Samples of drum recordings played and produced by Will Jones.

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Dreamy, Shoegazery Ecstasy II

SHOEGAZE

FREE DOWNLOAD http://raphaliterecords.bandcamp.com/album/revolution-the-shoegaze-revival

Cataclysmic times, it’s often said, produces great art. So does diversity. The modern day musical landscape is in a constant state of change with its many scenes recreating themselves into something interestingly new. This equally applies to the shoegaze genre. Beautiful Noise is still being made and it’s sounding from all four corners of the globe.

2014 was a great year for shoegaze fans, with news surrounding the reformation of bands like Slowdive, Swervedriver, Ride and Medicine. 2015 is primed to be just as interesting and we are kicking it off by presenting the new breed, who are writing the next chapter in shoegaze. In the wake of the reformation of these ‘first wave’ shoegaze bands, we have amalgamated underground artists from all over the world, who are virtually united under one revolutionary flag
– that of a shoegaze revival.

"Revolution - The Shoegaze Revival" is an epic, truly international 30-track compilation comprised of outstanding original material. Such bands have set the stage for shoegaze pioneers’ return to today’s scene by upholding their wall of sound and painting it with breathtaking colour. Some of these bands are also ‘first wave’ but have remained underground, while some are newbies – the ‘second wave’ of shoegaze.

Curated by UK label Raphalite Records and Indonesian label Gerpfast Kolektif, this compilation features 30 bands from 16 countries, covering 5 of the 6 inhabited continents. Each was selected purely on the basis of their dynamic sound, without any consideration of geographic preference, label affiliation, popularity ranking or hype. Without even one throwaway or filler track, these are all 'keepers'.

This is not a shoegaze tribute album to MBV or Slowdive, or even The Beatles. There is simply so much greatness to the new wave of shoegaze that we’re focusing on original tracks, which showcase the immense talent of the featured bands. For some, this album may be the best shoegaze soundtrack they’ll encounter in 2015. At minimum, this will serve as a fantastic introduction to these new sounds and happily tide existing shoegaze fans over for quite some time.

Creation Records co-founder Joe Foster (also noted for producing My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, and Jesus & Mary Chain) is also throwing his support behing this initiative, stating "This is a new comp with the best of the world shoegaze/magical psychpoppy's REBIRTH.... Why do I refer to rebirth instead of revival? In contrast, a *rebirth* in the same period gave us such bands as The Cramps, Primal Scream and Cocteau Twins - what a range!! And such a huge and wide world of music...this is exactly what is happening again in a new and unexpected way! 30 bands from 16 countries worldwide...an unprecedented spread of hope and art".

Members of Swervedriver, Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Swallow [4AD], Strata Florida [Saint Marie Records] and The Telescopes [Creation Records] have also expressed their support, as well as renowned British producer Fran Ashcroft (Damon Albarn, Lords of Acid). We are hopeful that this compilation will help move this genre beyond being “The Scene That Celebrates Itself” to one that is also celebrated by others...
credits
releases 10 September 2015

Released by both Raphalite Records (UK) and Gerpfast Kolektif (Indonesia). Curated by Shauna McLarnon and Marc Joy for Raphalite Records, as well as Aditya Pandu Wijaya (Pandu) and Mochamad Romadhon Febriarianto (Ari) for Gerpfast Kolektif.

Compilation teaser prepared by Greg Wilson of DKFM Shoegaze Radio: youtu.be/lSlpZnFJ-Fg 

FREE DOWNLOAD

REVOLUTION - The Shoegaze Revival

dream pop | noise pop

Too Awesome to Pass Up

DOWNLOAD: http://eartoearrecords.co.uk/album/revolution-the-shoegaze-revival

"Revolution - The Shoegaze Revival" is an epic, truly international 30-track compilation comprised of outstanding original material. Such bands have set the stage for shoegaze pioneers’ return to today’s scene by upholding their wall of sound and painting it with breathtaking colour. Some of these bands are also ‘first wave’ but have remained underground, while some are newbies – the ‘second wave’ of shoegaze.

Curated by UK label Ear to Ear Records and Indonesian label Gerpfast Kolektif, this compilation features 30 bands from 16 countries, covering 5 of the 6 inhabited continents. Each was selected purely on the basis of their dynamic sound, without any consideration of geographic preference, label affiliation, popularity ranking or hype. Without even one throwaway or filler track, these are all 'keepers'.

