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The Rayographs

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Member Since11/27/2005
Band Members Amy-drums Jess-bass, vocals Astrud-guitar, vocals


UK PRESS - Chris Stone: stone@stoneimmaculate.co.uk

INTERNATIONAL PRESS - Ian Pither: info@everyoneweknow.co.uk

RADIO - Tim Hall: tim.hall@piasuk.com

BOOKINGS - The Rayographs: astrudrayograph@googlemail.com


"Invoking the restless blues spirit of proto-riot grrrl heroines in the mould of Patti Smith as well as the dreamy tremblings of The Breeders, (The Rayographs) provide demure elegance in a sea of grubby punks, with pummelling rhythms strewn with forlorn, waiflike voices and surging progressive chords."

- NME


"'Hidden Doors' is a simmering blues tattoo enunciated like a hex and sharing not a little in common with Nick Cave's 'Tupelo.'"

- The Stool Pigeon



"‘Hidden Doors’ prowls along with a dark beating heart, with all three girls in the band performing their socks off as if guided by ghosts."

- Artrocker


Influences Patti Smith, Television, Pixies, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Shellac, The Carrie Nations, The Breeders, ESG, Delia Derbyshire, Francesca Woodman, David Lynch, The Velvet Underground, Valerie and her Week Of Wonders, Michael Danna, Danny Elfman, Angelo Badalamenti, Loop, Pere Ubu, Nina Simone, Grinderman, William Blake, Thee Headcoatees, Nick Nicely, The Stooges, The Gossip, Wet Dog, Mogwai, Julian Cope, Raymond Carver, Nought, Electrelane, The Wave Pictures, Nick Cave, Mz Sojourn, Diamanda Galas, Cat Power esp Dear Sir, Voice of The Seven Woods, The Laughing Windows, Congregation, Billy Wobbledagger and His Two Noble Kinsmen, Love, Bauhaus, Liars, The Fall, Neil's Children, Oxes, Kim Gordon, The Monks, The Buzzcocks, David Bowie, Kathleen Hanna, Black Sabbath, Jefferson Airplane, PJ Harvey, Leadbelly, Devendra Banhart, Make-Up, Celebration, Jacques Brel, Ill Ease.
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THIS IS A RAYOGRAPH: "Woman" by Man Ray, 1931

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Record LabelEveryone We Know
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 1 2009 8:00P
Goodbye Faithful Kingdom- with Viv Albertine (ex- Slits) @ The Macbeth London
Jan 27 2010 7:30P
w Archie Bronson Outfit @ The Lexington TBC
Feb 13 2010 8:00P
w The Guillotines TBC Brighton

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   About The Rayographs


YOU CAN ORDER RECORDS BY THE RAYOGRAPHS HERE:

http://www.everyoneweknowrecords.blogspot.com/

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Photos courtesy of http://sheslostcontrol-again.blogspot.com/


Side A: Francis
Side B: Yellow Hair

Second limited edition 7" complete with home made gold sleeve notes!



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Side A: Hidden Doors
Side AA: Gold Light

Hand-printed and hand-numbered limited edition debut record!




The Rayographs are Astrud Steehouder on guitar and vocals, Jessamine Tierney on bass and vocals and Amy Hurst on drums and occasional vocals. The motivation that glues this band together has been the attempt to create a sound that satifies a combined aesthetic; the intention to write songs that resonate. The songs are ideas-based: cropped observational narratives, stark impressions of strange histories, dark blue cinematic lynchian atmospherics cut with sharp drums and curious basslines.

The combination of strong songwriting, dark landscapes and free vocals has led to comparisons with Patti Smith, The Breeders, Nick Cave and Life Without Buildings. November saw the release of their debut limited-edition hand-printed 7" single that was made Single of The Week by Organ, Normans Records and Piccadilly Records, with excellent reviews from Artrocker and The Stool Pigeon who described it as "a simmering blues tattoo enunciated like a hex and sharing not a little in common with Nick Cave's 'Tupelo.'"

2009 has been divided between writing an album and playing a succession of increasingly mesmeric live shows, casting a spell of voodoo garage in the UK, Paris and recently joint headlining the new band tent at Offset festival. They released their second highly acclaimed limited edition 7" "Francis" in July 2009 which saw frequent comparisons to the Pixies and early PJ Harvey, cementing their reputation as one of the most promising bands to emerge from the depths of London in a long time. The Rayographs are currently recording their debut album at NO Recording Studios with "Hollywood" John Hannon.

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Dec 4 2009 2:19 PM

We looove your music! hope you can play for us sometime :)

Come and say Hello!




