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Buy the CD here: https://tribesofeurope.bandcamp.com/album/some-inner-outer-space-music-for-the-lonely-children-of-earth-and-other-planets
Short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7lG8gphJEU
Elsey: Roland and Korg synthesisers, chisels
Eleanor Appleton: main vocal
C. Joynes: tape echo, springline reverb, SX1000 Synthetone.
Chris Williams and Mark Shaw: backing vocals
Bamber Lamb: timpani

Piano sample: Tubby Grutz, "Palermo Sunset No1" from "Tubby At The Clubfoot" (PUM618940) by kind permission of Mr Grutz' estate.

Written/produced by Elsey

GODISINMYCAR(RADIO)

Buy the CD here: https://tribesofeurope.bandcamp.com/album/some-inner-outer-space-music-for-the-lonely-children-of-earth-and-other-planets

Watch the short film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjlxTvocmMk

Elsey: Hagstrom guitar, Hohner electric piano, Roland, Korg and Novation synthesisers, voices, Roland drum machines, Yamaha bass guitar.

Adam Appleton: Voice

Drum loop: "Just Music", The Traceys (from "At The Garage"  XOK4912, thanks to Daz Day for the big beat!).

Written/produced by Elsey

LUNALOVE2(hannett@'54)

Download track from: https://tribesofeurope.bandcamp.com/track/intermission
elsey: guitars, keyboards, vocals
Barbara Stretch: vocals
Darren Day: drums, gong
Lara Foulkes: flutes
Buzz Rumbelow: bass
Bamber Lamb: bongos

Words/Music by elsey, produced by elsey and Chris Taylor at Bluebarns

INTERMISSION

MALMØ’s new single ‘The Way (feat. Eivør)’ is out now.

Taken from the recently released debut album ‘We Come From The Stars’, the new single sees Danish 5-piece MALMØ teaming up with acclaimed Faroese singer-songwriter Eivør (Game of Thrones, God of War, The Last Kingdom) to share vocal duties with the band’s own Maria Malmoe. 

The video, choreographed by Laura Feline Ebbesen and filmed by Michelle Berg and Stinna Skrivergaard, reflects the tribal vibe of the track and Maria’s inspiration for writing it:

"The Way is about getting lost in the woods and finding your way through the wild. Ancient voices and tribal drums echo in the deep. You want to run and run without knowing where you’re headed. There it is, my ‘Way’, curvy and unknown but mine to follow. I leap off on the first step."

Previous singles ‘You’ and ‘We Come From The Stars’ created a good buzz, with spot plays on BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Ulster, Amazing Radio, Shoreditch Radio and numerous regional stations, and Spotify playlisting from the likes of Crack In The Road, Alex Rainbird, Double J, Listen To Discover, TUNE, Big Tune IMR & Spotify editorial support as far away as Taiwan.

“Powerful, cinematic … ‘The Way’ is a brooding giant” Dancing About Architecture

“Bringing fragility and rawness into beautiful harmony” – Lo-Fi

 “Captivating” Get In Her Ears

www.malmo-music.com
www.facebook.com/mariamalmoe            
www.twitter.com/malmo_music 
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The Way feat. Eivør - Single Version

MALMØ - The Way feat. Eivør - Single Version

Frostbite, the brand new single by Danish artist MALMØ, is out on 1st February 2019 via Integrity Records/Songcrafter Music. The track and accompanying video comprise Part I of a 4-track EP, The Inevitable End, a prediction in 4 parts – each one representing a different way of the world collapsing if we don´t change our behaviour. 

Working closely with Kasper Vindeløv (graphic designer) and Noemi Müller (videographer) on each of the 4 Parts, MALMØ are keen to add to the wider discussion of the potentially irreparable damage mankind seems intent on inflicting upon our own planet.

Of Part I - Frostbite, vocalist/songwriter Maria says:

"Imagine that the seasons stop changing. Winter arrives but never leaves.  Ice and snow cover the entire globe - a man-made ice age that we have created but don’t know how to rewind. We have hidden ourselves so deeply within that we don´t know how to find our way out. The ‘hounds of winter’ are out. There is no going back. It won´t be long now … The Inevitable End."

The Inevitable End EP will follow 2018’s critically acclaimed debut album We Come From The Stars and its 3 UK singles, with spot plays on BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Ulster, Amazing Radio, Shoreditch Radio and numerous regional stations, and Spotify playlisting from the likes of Crack In The Road, Alex Rainbird, Double J, Listen To Discover, TUNE, Big Tune IMR & Spotify editorial support across the Nordics and as far away as Taiwan.