This is not a shoegaze tribute album to MBV or Slowdive, or even The Beatles. There is simply so much greatness to the new wave of shoegaze that we’re focusing on original tracks, which showcase the immense talent of the featured bands. For some, this album may be the best shoegaze soundtrack they’ll encounter in 2015. At minimum, this will serve as a fantastic introduction to these new sounds and happily tide existing shoegaze fans over for quite some time.

Creation Records co-founder Joe Foster (also noted for producing My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, and Jesus & Mary Chain) is also throwing his support behing this initiative, stating "This is a new comp with the best of the world shoegaze/magical psychpoppy's REBIRTH.... Ear To Ear Records are a new Welsh/Canadian label in the spirit of Creation and 4AD and just as obsessed as that! Why do I refer to rebirth instead of revival? In contrast, a *rebirth* in the same period gave us such bands as The Cramps, Primal Scream and Cocteau Twins - what a range!! And such a huge and wide world of music...this is exactly what is happening again in a new and unexpected way! 30 bands from 16 countries worldwide...an unprecedented spread of hope and art".

Members of Swervedriver, Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Swallow [4AD], Strata Florida [Saint Marie Records] and The Telescopes [Creation Records] have also expressed their support, as well as renowned British producer Fran Ashcroft (Damon Albarn, Lords of Acid). We are hopeful that this compilation will help move this genre beyond being “The Scene That Celebrates Itself” to one that is also celebrated by others...

Released by both Ear to Ear Records (UK) and Gerpfast Kolektif (Indonesia). Compilation teaser prepared by Greg Wilson of DKFM Shoegaze Radio: youtu.be/lSlpZnFJ-Fg

LINKS:
http://eartoearrecords.co.uk
http://eartoearrecords.com
www.facebook.com/eartoearrecords
http://twitter.com/eartoearrecords
www.youtube.com/eartoearrecords 

Cuushe - Sort Of Light

https://lightsthatchange.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/LightsThatChang
https://www.facebook.com/LightsThatChange

LIGHTS THAT CHANGE - Beautiful Soul

recorded by Kelley of space waves
mixed by Larry Crane at Jackpot! Studios in  Portland, Oregon
mastered by Garrett Haines of Tree Lady Studios

Turns

Hazy Youth

Ummagma "Rotation/Live And Let Die", released by Emerald & Doreen Records on December 9, 2013 and available on all major online platforms: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rotation-single/id739253796
http://www.junodownload.com/artists/Ummagma/releases/ 
http://www.beatport.com/release/rotation/1200173 
http://www.amazon.com/Rotation-Ummagma/dp/B00GNG68JC/ref=sr_1_1

Emerald & Doreen Recordings once again delve into Eastern Europe with Ummagma, a Canadian-Ukrainian dream pop duo, who got their start in Moscow and have made enough waves there for a full-page spread in Rolling Stone Russia. Ummagma combines their love of indie rock, synthpop and electronica to create “dreamgaze” power pop. In these two tracks, stunning hypnotic vocals and lush blissed-out resonance create a sonic launching pad to the galaxy or the universe within while getting your groove on. In "Rotation", this occurs on waves of bombastic synths, and in “Live and Let Die”, epic guitar riffs lace with magnetic drumbeats to stage an astonishing dreampop fest. With a jubilant Stereolab and Curve-type feel, these addictive tracks lovingly embed themselves in your brain. Tripped out, Ummagma brings a soundtrack of reverie for both trailblazers and stargazers. This single is a teaser for several Ummagma releases on Emerald & Doreen forthcoming in early 2014.

Since exploding onto the underground music scene in 2012 with 2 independently released full-length LPs – “Antigravity” and self-titled “Ummagma” – the duo has been blazing a colourful, yet eclectic, path forward. Ummagma are a rare commodity in today's music scene: deliciously diverse, dreamy, and loaded with positivity.

Since then, Ummagma has garnered over 350 unique articles, with rave reviews from The VPME, Echoes and Dust, AltSounds, Sounds Better With Reverb, Rolling Stone, The Sound of Confusion, and WaveMaker Magazine, among others. The 2 albums tied as the #3 Best Album of 2012 in After Pop Magazine, ranked in the top 20 for Rock XS Radio and #21 in Sloucher Zine. Ummagma have caught the attention of Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins/Violet Indiana), who has remixed a track for their forthcoming LP, and also has several victories under their belt, winning the 2013 Alternative Eurovision, hosted by Amazing Radio, and 2 awards at the 2013 Australian Independent Music Video Awards, including Best International Pop Video. 

