Africa Oye 2015 in Liverpool dates set for 20th and 21st June

Africa Oye 2015 in Liverpool dates set for 20th and 21st June

Africa Oyé returns to Liverpool in 2015, following record audiences last summer. The finest artists from across Africa, the Caribbean and the wider diaspora will be joined by the usual eclectic 'Oyé Village' featuring an array of traders, workshops and kids entertainment to keep Sefton Park buzzing throughout the festival weekend.

Artistic Director, Paul Duhaney is excited at the challenge of following 2014's record-breaking event. “Last year was a really special Oyé, there's no doubt about that. I'm really looking forward to revealing our line-up for 2015 and proving that we can follow it with another spectacular festival”.

Africa Oyé 2015 will take place in Liverpool's Sefton Park on Saturday 20th and 21st of June. Entrance, as always, will be FREE and more details will be revealed soon.

For more information please visit the official Oyé  website 

Africa Oyé, the UK's largest free celebration of African music and culture, takes place annually in Liverpool. Beginning in 1992 as a series of small gigs in the city centre, the event has gone from strength to strength, moving to its present Sefton Park home in 2002 to cope with demand. Oyé attracts artists from right across Africa as well as South America and the Caribbean.

The Pictish Trail streams Secret Soundz Volumes 1 and 2 in full

The Pictish Trail aka Johnny Lynch has an innovative, genre-defying approach to songwriting. His eloquent songs are as wildly varied as his selection of brightly coloured bobble hats and have seen him get mentioned in the same breath as his heroes Beck, The Beta Band and Hot Chip. His extraordinary vocals reveal hidden depths and have been accompanied by everything from acoustic guitar to a full-on four piece metal band to throbbing dance beats and samples, and often during the course of the same gig.

Pre-order Secret Soundz Vol 1 and 2 here and receive single ‘Wait Until’ as a free download. Pre-order the vinyl here.

Known for his ability to subdue the most rowdy of audiences into a blissfully hypnotised silence, The Pictish Trail recently completed a full tour of the UK. He will play Glastonbury Festival ahead of his own festival Howlin’ Fling – taking place on the remote Hebridean island Eigg, where he calls home. 

Listen to the albums here

Upcoming The Pictish Trail dates

Sunday 29th June – Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 

18th – 20th July – Howlin’ Fling! Festival, Eigg 

Sat 2nd Aug - Cloudspotting Festival, Blackburn 

For tickets.

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Son Of Eagle SW Tour Dates + FREE DOWNLOAD

Son Of Eagle SW Tour Dates and Free download

A busy start to the year is indeed in-store for this promising fivesome as February also gives way to a very special Southwest England tour with Megan Henwood (BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Act Of The Year). Next month, Son Of Eagle will release their second EP to the masses in anticipation of their second full-length release, to be recorded in the beautiful and historic setting of Zurich, Switzerland in March. Release date is still to be announced.

In December, Never Enough Notes made a video of them playing at London's Troubadour in Earls Court...it's a bit of an interview and a bit of live...have a lookysee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ux-4G3gSbE

Go here to grab the free track link/embed code for 'Brother Mountain Part 2':

http://soundcloud.com/neverenoughpress/09-brother-mountain-part-2

Last year, Son Of Eagle returned to their intimate practice space that is vocalist Benjamin’s spare room to record their first EP ‘Take Me Back’, a creation that encompasses the closeness of the band particularly through being recorded on a single microphone. Indeed, this closeness is reflected in the band’s bond and their charismatic live shows.The future looks bright for Son Of Eagle. In 2011 the band featured on BBC Introducing as well as a number of local BBC stations and received acclaim for numerous festival slots and from the press.

Beautiful harmonies build from bittersweet strings and sparkling guitar accompaniment give way to deep heartfelt lyrics, finely layered through Ben’s perfect vocal. Every song differentiates from the next, demonstrating the beauty of Son Of Eagle’s breadth and exploration of their own sound whilst nestling gently among contemporaries such as Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes.

