Comments (0) We are pleased to announce the newest arrival to the I Like Press family; Club Smith. We will be bringing you some very hot news on their release front and also some even hotter Tour news. Watch this space.
Also keep your eyes and ears open for These Monster’s debut LP and tour news.
Thanks x
After more than 2 years since the arrival of their debut album, ‘Elegies to Lessons Learnt,’ I Like Trains finally hit the studio to record the much anticipated follow up.
Title: He Who Saw the Deep
Studio: A small cottage in the north of Yorkshire.
Producer: I Like Trains
Confirmed Tracks: Sea of Regrets
Working track titles: Sirens, We Saw the Deep, A Divorce Before Marriage, A Father’s Son.
Due Date: 2010
Quote from David Martin “Whilst the previous EPs and album concerned themselves with the darker aspects of human history, this new record takes a tentative look towards our future. Sonically there is greater contrast than previous recordings with rays of light puncturing the gloom. At the beginning of the writing stage we made an effort to stay away from the reverbs and delays we have become known for. As we went on more reverb has made its way onto tracks, but its no longer all encompassing. It will make for a cleaner open sounding record.”
We are pleased to announce that Kong will not only be doing their first ever European tour in April next year but they’ll also be main support to 65daysofstatic for most of it.
4th April – Ekko – Utrech (Netherlands)
5th April – Doornroosje – Nijmegen (Netherlands) w/ 65daysofstatic
6th April – TBC – TBC (Netherlands)
7th April – Kunst -Hamburg (Germany) w/ 65daysofstatic
8th April – Lido – Berlin (Germany) w/ 65daysofstatic
9th April – FZW Dortmune (Germany) w/ 65daysofstatic
10th April – Paradiso – Amsterdam (Netherlands) w/ 65daysofstatic
12th April – Lune des Pirates – Aimens (France) w/ 65daysofstatic
13th April – Gebaude 9 – Koln (Germany) w/ 65daysofstatic
14th April – Ampere – Munchen (Germany) w/ 65daysofstatic
15th April – Abart – Zurich (Switzerland) w/ 65daysofstatic
16th April – Impetus Festival – Lausanne (Switzerland)
17th April – Out of the Crowd Festival – Luxembourg w/ 65daysofstatic
Keep your eyes peeled on Kong’s website for further info / ticket information:
Chickenhawk – Confirmed for Fall of Troy support dates
Chickenhawk are super happy to announce we’ve been picked as main tour support for 3 dates with The Fall of Troy from Washington. Tickets are on sale now and you can purchase them through the links below. TFOT toured last year over here with none other than Daughters, catch them at the following dates/venues:
17th November – Leeds Cockpit w/ The Fall of Troy
Tickets available here
18th November – Manchester Academy 3 w/ The Fall of Troy
Tickets available here
21st November – London Garage w/ The Fall of Troy
Tickets available here
Hope to see you there!
Kong – December dates:
No rest for the wicked, Kong are playing a few selected dates in December, also be sure to keep your eyes peeled for some amazing tour news and a Kong Christmas message:
6th December Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds
18th Decemeber Hamptons, Southampton
19th December Old Blue Last, London
Castrovalva – single out now + November dates:
To celebrate the release of their new single “Thug Poetry” out now (Brew) Castrovalva will be playing a monster Leeds date on 21st November at Nation Shopkeepers as well as a string of dates in November:
24 Nov The Gaff for Artrocker magazine London
26 Nov HED @ Mad Ferret w/ FRIENDSHIP Preston
29 Nov w/ THESE MONSTERS @The 13th Note Glasgow
30 Nov w/ THESE MONSTERS + more @ Bannermans Bar Edinburgh, Scotland
http://www.myspace.com/castrovalvamusic
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/castrovalvamusic?ref=ts
These Monsters – Euro tour:
New to the ILP family, These Monsters will be taking to Europe throughout November, be sure to check them out:
17 Nov Wiesbaden – Kreativfabrik Deutschland
18 Nov Leipzig with Lords Deutschland
19 Nov Leiden – Sub 071 with Sennen Netherlands
20 Nov Utrecht – The Acu with We Vs Death Netherlands
23 Nov La Louviere, Hainaut – La Taverne du Theatre with Black Elk Belgium
24 Nov Würzburg – Jugendkulturhaus Cairo with Lords Deutschland
26 Nov Brussels – Magasin 4 with Vandal X and Le Chat Noir Belgium
27 Nov Heerlen – Cafe Bluf with Deville & Sungrazer Netherlands
29 Nov The 13th Note Glasgow
30 Nov Bannermans Edinburgh
I Like Trains – Studio & Album News:
Trains head into the studio to finish the long awaited new lp, the follow up to 2007 release “Elegies to Lessons Learnt”. New single and album due 2nd quarter of 2010. Watch out for tour news in the near future.
