@titus-monk: this will go to his head, for certain. Thankfully Richard can't operate a computer. He's still struggling with his 1981 Casio Digital Watch.

Liking all the angles. Reminds us a bit of XTC. :)

BUY/STREAM:
https://found.ee/johanna_lessons

"I'd Be Orange" is the first single off of Johanna Warren's album 'Lessons for Mutants', out now on Wax Nine.

Johanna Warren - I'd Be Orange

It’s been more than a week since Russia has invaded Ukraine, destroying Ukrainian cities and shattering the lives of millions of people, whose world will never be the same again. The Ukrainian music and culture community is devastated by the shocking crimes of the Russian government. We wish for peace in our country above all, and we are doing everything in our power to support the people of Ukraine. 

Right now It is most critical to raise funds for the Ukrainians bravely defending their country, and for those, who had to leave their homes behind. Therefore, Standard Deviation has joined forces with @Mystictrax — a Ukrainian label run by Lostlojic, for our most important release: РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE — a compilation by 65 Ukrainian and International artists to be sold exclusively via Bandcamp. All profits from this release will be split between the following charity funds, supporting the people of Ukraine:

- The ‘Return Alive’ Fund, helping at the Ukrainian front  
- National Bank of Ukraine Fundraising Account for Humanitarian Assistance 
- ‘Ukraine Pride’ Fund for LGBTQIA+ soldiers and LGBTQIA+ people affected by the war
- ‘Голос Дітей’ Fund, helping children affected by the war

We would like to express special gratitude to all the artists who got involved, mastering engineers who helped supporting the project, Poly Chain and Omon Breaker, who co-curated the release while being in the midst of war, Wolfgang Tillmans for providing the artwork, Julia Crescitelli for her video art, Ivan Tsanko for providing the typography, Modern Matters for helping with the release.

We are sincerely grateful to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to every soldier, every volunteer, every activist, every person who brings us closer to victory and freedom.

Artists: 3Ddancer, Acidic Male, Albert Van Abbe, Alinka, Amber Cox, Aquarian, Arthur Kriulyn, Ben Sims, Bios & Poly Chain, Bjarki & Yet Unnamed Artist, Bodro, Carbon 96 (Zoë Mc Pherson + Ciarra Black), CEM, Clasps, D.Dan, DJ Marcelle/Another Nice Mess, Dasha Rush, Decka & The Lady Machine, Distortion, Eea Fka M.E.S.H., Elad Magdasi, Espen Lauritzen, Ezy & DJ Tool, Flora Yin Wong, Ghetto89, Hector Oaks, Henning Baer, Human Margareeta, Inatist, Incorrect Waves, JANEIN, Jay Glass Dubs, Job Sifre, Julia Govor, Jonbjorn, Kangding Ray, Laurent Garnier & Scan X, Lostlojic, Loweast, Mime, Marcel Dune, Mchy I Porosty, Kittin, Narciss, Nene H, Omon Breaker, Pablo Bozzi, Phase Fatale, Phil Molchanov, Podat & Panghoud, Projekt Gestalten, Quelza, Sasha Trey, Schacke, Sha Ru, Smezkh, Symonenko, Tapefeed, Terence Fixmer, Trs Kzk, Wallis, Whaler, Zvrra, ŸDV, ϙue, Wolfgang Tillmans.

Curated by Lostlojic, Mystictrax, Poly Chain, Omon Breaker, Standard Deviation, Modern Matters, Agnese Ghinassi
Artwork by Wolfgang Tillmans 
Creative Direction by Paul Georg and Agnese Ghinassi
Typographic design by Ivan Tsanko
Video by Julia Crescitelli
Text by Nastya Zamorska
Mastered by Gian & Daniele @ Dadub Matering, Joel Krozer @ Six bit Deep, Alain Pau @ Alain Paul Mastering, Aquarian track @ EastEndMastering, Carbon 96 track @Conor Dalton Mastering

РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE

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STANDARD DEVIATION x MYSTICTRAX - РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE

Tu M'as Trop Menti (Chantal Goya cover)

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♡´･ᴗ･`♡𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒚 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉 ♡´･ᴗ･`♡

Back To The Beginning

One of the deepest and most popular tracks from the last Amanda Whiting album on Jazzman Records gets a very special remix treatment from Brighton-based producer Chris Cracknell. But this really is much more than a remix. 

With two new vocal additions from PEACH. and Mat Lloyd, this is a reimagining in so many ways.

"The original track felt like it gave me space to reflect on the question ‘where would we be?’ We have such brilliant minds and have the solutions to most of the worlds problems, but yet, here we are. I’m guilty of spending a lot of time in my own mind imagining better futures, personally and globally, and I got thinking maybe if we were more present, instead of imagining these futures we could build them. I wanted to use Amanda’s original track to create a context into which I could present PEACH. and Mat, and their take on these ideas."

Hypnotic drums and bass leave endless space for the poetry to take a powerful centre here, all wrapped in the beauty of Amanda's beguiling playing. 

From Wales, the home of the harp, Amanda has taken her classical roots and forged them in the path of jazz harpists Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane. With her unique style resulting in a nomination for the Jazz FM “2021 Instrumentalist of the Year” award.