The band came to be in 2009 when vocalist Benjamin Edmonds toyed around in his bedroom, jamming with friend Dean Collier. Liking what was created, Son Of Eagle was born and viola-player Sarah Lloyd joined to make a three. They began playing beyond the confines of Ben’s bedroom at a plethora of well-received local gigs. Bassist Phil Thompson and drummer Liam Walker were added to the line-up (Liam was plucked onto the stage at a gig and remained in the band ever since) and it is this organic growth that has contributed to the levelled music that Son Of Eagle create.

Not forcing music upon themselves as a quintet with a purpose, Son Of Eagle are a collective in the truest sense. The band are signed to Expat Records and Bucks Music Group, the very same publisher that gave us The Rolling Stones and Simple Minds and continue to create beautiful yet very current folk.

Tour dates for your event listings:

Feb 16th, Chapel Arts Centre (with Megan Henwood), Bath - http://www.chapelarts.org/index.php?main_page=product_ticket_info&cPath=12&products_id=106

Feb 17th, Eden Project Cafe (with Megan Henwood and Kezzi), St. Austell - tickets available at Café or on the door

Feb 18th, Miss Peapod's,  Penryn, (with Megan Henwood) - http://wegottickets.com/misspeapods

Feb 21st, The Bodega Social Club, Nottingham (with Elliott Morris) - http://www.bodeganottingham.com

Feb 25th, Café Portico, Lincoln (with Elliott Morris) - for tickets call 07956 653156 or events@cafeportico.co.uk

Feb 26th, The Bicycle Shop, Norwich (with Elliott Morris) http://wegottickets.com/thebicycleshop

Show N Prove Instrumentals Vol 1 - free download

One of the UK's most in demand producers and DJs Show N Prove has put together a compilation of beats he's produced for the likes of Tinchy Stryder, Lowkey, Benny Banks, Ghetts, Smiler, Sway, USG, SkinnyMan and many more for free download!

Download Here : http://www.mediafire.com/?hxcsquaxforpi08

Watch The Youtube Trailer Here : www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB9fGXWvfk0

2011 has been a breakthrough year for Show N Prove as a producer. After moving to London from Scotland, Show has further established himself as one of the top British rap producers collaborating with both major acts including Wretch 32, Rizzle Kicks, Mz Bratt and Roll Deep and underground artists including Joe Black, Dru Blu and many many more. Futhermore Show's DJ career has progressed rapidly since moving to the capital - touring with the likes of Dappy and Rizzle Kicks, doing some cuts and scratches for the upcoming StreetDance 3D 2 film and becoming the official DJ for Jamal Edwards first signing to Sony, Maxsta. Show also produced various tracks on Lowkey's Soundtrack to the Struggle, one of the most successful independent rap releases of the last few years which peaked at number 4 on the official iTunes album chart and reached number 9 in the UK independent chart. Show has also landed the first single for new Warner/679 signing Benny Banks. It looks like 2012 will be a great year for Show N Prove but in the meantime, enjoy this beat roundup of his contributions to the scene for 2011.

Follow Show N Prove on Twitter @SHOWNPROVEuk

Pak-man - Ahead Of My Time Mixtape

Pak-man - Ahead Of My Time

Pak-Man is an upcoming rapper from South London, who has just released his anticipated second mix-tape 'Ahead Of My Time' available for FREE DOWNLOAD!!

Pak-Man has released a number of videos this year as well as appearing on Charlie Sloth's Fire In The Booth and SBTV's new season of F64 confirming his position as a prominent figure in the underground UK rap scene, with a growing Asian following due to his background. The tape includes features from Joe Black, Young Tef and Haze as well as production from 80's baby and Soka Beatz.

