Fly.
"Fuzzzed-up rock and noir-ish balladry" - Time Out, London.
"One of the highlights of the night was the female-fronted The Murderhouse's aggressive acoustic attack... A dark and brooding culmination of musical styles" - Sandman Magazine, Leeds.
"The Murderhouse are all about full-on ear-assaulting filthy minimalist rock, with a vocal that you wouldn't want to meet down a dark alley" - whisperinandhollerin.co.uk
The Murderhouse formed in early 2006, after a late-night conversation between ex-Red:Shift guitarist David Martin and Bloody Marys drummer Wayne Miller about forming a two-piece bass/drums band with a simple mission .. playing fast and furious filthy rock inspired by the likes of Death From Above 1979 and Queens Of The Stone Age. However, things took an unexpected turn when they hooked up with singer/songwriter Suzy Bradley, who had been plying her trade on the acoustic circuit, and brought her remarkable voice and dark folk and blues-influenced songwriting to the band.
The combination worked immediately, and The Murderhouse played their debut gig within a few weeks of meeting Suzy for the first time.
Since then, they have toured the UK, including regular shows in London, various festivals, and a recent visit to Northern Ireland, and in summer 2007 they ventured across the Atlantic for the first time to play a series of very successful dates in New York. Their gigs and recordings have been acclaimed by national and regional music press, and they have also made several radio appearances.
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Koen Holtkamp is no stranger to producing beautiful music. Expect layers of warm organic noise and found sound combine to make pieces that are both gorgeously minimalistic and endlessly deep. He's making the trip over from New York to celebrate the launch of his new album on Type records, and you'd be a fool to miss him!
Gorgeously organic music that washes over you and through you - the best of all ambient music understands the importance of holding back, of understatement, of beauty - Pausal achieve this, and more. Stunning stuff for a night of pure sonic bliss.
Forest of Sound's favourite one man laptop genius, randomNumber, comes back to regale us with his excellent and deeply inventive brand of electronica. There's a reason that he's so energetic in his performance - his music is brilliant. Simple. As.
A Forest of Sound presentation. It’ll be £5 on the door, and doors are at 8pm.
Hessian is excited to present Semifinalists at our most intimate gig yet - City Screen Basement Bar on 6th June. The guys promise a blinding show, featuring an awesome new light show! NME described their live show as "a brilliantly bonkers confection: like vomiting up a Ferrari, a gram of coke and a missing child all at once." This one should not be missed for anything!
Sat May 10th, The Little Num Num Club, Chris Helme album launch special! City Screen Basement, York Starring Chris Helme, who will be playing loads of tunes from his new album 'Ashes', which will also be available to buy on the evening! Also playing are Hayley Gaftarnick, Karl Culley, Jonny Dobbs and Andy'the dj'Gaines.
Doors at 7:30pm, cheap tickets onsale from the box office Hope to see you there!
Easily one of the most important bands of our times (and we don't say that lightly), Stars of the Lid are the highpoint of the ambient genre. Their influence on the music that really matters over the last decade has been huge, and we're incredibly honoured to be hosting them again in Leeds. This gig will be very very different, and very very special. Stars of the Lid have excelled at designing subtle, minimalist epics which sound like they're being played on a single multifaceted organic instrument. A wise man once described SOTL as "divine classical drones without the tedious intrusion of drums, or vocals. "
The Declining Winter is the musical project of Richard Vincent Adams of Leeds UK, the co-founder of the continuing group Hood and a full time stricken office worker. What does it sound like? Richard says "cassette tapes spilling out of the glovebox of a 1970's Datsun Sunny somewhere in the north of England, captured on Super 8 film". He's not far off. Live he is joined by a few more people to bring the beautiful pastoral feel to life. Wonderful stuff.
Golden Diskó Ship combines a mass of instruments and found objects (guitars, viola, glockenspiel, sticky tape, compact disc cases, toys…) together with perfectly crafted laptop electronica to form a world of beautiful, original and individual music - “…dreamy, experimental folk electronica that sounds like walking on the beach with the sun in your eyes."
The Declining Winter is the musical project of Richard Vincent Adams of Leeds UK, the co-founder of the continuing group Hood and a full time stricken office worker. What does it sound like? Richard says "cassette tapes spilling out of the glovebox of a 1970's Datsun Sunny somewhere in the north of England, captured on Super 8 film". He's not far off. Live he is joined by a few more people to bring the beautiful pastoral feel to life. Wonderful stuff.
Hands and Fingers makes minimally gorgeous cerebral music. He mixes samples, acoustic guitars, glockenspiel and ambient atmospheres with drum breaks that have been described as "Tortoise having a fight with Four Tet in the dark, with John Bonham trying to split them up". It's ace. Very ace.
A Forest of Sound presentation. It’s £4 on the door, doors are 8pm.
SATURDAY 8TH MARCH, The Little Num Num Club @ City Screen Basement, York. Starring: Lights (Ben Leftwich), Andy Gaines, Edwina Hayes, Nick Mackay, Jont, Bright Young Things and with guest DJ Miss Abigail Fuzz inbetween and after!
Cheap advanced tickets now on sale from the venue!
Hey folks...first solo gig at fibs in bloody ages, would be smashing if ya can make it...and with a whopping 5 nuggets off with a flyer why the hell not...oh and Deadstrings are mint too..x
Bands at Zone Wakefield - Friday 25th Jan 2008 - Chewin Druids, Friday 1st Feb - Twelve Hours Tuesday! Bands on from 10pm. Get your £1 admission + Free drink at www.kinkiindie.com
New night at Ziggys York every Saturday – Indie, alternative + 80's pop! Get your free admission offers from Kinkiindie.com
Its time to blow away the January cobwebs and get back into the swing of things - KALEIDA is back this Friday 25th Jan for our first Party of 2008.
Venue - BAR BUDDA (in The Odyssey)
Guest - CRICKY LYTTLE
Our first local guest Cricky has been DJing for number of years now with Keymix DJ Master kicking off his career. Cricky is on the ClubbingIreland DJ Roster and has been guest at many a venue, including the Nerve Centre, Bar 15 and also for Dusted and the Orange Corner in Ibiza. Expect some great tunage from this up and coming talent!!
Support - Stephen Garrett, Ryan Cooke & Simon Hamilton
Hey guys! We're excited to tell you that we have the amazing BoNo Must Die playing at Cert 18 on the 22nd. A host of guest DJs will be doing the honours for the clubnight after which promises to be a lot of fun. We can't wait!
Tickets are available from TicketWeb via the link on our page or just turn up on the night. We'd love to see you there! If not we'll wave at you on the 27th. I'm well looking forward to seeing Sons & Daughters! x
