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I am very pleased to announce that I will be drum teching for Foals this year on their forthcoming ‘Holy Fire’ album campaign. Promo for the release starts tomorrow in Berlin, and around Europe until the UK / European leg of the tour begins on February 28th until the end of March. I may even be playing a spot of percussion, triangles and tambourines at the ready!
Here is their brand new video ‘My Number’ TUNE!
Over a year has passed since recording the first Holy Vessels album ‘Last Orders At The Marshall Arms’. All recorded on a farm in Oxfordshire where we moved in, lived in a caravan and brought our own studio and producer and spent 2 weeks grafting out the record.
We finally released the album through our own label Hello Babe! Records in November of 2012 to some sparkling reviews, great live shows, national radio play and a building of our fan base.
The album is now available to listen to in full, via soundcloud just click on the player below, if you enjoy the record please support us by buying a copy via iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-or…arms/id576430800
This will help us be able to fund and make a second LP, as we have no financial backing from labels or management, its all done for the love of the music and all funded from our own pockets.
Pre-order our debut album “Last Orders At The Marshall Arms” here:
A preview video of the forthcoming Holy Vessels album, to be released later this year. Features track ‘Golden Hair’ from the LP entitled ‘Last Orders At The Marshall Arms’. Check out www.holyvessels.co.uk for more info.
1. Connan Mockasin – Forever Dolphin Love
2. Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
3. Peaking Lights – 936
4. Metronomy – The English Riveria
5. Miles Kane – Colour of the Trap
6. Radiohead – The King of Limbs
7. Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
8. Mechanical Bride – Living With Ants.
9. Wild Palms – Until Spring
10. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
So 2011 has been a busy year, the busiest yet for me! Therefore I thought I would have a review of my year with music and try to remember what I have been up to…
Live Shows:
Sunless ’97: 6
Mean Poppa Lean: 7
Mechanical Bride: 23
Holy Vessels: 2
Saint: 44 (Functions)
Caroline Buckley: 1
All shows: 83 (4 Tours, 2 UK, 2 European).
Supported, Friendly Fires, Yuck, Toro Y Moi, Kwes, Summer Camp, Smoke Fairies, The Heart and the Hand, Liam Finn, Dry the River, Graham Coxon.
Standout venues visited: The Garage, ULU, St. Giles Church, London, Flèche D’or, La Boule Noir, Paris, Le Cargo, Caen.
Releases:
2 Albums: Mechanical Bride – Living With Ants, Mean Poppa Lean – Live on Twelve Legs.
1 EP: Sunless ’97 – Making Waves.
3 Singles: Mechanical Bride – Colour of Fire / Young Gold / To the Fight.
2 Radio sessions: Radio 1 Huw Stephens session, Selector Radio session.
Radio Plays: Radio 1, Radio 2, 6 Music, XFM, Selector Radio in over 29 territories.
1 Album recording session, Holy Vessels.
1 Endorsement deal, C&C Custom Drums.
4 Auditions, Left 1 band, joined 2, currently playing with 4, Sunless ’97, Holy Vessels, Mechanical Bride & Saint.
That just about wraps up my year, I’m hoping 2012 has more to give, looking forward to next year and implementing some new years resoultions, I already have a few that I have started early, cause I want a head start!
Merry Crimbus and a Happy Neu Year to all! X
Sunless 97 release Making Waves EP on the 21st November and we are playing an EP Launch show ‘Heaven’s Gate 4 Hale-Bopp’ on friday 25th November at a secret location in London Kensal Rise W10 (location will be emailed on ticket purchase) tickets are £6 via http://www.musicglue.com/sunless97
Featuring
Sunless ’97 http://sunless97.tumblr.com/
Palmistry (live) http://soundcloud.com/palmistry
Brey
Kwes
Steamin’ Jack Shankly
Rodaidh McDonald
& Abeano DJs
9pm – 4am
You can Preorder the Making Waves EP here: http://abeano.bigcartel.com/product/sunless-97-making-waves-ep-4-tracks
Also today Fearne Cotton played out Illuminations on radio 1, and you can hear another track from ‘Making Waves’ here:
I am now playing drums for London based band Sunless ’97. They have just announced the release of their Making Waves EP via Abeano music on November 21st 2011, and have recieved rave online blog reviews already! Here’s a few blog links…
Gorilla Vs Bear
http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2011/10/12/mp3-sunless-97-illuminations/
The Recommender
http://therecommender.net/2011/10/13/sunless-97/
Abeano
http://www.abeano.com/sunless-’97-–-making-waves-ep-abeano-announcement/7856
Listen to Illuminations below taken from the EP and live dates starting soon..
This Live album release “Live on Twelve Legs” marks my last drumming duties with Mean Poppa Lean. I have had many great years with MPL, and wish them well, you can purchase the album on itunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/live-on-twelve-legs/id447390983
