Sam is a musician, composer, audio engineer and producer based in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire.

Having played guitar and drums since he was a child—and written, recorded and mixed music since 2012–Sam’s skill set is both refined and wide-ranging.

He has provided music for TV shows throughout the world, had commercial releases broadcast across BBC Radio, and performed with his band Is Bliss at various festivals, including Robert Smith’s Meltdown at the South Bank Centre.

During the first lockdown, Sam began honing his singer-songwriter chops, later releasing a number of topical singles with his new outfit, No Deal Disco.

He has a master’s degree in Music Production.

Highlights

Vocals, guitars and drums - Sam Robinson
Bass - Lloyd Davies
Recorded and mixed by Sam Robinson
Mastered by John Elleson-Hartley: https://www.musiklab.co.uk/

Lyrics: 

Excuse me have you got the time?
Left my phone with a friend of mine
I'm a class tourist, apparently
Unemployed, but where's the breadline?

I've never known quite where I stand
Studied hard, worked jobs I hated
Two certificates for five years of my life
But nobody gives a fuck about paper

I got my foot in the door somewhere
Parents sorted my rent up front
So I could move just an hour away
To be let go in a matter of days

Told Mr Sainsbury I love his work
Free every day of the week
Not into all that arty stuff anymore
Just wanna earn my keep

But he could see right through my smile
Job Centre under my skin
Gotta take any work I can physically do
Until it does me in

Class tourist on my bike
Can't even get a job I don't like

Class Tourist (Radio Edit)

Vocals, guitars and drums - Sam Robinson
Bass - Lloyd Davies
Recorded and mixed by Sam Robinson
Mastered by John Elleson-Hartley: www.musiklab.co.uk/

Lyrics:

Never alone when it's cold outside
With the gas bill at the back of my mind
Feeling cosy on the sofa I own
At least I will do in five years' time 

I Work as hard as my parents told me to
One day I'll be just as rich as you
A hundred & sixty eight hours in a week 
Lots of time to find my feet 

Modern life would be funny
If it wasn't for the war
If it wasn't for the money
Modern life would be funny
If it wasn't for poor stealing all of my money
So you did it for Queen and Country?
The boots are off and now you're goin' hungry
Modern life would be funny If it wasn't so cruel 

Drop the politics from your songs
Hold your tongue, keep calm and carry on 
I couldn't think of anything worse 
It's not my fault you dunno right from wrong 

Still filling the gaps left by my schooling
The days that I spent dreaming and drooling
It didn't make any sense back then, no-oh-oh 
But it wasn't me they were fooling 

Modern life would be funny
If it wasn't for the war
If it wasn't for the money
Modern life would be funny
If it wasn't for the poor stealing all of my money
So you did it for Queen and Country?
The boots are off and now you're goin' hungry
Modern life would be funny If it wasn't so cruel

Never alone when it's cold outside
With the gas bill at the back of my mind
Feeling cosy on the sofa I own
At least I will do in five years' time 

I'm paying it off, I'm paying it off
I've gone vegan and I live on Biscoff
I'm paying it off, I'm paying it off
I've gone vegan and I live on, live on, live on

Booty Call

The music I composed for the 'Virgin Money Giving 2013' promotional film, created by a video production company called Four23.

You can watch the film here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvF9ji0Jlpg

- Royalty-Free Music: http://audiojungle.net/user/SoundFix
- Email: Sam@SoundFix.uk
- Twitter: Sam_SoundFix

Positive Ukulele Introduction ('Virgin Money Giving 2013')

Computer Creep

The debut EP from No Deal Disco: Angry Pretty.

All songs written, performed, recorded and mixed* by Sam Paul Robinson.

Mastered by John Elleson-Hartley. 

*How's it Going to End? mixed by Sam Paul Robinson and John Elleson-Hartley.

How's It Going To End?

Never Trust The Pub Man

Is Bliss
‘Velvet Dreams EP’
21st October 2016
12” Vinyl EP / AC3013084. 
www.clubac30.com

Introducing ‘Velvet Dreams EP’, the debut from psychedelic shoegazer trio Is Bliss, set for release this autumn on Club AC30. 

‘Velvet Dreams’ is a tantalising taster of this new band’s potential. It’s atmosphere resonates strongly with the hazy sixties underground, with its sitar-like waterfall guitars and hypnogogic beats, but other, harder influences bleed through. From the intense hit of fuzzed-up anger on ‘Truth’, through to yearning, soaring dream-pop gorgeousness of ‘Lure’ and lead track ‘Ocean Blue’, this release sets out to show Is Bliss’ full range and depth.

Comprising of Jimmy Stuart (vox, guitar), Dean Edwards (bass) and Sam Speakman (drums), Is Bliss have been together barely a year and yet have quickly gained attention opening for Wolf Alice, Telescopes, Nine Black Alps, Mark Gardener and Robin Guthrie. Many bands today cite My Bloody Valentine as a major influence, but Is Bliss exist because Dean clocked Jimmy’s MBV t-shirt and when they struck up a conversation they discovered a shared a love of Slowdive, Spacemen 3, Verve and The Cure, along with a need to escape the mind-numbing boredom of rural Hampshire. This first clutch of songs was developed through live improvisation, but is taken to the next level here by Pat Collier (The House Of Love, Primal Scream, Swervedriver).