She has toured extensively with Matthew Halsall and the Gondwana Orchestra performing at Jazz festivals around the world. More recent collaborations have included recording and touring with Chip Wickham, Greg Foat, D J Yoda and Rebecca Vasmant, with performances at Ronnie Scott’s, Manheim, We Jazz Helsinki and XJazz Berlin to name a few.

Her debut album ‘After Dark’ sold out and was met with great reviews from DJs including Jamie Cullum with a Take 5 appearance on his BBC Radio 2 show.

Where Would We Be (Chris Cracknell Remix)

Amanda Whiting - Where Would You Be (Chris Cracknell Remix feat. PEACH. & Mat Lloyd)

Pan Ddaw'r Nos

Elbow Grease is taken from the forthcoming Secluded Bronte album Incidental Games. 

Secluded Bronte - Richard Thomas, Adam Bohman, Jonathan Bohman - formed in London and launched in New York City in 2002. The trio have been likened to This Heat, Wire, The Specials, Talk Talk, The Residents, The Fall, John Cage and Sun Ra, but this doesn’t really touch the sides, Secluded Bronte are unclassifiable.

Since 2020 Secluded Bronte have released six albums on the Ffordd Allan label, an album on Cafe Oto’s Takuroku label, a 7” EP on Felix Kubin’s Apolkalypso label, contributed to several compilation albums and toured extensively throughout Europe and the UK. A new album, Incidental Games, is imminent in late 2024.

PRESS
“What is this? The pop group we always wanted.” - Jennifer Lucy-Allan, The Quietus/BBC Radio 3, October 2023.

"People who hate my stand-up often deny it even constitutes ‘comedy’. Doubtless many would wonder if the work of the veteran improvisatory trio Secluded Bronte should be considered ‘music’. Instruments may be involved, perhaps furniture, maybe even words, or all three in a chance collision of calculated heterogeneity.  All that is certain – time will pass, and something will happen. Start your day in a right state.” - Stewart Lee, Brighton Psych Fest publicity blurb, June 2024.

“Metronomic electrical pulses are made beautiful by multiple layering into complex rhythms with melodic pitch changes, accompanied by spoken words as if walking through a hall of mirrors or a scene from Alain Resnais’s Last Year in Marienbad.” - Jo Hutton, The Wire Magazine, December 2022.

RECORDINGS
https://fforddallan.bandcamp.com

VIDEO
youtu.be/IRaf9rhmybw
youtu.be/_zpg5E-72Gc

DISCOGRAPHY 2020 – 2023
The Horns of Andromeda - re-issue (Ffordd Allan)
Live at Acid Horse (Ffordd Allan)
Live at Supernormal (Ffordd Allan)
Live in Zurich (Ffordd Allan)
Queens (Ffordd Allan)
For Entertainment Everyone Dies (Apolkalypso)
The Horns of Andromeda (Takuroku)
Magnetic Crochet (Ffordd Allan)

LIVE: SELECTED CONCERTS

Rough Trade East, London, Sónar Festival, Barcelona, Das Institut, Zurich, Les Ateliers Claus, Brussels, OCCII, Amsterdam, Cave 12, Geneva, Instants Chavirés, Paris, Papiripar Festival, Hamburg, Blow Out, Oslo, Supernormal Festival, Oxfordshire, Queens University, Belfast, Wysing Festival,
Oxfordshire, Gerlesborg School, Sweden, WORM, Rotterdam, The Knitting
Factory, New York, Le-non Jazz, Paris, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Prestatyn,
Cafe Oto, London, Wharf Chambers, Leeds, The Cube, Bristol, Close-Up Cinema, London, Musik Aktuelles Festival, Bremen, Kongsberg International Jazz Festival, Kongsberg, Eastville Project Space, Yeovil, Klang Tone Records, Stroud, Audiograft, Oxford, Rammel Club, Nottingham, Le 102, Grenoble, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, FON, Barrow-in-Furness, Fuel, Manchester, Acid Horse festival, Wiltshire, LCB Depot, Leicester, Shift, Cardiff.

RADIO
Secluded Bronte have recorded sessions for BBC Radio 3, WFMU, Radio Worm, Concertzender, Resonance FM. Their music has been played on broadcast channels throughout the EU and North America.

Incidental Games

Secluded Bronte - Elbow Grease

THE IMMEDIATE
‘Not Shabby’ - free download single
released Thursday, 11th. May 2017

—

“… a great tune, great playing, wild spiky guitar, odd lyrics, a light sprinkling of anarchic menace and the perfect pop radio length.” Tom Robinson, BBC6Music
—

Adam Walton (guitar & vocals) / Richard Harrison (bass & vocals) / Duncan Farmer (drums & vocals)

We are The Immediate, a three-piece band from Mold in north Wales. We reconvened after a long hiatus last year, and have subsequently released two EP’s featuring songs that received airplay and support from Tom Robinson on BBC 6Music, BBC Introducing, and from a host of excellent independent radio shows and blogs (Sweeping The Nation, The Breakdown, Music Is My Radar).

