Marc: What a place, never been anywhere like that in my life. Such character and soul. Intriguing and well presented art installations (Spam!). Sound was amazing! Played a bit drunk but kept it tight (well everyone else seemed to think so, anyway). Pleased that the DJ played 'Eastern Jam' by Chase and Status. After that I danced around like an idiot for ages. So much space to move..! Hope we go there again.
Raisa: Was like an art gallery setup with a dark room for films watching, and lots of photography and art, a 40ft wall of graffiti got filled up by artists as the night went on, and four music acts. The first act 'Good Noise Bad Noise' were amazing, they delivered live electronics and totally live visuals that blew my mind. We decided that we want to do that too and drink tea! Then we stayed in a beautiful farmhouse and the next day I made friends with some cows.
Micachu: Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow this was the weirdest place ever! The line up was great. My fav was the opener 'Good Noise Bad Noise', peaceful. Meanwhile there was lots of art happening, graffiti art and photography. Got very drunk whilst watching a Mogwai documentary. Then was cooked full English by Sandy and Alf at this farm place. Weird!
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Photography by Beki Cowey
Photography by Martyn Campbell (www.cumbrialive.tv)
Photography by Will Miners
Photography by Mike Collins
Photography by Kezz Turner
Sumit Sarkar: Live Digital Art at Van Der Waals II
Van Der Waals II video thanks to www.cumbrialive.tv - Cumbria's online TV station! c.100 online viewers for VDWII.
VAN DER WAALS was born through the wish to create a phantasmagorical aural-optical tickling labyrinth of avant-garde music, art and performance. Van Der Waals introduces talent from your doorstep and combines this with gifted artists and musicians from all over the UK and internationally. Van Der Waals is a non profit event put on thanks to the time and support of every one involved.
Crippled Black Phoenix confirmed [Date TBC 2010] at Lanternhouse Amphitheatre, Ulverston, Cumbria
Born from a blizzard of horned cats, Crippled Black Phoenix bring you a twisted cinematic experience, handcrafted by a mercenary crew of musical outsiders, giving depth and gravity to regal songs about love, loss, tragedy and redemption. Their debut album, A Love Of Shared Disasters, will be released on April 2nd on Invada Records on cd and vinyl.
Back in 2004, the then Electric Wizard drummer Justin Greaves (also of Iron Monkey, Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine) started recording songs and soundscapes he'd had in his head for several years using primitive recording techniques. Encouraged by good friend (and Mogwai bassist) Dominic Aitchison those ideas would become the bones of Crippled Black Phoenix. Other great compadres followed, Panthiest members Andy Semmens and Kostas Panagiotou, Nial McGaughey of 3D House of Beef and -(16)- amongst others and solo folk songwriter Joe Volk, who also fronts critically acclaimed heavy rock band Gonga, all stepped up to bring a variety of influences and skills to complete the line-up.
In 2006, during one of the hottest summers on record the band recorded their debut album in Bristol and signed to Invada Records (run by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow). During the recording process the old friends aligned and fully realized visions that had been pestering Greaves for the past few years.
The result is a collection of self penned endtime ballads, a dark hybrid that is the culmination of all the members’ eclectic influences. It is the first of a trilogy and deals with the timelessness of honesty and tragedies laid bare, featuring sordid tales from the pages of literary history combined with personal stories of contemporary loss and love.
Using a blend of modern amplified and Victorian era equipment, the band have produced a captivating, slow-burning sound that’s both archaic and modern at the same time.
Crikey!!! Another new track just uploaded. 'RETARDIS' a tune inspired by a man who couldn't cope with the harshness that is this world. Thanks and all the best to you!!!
Thimbleberry Festival organiser arrested THE organiser of a music festival once dubbed the Glastonbury of the North has been arrested on suspicion of allowing drug use at the event:
Electric Free Time Machine celebrate the launch of their debut album: ’mystery with hermit foil’ with a gig at the Yorkshire house in Lancaster.
ELECTRIC FREE TIME MACHINE - Lancaster
recent sound carriers for Damo Suzuki:From fast and bulbous blues stomps and vast experimental krautrock ambient strangeness, to abrasive shambolic metal, strange time shifts and delicate acoustic folk. www.myspace.com/eftm
albums at a special launch price of £4...so thats £5 for an amazing night of music and a brand spanking new bespoke embossed digipack album...have mercy
haha! ye fern sent me it haha, im jumping all over the place! i had an amazing night, thanx, cant wait for the next one!!! haha, ye sure i dont mind you having my boards :)