NOTE TO EDITORS: This release meets Canadian MAPL content requirements. You are welcome to embed these tracks. Please contact us with any questions, interview or other requests, or to obtain downloads for your podcast or radio show.

Video embeds: 
Rotation www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ImzMejzwY 
Live and Let Die www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7MEpQ9Xg6Q

Ummagma press kit: www.ummagma.com/bio.html 
Emerald & Doreen Records: www.emerald-and-doreen.com

Find Ummagma's other music (2 LPs, 1 EP, many compilations) at http://ummagma.bandcamp.com and www.ummagma.com/music.html 
Also come find us at www.facebook.com/ummagma  |  twitter.com/ummagma  |  www.youtube.com/ummagma  |  www.reverbnation.com/ummagma

Buy this

Live And Let Die

A new song by Sharesprings will be released on Feb 28th 2014 along with The Wellington.

Sharesprings - Maydear

Sounds of Sputnik “New Born” [Ear to Ear Records] 
RIYL: Lush, Curve, M83, Hammock, No Joy, Twilight Sad
CD/ Digital PRE-ORDER: http://soundsofsputnik.bandcamp.com

New Born, the debut album from Moscow’s Sounds of Sputnik, is a kaleidoscope of reverb-soaked guitar, calculated drums, thick bass, and angular guitars intertwined with ethereal vocals. This is extraordinary noise-pop, with layered harmonies, interlacing synth and distorted guitars. Sounds of Sputnik paired up with Canadian-Ukrainian duo Ummagma to co-write, produce, and record this album, to be released on UK label Ear to Ear Records. Ummagma’s Shauna McLarnon and Alexx Kretov both contribute mesmerizing vocals.

This project leans heavily on a shared love of melodic dream pop, post-rock and shoegaze with each member bringing their own influences: aspects of Lush, Curve, My Bloody Valentine and No Joy cleverly blend with Hammock, Jesus & Mary Chain and The Twilight Sad to create remarkable “dream noise”.

Rewind about 12 years ago. Roman, Shauna and Alexx were collaborating a bit until Shauna and Alexx left Russia. After losing contact for an entire decade, the three finally reunited last year and quickly beginning to work on new material.

New Born features drummer Graham Bonnar (Swervedriver/ Brian Jonestown Massacre) on ‘Overdrive’, and remixes by Malcolm Holmes (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), psych rock producer Fran Ashcroft (Damon Albarn), Russian producers Morozov and Oleg Mezherovsky, and Brazil’s Mind Movies. British producer Marc Joy (Mike Peters, Golden Fable, Primal Scream, Bernard Butler) provided mastering support.

Both bands have been steadily developing a strong international following, partly due to their impeccable ability to blend genres. "In an orbit of their own, they are gathering followers like stardust" (Nerdy Frames).

About Sounds of Sputnik:
Moscow-based Sounds of Sputnik is Roma Kalitkin, whose signature sound mixes post-rock, shoegaze and dream pop with a slight kickback to noise pop. Originally from Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, he draws inspiration from My Bloody Valentine, Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride, Sonic Youth, Happy Mondays, and Slowdive. Dubbing himself a "white crow", the music he makes has always gone against trends within Russia, both now as a solo artist and for the 20-odd years he played in various post-punk and shoegaze bands prior to that.

About Ummagma:
Ummagma began in Moscow in 2003, but finally released two LPs (Ummagma & Antigravity) in 2012. They recently released the single Rotation and Lama LP on Emerald & Doreen Recordings. Ummagma has had a full-page feature in Rolling Stone Russia, has won Alternative Eurovision competitions for 2 years in a row (Amazing Radio & Pure 107.8 FM), and received 2 awards at the 2013 Australian Independent Music Video Awards. Ummagma also caught the attention of Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and Malcolm Holmes (OMD), who have remixed tracks for fall 2014 release.

Label:
Ear to Ear Records was founded in the UK in 2013. Specializing in dream pop, shoegaze, and indie rock, the label originally began with local bands from Wales, such as Lights That Change and Indigo Sky. It soon grew to also include several bands from Europe/ North America, such as Ummagma and Sounds of Sputnik. This month, Ear to Ear also released a mini-EP by Lights That Change.

Overdrive Feat. Ummagma

A Final Word

‘Ill’ features on FEWS’ debut album ‘Means’, out May 20th. Pre-order and get 3 tracks instantly: found.ee/meansitunes

Pre-order on CD: found.ee/meanscd

Pre-order on LTD Edition clear vinyl: found.ee/meansclearvinyl


SW012 - FEWS - ILL

A recording made specifically for my audio showreel. This is a straight copy of John Lennon's Jealous Guy. It showcases my ear for copying drum parts and my drum mixing skills.