“Bringing fragility and rawness into beautiful harmony” – Lo-Fi

“Maria’s vocals are pure, celestial, with a hint of innocent bliss” – Cougar Microbes

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Frostbite - The Inevitable End, Part I

MALMØ - Frostbite: The Inevitable End, Part I

Bleed Me Dry, the brand new single by Danish artist MALMØ, is out on 25th October 2019 via Integrity Records. The track and accompanying video comprise Part II of the forthcoming EP, The Inevitable End, a prediction in 4 parts – each one representing a different way of the world collapsing if we don't change our behaviour. 

With a leftfield art-pop vibe built around mesmerising Nordic throat beats, percussive electronica from co-producer Christian Tronhjem provides a dark underscore for multi-layered vocals as Maria pleads: “You can’t lose someone that you really love”.

Working closely with Kasper Vindeløv (graphic designer) and Noemi Müller (videographer) on each of the 4 parts, MALMØ are keen to add to the wider discussion of the potentially irreparable damage mankind seems intent on inflicting upon its own planet.

As the inspiration behind Bleed Me Dry, vocalist/songwriter Maria offers a chilling thought:

"We eat poison, we have troubled sleep, we breathe polluted air - children are dying in their mother's womb. What if women become unable to carry healthy babies, so the next generation is never born?

We already worship external perfection; superficiality rules over substance. So when they perish inside us we stay quiet, ashamed that we couldn’t be the perfect female with perfect reproduction. But perfect on the outside hides chaos on the inside. Extinction looms. It won't be long now … The Inevitable End."

The Inevitable End EP follows 2018’s critically acclaimed debut album We Come From The Stars, with spot plays on BBC 6 Music, BBC Ulster, BBC London, Amazing Radio, Shoreditch Radio & numerous regional stations, Spotify playlisting from the likes of Crack In The Road, Alex Rainbird, Double J & TUNE, & Spotify editorial support across the Nordics and Asia.

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www.twitter.com/malmo_music      
www.instagram.com/malmo_music_

Bleed Me Dry

MALMØ - Bleed Me Dry

‘The House You Built For Us’ is the new single by Tribes of Europe & Barbara Stretch, out 24th April 2020 via Integrity Records across all major digital platforms.

The politically-charged song with a futurist soul vibe has the classic vocal of the former feminist jazz-punk iconoclast to the fore with the Ely Fallen Angels Choir, led by Max Taylor (MIKA, Lily Allen, Clor), adding a layer of gospel joy.

Tribes of Europe, the alter ego of Fenland-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Martin Elsey, are joined on drums by Andy Gangadeen (Massive Attack, Chase & Status, Jeff Beck) and Chris Taylor (Poison Girls) on co-production duties and the finest bass outside Motor City.

Drawing lyrical inspiration from the current political landscape, Martin explains:

"It seems there have always been a few men who have lusted after power and wealth, and there’s been a much larger group of men that have revered and followed them. In the process we screw the planet over and the poor get poorer, and with globalisation it’s gone into freefall.  If we want to survive then society has to evolve. Men need feminism. We all need feminism. No question."

Previous singles by Tribes of Europe, including the Barbara Stretch collaboration ‘You Don’t Speak For Me’, have enjoyed national support on BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio 3's Late Junction and various regional shows.

An instantly catchy and uplifting retro-futuristic creation” - Get In Her Ears
“Unashamedly ‘60s but with a new twist” - Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music
"Tribes of Europe with the fabulous Barbara Stretch - these are such a great combination. I love what they do!" – Janice Long, BBC Wales
"It’s an absolute belter!" – Charlie Ashcroft, Amazing Radio
"That is truly lovely" - Bob Fischer, BBC Tees


https://tribesofeurope.bandcamp.com/
https://twitter.com/EuropeTribes
https://www.facebook.com/TribesOfEurope/
http://integrityrecords.co.uk/
Artwork: Jellica - https://soundcloud.com/jellica-1

The House You Built For Us

Hybrid Kid are an alternative indie-rock guitar band from Brighton.  With great songwriting, hooky riffs,  finger-walking basslines and a drummer who wails. We’ve been blitzing the south  coast with our electric shows these last couple of years and now we’re coming for you.

Dropped

‘Overgrown’ is the new single by Aware, released on 20th March by Beat Filter/Integrity - 3 minutes of cosmic electronica featuring a '90s field recording of a Guatemalan Shaman talking about the Mayan pyramids in Chichicastenango.

