EP Title: Miss Abyss 2046

Release Date: 3rd June

Black Fantasy records

“Bewitching delivery that pivots uneasily somewhere between Grace Jones and Fever Ray”

God Is In The TV

“A decadent, luxurious critique of self-indulgent contemporary pop” Notion 

“The Knife meets Cocteau Twins. Uncomfortable and shady whilst also being distinctly impressive in its nonconformist nature” The Sound Of Confusion

On June 3rd, Greek-born/London-based Evangelia C aka Lola’s Bad will release her debut EP ‘Miss Abyss 2046’, which introduces a ferocious femininity to the dream pop genre. Like Diamanda Galas before her, Evangelia sets one foot in the future and another in the past, bringing classical theatrics to postmodern forms. Her unique contribution, however, is to draw on the traditions of both the Greek Archipelago and the British Isles, resulting in a Mediterranean-Celtic aesthetic that is as harsh as it is ethereal.

This cavalcade of influences is directed down its pathway of performance-art-video-pop by what Evangelia describes as a ‘hidden sensual surrealist touch’, which underpins her every mode of expression. Opposed to the avant-garde’s tendency towards introversion and self-indulgence, Evangelia engages with her audience so that she may pervert as well as entertain.

‘Corona Wide’ opens the EP dramatically with the essence of a ritualistic chant. Heavy percussive beats, the trademark layered vocals and a haunting backdrop of electronic strings harken back to the Amazons of Greek Mythology. ‘Kissing The Night’ is unconventional, abrasive electro with oriental undertones, while ‘Cyber Censation’ is a glitching cascade of eerie electronica. Providing a cathartic end to the record, ‘Pray’ and ‘Dream Brother’ transfix the listener with a dense/celestial diptych that encapsulates the EP's sound.

Evangelia’s live performances are equally as intriguing as her recordings and serve as both canvas and catalyst for the music to take shape – her experience as a professional dancer, actress and video artist puts her on a whole new level when it comes to the composition and execution of the Lola’s Bad show, which is more like a living installation or live experiment than a typical ‘concert’.

In addition to appearances at the Biennale and the Deathtripping festival (with Lydia Lunch), this graduate of Central St Martin’s Performance Art programme has written, directed and starred in a sold-out theatre adaptation of David Lynch's 'Fire Walk With Me' staged in an illegal Athens nightclub, performed a 90-minute monologue as Andy Warhol at the Cochrane Theatre in London, and played a cannibal feeding raw meat to audience members who had been strapped to a table in the legendary Shunt space. It should come as no surprise that such a dynamic and driven artist now writes and produces the entire Lola's Bad concept and content with just one collaborator, Bat Halliday.

Track Listing

1.Corona Wide

2.Cyber Censation

3.Kissing The Night

4.Pray

5.Dream Brother

For updates on shows please visit www.lolasbad.com / www.facebook.com/lolasbad

Cat No: JNR92 - Formats: White Vinyl, Black Vinyl, CD, and Digital

“No other album got this big or beautiful” NPR

 “Enchanting”  Metro

“…a weightless, cartwheeling, electro-pop romp that’s all fizz and no fuss” SPIN

“The music is off-kilter, particularly the opening chants and swirl of guitar and drums. The middle section though takes a more even-keeled approach to pop, balancing the looped whistles with peaceful, yet evocative vocals.”  Consequence of Sound

Having collaborated and toured with indie strangelings of Montreal, Regina Spektor and Sondre Lerche, singer, violinist and composer K Ishibashi (aka Kishi Bashi) has embarked on an epic solo project. 

Already picking up play on Radio 1 and BBC 6Music, for “It All Began With A Burst” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JqDgrnaMC4 - (a song which soundtracked a recent Sony advert), Kishi Bashi’s debut full-length, 151a, finally gets a UK release on May 6th 2013 via Joyful Noise Recordings. Twitmusic will be streaming the album on their homepage from April 28th – May 6th via Kishi Bashi’s twitter @kishi-bashi.

A literal translation of the numbers 151 and single letter ‘a’ in Japanese, ‘ichi go ichi e,’ is a homophone of a phrase meaning, roughly, “enjoy every encounter for it may never come again.” This follow-up to his summer 2011 Room For Dream EP, is a bright and soaring avant-pop record primarily written on violin.

Produced and played entirely by Kishi Bashi, the lead track “Intro/Pathos, Pathos” is a soaring yet concise amalgam of what is to come. The record unfolds with the deconstructed doo-wop of “Wonder Woman, Wonder Me”, a 21st Century transmission of Smile-era Brian Wilson and continues with the menacing marriage of Eastern hues and Western operatics in “Beat the Bright out of Me”. This album is mediation between opposing drives, offering possible reconciliation but never promising it.  The bouncy, infectious "Bright Whites" is one of those perfect pop songs that will just implant itself in the back of your head. In fact, you may have already gotten the bug: It's featured in Microsoft's Windows 8 ad campaign.

Kishi Bashi has just finished a sold out headline North American tour, and will be playing festivals throughout the spring and summer. He also makes his first visit to the UK in May, playing the following shows:

Friday 10th May          London Lexington -Tickets £8 

http://www.alt-tickets.co.uk/alttickets/home_kishi_bashi.html

Sat 11th May                Manchester Trof (Free show as part of BETA series) @MusicinBeta  www.facebook.com/musicinbeta

Sunday 12th May         Stockton on Tees, Georgian Theatre - Tickets £8 http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/kishi-bashi-tickets/52965

Tracklisting:

Intro/Pathos, Pathos; Manchester; Bright Whites; It All Began With A Burst; Wonder Woman Wonder Me; Chester’s Burst Over The Hamptons; Atticus, In The Desert; I Am the Antichrist To You; Beat The Bright Out Of Me.

