October
09............................
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This is our monthly (approximately) newsletter, you are receiving it because
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correspondence just reply with 'unsubscribe' in the subject box. Moving on, this
week sees releases from two of our artists, Robots
With Hearts release Divided
By Zero and Theo
Bard, the Listen Carefully EP, a momentous occasion
indeed, read more about those below. Also in this newsletter we have links to
videos, audio and images from our launch night last month.
www.taperec.com.....
Launch
Thanks to everyone for coming down to the launch, we had a great night and hope
you did too! You can see all the photos from the night (thanks to Fernanda Rappa)
on our Flickr page.
We also recorded and filmed all the artists sets, you can see the live
videos here,
and we'll be making the audio available to stream from the bands sites
shortly.
Robots With Hearts.............................
Today is the release day for Robots With Hearts debut EP, Divided By Zero.
Released in the wake of the promising collaboration between two hip-hop and electronica stalwarts of the experimental, who have for years been working at the frontiers of the music world, this project is an original collaboration between Animals on Wheels (Andy Coleman) and iCON the Mic King (Michael King), who met in 2006 in Rakvere, Estonia. Their recognition in each other of a kindred spirit in their respective quests for razor sharp lyrical adventures and morphing rhythmic exploration was the beginning of a journey which is already gaining momentum.
The impressive technical abilities of these two combine in a project which doesn’t take itself too seriously, but which brings together the very best of their respective genres with complex rhythms and crackling vocals. Their music is effortlessly visceral, pure grit which nevertheless presents melodic charm. We have a limited run of 10" vinyl in cork sleeve which can be bought here, the EP is also available on iTunes / 7Digital etc.
Listen to Downward Spiral here.
The Robots are back in the studio, check out the recent film opposite, shot in Sarm Studios, of Icon talking about plans. We'll be releasing their first album in the new year.
www.robotswithhearts.com
Today also see's the release of Theo's first EP, Listen Carefully.
'a reggae-infused pop philosopher... on the cusp of very good things' The Guardian
A 5 track collection of beautiful tunes, relaxed lyrics softly delivered, and an infectious bounce. ranging from wickedly upbeat rhythms to a laid-back folk style. Bard’Äôs remarkably rich and melodic voice charms us, just as thoughtful lyrics claim our full attention.
As a nimble finger-picking style backs tunes firmly grounded in the contemporary world, Bard takes us on a brief journey through the world as he sees it. As he says: 'Every song tells a story, sums up a time of my life or a train of thought. 'As a man who last summer stopped a coal train headed for the Drax coal-fired power station, and who has just been handed the lightest possible sentence by the judge, Theo has excellent stories to tell. He says: 'There aren’t many musicians writing about climate change, and I’m trying to reach people who wouldn’t usually take an interest'. For now, though, Theo says: 'It feels like an exciting journey is just beginning, and I can’t wait to see where it takes us.'
This is the perfect coming together of old and new, the essential contemporising of traditional folk music which keeps it alive and retains all of its relevance. A technically sound delivery, imaginative song-writing and confident live appearances make Theo Bard a man for the future.
The EP is available on CD from our site, here, and also available on iTunes.
Theo is currently recording his new single 'When the Cold Days Come' which will be released early next year.
As always, Theo is busy on the live circuit, you can find out about his forthcoming gigs here: www.taperec.com/live
www.myspace.com/theobard
The Super Luckies will be going into the studio soon, we are currently mixing their recording of The Hours, which should be ready in a few weeks, from there we'll be recording the EP, so, more news on that soon. You can see some lovely photos of the band here taken at the launch.
Animals on Wheels will be releasing a new EP with us after christmas.
The full Independent Blog, that Daniel has been writing is now up on the Independent website, its a 4 part story about the experience of setting up a label, its engaging enough we suppose. Read it all here
As some of you know, we have been collaborating with the fantastic Mr Ryan Frank on a range of TAPE Merchandise, well, we now have the laptop sleeve and the MP3 player / phone sleeve in stock and you can order here, we are told that cork is the new leather, and you heard it hear first.
So, thanks for reading, we'll be back with you next month with more news.
www.taperec.com
label@taperec.com
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