The Hysterical Injury

The Hysterical Injury



Dec 1 2009 4:50 PM

Rayographs Rule! :)

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EMPHATICA supporting Future of the Left!

EMPHATICA supporting Future of the Left!



Nov 30 2009 10:07 AM

hello all, message us for cheaplist if you can make it down x

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BAD GUYS

BAD GUYS



Nov 29 2009 9:38 AM

LABEL COMRADES

HIPS COVER 2009
BAD GUYS DEBUT 7"
on EVERYONE ONE WE KNOW records
HAVE A LISTEN........ITS BAD.
Jackson Analogue

Jackson Analogue



Nov 27 2009 9:30 AM

NEW EP "GLUE" OUT TODAY!!



Click HERE to buy from itunes now!



or follow this link.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-glue-ep/id341053972
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Nov 20 2009 4:00 PM

close to Paris, which can be an help for you ;)

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Nov 20 2009 10:28 AM

I can't wait for a show in France to see & listen to you.

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catapulte



Nov 19 2009 10:05 AM

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Nov 13 2009 9:56 AM



December 6 @ The George

The Sans Pareil

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3.30pm
FREE!

373 Commercial Road
E1
Barbequtie

Barbequtie



Nov 13 2009 9:56 AM

Friday 13th @ The Boogaloo, just £3 on the door!
Friday 13th November @ The Boogaloo!
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You’re Only Massive



Nov 6 2009 3:36 PM

Hi guys! Really - are you in Berlin? Are you in town to play some shows or what's the deal? Hollllla, Maebh
TYM STEVENS

TYM STEVENS



Nov 5 2009 10:27 AM

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the gussets



Oct 28 2009 2:13 PM

Hi, best regs mymyspace friend :)


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Oct 28 2009 2:13 PM

Thanks for adding me
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your stuff!
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Oct 18 2009 11:27 PM

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BAD GUYS



Oct 15 2009 7:36 PM

LABEL MATES, HOW ARE YOU???
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Oct 14 2009 1:06 PM

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Oct 10 2009 9:18 AM

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la madre de anonymous

La Madre De Anonymous



Oct 8 2009 11:16 PM




Sigo muy preocupada con este tema,
y ya han pasado meses...

No comprendo que pretende,
ni cuales son sus verdaderas motivaciones,
la verdad, cada dia entiendo menos todo esto,
pero aunque no me llame y
no sepa nada de él...
siempre apoyaré a mi hijo
incluso en una locura como esta.


Muchas gracias por estar ahí.

Arriba te dejo una img de mi hijo x si no sabes quien es.




"Thanks for the add"
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LPX (R.I.P., 2005 - 2008)

LPX (R.I.P., 2005 - 2008)



Oct 8 2009 11:16 PM

hello hello hello and stuff
:)
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Queen Elvis

Queen Elvis



Oct 8 2009 11:16 PM

Hi The Rayographs,

Its been a while and we thought it was about time we updated you on what we've
been up to. Our debut EP Little World is now available at our gigs and will
soon be available from our myspace and facebook pages, you will also be able to
download it from itunes, but we don't have a release date for this as yet.

To celebrate the fact that we have now reached 25,000 plays on myspace, we are
giving you a free MP3 of Rockabye Baby. All you have to do is send your email
address to queen.elvis@yahoo.ie and we will send it to you.

We have spent the last year rehearsing with a full band and are now ready to
bring it on the road. You can get a look at us when we appear on Balcony TV
this week with the full line up. We are currently taking bookings for
gigs/concerts/festivals and can be contacted on the email above, or through our
myspace and facebook pages.

Thankyou for your continued support in what has been a great year for us!

Best Wishes

Caroline and Colin

X-Ray Vision

XRay VIsIon



Sep 27 2009 9:11 PM


The British Breakfast

Gene Pembleton



Sep 25 2009 6:47 PM

"Yellow Hair" by The Rayographs on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR
97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on www.wrir.org this
Saturday between 9-11AMEST which is 2-4PMUKTIME.





Cheers,





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Sasha Ilyukevich & The Highly Skilled Migrants

Sasha Ilyukevich & The Highly Skilled Migrants



Sep 24 2009 9:09 PM

The Rayographs have received an invitation from The Highly Skilled Migrants!

The Rayographs are invited to the album 'HA NUMA' launch at the cafe OTO (18-22 Ashwin St | Dalston | London | E8 3DL)

Saturday, October the 10th, doors at 8pm

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El Gran Chufle



Sep 24 2009 9:10 AM

HIEA CHIKAS ROCKERAS
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NICE TO SEE YOU IN OFFSET
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