Astromech_

Rising from the darkest recesses of the Irish underground come Astromech. 

A shining beacon of sonic anarchy and rhythmic disorder, prepare to be mesmerisedÖ

Without doubt the hottest live act on the Northern Irish circuit, Astromech have not so much rewritten the rule book as set it on fire and pissed on the embers. 

In the current climate of the seemingly mundane, stagnant output of the dance scene, its time for a collective wake up call, to reminded people why they loved electronica first time around.

A mesmerising plethora of rumbling, percussive soundscapes, twisted electro funk, thumping beats and sparkling synth heavy slabs, it is impossible to pigeonhole the band into any one genre.

Herein lies their beauty.

A 3 piece stage set up of drum pads, live bass and audio-synth manipulation, the live experience is enhanced by interactive visual mixing from on board visuals crew, ëMotion Monkeys.í

With influences ranging from George Clinton through to New Order, Plaid, Tiga and Coldcut, Astromech stand apart from their contemporaries as they set about re- programming the minds of their captives for years to come.

Recent gigs alongside the likes of Coldcut, James Lavelle and Death in Vegas main man Richard Fearless have been accompanied by near structural damage to successive clubs, and rave reviews in the local press.


BOOT formed in 1963 as the Allusions. A few years later changed our name to the SPLIT ENDS (recorded Rich With Nothing / Endless Sea at H & H) then a few years later became BOOT... 12 years together with the same four guys: Dann Eliassen, Mike Mycz, Bruce Knox and Jim O'Brock. We recorded at Starday-King in Nashville (James Brown's studio for his big hits.) Our albums were: BOOT and TURN THE OTHER CHEEK. Our first album is rare and came out on a Texas label, though we hailed from New Port Richey, Florida, and had earlier recorded as The Split Ends. It's basically hard rock with some psychedelic guitar work. Our second album is rather mundane heavy rock. 

Jim O'Brock recalls: "Circa 1969, we changed names from The Split Ends to B.O.O.T., an anacronym for 'Blues Of Our Time'. We began playing 80% to 90% original material and began traveling more, playing larger venues. We played with Canned Heat, B.B. King, Neil Diamond, Detroit Wheels, etc. and at the Atlanta Pop Festival and Miami II Pop Festivals. Once we competed with the Allman Brothers in a contest at the University of Florida and won first prize! In Atlanta, Georgia we played with Lynyrd Skynyrd (they opened for us!) and stayed on the road for about four years. During this time we recorded our two albums in Nashville, TN. We seemed to stagnate about that time. I left the band and it broke up. A couple of years later, Mike and Bruce tried to resurrect the name with a couple of new guys, but it didn't last long". Over the years we played on a Dick Clark Tour "Happening '67" and the Dick Clark band contest show "Happening '68".

 A few years after we broke up, Bruce Knox died of pancreatic cancer. Dann Eliassen played with some Beatles cover groups. He is now living in St. Amant, LA not playing music. Mike Mycz whereabouts are unknown. I last heard he was an indian chief or something! Jim O'Brock is living in Shreveport, LA. Became an accountant and company pilot for Louisa Health Resorts (Remember Louisa International Spas in Tampa? Same lady.) When the health spa became a casualty of the 80's economy, he opened a handyman business and has been doing that for 20 years.

TV Movie is ultimately a garage rock band at heart with a heavy dose of infused electronica and art-rock.   Originally from Austin, TX, the trio is now currently active in the Heartlands of Ohio.  With influences such as self-torturing Ian Curtis, ecstasy popping Jarvis Cocker, heroin injecting Lou Reed, 70's Las Vegas rhinestone jump-suit big Elvis, El Paso smuggling Johnny Cash, they seamlessly bring the perfect post-punk blend of lyrical angst, catchy melodies, and danceable rhythms.  Their growth and matureness in the music industry is demonstrated on their sophomore album, Reel1, released on Sniff ‘N’ Skratch Records in June 2015.  The non-stop concept album tells the story of one man's journey that occurs in one night. Starting off with a break-up, his journey takes him from a stagnantly mundane cycle, into learning to view life in a new light, whether it is real or fantasy.    TV Movie has played anywhere from major time slots at regional music & art festivals such as Worst Kept Secret Fest to smaller showcases at the South By Southwest Music Festival.  Whether a large or small stage, TV Movie rocks out and gets the crowd dancing all in one show.
www.tvmovieband.com
Booking and contact: tvmovie@live.com 

