James Nicholls
with
Sarah Naylor
David Geoghegan
Davina Stevens
Kate Matthews, Gareth Evans & Paul Mayhew performed on the album "Distance"
Teresa Maldonado of the Texan band Georgias Horse provides vocals for "It Does Not Exist"
Influences
THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD AGAIN
Limited edition tour Ep includes the album version of "This Is Not The End Of The World Again", a cover of the Beatles "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and two new tracks "Wildflower Runner" and an acoustic version of "I See You There".
Designed by John Foster of Bad People Good Things
www.badpeoplegoodthings.com/
Only available at upcoming shows and exclusively thru the Fire Website:
BLAZECD170
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Available 9/03/09
DISTANCE
Debut 6 Track Mini-Album "Distance" includes Who Do You Love?, Distance, No Needle Admire You and 3 others. "Phantasmagoric" TIME OUT. "Magical" 9/10 AU.
FIRECD114
CD
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£5.00
CHAMBER MUSIC
36 Track Compilation based on the word of James Joyce - compiled and thought up by James from Virgin Passages. This acclaimed record features contributions from Bardo Pond, Mercury Rev, Text of Light, Mike Watt, Jessica Bailiff, Mary Lorson, HTRK, Ed Harcourt, Monica Queen, Gravenhurst, Flying Saucer Attack, Califone, Peter Buck from REM and many more
"Distance is the equivalent of lying on your back at midnight, and watching the entire cosmos explode right in front of your eyes. Magical" AU
"Sweetly Phantasmagoric, this UK sextet ramble thru pastoral chamber-pop, electronica and psych folk without losing their melodic thread" TIME OUT
"This six piece supported MGMT on their recent tour but they are definetly not 'fated to pretend' " NME
"I don’t know what the hell is going on here but I like it….buy this now" DOCUMENT
ALL VIDEOS BY JAMES NICHOLLS
9/10 on AU !!!!
"Distance is the equivalent of lying on your back at midnight, and watching the entire cosmos explode right in front of your eyes. Magical" AU
"Sweetly Phantasmagoric, this UK sextet ramble thru pastoral chamber-pop, electronica and psych folk without losing their melodic thread" TIME OUT
"This six piece supported MGMT on their recent tour but they are definetly not 'fated to pretend' " NME
"I don’t know what the hell is going on here but I like it….buy this now" DOCUMENT
"a lush reminder of the virtue of restraint, of ambience, and the setting of scenes" DROWNED IN SOUND
"such exquisitely ethereal eeriness it leaves you entranced and enchanted in its wake" LOSING TODAY
"A dream trip-out across the psychedelic spectrum" HIGH VOLTAGE
"hypnotic, eerie, ethereal" ICA MUSIC
"Distance signals the existence of a group worth watching, certainly moreso than the greater part of their Spin-bound contemporaries" TWISTEDEAR
"An honest and emotional piece of work" 4/5 IS THIS MUSIC?
"The sort of stuff Constellation used to put out years ago, back when they still thought that 'songs' and 'music' were important" ABERDEEN MUSIC
"a spaced out version of Granddaddy dancing on the outer fringes of The Arcade Fire and the gossamer choir of The Concretes" SUBBA-CULTURE
"This Staffordshire sextet are starting to turn heads" ROUGH TRADE SHOPS
"an effortless sub-conscious way with a melody…expect great things" TIME OUT
“bringing to mind Jackie O Motherfucker, Animal Collective and Slint…this band is capable of great things” INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
“Kid A on a country retreat” NME
“Virgin Passages are from Staffordshire. But they sound like they’re from space” TINY VOICES
“Fusing the dreaminess of Mercury Rev and embryonic Spiritulized with of the loopy but influencial ramblings of Syd Barrett, the band have garnered themselves a sound that is distinct but very difficult to label” NEW NOISE
“For fans of Mercury Rev, Sigur Ros and Spiritulized this band is your new bible” HIGH VOLTAGE
12 tracks of glazed freeform post rock lent crucial coherancy by wisps of male /female vocal. The Right Dosage" - PLAN B
Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?
A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.
I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4
Hi! It's nearly my 1st Birthday so please come and celebrate with me and see my brand new designs at this Halloween inspired Freak Fashion Show! It's FREE!!
October 30th 6pm till Late. Shock and Soul, Merchant's Hall, 46 Essex Road, Islington N1 8LN.
