Belleruche to play The Scala London

 BELLERUCHE (Live)
With special support from:
PY (Live)
KIDKANEVIL
THURSDAY 31st MAY -  SCALA -  LONDON

Tickets: £9.50 Super Early Birds, £12.50 Early birds, £14 Advance
www.soundcrashmusic.com // www.belleruche.com // www.tru-thoughts.co.uk


The UK's favourite turntable soul band Belleruche present a new direction in sound at The Scala in London.

With their brand new album “Rollerchain” currently out on Tru Thoughts records, Belleruche have created a more bass heavy, evocative and darker sound in the studio and on stage, whilst still retaining that melodic soulful touch that made us fall in love with the band in the first place. You don’t want to miss this.

Their new direction showcases their new instrumentation, complexity and attack that take the band’s core elements to a new level. A very modern sound combined with classic song writing ability, the album is a collision of haunting vocals, aggressive analogue sounds and bleeding edge electronic production.

Of all the new acts to have emerged so far in 2012, Py is definitely one of the most interesting, her astounding voice matched only by the calibre of producers such as Breton, George Fitzgerald, Raffertie and Greenwood Sharps that she has been working with.

Also in support will be Soundcrash favourite and consumate bass merchant Kidkanevil! Representing London’s vibrant beats scene, this versatile producer is equally at ease making beats in his studio or playing out in clubs, giving his live sets a distinct personality as he weaves his own productions with the heaviest beats around and manipulating them to his advantage – and yours.

LISTINGS INFORMATION:

WHAT: Soundcrash presents Belleruche Live with special guests PY and Kidkanevil
WHEN: Thursday 31st May
WHERE: Scala - London
WHO: Belleruche (Live), PY (Live) and Kidkanevil
PRICE: £9.50 Super Early Birds, £12.50 Early Birds, £14 Advan

Article posted by Musicmafia

Belleruche release their new album Rollerchain in April

London album press launch: 10th April - Queen Of Hoxton

Major London gig - 31st May - Scala London

Latest news and full tour dates: www.belleruche.com

Look out for 'Stormbird' single out 26th March            

                                         

Recent praise for Belleruche:

“Portishead meets Blondie in this blues-soaked sleazathon” – THE TIMES

“SINGLE OF THE WEEK: A nice ‘n’ tight break from mainstream routine” – METRO

“Belleruche - a great band with a great singer” – HUEY MORGAN (BBC 6MUSIC)

“I really love these tracks” - JOHN KENNEDY (XFM)

“rich, captivating, organic” – BBC MUSIC

“A band who are taking some very interesting ideas into the mainstream” – JOE MUGGS, THE ARTS DESK

“They continue to grow and capture the beauty of music” – KCRW (LA)

‘Rollerchain’ is the fourth album from Belleruche, out 7^th May 2012 on Tru Thoughts records. Showcasing a stunning new progression in sound for the acclaimed London trio, the LP is preceded by the “Stormbird” single in March, which has already clocked up over 75,000 YouTube hits in just a few short weeks, as well as early radio support including Huey Morgan on BBC 6Music.

As evidenced by the single, on ‘Rollerchain’, Belleruche have created a darker, more bass heavy and evocative sound, whilst still retaining the melodic soulful touch that sets them apart and has gained them a worldwide fanbase. “Stormbird” is a sub bass driven pop song with clipped drums, tempo shifts and swells of looped feedback, unlike Belleruche's previous work but drawing from the same cabinet of sonic references. The entrancing video is on the Tru Thoughts YouTube channel now. As the album opener, this gorgeous little distorted oddity of a track grabs your attention and runs away with it through the shadows into a new sonic underworld.

Combining a very modern aesthetic with classic song writing ability, the album is a collision of haunting vocals, tough analogue sounds and bleeding edge electronic production. Stranger rhythms and basslines inhabit this record; both in the studio and onstage, Belleruche have picked up new instruments and ideas to create a complexity and an attack that take the band's core elements - vocals (care of Kathrin deBoer), guitar (Ricky Fabulous) and turntables (DJ modest) - to a new level. Away from the distractions of their hectic touring schedule, they spent the last five months of 2011 writing and recording the album; taking sounds and twisting them, recording straight versions of songs with bass, drums and guitar and then tearing the idea apart to find a novel and captivating style. This unconventional approach to songwriting has resulted in a record which is introspective yet aggressive; the harmonies flit between menacing and angelic, and soulful siren deBoer is by turns endearingly candid and enticingly enigmatic.

Previous recipients of Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6Music Rebel Playlist and iTunes Single Of The Week, among other wide-ranging media support, Belleruche have won themselves a fervent fanbase both at home and across the world, through the deep and offbeat yet instantly loveable sound of their three previous albums, ‘Turntable Soul Music’, ‘The Express’ and 2012’s ‘270 Stories’. Defined by a down-to-earth DIY spirit, a real affinity with their fans, and a boundless enthusiasm for the business of playing their music to as many people as possible, they are consistently in demand as a live act, and have toured major venues in the USA, UK, Europe, Australia and beyond, plus festivals as diverse as SXSW, Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party and Montreux to name a few.

***MAJOR UK TOUR NOW BOOKED IN SUPPORT OF THE ALBUM. FULL DATES HERE WWW.BELLERUCHE.COM***