Jealous Guy (ballad)

Popular modern alternative rock song 2016-2017: Kostis Chaveles - Exit. Awesome, good, greatest alternative rock songs

From the 7/29/2016 Kostis Chaveles EP, Sick As A Dog

All Songs Written/Recorded By Kostis Chaveles
Guitars, Bass, Vocals by Kostis Chaveles
Drums by Will Jones http://www.drumtracksdirect.co.uk
Mixed and Mastered by Simon Jameson @ BlackArtAudio
(http://blackartaudio.net/)
Cover Art Kallia Theochari http://calliopetheochari.com/

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Sick As A Dog

Exit

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From the 7/29/2016 Kostis Chaveles EP, Sick As A Dog

All Songs Written/Recorded By Kostis Chaveles
Guitars, Bass, Vocals by Kostis Chaveles
Drums by Will Jones http://www.drumtracksdirect.co.uk
Mixed and Mastered by Simon Jameson @ BlackArtAudio
(http://blackartaudio.net/)
Cover Art Kallia Theochari http://calliopetheochari.com/
Montage / Editing Theodora Katrimpouza

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Thank you for listening! Ummagma's "Rotation/Live And Let Die" single will be released by Emerald & Doreen Records of December 9, 2013. Available on iTunes, Juno Download, Amazon, Beatport, and all major online platforms.

Emerald & Doreen Recordings once again delve into Eastern Europe with Ummagma, a Canadian-Ukrainian dream pop duo, who got their start in Moscow and have made enough waves there for a full-page spread in Rolling Stone Russia. Ummagma combines their love of indie rock, synthpop and electronica to create “dreamgaze” power pop. In these two tracks, stunning hypnotic vocals and lush blissed-out resonance create a sonic launching pad to the galaxy or the universe within while getting your groove on. In "Rotation", this occurs on waves of bombastic synths, and in “Live and Let Die”, epic guitar riffs lace with magnetic drumbeats to stage an astonishing dreampop fest. With a jubilant Stereolab and Curve-type feel, these addictive tracks lovingly embed themselves in your brain. Tripped out, Ummagma brings a soundtrack of reverie for both trailblazers and stargazers. This single is a teaser for several Ummagma releases on Emerald & Doreen forthcoming in early 2014.

Since exploding onto the underground music scene in 2012 with 2 independently released full-length LPs – “Antigravity” and self-titled “Ummagma” – the duo has been blazing a colourful, yet eclectic, path forward. Ummagma are a rare commodity in today's music scene: deliciously diverse, dreamy, and loaded with positivity.

Since then, Ummagma has garnered over 240 unique articles, with rave reviews from The VPME, Echoes and Dust, AltSounds, Sounds Better With Reverb, Rolling Stone, The Sound of Confusion, and WaveMaker Magazine, among others. The 2 albums tied as the #3 Best Album of 2012 in After Pop Magazine, ranked in the top 20 for Rock XS Radio and #21 in Sloucher Zine. Ummagma have caught the attention of Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins/Violet Indiana), who has remixed a track for their forthcoming LP, and also managed to win the 2013 Alternative Eurovision, hosted by Amazing Radio.

NOTE TO EDITORS: This release meets Canadian MAPL content requirements. You are welcome to embed these tracks. Please contact us with any questions, interview or other requests, or to obtain downloads for your podcast or radio show.

Video embeds: 
Rotation www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ImzMejzwY 
Live and Let Die www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7MEpQ9Xg6Q

Ummagma press kit: www.ummagma.com/bio.html 
Emerald & Doreen Records: www.emerald-and-doreen.com

Find Ummagma's other music (2 LPs, 1 EP, many compilations) at www.ummagma.com/music.html ~ Also come find us at www.facebook.com/ummagma | twitter.com/ummagma | www.youtube.com/ummagma | www.reverbnation.com/ummagma

Rotation

Ai no Story by Wooderd Chiarie

Recorded 2012 using ableton live 

Gordon - Drums
Michael Taggart - Guitars/Bass/Vocals

Written by Michael Taggart

Lyrics

(verse)

Sitting still I wonder where should I begin

The words just won’t materialize and I’m in slow motion 

but you won’t see me now, you won’t see me now

as anyone, anyone

(Chorus)

So please, please talk to me

if just to see if it wont swallow me

so please please please talk to me

and let me go back to sleep

(verse 2)

feel the weight pull hard against my intention

if you would only look this way and break all this tension

but you wont see me now, you wont see me now

as anyone, anyone

(repeat chorus twice)

Subways

//orangenoise - //A Journey to the Heart of Matter (2012)

//orangenoise - //A Journey to the Heart of Matter - 07 - Puking Rainbows

11／11 (wooderd chiarie)moonlight

Debut EP released on 11th February digitally and on limited edition cassette. Recorded at home by Ryan Balch between Brighton and Bournemouth.