We release our new single, ‘Not Shabby’, on Thursday 11th May 2017 as a free download from our bandcamp page: http://theimmediate.bandcamp.com  

‘Not Shabby’ is the lead track from our debut album Manbuoy (released on 16th June 2017). The single also features a b-side exclusive to this release: ‘Suffer In Silence’.

‘Not Shabby’ is an uplifting burst of guitar pop, catalysed by experience of coming out the other side of a depressive illness. Musically, our reference points were the opening tracks on The Beatles’ untouchable mid-60’s albums - Rubber Soul and Revolver - with the proviso that we were determined ‘Not Shabby’ would not sound like a song inspired by The Beatles. No Mellotrons were harmed during the recording of this single.

However another trope of The Beatles’ mid-60’s recordings - the backwards guitar - is very much apparent on the b-side, ‘Suffer In Silence’. The original technique for recording backwards guitars was to flip the tape over on the studio’s tape machine, and to have the guitarist record a part playing along to a backwards version of the backing track. When the tape is then flipped back over, the recorded guitars are reversed and take on an otherworldly sound, like violas strung with LSD. 

There were no tape machines in the studio we used to record these songs, so we had to improvise with digital technology. Hopefully to interesting effect.

‘Not Shabby’ c/w ‘Suffer In Silence’ were recorded at Orange Sound Studios in Penmaenmawr, North Wales by Russ Hayes, who has worked on recordings by Peaness, Campfire Social, Kidsmoke, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Billy Bibby and the Wry Smiles.

The single sleeve was designed by Paul Maurice (ex-Gallops) from Wrexham. It’s a detail of the iconic lighthouse at Talacre beach, on the northeast Wales coast.

Not Shabby tracklisting (r/d 11th May 2017):
1.	Not Shabby
2.	Suffer In Silence


GIGS
Thursday, 11th. May		Focus Wales, Wrexham (Undegun, 9:40pm)
Saturday, 26th. May		Cwmafan Festival, Port Talbot
Friday, 2nd. June		Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda
Friday, 16th. June		Telford’s Warehouse, Chester (album release show)

Not Shabby

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The Immediate - Not Shabby [release date: 11/5/17]

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The Immediate are a three-piece indie, power pop band from Mold in north Wales.

We release our Mold EP on Friday 3rd March 2017. The EP will be available to buy on limited edition CD and digitally via bandcamp / iTunes etc.

Mold features 4 brand new recordings, 3 of which are exclusive to the EP.

Lead track, What’s The Matter Kevin Jones?, is a song about some of the kids we went to the Alun School with, who weren’t as fortunate as us and didn’t make it into their 30’s. 

Light Dimensions is the first song we wrote when we reconvened after a long hiatus.

Manbuoy is the title track of our forthcoming debut album, however it does not feature on the album itself. It’s a mostly spoken-word piece that exaggerates all of its writer’s worst qualities.

Mold was recorded at Orange Sound Studios in Penmaenmawr, North Wales by Russ Hayes, who has worked on recordings by Peaness, Campfire Social, Kidsmoke, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Billy Bibby and the Wry Smiles.

The sleeve design was done by Paul Maurice from Wrexham. It’s a detail of Shire Hall, the brutalist former seat of Flintshire County Council that sits on a hill, above Mold town centre.

The Mold EP will be launched at a hometown gig at Theatr Clwyd, Mold on Friday, 3rd. March. We’ll be joined by our friends Campfire Social and Skellums. Tickets are £7 and available here:

https://www.theatrclwyd.com/en/whats-on/headliner-rock-night/

Mold EP tracklisting (r/d 3rd March 2017):

1.	What’s The Matter Kevin Jones?
2.	Light Dimensions
3.	Tremble
4.	Manbuoy

If you have any further enquiries, please contact:

theimmediateband@gmail.com

http://facebook.com/theimmediate
http://twitter.com/the_immediate

There is a YouTube video telling the story of the band so far, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtERsE3ihDg

We originally split in 1997 due to frustration, an argument over a mouth organ and the success of Stereophonics.

We released one single (unaccountably popular in Sweden), made every conceivable mistake in the How To Be A Successful Indie Band handbook, toured with some excellent bands (Mansun, 60ft Dolls, Dodgy) and flickered out, leaving behind the memory of some great gigs, a few fine songs, and little else.

In March 2016, we reconvened to repair friendships and renew tinnitus. New songs came much more easily than the old ones, probably because we are playing to please only ourselves - with no thoughts of success or acclaim - for the first time in our existence.

There is more truth and resonance in our songs now than ever before. And power. And invention. We write songs about hope and love in the face of the moribund, daily grind. 

You will possibly hear fragments and echoes of the following artists in our sound (The Jam, Wire, XTC, Pixies, Badfinger, REM, Dr Feelgood, Small Faces, Husker Du, The Who, Ride, Big Star, The Cure, Joy Formidable, The Go-Betweens, Teenage Fanclub), but nothing has been plagiarised or misappropriated to mask a deficiency of our own ideas.

The Immediate - Not Shabby [release date: 11/5/17]

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