Download the mixtape here : 

http://www.ukrapmusic.com/mixtapes-downloads?download=539%3Apak-man-ahead-of-my-time

Tracklisting

01. Pak-Man - Summary

02. Pak-Man - Keep Going

03. Pak-Man - Over & Over

04. Pak-Man - Rainy Days (Feat. Hipman Junky)

05. Pak-Man - Same Shit Different Day (Feat. Joe Black)

06. Pak-Man - Suffering

07. Pak-Man - Big Things

08. Pak-Man - Crazy

09. Pak-Man - On & On

10. Pak-Man - Straight Cash (Feat. Big Chess)

11. Pak-Man - Paper Flip (Feat. Youngs Teflon)

12. Pak-Man - Fast Life

13. Pak-Man - Built To Survive (Feat. Haze)

14. Pak-Man - Too Long (Feat. Jasmine Knight)

Follow Pak-man on Twitter @pakmanonline

My Tiger My Timing - Free 6 track E.P.

Each day this week My Tiger My Timing have been giving away a different remix to celebrate the release of their new single WRITTEN IN RED.

The entire excellent 6-track EP is now downloadable fo FREE from: http://listn.to/mytigermytiming

Also check out this awesome mix by Lights of Paris: http://soundcloud.com/mytigermytiming/mtmt-wir-lop

http://www.mytigermytiming.com/

Son of Eagle - free track to Download

The five-piece indie-folkers are available for interview or any High Fidelity-inspired Top 5's, and have a free track to give away (You can Listen and Download HERE). It's downloadable, embeddable, and wonderful!

Son of Eagle recently signed to Bucks Music Group and have US release coming out in early 2012 via a well-known label. Last night they played a show with Passenger and Ethan Ash, in Cambridge, which was lots of fun, and they have some more shows coming up!

Date: Thurs 17 Nov

Event: Symptomatic Presents

Venue: The Shoreditch, London

Ticket Link: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=472374

Web Link: www.symptomaticpresents.com/?page_id=6

 

Date: Thurs 24 Nov

Event: Marcus Foster + Son of Eagle

Venue: Bodega Social Club, Nottingham

Ticket Link: http://www.alt-tickets.co.uk/alttickets/event_ate_13266a.html

 

Date: Sat 26 Nov

Venue: The Battery, Chesterfield

 

Date: Fri 2 Dec

Event: Son Of Eagle Curated Event, support

Venue: Guildhall, Derby

Ticket Link: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency=DERBYASSEMBLY&organ_val=21176&schedule=list&event_val=3916

 

Date: Sun 4 Dec

Event: Show And Tell for Never Enough Notes

Venue: The Troubadour, London
More info: http://www.troubadour.co.uk/programme_view.php?view%5Btype%5D=programme&view%5Bid%5D=2792

 

Date: Thur 15 Dec

Event: Cool as Folk

Venue: Hackney Attic, London

Free download - Wild Combination!

The Essex based trio Wild Combination, are a brand new band who have already received early radio support from Huw Stephens on Radio 1 and a mention in Q Magazine’s Q50!

Taking inspiration from bands such as Talking Heads, the band has created their debut single 'We Are The Creatures', which will be released on 31^st October – just in time for Halloween! This track echoes the sounds of Postal Service, Phoenix and Foals with its jumpy electronic accompaniment and pop sensibility. Watch the official video here: http://youtu.be/azCfYnZaIho

To support the release of this single, the band have decided to treat their fans to a free download of the single remixed by Pan Left. It's a got a two-step early morning dance floor vibe to it and fans can download the track via the band’s Soundcloud here:  http://soundcloud.com/wildcombination/we-are-the-creatures-pan-left 

What the critics have been saying:

“The debut single from this Essex four piece resembles a cosmic take on Foals’ tort art rock, psychedelic swirls framing a mammoth chorus hook” – Q Magazine (September 2011)

Catch Wild Combination live at the following date:

Thursday 3^rd November – ‘Wagon’ @ The Old Queens Head as part of Chris Hawkins’ (BBC 6 Music) night – Wild Combination on stage at 8:45pm in support of Ahab.

