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June 2021 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson live from Hector's studio for Threads Radio, Tottenham, London......a vinyl journey through psyched out rock, cosmic funk, hip hop, dub, reggae & Jazz

Shaped By What We Love - Threads Radio Show - June 2021

October 2021 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson and .......a very special guest mix from Maxwell Pastor of Diggers Dozen for Threads Radio, Tottenham, London......vinyl selection journey through psyched out rock, cosmic funk, reggae, post punk & jazz.

Shaped By What We Love w/ Maxwell Pastor - 10-Oct-21 - Threads

February 2022 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson for Threads Radio, Tottenham, London......vinyl journey through psyched out cosmic funk, dub, reggae, post punk & jazz.

Shaped By What We Love - 27-Feb-22 | Threads

Recorded live to 16 track tape at Orchard Studios, Barton St David, Somerset, March 2014. Mixed at Stage 2 Studios, Bath, May 2014. Recorded and mixed by Ben Turner, with assistance by James Wilkes. Mastered by Shawn Joseph at Optimum Mastering, Bristol, May 2014.

Empty Pools formed in the halcyon days of fading summer 2011. They artfully combine elements of noise rock with teen dream melodies, late ’70s CBGBs angularity and the jazzy, world pop sophistication of the Thrill Jockey set. Following a handful of DIY releases, their first 7" for BATTLE (Frenchkiss Label Group) made it into Pitchfork’s top tracks of 2012, alongside coverage in the NME, Drowned in Sound, The Line of Best Fit, and on BBC 6Music and Radio 1. The band have since shared stages with Eleanor Friedberger, Sharon Van Etten, Destroyer, Menomena, White Denim, The Dismemberment Plan, Sky Larkin, Tom Tom Club and Speedy Ortiz.

Empty Pools' debut album ‘Saturn Reruns’ was released in November 2013 by Enclaves / BATTLE to acclaim and 'Liberation Prayers' is the first new material from the band. The EP is released worldwide on 28th July 2014 by Enclaves.

Praise for 'Saturn Reruns':

NME

"Lyrically deft and sonically diverse, this is a devastatingly accomplished debut. Scuzzy, dreamy, ferocious, reckless. There are only peaks on this record. - 8/10"

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SPIN

“Chameleonic beauty…blends the angular riffs of Television with the jazzy rock of The Sea and Cake.”

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THE GUARDIAN

"…charmingly ramshackle alt-rock … deliciously crumpled sweetness…"

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Q MAGAZINE

"Exploded View - Track of the Day."

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THIS IS FAKE DIY

“[Saturn Reruns] is a special debut; one that should, given time, be considered as a cult triumph.”

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PREFIX MAG

“The foursome concocts a record of raw energy and intellect. Empty Pools may echo a love of the nineties alt-rock, yet on a closer examination, their music packs a whole history of rock and then some."

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Taken from the "She Seems Quite Free" 7" EP, released September 1, 2014 on Slumberland Records (US) and Occultation Records (UK).
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The June Brides are back again with two Phil Wilson songs ("Being There," "She Seems Quite Free") plus guitarist Simon Beesley's "I'm Undone." The EP sees a return to the band’s original harder-edged sound, following acclaimed 2012 single Moon/Cloud (“Glorious” Sabotage Times (UK), “...a stunning comeback” Critical Mob (USA), “...Song of the summer by a mile” PennyBlackMusic (UK), “Wonderful” The Big Takeover (USA)). On this recording original Brides Phil Wilson, Simon Beesley, Frank Sweeney and Jon Hunter have been joined by Steve Beswick (drums) and Arash Torabi (bass).

Background: The June Brides are true indie innovators, with fans including Manic Street Preachers, Morrissey and Belle and Sebastian. In the mid-1980s they produced five singles/EPs and one LP, There Are Eight Million Stories, which reached no. 1 in the UK Independent Albums Chart. They appeared on the cover of NME, toured with The Smiths and were cited by Morrissey as his favourite group of 1985. After The June Brides broke up in 1986, Phil Wilson cut two solo singles for Creation Records. His final single of the 1980s, Better Days was a collaboration with Primal Scream guitarist Andrew Innes on Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne’s Caff Records.

After 20 years as a civil servant, Phil Wilson returned to music in 2008. He has since recorded several solo singles and the lauded God Bless Jim Kennedy LP to excellent reviews from David Quantick (Uncut), Gavin Martin (Daily Mirror), Stewart Lee (Times) and Andrew Perry (Mojo) plus three Marc Riley BBC sessions. Performances in the UK, Europe and USA have included Indietracks, the Port Eliot Festival, and the San Francisco and Madrid Popfests. When Phil was rejoined by original guitarist Simon Beesley in 2011 it became natural to revert to the “June Brides” name.