In an era when too many “metal” bands seem focused on cramming one hundred breakdowns into every song, learning some embarrassing on stage choreography that would make N’SYNC blush, or tuning their guitars to drop Q and chugging away aimlessly, Order Of The Dead blast through the monotonously mundane with a brutal, and decisively old school roar. A Black Curse Comes is unabashedly heavy, and a triumphant middle finger to current trends that holds its bloody horns high. 
Black Curse wastes no time with pleasantries, and drops the hammer right out of the gate with “Crimson Tide”. This seven minute thrasher would sit nicely alongside something from the roster of classic Tampa area death metal bands that recorded at the infamous Morrisound Studios in the early 90’s. The guitars on this record ripple, squeal, and dive bomb, instantly taking you back to an era when metal gods were worshiped at the Altar Of Madness by you and your high school buddies; on Walkmans and well-worn cassette tapes alike. 

The go for the throat ferocity of heavy metals glory days are prevalent on every nuance and note, but is always undercut with just enough European sounding guitar melody to give the album a constant feeling of contrast and tension. A push and pull between the dulcet and the discordant. It is in this aspect where Order Of The Dead truly shines, and keeps Black Curse fresh and interesting through multiple spins. Always technically dazzling, but never losing the listener to a display of self-important musical excess that plague so many other bands of this genre, the song craft is always the key focus here. Each instrument working together seamlessly: Pushing a well-oiled kill machine onward through nigtmares of political corruption, (“Three Two Two”), tyranny, (The catchy Swedish metal stomp of “Resistance Is Victory”), and yes- even a zombie apocalypse. (“Sucking The Marrow.”) 

To the uninitiated, the sheer force of the vocal delivery here will sound as frightening as an elevator ride with Ray Rice, but to those who long for the days of real and absolutely pummeling metal, your curse has finally come. 

www.facebook.com/orderofthedead

Stewart Macpherson (aka KING COLOBUS) is a South Devon based singer, songwriter and producer - creating darkly topical, baritone infused alternative blues that doesn’t shy away from complex subject matters.

Following the release of a self-produced, self-titled debut EP in 2016, KING COLOBUS has supported the likes of SEA SICK STEVE, BAND OF SKULLS, DE STAAT, MORIATY, SERENITY and CRAZY ARM. He was also a playlisted and featured artist on BBC INTRODUCING in both Devon and Cornwall regions. Some highlights of 2017/18 saw performances at LEOPALLOOZA, TUNES IN THE DUNES, GLAS-DENBURY, TURBULENCE FESTIVAL, GET RAD, FISHSTOCK and ROCKFEST.

KING COLOBUS collaborated with electronica artist ARTHR, releasing the club hit ‘WHISPERINGS OF THE WORLD’ through ARCADE PONY RECORDS in August 2018. January 2019 saw the release of a second 4 track EP, PEACE & LOVING and 2025 will be the year that he releases his long-awaited debut album, ‘Torn Between Age & Perseverance’.

Fog Wizard is a Death n’ Roll band from Boston, MA who make the kind of music they want to hear. Fed up with the largely mundane music scene, they got together to create no frills skullcrushing tunes that doesn't follow any of the "rules" imposed on what a heavy metal band should sound like these days.  Doomy, thrashing, chaotic, and completely different than anyone else, Fog Wizard aren't out to impress you, they're just playing music for themselves.

Minor Stars is a psych rock trio from Chapel Hill, NC. Strong songwriting meets heavy rhythms, fuzzed-out guitars, and soaring vocals to create music that bristles with energy and refuses to stand still. From the ’70s rock swagger of T. Rex and Led Zeppelin to the quiet intimacy of Elliott Smith and The Bends-era Radiohead, Minor Stars focuses these divergent rays and projects them with a reverence for the proto-metal heaviness of Black Sabbath. It’s stadium rock for introverts, a distinctive sound that has a “wonderful kind of brutality” (Scott Solter, producer, Superchunk, The Mountain Goats, Okkervil River).

