London based Indie Electronica band Chalk to release debut single Time

London based Indie Electronica band Chalk to release debut single Time

CHALK are a London based Indie Electronica band formed in September 2014. Having played as separate singer-songwriters on the London acoustic scene for some time, Josh Fowley and Jonny Breakwell decided to join forces and write music influence by some of their favourite electronic artists. Likened to James Blake, Alt-J and SBTRKT, CHALK bring a decisively fresh approach to the DJ and Electronica scene, incorporating looping synth effects and vocal processing in their set along with highly singable hooks.

Their first single 'Time' will be released on Soundcloud on 27th March.

They are having a launch show in London on the 27th at the Spice of Life in Soho (see poster below)

chalkband.co.uk

twitter.com/chalkmusicuk

facebook.com/chalkmusicuk

MusicMafia presents I Set The Sea On Fire

I Set The Sea On Fire are a 5 piece folk/electronica/Indie outfit from Sheffield, signed to Sound Hub Records. 

They have recently released their debut album, W.A.K.E

I Set The Sea On Fire have recently supported King Charles on his UK Tour, as well as supporting the likes of Reverend and The Makers, Little Comets and Roots Manuva at various venues across the UK. These include Sheffield O2 Academy, Brixton Academy and Nottingham Rescue Rooms. They have headlined Y Not Festival, Sheffield Pride 2012, Leeds Empire, Manchester O2 Academy and Sheffield O2 Academy, selling it out for a debut album launch. 

This album, W.A.K.E gained them so much promotion, including airplay and reviews from the likes of Christian Carlisle (BBC Radio Sheffield) naming it "The Eagerly Awaited Massive Masterpiece from I Set The Sea On Fire, Massive In A Sense of having a whole 25 Tracks!".
 

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/w.a.k.e-pt.-ii/id603180343.

Please feel free to check out their other sites online which include :

www.facebook.com/seaonfire
www.twitter.com/istsof
www.isettheseaonfire.co.uk

JIM NOIR @ The Static Gallery Liverpool

Its not easy to take yourself out on a cold,icy,snowy,windy and bitter Friday night but, like many of the people who turned up for the Jim Noir gig last night at the static gallery, I'm very glad i did. Harvest Suns promotions has laid on a number of gigs this year and this was definitely one of the most outstanding ones. I didn't expect much of a turn out, but was pleasantly surprised by the support for the gig and for Jim Himself. By the way if you are familiar with the name, its a homage to Vic Reeves whose real name is Jim Noir (just a factoid).
Jim's music is often described as psychedelic pop electronica and likened to the Beach Boys, The Beta Band and even Badly drawn boy but apart from the melodic, simple lyrics this is far as the connection went for me as the Static Gallery played host to one of the most enigmatic of musicians around. His enthusiasm seemed to physically pour out of him from the stage onto the crowd in front and with Jim and his band, playing at top neck speed and with such energy that it could have powered a city, it was easy to see why the crowd were infected by this and began to dance around like the possessed. And with the likes of "Eanie Meany" and tracks from his new LP Zooper Dooper on the play list it was easy to get caught up in the madness.
Ending on "My Patch" this saw Jim summon up friends from the crowd to accompany him on stage with harmonica and vocals and the whole event turned into one giant house party with Jim the host and all of us as the most welcome of guests. This was a gig full of energy,commitment and vibrance and this along with a feeling of fulfilment was taken with us as we braved the cold winter night air once more.

http://jimnoir.com/

http://www.myspace.com/jimnoir