The June Brides - Being There

Written by The Yetis
Produced by Kyle "Slick" Johnson

Recorded on August 4, 2014

Christian - lead guitar, vocals
Nick - rhythm guitar, vocals
Stefan - bass guitar
Patrick - drums


Photograph by Walter Pierson Palmer IV
Logo by Freddy Kempel

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November - 2019 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson & Rajinald Perrin live from the Threads Radio studios, The Cause, Tottenham, London......psyched out rock, funk, hip hop & jazz

Shaped By What We Love - Threads Radio - November 2019

December - 2019 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson & Rajinald Perrin live from the Threads Radio studios, The Cause, Tottenham, London......psyched out rock, funk, hip hop & jazz

Including music from Stuff, MDC III, Black Flower, Spiritczualic Enlargement Center, Al Lover, Pablo's Eye, Derya Yildiram, Czardust, Tha God Fahim, Black Rock, Sidney Owens, Ottla, Agile Experiments, Nat Turner, Popul Vuh, Heliocentrics, The Ant Trip Ceremony, The Outsiders, Jay Hinds & The Fellows, Joanne Garrett, Schitzo.....etc!

Shaped By What We Love - Threads Radio - December 2019

February- 2020 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson & Rajinald Perrin live from the Threads Radio studios, The Cause, Tottenham, London......psyched out rock, cosmic funk, hip hop, dub....
Music includes tracks from Nuts One, Last Ex, Giallos Flame, Michael Bundt, The Natural Yogurt Band, Pridjevi, Maximum Joy, Cindy Lee, Rev Harvey Gates, Golden Sunshine Steel Band, 12 Tribes of Israel, The Chequers, Horatio Luna, James Vincent, Werther, Shawn Phillips, Intense Molecular Activity, Seven from Eleven, Serge Gainsbourg, Pieces, State of Mind, BBI....The Heliocentrics

Shaped By What We Love - Threads Radio - February 2020

April - 2020 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson live from Hector's studio for Threads Radio, Tottenham, London......psyched out rock, cosmic funk, hip hop, dub, reggae & Jazz....including music from:
Drumetrics, Vanishing Twin, Utheo Choerer, Lorelle meets The Obsolete, Lunch Money Life, Black Market Brass, Lee Perry with Seskain Molenga, Aardvark, The Leonard Simpson Duo, Quelle Chris, Beat Conductor, Agnarkea, Serwed, Dabrye, MRR/ADM, Irrerversible Entanglements, Web Web, Meo, Videotapemusic, Ural Thomas, Jennifer Lara, The Chosen Few, Roy Richards, Bunny Lee Allstars, Kutiman, Hailu Mergia, Linkwood & Greg Foat, Five years of Loving Notes, Oluko Imo, Tapper Zuckie......Annette Peacock

Shaped By What We Love - Threads Radio - April 2020

August 2020 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson live from Hector's studio for Threads Radio, Tottenham, London......vinyl selection journey through psyched out rock, cosmic funk, hip hop, dub, reggae & Jazz....including music from:
Paul Atreides, Pokus, Al Breadwinner/Emanative, El Michelis Affair, Apollo Brown, Tony Allen/Jeff Mills, Fazer Drums, Sauce and Dogs, Innerzone Orchestra, Names You Can Trust, Voices of Conquest, Your Old Droog, Demdike Stare, The Dwarfs of East Agouza, SadhuGold, Kutiman, Aksak Maboul, Kooba Tercu, Skinshape, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, Jaguar No Me........etc etc etc....

Shaped By What We Love - Threads Radio - August - 2020

October 2020 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson live from Hector's studio for Threads Radio, Tottenham, London......vinyl selection journey through psyched out rock, cosmic funk, hip hop, dub, reggae & Jazz....including music from:
DJ Preservation, Bastien Keb, Al Breadwinner, Notwist, Frente Cumbiero, Beat Bronco Organ Trio, Liquid Liquid, Holy Tongue, Javerling Meets Ganjaman, Al Lover, Suns of Arqa, Yabass 'Yaba' Radics, Scienze & BLVCK SPVDE, Dirty Art Club, Stonegrass, Deradoorian, Dave De Rose/Agile Experiments, DJ Budgie, Manasseh, Elijah Minelli, Vladislav Delay Meets Sly & Robbie......

Shaped By What We Love - Threads Radio - October - 2020

February 2021 edition of the **Shaped by What We Love** Threads radio show with Olaf Stephenson live from Hector's studio for Threads Radio, Tottenham, London......vinyl selection journey through psyched out rock, cosmic funk, hip hop, dub, reggae & Jazz....including music from:
Hector's Studio
Tropical
The Du Rites
Shit & Shine
The Liminanas
Nihiloxica
ONRA
Al Lover
Koreatown Oddity
The Quakers
Leila
Yves Tumor
The New Age Steppers
Young Echo
Om Unit
Prince Fatty
Caykh
Gnod
Ashra Temple
Bobi Jackson
Roger Bunn
Jose Maura
The Chicago Underground Quartet
Brahja
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Yesterday's Folks

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