Maybe We Could

Paul - Vocals/Guitar 
Dave - Guitar 
Billy - Bass/Guitar 
Adam - Drums

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered @ The Bottling Plant Studio by Iain MacDuff

The Cherry Wave - Cave/Wave

Name your price in http://thecherrywave.bandcamp.com/album/blush-ep

The Cherry Wave - Melt

get the ep at http://starhorse.bandcamp.com/

Stranger

aerocats - sooon(cover mbv)

grey sky feat. Yana (Aerofall)

Chatham Rise LP Release Weekend Apr 19 Milwaukee Psych Fest Apr 20 Minneapolis Turf Club with The Warlocks, Flavor Crystals...

Chatham Rise - Autopilot

Norikazu Chiba / The Songs of the Circling Stars
　
01. Northern Cross Prelude
02. Binary Star Games
03. Polaris in Tears
04. Swinging Mira
05. The Melancholy of a Shooting Star
06. Memories of the White Dwarf
07. The Phantom of a Bygone Stardust
08. Antares (The Flame of Scorpio)
09. Hoshimeguri no Uta
10. Southern Cross Lullaby

Paradise Lost Records / PLRD-1003 (CD / Japan) 
2100yen (incl. tax) 
2013.06.12 release


インストゥルメンタルロックバンド OVUM のギタリスト / コンポーザーとして、国内外を問わず精力的な活動を展開してきた Norikazu Chiba が初のソロアルバムをリリース。
宮沢賢治の作品にインスピレーションを受けて「星」をテーマに作曲された全10曲。ギ­ター、ストリングスカルテットを中心に、心の琴線に触れる旋律が緻密に織り重なり、ピ­ュアで透明な世界を描いている。バンドという制約から解き放たれ、作曲に対する情熱を­存分に発揮した意欲作。
生前に賢治が作詞作曲した「星めぐりの歌」のカバーでは、ボーカルとして上邨 辰馬（wooderd chiarie）が参加。


http://www.norikazuchiba.com

The Songs of the Circling Stars (digest)

music and lyrics by Pacific Loon and Juno// 
Home recorded



Asleep

Dron3s

Vocals by Lisa Von H
Guitars and Bass by Marc Joy
Drums by Will Jones
Production by Marc Joy

Theme 1 stage 3 by Lights That Change

Wales’ Lights That Change to release single MAY 11. 
 
"A truly beautiful slow burning slice of dreamy bright pop" - Louder Than War

"A brooding intro brings us into a sonic world, suggesting something of classic shoegaze flavour whilst shooting firmly for the mysterious unknown future...a radiosexy reinvigoration of early 4AD spirit" - Joe Foster (Creation Records)
 
" A haunting, shimmering, deceptively simple slice of widescreen shoegaze that knows 100% what it's all about. A winner" - Producer Fran Ashcroft (Damon Albarn, Lords of Acid)
 
"Sublime slice of dream-pop inspired heaven, full of hauntingly beautiful vocal tones, floating progressions & blissfully unassuming guitar lines" -Primal Music Blog
 
"Stunning and haunting…outstanding showmanship and seductive melody" - The Sound of Confusion

FOR FANS OF: Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins,The Cure, This Mortal Coil, Marissa Nadler

Lights That Change is an alternative ethereal dreampop outfit, hailing from North Wales and headed by Marc Joy. After many years producing other artists, he finally turned his attention towards his own creative endeavours. Thus was born Lights That Change, channeling new energies into sculpting horizons of perfect dreamscapes, primarily based on guitars.
 
Lights That Change released their debut EP ‘Rainbow On Your Shoulder’ in 2013, followed by ‘Whispers in February’ and have received support from BBC, Tom Robinson, and Amazing Radio, among others. 

The debut LP ‘Byzantium’, which includes vocals from Rebecca Palin (Golden Fable) and Mandy Clare, some bass from John Bryan, drum programming from Mal Holmes (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)is now available on all online stores.