ROBIN
GUTHRIE'S IMPERIAL MEASURES
18 December 2002 |
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Former Cocteau Twins Robin Guthrie will be releasing his
first solo album, Imperial, on 10 March 2003
on Bella Union, a label he founded with ex-band mate Simon
Raymonde in 1997. Respected guitarist and producer, Guthrie’s
new album is said to be very laidback and entirely instrumental.
Guthrie has recently played a series of low-key gigs in
Germany and Belgium. |
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FORTHCOMING
LEAF RELEASES
16 December 2002 |
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The Leaf crew is once again set to bring out a whole bunch
of great records in 2003, with albums and EPs from Manitoba,
Murcof, Asa-Chang
& Junray and Sofa Surfers set for release in the
first quarter alone. First in line is the limited 12''
If Assholes Could Fly...from Manitoba (see news
11/12), then the follow up mini-album to this year's Jun
Ray Song Chang from Asa-Chang
& Junray, entitled Tsu Gi Ne Pu, due
out on 10/02. February will also see EPs from Sofa Surfers
and Manitoba, with the first extract from his long awaited
second album Up In Flames due out a month later.
Murcof will
follow his magnificent Martes
(our album of 2002) with a new EP, as yet untitled, in
April. |
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GUS
GUS UK TOUR + COMPETITION
13 December 2002 |
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Gus Gus have
announced details of their first UK tour in over three
years. So far, the following dates have been confirmed:
23/01 Glasgow, 25/01 Leeds, 26/01 Manchester, 27/01 London.
The tour will coincide with the second single to be taken
off the band's recent album Attention.
The single, David, will be available on CDS and
12", with additional mixes from Medicine 8, King
Britt and Darren Emerson. To celebrate the release of
David, the band's label, Underwater Records are
giving away three Carharrt Attention jackets
on their web
site. |
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STEREOLAB
VOCALIST DIES
13 December 2002 |
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The death of Stereolab vocalist Mary Hansen was announced
on the band's web site earlier this week. Hansen, 36,
originally from Australia, was cycling in London last
Monday, 9/12, when a truck apparently reversed into her
a spokesmanfor the band revealed on Wednesday. He added
that the band was very distressed by Hansen's tragic death.
Messages of sympathy from fans have been pouring on the
band's message board. Hansen's body will by flown back
to Australia where her funeral will take place. |
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EXTREMELY
LIMITED MANITOBA EP TO BE RELEASED IN JANUARY
11 December 2002 |
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An extremely limited 12” from Manitoba (1500) will
be released on Monday 13 January 2003. If Assholes
Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport follows
the Give’r EP, and is the first Manitoba
release in over a year. Characteristic of Dan ‘Manitoba’
Snaith’s live set, the EP is set to be quite chaotic,
and in any case far apart from the blissful sonorities
of the forthcoming album, Up In Flames, due out
at the end of March. The album will be preceded by a single,
Jacknuggeted, on 28 February. Assholes
will not be included on the album, and will not be available
once the stocks are gone.
From next year, Manitoba will officiate as a trio. |
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WARP
2003 RELEASES
2 December 2002 |
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Warp
have announced details of releases for the first quarter
of 2003. First in line is ex-PR girl Mira Calix with her
long awaited second album, Skimkitta, due out
on 3 March. Look out for a very limited edition ‘Fly’
t-shirt designed by Catherine Haines which comes with
an exclusive Mira Calix CD. A week later, on 10 March,
Antipop Consortium’s Bean releases his first solo
album, Tomorrow Right Now. A collection of almost
all of Aphex Twin’s remixes will be released as
a double CD on 24 March. 26 Mixes For Cash has
been expected for a while by fans, and Warp are finally
getting this ready. A new Autechre album will follow this
year’s excellent Grantz Graf EP. No date
has been announced for the as yet untitled album, although
an April release looks likely. The album is announced
as Autechre’s most accessible work to date. Lexoleum
Vol. 3 & Tes’s New New York albums
are set to be released on 24 February on Warp’s
sister label Lex. |
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PLAID
ALBUM & DVD + EXCLUSIVE HI-RES VIDEO
2 December 2002 |
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Details have been announced for a new Plaid album. The
follow up to Double
Figure will contain a live DVD with footage from
the band’s last American tour. No date has been
set for the release yet. The band are also planning to
release an EP early next year, including tracks written
especially for the tour. Warp are currently offering a
high resolution video of the Double
Figure track New Family available to
download from the web
site. |
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