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Taken from debut album "Engravings" out now through Tri Angle Records. 

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The Weight Of Gold

'Wrong or Right' EP out now: http://smarturl.it/WrongorRightEP

Kwabs' debut album 'Love + War' is out now.

iTunes: smarturl.it/loveandwar.itunes
Amazon: smarturl.it/loveandwar.amzn
Spotify: smarturl.it/loveandwar.spotify

Get more information on Kwabs:
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Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kwabs
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Website: http://kwabsmusic.com/


Wrong or Right EP

Spirit Fade

Engineered by Bob Blank
Produced & mixed by Arthur Russell

Steven Hall: guitar/keyboard/vocals
Arthur Russell: drum programming/cello/vocals

Recorded in 1985
Released in 2013 by Hollie Records

Produced & mixed by Arthur Russell (he also plays on them) and engineered by Bob Blank in 1985, these three songs were found in Arthur’s archive, and digitally transferred by Audika Records. They were made for Steven Hall solo project for Rough Trade but never released.

Here is the story of these lost tracks by Bob Blank

“After I moved my production and engineering work from my recently sold Blank Tapes to my old farmhouse in Stamford, Connecticut, some of my first guests were Arthur Russell and Steven Hall, who continued their musical journey by bringing their music to my converted home.

It was strange to see these denizens of the city in my bucolic setting – the music always had a folkie, country feel to it, but was always edged with the city feelings. I picked them up and dropped them off at the small train station about a mile from the house, and recorded onto either my old Studer A80 24 track analog machine or later into the then state of the art Alesis digital machines. The studios all had windows in them, overlooking the nearby woods and wetlands.

Arthur was, as usual, the ringleader who set the mood, always either encouraging or playing. Steven got into ‘the zone’ with sometimes closed eyes and a gentle way with the music; Arthur was the collector of takes and many times after the sessions with Steven I would hear the music go through many permutations as Arthur added ideas and what are now called ‘beats’ to the song fragments and parts laid down. Never satisfied, Arthur would continually run a DAT tape as he worked, capturing hours of attempts to mold the music. Steven was a muse sometimes for Arthur as well, as Steven gave substance to the energy that Arthur put into the music.

Steven came with fully formed musical ideas and songs, and easily performed them in the glassed in booth. Mellow but focused, the music came out in whole pieces.

My role was always to make the flow happen, with the technology, and the place was dominated by the custom built console I had built from Yamaha digital mixers and monitoring from UREI 813 speakers I had sitting on stands in the attic of my old home. As an engineer, you try to fade into the background and let the musical events take the forefront, but I was always able to add my ideas and feelings to the day, as my sounds, mixes, and comments shaped how everyone heard what they were creating. Arthur and Steven always welcomed my input, even tho from time to time it was tinged with attitude, and I would be satisfied with the result while Arthur would push past that and ask for more. Ultimately Steven and Arthur’s vision would prevail of course and there were many magic moments.” 

Nirosta Steel - So Unusual

Featuring vocals by Alys Williams.

Order on vinyl from http://recordiaulliwgar.com
itunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/y-record-las/id619302641

Cynhyrchiad Ifan Dafydd a llais anhygoel Alys Williams. Daw'r trac yma oddi ar y casgliad amlgyfrannog 'Y Record Las' fydd allan ar label Recordiau Lliwgar Ebrill 1af 2013.

Ifan Dafydd - Llonydd (feat. Alys Williams)

Taken from Solar Year's debut full length "Waverly" out June 25, 2013 on 12" vinyl + digital. Released on Ceremony in North America / Splendour in Europe

soundcloud.com/solaryear
soundcloud.com/splendour

Press: amelia@ilium-media.com 
Label: info@ceremonyrecordings.com
Booking: alex@kompakt.fm

Solar Year - Global Girlfriend

"Thousand Year Old Child"- the third single from forthcoming "Crawling up the Stairs" LP
for release May 13 2013 in UK/EU and May 14 2013 in North America

North American pre-order
First 250 LPs on Black/White Marbled Vinyl - Acephale Webstore Only 
http://acephale.bigcartel.com/


UK/EU pre-order
first 250 LPs on Black/White Dip Dye (split colour) Vinyl
merokrecords.com/crawling-up-the-stairs-lp/

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

05/03 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
05/04 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
05/07 – Toronto – The Silver Dollar
05/08 – Montreal – Lambi
05/10 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Showcase Lounge
05/11 – Boston, MA – Great Scott
05/12 – Hamden, CT – Outer Space
05/14 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
05/15 – Brooklyn, NY – 285 Kent Avenue
05/16 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
05/17 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
05/18 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
05/20 – Oxford, MS – Lamar Lounge
05/21 – New Orleans, LA – Circle Bar
05/23 – Austin, TX – Holy Mountain
05/24 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s (w/ Black Angels)
05/25 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater (w/ Black Angels)
05/26 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit (w/ Black Angels)


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Thousand Year Old Child

The Flaxo remix of Lianne La Havas's song 'Elusive'

Elusive (Flako Remix)

The new album 'CARACAL' is out now
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Amazon: http://po.st/pPvCDJ
Official Store: http://po.st/qO7d9s
www.disclosureofficial.com

Disclosure Live: http://disclosureofficial.com/live/
Official Merch: http://po.st/4iqh1L

The debut album from Disclosure 'Settle' 
iTunes: http://po.st/Eabal4
Official Store: http://po.st/iaE7o9
Special Edition: http://po.st/viEW5R

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https://open.spotify.com/artist/6nS5roXSAGhTGr34W6n7Et

The Singles

You & Me (feat. Eliza Doolittle)

Buy on iTunes

Just For You 
04/05/13
Oval Space, Bethnal Green. 

Joy Orbison // Cassy // Even Tuell // Will Bankhead

Tickets - http://bit.ly/JFYCassyRA
Info - http://bit.ly/JFYCassyFB

Joy Orbison - Donell

Evenings "Babe" Shigeto Remix off his LP "Yore" on Friends of Friends.
Hear and purchase the release here:
http://fofmusic.bandcamp.com/

Evenings - Babe [Shigeto Remix]

Out Now on Fade to Mind:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/vertical-xl/id642960740

http://fadetomind.net/music/eps/vertical-xl/

01. Bank Head (feat. Kelela)
02. Zip Line
03. Corpse
04. Viper Lash
05. OG Master
06. Takedown Notice
07. Viper XL

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