Is Bliss are planning a UK tour in the autumn to promote the EP, followed by the release of their debut long-player in the new year. 

Live:
Thursday 4th August - The Victoria, London - Supporting The Hacienda
Friday 5th August - The Fat Fox, Southsea - Supporting New Desert Blues
Saturday 24th September - Edge of the Wedge - Southsea Psych Out
Saturday 28th January - The Fat Fox, Southsea - Icebreaker Festival 2017

For all press enquiries please contact Clare Buckland at Big Wheel PR 
on 07968 379 355 or e-mail clare@bigwheelpr.com


EP PERRY VALE

Is Bliss - Ocean Blue

Hampshire psychedelic shoegaze trio Is Bliss continue to cause a stir with the release of new EP ‘The Honeycomb Explosion’, released 19th May on celebrated label, Club AC30. 

Having received rave reviews for last year’s debut release ‘Velvet Dreams’, produced by Pat Collier (The House of Love, Primal Scream, Swervedriver), the band’s rise has been swift having formed in late 2015. The band were soon signed by acclaimed London based independent record label Club AC30, a label that has a habit of developing artists from the psych/gaze/electronic & dream-pop genres including such acts as Pinkshiunyultrablast, Ringo Deathstarr and Flyying Colours.

With a shared love of Slowdive, Spacemen 3 and Verve, Is Bliss’s first year has seen the band turn heads with their explosive live shows and have supported the likes of Wolf Alice, Telescopes, Nine Black Alps, Mark Gardener and Robin Guthrie in a whirlwind twelve months. The band have also received radio support from the likes of Lauren Laverne, Tom Ravenscroft and Radcliffe & Maconie at BBC Radio 6 Music along with BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. 

Building on the success of the band’s debut, ‘The Honeycomb Explosion’ opens with the soporific ‘Someone’ that echoes The Warlocks before giving way to effervescent guitars and wig-out drums.

‘Alive (Baby Come On)’ hypnotizes and mesmerises in equal measure, providing a heavy dose of visceral sound; a spaced-out sonic groove as Stuart pleads ‘I can’t satisfy your love’, to a backdrop of deafening feedback guitar. 

The dreampop of ‘Into A Dream’ glitters 60s-like with guitars that turn into waterfalls of sitar and full on, psych induced vibrations before the mystical and magical ‘Tomorrow’ is a trip into the unknown conjuring up a drug-induced utopia.

The EP closes with ‘Inner Soul’, a hazy, mind-altering trip with Stuart’s vocals immersed under a wall of reverb and fuzzed-up guitars, his vague poetry only adding to the atmosphere of the EP throughout. 

With a support slot lined up with The Jesus and Mary Chain in April plus more live dates and festivals across the UK and Europe throughout 2017, the band’s heavily anticipated debut long player is pencilled in for release later in the year.

Is Bliss are Jimmy Stuart (vox, guitar), Dean Edwards (bass) and Sam Speakman (drums).

Tour dates:

APRIL
Sat 1st		BOURNEMOUTH		O2 Academy w/Jesus & Mary Chain 
Fri 7th		LONDON		Sebright Arms
Wed 12th	BRIGHTON		Hope & Ruin
Sun 16th		BRISTOL		Crofters Rights (Bristol Psych Festival)
Sat 22nd		SOUTHSEA		Record Store Day
MAY
Wed 17th	LONDON		The Islington w/Flying Colours
Thur 18th	LEICESTER		The Cookie w/Flying Colours
Sat 20th		BRIGHTON		Acid Box, Great Escape Festival w/Flying Colours

The Honeycomb Explosion

Is Bliss - Into A Dream

My debut EP. Now available from all online music stores and streaming services.

Cinema (EP)

Doze

MOOD

Consume & Panic

A track inspired by artists such as Foals, The Strokes and Daft Punk. Lots of percussive drumming, catchy guitar melodies and groovin' bass lines.

Novara

A piece I wrote for a short film whilst studying MA Music Production in 2013/14.

Love Revelation (Got a Date But They're Back)

Sam Paul Robinson is musician, composer and producer based in Oxford, UK.

Fresh out of university, Sam cut his teeth composing tracks for production music libraries; soundtracking various episodes of America’s Next Top Model and licensing his musical creations to organisations such as Saatchi & Saatchi and Virgin Money.

He then went on to drum in the band Is Bliss, touring across Europe and supporting prestigious acts including The Cure and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

After honing his singer-songwriter chops during lockdown, Sam released a number of topical singles under the alias of No Deal Disco, garnering support from BBC Radio 6.

Currently, Sam is dipping his toes into the world of podcast production.