 "An earworm of spiritual proportions ... FFO The Orb" (God Is In The TV Zine)

"Röyksopp meets Public Service Broadcasting" (Postcards From The Underground Radio Show)

The mystical ‘Overgrown’ was inspired by a visit to the Mayan pyramids of Guatemala, when many sites were still un-excavated and ‘overgrown’, having been reclaimed for centuries by deep forest. Mark explains:

“Our guide (whose voice features on the track) was a Shaman who told us that some of the hills we could see were actually hidden pyramids and that there remained many such undiscovered places. Using modern technology in 2018/19 it was discovered that this is in fact true and there are hundreds of unearthed Mayan sites in the region.”

Aware are Mark Lane and Tina Morrison.  Ibiza regulars since 2000, when cult label Hed Kandi was the first of many to add their tracks to chill-out and lounge compilations, Aware became a regular name alongside the likes of Röyksopp, A Man Called Adam, Bent and Zero 7 on the finest sunset albums, including releases on the iconic Café Del Mar label for whose 20th anniversary celebrations Aware played a full-band live set to a crowd 2000-strong.

The Birmingham-based duo prepare to celebrate the release of the 20th Anniversary Remastered Edition of their much-bootlegged debut album ‘Catch The Day’ which will be available digitally for the very first time on 22nd May 2020, followed by a new album in September.

www.facebook.com/AwareTheBand
instagram.com/Aware_TheBand
twitter.com/AwareTheBand
www.theawarelounge.com
www.beatfilter.co.uk

Overgrown (Radio Edit)

Aware - Overgrown (Radio Edit)

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H: I am aware of your presence.
B: Do you see me?
H: Still searching for your frequency...
B: It is ready.
H: How did you not foresee this?
B: Catalyst moves outside of our spectrum.
B: It has its own.
B: The real power is making us believe it doesn't exist.
H: Are they aware?
B: They are.
H: What is the protocol?
B: We are.


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Music & lyrics: Piotr Sobolczyk. Flamenco guitar: Hugo Iglesias, recorded at LaNauEstudi (Valencia). Funky guitar: Patrick. Funky drum solo: Giò Maucieri. Backing vocals: Daniela, Douaa Atouailaa, K.Dot. Programming and keys: Piotr Sobolczyk. Vocals recorded at Nonagram Studio. Mix & mastering: Michał Korzeniowski at Nonagram Studio.

Everlovegain

The second single “Sayonara” by Moon Wax.

Written and produced by Moon Wax.

Backing Vocals by Liz Robson

Listen on all major platforms: 

https://linktr.ee/moonwax

Released By:
The Wax

Release Date:
4/7/20

Sayonara

HEROINE - ‘big brooding alt pop/rock for your ex lover to cry to’

“This isn’t a love song, it’s not about falling in love, it’s about lust, it’s about the painful moments when the distance between you feels so far. It’s screaming into the night hoping someone will hear you, it’s the battles as a young girl fighting against your sexuality, it’s full of fear and need” - Martha Phillips songwriting and vocalist. 
One of the first songs written by the band back in 2014, this song is a fan favourite at their live shows. For three years Martha would end every gig with ‘Heroine’ belting out the final note, using every last ounce of energy and passion to close the show on a spine tingling moment. 
This highly anticipated single holds an incredibly special place in the hearts of their fans, the band, their families and wider team. This release is for the day ones. 
“A song of this magnitude needed the right recording settings and it wasn’t until we met Dan Cox (Producer at Urchin Studios) that we knew we had met the right person to capture the raw energy of the live performance”  - Tom Palmer Drummer

Heroine

Oddball

‘No Belongings’ (31st July) is the new single from the second album by Balearic chill-out artists Aware, released world-wide via Beat Filter/Integrity Records.

An early version of this languid lounge heartbreaker featured on the Hed Kandi label’s iconic ‘Serve Chilled’ album series and was played by DJs across a pre-lockdown Ibiza, its haunting piano and minimalist downtempo arrangement creating an ambience of emptiness from which a comforting vocal brings reassurance and hope, before a closing trumpet refrain cradles your weary spirit.

Ibiza regulars for many years, Aware sit alongside the likes of Röyksopp, A Man Called Adam, Bent and Zero 7 on the finest sunset, chill-out & lounge albums, including releases for Café Mambo, REACT, BMG, Warners and the iconic Café Del Mar label for whose 20th anniversary celebrations Aware played a full-band live set in Ibiza to a crowd 2000-strong.

In addition to their own releases and composing for film & TV, Aware curated the very first album in the series of compilations for the now famous Hostal La Torre where they’ve enjoyed extensive stays and DJ’d sunset sets in the hills above San Antonio.

Aware are Mark Lane and Tina Morrison. ‘No Belongings’ drops on 31st July.

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twitter.com/AwareTheBand
www.theawarelounge.com
www.beatfilter.co.uk

No Belongings (Radio Edit)

Aware - No Belongings (Radio Edit)

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