Follow Wild Combination updates on the following sites:

Website: www.wildcombinationuk.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/WildCombinationMusic
Twitter: http://twitter.com/WCombination  / @WCombination

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/wildcombination

Is Tropical Age of Consent: The Beach ( remix feat. FOE) free download

AGE OF CONSENT - THE BEACH - 05.09.11

THE BEACH (IS TROPICAL REMIX) FREE DOWNLOAD

London based duo Age of Consent release their debut single “The Beach” on September 5th 2011.

Their debut single “The Beach” was recorded in a 16th century Italian farmhouse with producer Luke Smith who has previously worked with Depeche Mode, Foals and Crystal Fighters.

Age of Consent are giving away a remix of the track by IS TROPICAL, featuring

Download THE BEACH (IS TROPICAL REMIX feat. FOE) here: http://soundcloud.com/ageofconsent/the-beach-is-tropical-remix

Age of Consent are Joe Reeves and Darren Cullen, former members of Shitdisco.

Since leaving Shitdisco, they have set up their own studio in East London and started working on new material as well as producing great remixes for the likes of Gary Numan, La Roux and Yuksek among others.

They make dark, dystopian gothic-pop influenced by bands and production duos such as The Knife, Suicide and Yeasayer.In only a few months of playing live, Age of Consent have taken their drum heavy live show to Italy and Austria. They have played with The Drums, Fiction, Is Tropical, Koudlam & Tiga. They have already confirmed a few live dates, with more to be announced soon:

10 September - London, UK @ ? Bar/Question Mark Bar - Single Launch Party: Age of Consent (Live), Klaxons (Dj) and more TBC

17 September – London, UK -  Sound Tracks Festival @ Concrete Space, Shoreditch

14 October - London, UK - Back To The Future Club @ The Macbeth

7 December - Italy, Venice - Wah Wah Club with Metronomy

www.facebook.com/ageofconsentmusic
www.soundcloud.com/ageofconsent
www.youtube.com/ageofconsentUK
www.myspace.com/ageofconsent

Howling Bells release free Download

Free Download : ‘The Loudest Engine’ - Available now

New album "Loudest Engine" - 12 September 2011 on Cooking Vinyl

New single "Into The Sky" - 5 September 2011

Title Track from New Album Available from www.howlingbellsmusic.com

 Howling Bells are giving fans the chance to get a free preview of their spectacular new album in the shape of a free download of its title track.  "Loudest Engine" is available now from www.howlingbellsmusic.com, giving a thrilling first peak at the record, which will be released on Cooking Vinyl on September 12th.

About "The Loudest Engine"

Recorded in Las Vegas with The Killers' Mark Stoermer producing, "The Loudest Engine"'s release will be accompanied by a clutch of live shows, including a date at London's Electric Ballroom on September 15th.  The album will be preceded by a single, "Into The Sky" on September 5th.

A raw, psychedelic third record, and the sequel to 2009's "Radio Wars", the recording of "The Loudest Engine" saw Howling Bells, the Australian-formed, London-based four piece comprising singer/ guitarist Juanita Stein and her brother Joel (lead guitarist), drummer Glenn Moule, and bassist Brendan Picchio - forge a sonic union with Nevada's expansive surroundings and Las Vegas's street-soiled vibe. 

Says Stein of the album, “There's a singular sound which is more folk and rock than our last two albums, but it's interpreted in a modern sense. It wasn't a conscious effort to make a '70s tinged record. It was a very natural progression.

"The album shows that we're 21st century kids making a modern psychedelic record. [It] is our grown up record. The first was about that great initial leap, the second was us exploring different waters. This one is us, all having met at one place, at one time. I think this record will change people's perspectives of the band."

