FRIENDLY FIRES & THE ASPHODELLS
‘BEFORE YOUR EYES / VELO’
AA-SIDED SINGLE RELEASED ON 31ST MARCH 2014 ON TELOPHASE
DOWNLOAD NOW FROM ITUNES: http://smarturl.it/FFBeforeYourEyes

At some point in 2013, Friendly Fires, Andrew Weatherall and Timothy J Fairplay (aka The Asphodells), convened in an east London pub to discuss collaborating on new music together. The plan was to produce music that came from a place outside of their respective usual musical styles - a loose, open-ended process embarked upon for the pure joy of experimentation and collaboration rather than a specific end goal.

The collaboration came on the back of two hugely successful Friendly Fires albums – 2008’s debut Friendly Fires and 2011’s follow up Pala – and an acclaimed debut album from The Asphodells in 2013’s Ruled By Passion Destroyed By Lust, the latest in a long line of classic releases from Andrew Weatherall’s own Rotters Golf Club label.

Recording took place between Weatherall’s Shoreditch studio, The Bunker, and Friendly Fires frontman Ed Macfarlane’s basement studio just a short stroll down the road in Farringdon, using a desk that once belonged to influential German producer Konrad ‘Conny’ Plank to mix the tracks.

The result is ‘Before Your Eyes’ and ‘Velo’ - two brand new tracks that take close to ten minutes each to reveal their full hypnotic glory. The tracks will be released as a AA-sided single on 12” and download and will be the inaugural release on Friendly Fires’ own Telophase label.

http://www.recordstore.co.uk/recordstore/recordstore/Before-Your-Very-Eyes-Velo-Signed/37720000000
http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/prod/FriendlyFiresTheAsphodells-BeforeYourEyesVelo-Telophase-95128.html
http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/81322

Friendly Fires & The Asphodells - Before Your Eyes

Michael Devin (Mr. Tea) was drawn to the electronic music invasion of the British music scene in the late '80s. Influenced by artists such as S'Express, Adamski, N-Joi, Future Sound of London, and everything else that was making waves.

In 1994, the Hard Hands label, created by Leftfield's Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, released a three-track EP under the name Sentinel. This included the track Transistor Rhythm, which received heavy airplay by Annie Nightingale on Radio 1.

A collaboration with Andrew Weatherall and Jagz Cooner of Sabres of Paradise (along with Bleasdale again) led to the release of Crash, under the name Cymbol, on Concrete Recordings. This caught the attention of DJs like Justin Robertson, John Peel, and Annie Nightingale.

After a break, moving to San Francisco, Mr. Tea is back with a biscuit in one hand and a drum machine in the other. Most recently, he has been producing music for the Church of Woo events, an immersive surround sound project complete with a sub-bass floor and live musicians.

https://linktr.ee/mrtea_sf

Systematic. Engaging. Visual. Brand. Design. Music.

De la minimale prog qui tabasse ;)

Pour toute info/demande : teixeraa@laposte.net

'Before Your Eyes/Velo' available to download now: http://smarturl.it/FFBeforeYourEyes

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(  borderline personality disorder , personality disorders , anxiety , depression , substance misuse problems )