Los Angeles band Dummy employ pummeling guitars and celestial ambience within the same breath, folding a myriad of reference points into their drone-pop style. Influence from '60s melodicism and '90s UK noise pop can be found woven-in with inspiration from spiritual jazz, Japanese new age, and Italian minimalism. After releasing two cassette EP’s in 2020 (on Popwig and Born Yesterday respectively), Dummy’s debut full-length album arrives via Chicago’s Trouble in Mind Records on October 22nd, 2021. (www.troubleinmindrecs.com)

Mandatory Enjoyment

Daffodils

Dummy "Daffodils"

Electricity

Released March 24th 2022 'Fine Everything' is the first single of CIEL's upcoming EP out later this year.

Production and mix by Steven Ansell
Mastered by Robin Schmidt
Written and performed by CIEL
Artwork by Mia Casati

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Fine Everything

Good Grief

English Teacher - Good Grief

Released on Hideous Mink Records - Nov 25th, 2021 ©

engineered & produced by Syd Kemp
mastered by Rupert Clervaux
performed by Fake Turins

Afterwards

The Fires

Like You

First single from the LP afterville, due late 2022

Face

So Far From Where I Started From

The Shore by CIEL, release date 22-01-2020

Waiting for all there is
in my dreams
in a lifetime
Sitting on the shore
waiting for
life to start
What am I waiting for?
when the earth
is my greatest love
Staring at the shore
in the meantime
life is hard

What can I do today?
when I look
out my windowpane
I see the flowers are too tired
to grow up 
to the sun

How can I act so cool?
when I see 
all the suffering
Running towards the shore
begging life 
to begin

The Shore

Gonkulator

Mandrake Handshake - Gonkulator

With its members originating from The Netherlands, Spain and the UK, the indie-rock three piece CIEL ultimately met on the South Coast of England where they distilled their differing backgrounds and influences into grunge-pop finery. Straddling the creative baggage of three countries' scenes, whilst not really feeling like they belong to any of them, CIEL’s music has a nagging yet fresh, dark and sometimes quietly glorious quality to it. Drawing influences from garage rock, goth and shoegaze, the band’s upcoming work (produced by Blood Red Shoes' Steven Ansell) sees them reflect a moodier and grittier direction, yet still maintaining their established melodic pop essence. 

CIEL’s DIY work ethic shines through in every part of their work. Early on the band caught the eye of BBC 6’s Steve Lamacq who included them as a spotlight artist on his show. They gained further radio plays across the UK and US (BBC 6 Music, KEXP, WFUV, BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio) as well as loyal support from online publications including CLASH Magazine, Under The Radar and Earmilk. The trio soon flourished in the south of the UK, supporting the likes of Penelope Isles, Sasami and She Drew The Gun as well as selling out headline shows in London and Brighton.

The Shore

CIEL

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