HOWLING BELLS LIVE

         Weds  14th SEPTEMBER PORTSMOUTH (UK), WEDGEWOOD ROOMS                           

                           Thurs 15th LONDON (UK), ELECTRIC BALLROOM                           

                               Fri 16th  SHEFFIELD (UK), PLUG                                                            

                        Sun 18th LEEDS (UK), COCKPIT                                                     

                                 Mon 19th GLASGOW (UK), ORAN MOR                                                 

Tues 20th  MANCHESTER (UK), ACADEMY 3     

 

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Thot release new single The Shy Summer listen for free

 

 

Summer has just come, and in order to celebrate its rise, here's a brand new single by Thot called The Shy Summer and available for streaming/free download there

 

http://soundcloud.com/thotmusic/thot-the-shy-summer. 

 

This song (the first one ever written for the album Obscured by the Wind, but kept as a bonus song in the 13 tracks edition) is now part of a new EP entitled Fig.5: The sun catcher and is a following to the Vegetal Noise Music Story. It is be available since 21th of June, on free download or pay what you want, including remixes by Thot but also by Coloned Up and Mister Down (dubstep duet from Brussels), and an acoustic version of the single. 

 

A limited physical package including new t-shirt and cd with bonus song will be also available on Thot's webstore and at gigs.

 

 

"There is beauty, honesty, ugliness and truth all wrapped up in this twisted, monumental work of art..." (Sonic Abuse, UK digital magazine about the album, "Obscured by the wind")

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Next gig : June 25th @ United Islands Festival (Czec Republic) >> http://www.unitedislands.cz/  

Africa Oye 2011 review @ Sefton Park, Liverpool

Last weekend saw African Oye return for it's ninth year at Sefton Park, and as usual it attracted people in their droves. An estimated 20,000 people turned up over the weekend to enjoy live music, fantastic authentic food, and a few beverages from the festivals very own inn.

The line up over the weekend covered many countries from Western Sahara, Cameroon, Mali, Jamica, Benin and Ethiopia to name but a few. The music itself was wide and varied and Saturday saw artists such as Mariem Hassan, who gave a fantastic hypnotic opening performance, Kareyce Fotso, who delivers her songs with such emotion, you can physically feel the power behind the lyrics to Marcia Griffiths, the "Queen of Reggae", who had the packed out Sefton Park dancing along to her songs and her energy shone through. This was a fantastic way to end to the first day.

Sunday brought a different style of music, with more emphasis on dance/R&B, with the extremely talented Amkoullel, Mali's leading rap artist who gave a performance any Eminem or Jay Z fan would have been made up to see. After seeing him perform, you can see how he's won the Malian Hip Hop award three times. Other highlights were Zewditu Yohannes, a young woman with a beautiful voice that ebbed and flowed it way across the park and Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars, a band formed in 2004, who gave such energy and zest to the final performance of the night, you could see that people didn't want the weekend to end.

So all in all thank you to Africa Oye for providing another fabulous free weekend for the people of Liverpool and the North West to enjoy fantastic live music from these extremely talented people and I can't wait to see what 2012 has to offer us.

Review by Alison Goggin

Full weekend photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/musicmafiauk/5852468038/

http://www.africaoye.com/

Africa Oye Festival 2010 Review and Gallery

A sunny Sefton Park in Liverpool, saw about 20,000 people descend on it for the return of African Oye this weekend, the largest free African music festival in the UK. With music from a wide variety of countries like Senegal, Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica and the UK and a vast selection of food and various stalls selling numerous items from these countries, this festival catered for everyone's taste.

The music was of course the highlight of the weekend, (apart from the Jerk chicken from one of the stalls). With some of the bands playing two hour sets, which might seem like a long time but the music and energy from each band was so captivating that the time just flew by. One act who stood out the most for me was Carlou D, from Senegal. His performance was to so hypnotic that you were swept away with every move, beat and lyric.

If you missed out on this event, I suggest that you mark it in your diaries for next year as if this years festival was anything to go by, you will be missing out on one of the best weekends Liverpool has to offer in relation to music.

Words: Alison Goggin