POPSCENE with J*A*L*A*L Radio Weser [Bremen/Germany] [92.5 FM / 101.85 FM] Fridays 18h CET [since 1994!] LISTEN AGAIN ::: THIS WEEK'S SHOW
::: POPSCENE Playlist 09.10.2009 :::..
PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART 103 INVASION Conjure War COCTEAU TWINS Bluebeard SWING YOUTH Myself To Blame HARUKO The Bright Lights KABEEDIES Fuzzy Felt KABEEDIES Petits Filous BELLE & SEBASTIAN Dog On Wheels PILLOW FIGHT CLUB Some Other Day In A Lightyear SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE The Emperor's New Clothes ASRIAN CROWLEY Horses Like To Dream All Night VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMENS CLUB Love On An Oil Rig WISHBONE ASH Persephone ZOEY VAN GOEY Foxtrot Vandals HEARTS!ATTACK Meriana VARIOUS PRODUCTION feat. Virgin Passages I Want To Sleep UNDERTONES Dig Yourself Deep ------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBSITE : www.popscenewithjalal.com MYSPACE SITE : www.myspace.com/popscenewithjalal<
Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people.
I hope all's well with you and that you enjoy checking out my web site some time.
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Bonjour Thanks for the friendly add I like your interesting and good sounds in your music Best wishes from France (Follow me on twitter.com/pascal95 ) Pascal
The Garden presents... Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
Come
on down for some deep fried acid rock from this monster 3 piece from Hastings...
For
lovers of Uriah Heep, Sabbath, Atomic Rooster, Blue Cheer... Shindig favourites!
As ever, The Garden DJs will be spinning wholesome brain sounds for your minds third eye!
"Wildflower Runner" by Virgin Passages on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live this Saturday on www.wrir.org between 9-11EST which is 2-4PMUK time.
The deXter Bentley Hello GoodBye Show returns to the airwaves on Resonance 104.4 FM this Saturday 5th September between noon and 1.30pm. Today's broadcast is in conjunction with PESTIVAL * With contributions from the Mosquito expert Dr. James Logan, an essay from the author Tim Burrows (on the subject of insects in rock and pop), plus live music from the London based alt/art duo Plug, who will debut new insect related material especially written for Hello GoodBye.
* PESTIVAL is a festival celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. Pestival 2009 runs from 3rd-6th September @ The Southbank Centre and is jam-packed with insect-inspired talks and debates, as well as comedy, music, walks, workshops, installations and experiments. For further information, please visit: http://pestival.org
Thank you for the support. It means a great deal - the past few months have been amazing. Great reviews, great shows up and down the country, airplay and interviews with Kerrang! Radio & Total Rock Radio, even a show at Alexandra Palace for Freestyle Festival has been confirmed.
Alexandra Palace will bring an end to our first major UK Tour. The tour leads up to the official release of our first EP proper, 'Guerilla'. This will be available everywhere on November 2nd.
If you're not too familiar with us yet, there are some reviews below and you can pick up some free downloads from our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NIXA/8798900727).
Here are the dates (more to be confirmed).
See you out there x
"NIXA possess a quality that sets them apart from other front runners on the alt/rock scene with perfect dynamics and incredible song craft. They bounce between gentle and aggressive in a single beat, tied with soaring harmonies and mesmerising stage presence. This band will find themselves being listened to by a wide audience, no doubts in both the alternative and commercial rock scenes" TOTAL ROCK
"...done very, very well. Deep, powerful voice, BIG music and just the feeling that something very professional is happening -I don't mean in a clinical way, just in that way that, when you find out they're unsigned, it's a bit of a shock!" XFM
"The absolute epiphany of my weekend was London based Nixa. Everytime I see this band, I fall in love a little bit more. Their performance was stunning and it was definitely the climax of the night as things petered off afterwards. Their Biffy Clyro-esque style, gorgeous vocal harm
The new James Maddock album "Sunrise On Avenue C" is OUT NOW on Ascend Records. Take a sneak peak at his page! If you like it, you can buy it at iTUNES.
James also has aFACEBOOK PAGE and he'd love to stay connected with you there as well. Check out his page HERE and become a fan!
Thanks so much for stopping by the Makaras Pen page for a listen. We sure appreciate it. We make indie shoegaze from our heart and hope some people out there might enjoy it as well. Come back again soon to say hello. xoxox Makaras Pen
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Online Now!
show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and
streamed live this Saturday on www.wrir.org between 9-11EST which is
2-4PMUK time.
Cheers,
Gene Pembleton