Hi folks,Chickenhawk have been mega busy of late:
New Release on DTTR
Chickenhawk are very pleased to announce that the long-awaited Dance to the Radio 4 x 12 Series Vol. 3 is released today! Featuring previously unreleased new track ‘Scorpieau’. Available on 12″ vinyl and limited download for one week, you can purchase Vol. 3 here.
Last week Huw Stephens was also kind enough to play ‘Scorpieau’ on his Radio 1 show, he liked it so much, its on this weeks podcast available here.
‘Us & Them’ Free Compilation
In other news, next month on the front cover of Leeds magazine Vibrations, will be a free cd – ‘Us & Them’ - a bands vs DJs style face off. Chickenhawk took some of Gavron’s (Yes Boss) loops, added their own parts, mashed it up in the practice room and came out with the track ‘ Reverse 2012′. Over 2000 copies of the limited Cd will be circulating in and around the Leeds and West Yorkshire area, so keep your eyes peeled, it will be your only chance to hear one of our forth-coming album tracks before its release next year.
You can read studios diaries for this recording and look at photos of empty pot noodles here. Videos coming soon….
Halloween Crossfire
On Saturday the hawk are playing Crossfire’s annual Halloween event. This year’s line-up sees the UK debut of Lady Gaga’s DJ Lady Starlight who will be playing a Hair Metal set! In addition to this, the party will see DJ sets from Stereo:type and XFM’s Eddy Temple-Morris as well as ATP and Total Rock Radio. Plus, live performances from Chickenhawk. The event will take place on October 31st at a secret venue in East London.
WIN TICKETS AT GLASSWERK.CO.UK HERE IF YOU ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION CORRECTLY:
Which of the following is playing the event?
a) Chickenhawk
b) Pigeonsparrow
c) Turkeyeagle
So its been a busy week with a new Website being launched early next week. We plan to do these little news articles weekly.
I Like Trains – Begin the UK tour next Wednesday (14th October) and release the new single ‘Sea of Regrets’ Next week they will feature on CSI Miami, Channel M and BBC Radio Yorkshire.
Chickenhawk – Dance to the Radio have announced details of the next instalment of their 4 X 12 compilation series. This time round sees Chickenhawk following in the footsteps of the likes of Pulled Apart by Horses, Bearhands and Holy State with new track “Scorpieau”. This is the bands latest release following their A. Or Not? EP which came out on Brew Records last month. Check out the new track and further details at www.myspace.com/chickenhawk. They also play London this Saturday at The Fly on Oxford Street so get on down.
Kong – Brew’s very own rock monster Kong have been added to the bill for next week’s In The City in Manchester and will be breaking ears at the ironically named Deaf Institute on 18/10. They’ll be pretty much out of action for all of November while Krem and Lulu tour Europe with Oceansize but a few end of year dates have been added for December so check them out at www.myspace.com/kongdom
Castrovalva – Last but certainly not least are Castrovalva whose new single “Thug Poetry” is released on 02/11 and is now available for pre-order from Brew’s online shophttp://brewrecords.bigcartel.com/. They also have a new free track “Pump Pump” which you can download and share by visiting www.pumppump.co.uk. A crazy animated video for one of their old tracks “Dream Carpet” is now also online so check that out as well a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR6osoe1R3Y
Shot in four days over a three week period, the Chickenhawk music video/zombie epic pulled together hundreds of people and created a community based blood fest that Leeds had never seen before. The project was designed to not only be a vast scale, but living(dead) proof that a high level of film production can be achieved with a small budget, as long as you keep your hanging eyeballs on the cash and the ambition.
Written and directed by NME Photographer Danny North and developed by Roach Productions, the video spent three months in pre-production creating a story that could be loyal to influences such as Day Of The Dead (2002), 30 Days of Night and 28 Days Later, but still be maintained in the confines of a music video. Modern zombie horror cinema saw a change in the pace or horror and this had a massive influence on the styling of the film.
The whole film was shot in Leeds, West Yorkshire with local locations including the huge open space in Hyde Park and the Brudenell Social Club. The locations that were selected all suited the grittiness and bleak apocalypse of the lo-fi style whilst maintaining the accessibility needed between sets. Though no actual sets were built, the idea behind the use of the open sets was to add to the increasing fear element of it being just like everyday life.
To coincide with the series of videos the band has been involved with the A.Or Not? EP is officially out this Wednesday!
The A.Or Not? EP is the first Chickenhawk release on Brew and a follow up to their S/T debut album. These tracks lead the way towards a new album and plenty of touring. All tracks were recorded, mixed & mastered by Jason Sanderson (The Plight, Rolo Tomassi, Mirimar Disaster, Azriel, The Freezing Fog). Chickenhawk will be touring the UK in September, October and November.
Tour dates at www.myspace.com/chickenhawk
EP available at all good UK record stores or order online now:
http://brewrecords.bigcartel.com/product/brw008-chickenhawk-a-or-not-enhanced-ep-cd-dl
Exclusive EP / t-shirt combo’s are also available:
http://brewrecords.bigcartel.com/product/brw008-chickenhawk-a-or-not-enhanced-ep-cd-dl-t-shirt
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