Minor Stars is proud to present their ambitious sophomore effort, Through Pinholes in the Sky. This record almost didn’t get made—death, loss, and mundane everyday life all conspired against its completion. But four years after first setting foot in Mitch Easter’s Fidelitorium Recordings, the album is done, and it sounds more fresh and alive than ever. Recorded and mixed by Easter (R.E.M., Polvo, Pavement, Birds of Avalon) and mastered by Robin Schmidt (And So I Watch You From Afar, The Gaslight Anthem, Wolf Alice), it’s a testament to the band’s vision and perseverance.

What does it sound like? Guitarist/Vocalist Eric Wallen conjures enough crackling fuzz and sheer tone from his guitars to make Hendrix and Homme proud; drummer Iain Watt pounds with an urgent punk fervor while employing a jazzy finesse when needed; and Joe Mazzitelli’s massively heavy and driving bass lines pull it all together and propel it forward. It’s a heady mix. The Independent Weekly praised the band’s sound on debut album The Death of the Sun in the Silver Sea: “A collection of shoegaze and psychedelic rock, power pop and heavy metal, these deep riffs could have come from Black Sabbath, the fog above it from Swervedriver. The melodies boast hooks like Cheap Trick’s and a shot of the heavy electric blues, much like Queens of the Stone Age.” But what you’ll hear on Through Pinholes in the Sky is a band pushing their limits by simultaneously reaching toward two extremes—the heavier and quieter moments—by plumbing the depths of both doomy sludge and ethereal gossamer reflection. This is the key to their originality and charm.

Another key: while Minor Stars loves to sink their teeth into a good heavy riff, it’s Wallen’s vocals and songwriting that take the music to another level. Full of defiant melancholy, his melodies and harmonies soar high above the grit of distorted guitars and the heaving energy of the rhythm section, creating an engaging and uniquely compelling sound. Sometimes dark, sometimes brazen, in Wallen’s voice you can hear the universal yearning for something more: the hunger to live fully, the struggle to transform the mundane, the desire to suck the marrow out of life. With his guitar, his voice, and his songs, Wallen documents his drive to live full-throttle, always moving forward, never looking back or wallowing in despair. That intensity is matched and multiplied by his bandmates, and together they’ve given us a new album that rings of redemption and strives for greatness.

Armed with a record of this ambition and a desire to be heard, Minor Stars is ready for whatever comes next. Who knows what that might be.

Jehovah hitler-maidens and a purple hippopotamus. Badge-abusing stoner cops and furtive practitioners of mistaken bestiality. Disaffected fast-food employees sharing more than mundane tales of suburban woe. Drinkers of the heavy fluid sealed in the translucent amber of dreams

Anderson is an unemployed girl who has lived an unremarkable, sheltered life in SmallTownNoWhere, Mo. (and is currently still there) . He loves most things with heavy harmonies and strings. Anderson takes from life whatever he can find, being influenced by Sega Genesis games, orchestrative disco music, riding Metrolink, fetishisizing building, manufacturing and energy industries and anything else that is around. Though he finds entertainment in the mundane, he seizes adventure whenever possible.

People who Anderson is  thankful to have or have had are: 

-my Nan, Carrie Young who taught me to play piano.

-Mr. M. Blackwood, my multi-talented orchestra teacher from elementary school through highschool. He never lost faith in me or any of his students, was up beat, positive, and a major influence. 

- Ms. Betty Jane Ruckman, a piano teaching entrepreneur who is for the most part  pretty patient.

-Aenon Proxi, one of my closest friends and a fellow musician/ amateur producer. With each day we grow stronger, let us build the town then paint it red.

- My friend Max who would be a close friend were he not so far [literally]. May he suceed in all his endeavors.

-My Mom who is always supportive and offers me favors I don't deserve.

-My Dad. Though he locked me away from the world, was at least supportive in my artistic pursuits. May he rest in peace and may I trespass onto industrial parks in his absence.

-And some British guy I met on Skype named Cliff who says I suck, maybe I do but I'm never going to stop.





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