Listen/Download/Feel Free to Post:

It All Began With A Burst: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JqDgrnaMC4

Bright Whites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6wcZb80f5VE#

151a album streaming: www.kishibashi.com  - or contact us for download link

www.kishibashi.com

www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com

www.twitter.com/kishi_bashi

www.facebook.com/mrkishibashi

For more info call Kas Mercer 0208 354 4111 or email kas@mercenarypublicity.com

The Sebright Arms, 31-35, Coate Street, London,   E2 9AG
http://www.sebrightarms.co.uk/
Tel:  020 7729 0937

 We are teaming up with Matt Barnes from The Roundhouse Radio to bring you the first of our new monthly nights where we will be showcasing the best new talent we come across in this city and its surroundings.

Not only are we going to be celebrating the opening of this night, we will also be wishing Day Job Records a very happy second birthday!

We will be showcasing some exceptional artists and bands to kick off this event!

So leave work on Tuesday 12th march, come down to The Sebright Arms and experience some unheard of (un)-healthy sounds that will finally give reason to the miserable beginnings of our week…
You’re going to leave gagging for more!

We have the pleasure to welcome the following four acts:

Womens Murder Club

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Womens-Murder-Club/128132160571859

Womens Murder Club are a five- man strong musical collective from DublinCity.  Their goal is not fame nor money, they have no interest in superficial things like top ten hits or traditional thinking. They simply wish to develop a sound that is their own. A sound that is contemporary yet classical. A sound that can accurately articulate yet transcend the gamut of emotions and experience that five twenty year olds share in this world.

The YuYa

https://www.facebook.com/TheYuya

The YuYa play acoustic fuelled, avant-garde, toe-tapping indie-folk music. How do you best describe hearing The YuYa for the first time? "...my god it was amazing, like I was hit by a frying pan..." according to BBC London, have a listen and see what you think.

Dan Korn & The Choppy Waters

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dan-Korn/152050434807981

Singer-songwriter Dan Korn weaves enchanting melodies around exquisitely crafted lyrics. Dan's evocative songs are "laden with farewells".

The Rusty Suns (Acoustic Set)

https://www.facebook.com/RustySuns

Finally Alfie (ex-Holloways) and Tom found a band and wrote some new songs and did two gigs after one rehearsal and surprised everyone, even themselves. Excitement is afoot.

Matt Barnes (Roundhouse Radio) DJ Set

DJ Grench (Day Job Records) DJ Set

Entrance: £4 on the door

Doors open at 7.30pm, live music will start at 8pm!

https://www.facebook.com/MattBarnesRadio

http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/explore/radio/matt-barnes-indie-show

http://www.dayjobrecords.com/

Industry please contact greg@dayjobrecords.com for guest list.

For more information or media enquiries, please contact Ellis on north1@quitegreatmusicpr.co.uk

or call 01422 399430

Wed    31st JULY       LONDON       The Barbican

Thurs 1st AUG           LONDON       The Barbican

Fri       2nd AUG         LONDON       The Barbican

Einaudi’s previously announced Spring UK tour is almost completely sold out.  The full list of dates is:

APRIL

13 BRISTOL              Colston Hall

14 BIRMINGHAM     Symphony Hall [SOLD OUT]

15 LIVERPOOL        Philharmonic Hall [SOLD OUT]

16 EDINBURGH       Usher Hall

17 GATESHEAD      The Sage, Gateshead [SOLD OUT]

19 MANCHESTER    Bridgewater Hall [SOLD OUT]

20 BASINGSTOKE    Anvil

21 CAMBRIDGE      Corn Exchange [SOLD OUT]

22 LONDON                         The Barbican [SOLD OUT]

23 LONDON                         The Barbican [SOLD OUT]

24 NOTTINGHAM    Royal Concert Hall

25 BRIGHTON          Dome [SOLD OUT]

28 CARDIFF             St David’s Hall

Tickets are available now from box offices and usual agents.

Einaudi’s hauntingly beautiful and evocative music has sold over 1.5 million records and has quietly made him one of the most successful musicians in the world.  He has provided music for more than 20 films including Shane Meadows’ ‘This Is England’ film and the TV sequel ‘This Is England ‘86’, as well as Darren Aronovsky’s ‘Black Swan’ and the French International hit ‘Untouchable’. In 2011 Radio 1 DJ Greg James led a successful campaign to get Einaudi’s piece ‘I Giorni’ into the Top 40 of the Official Singles Charts and Professor Green sampled Einaudi on his hit single ‘Astronaut’.  In 2012 he performed at the BT River Of Music that coincided with the Olympics and in October he performed his score for ‘This Is England’ live at a screening of the film at the London Film Festival.

His music has been described as minimalist, alt-classical, ambient and contemporary, but it defies easy classification. He sums it up best: “There is something in it that comes from classical, but I have influences from different music I have experienced in my life, from African music to folk and rock.”

Ludovico Einaudi was born in Turin and trained as a classical composer and pianist at the Milan Conservatorio. He studied under Luciano Berio, one of the most important composers of the twentieth century avant-garde. After some early prestigious commissions in the classical world Einaudi turned his back on what he regarded as an essentially conservative approach to music to embrace his own enthusiasms, which included African music, folk and the rock music of the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, U2 and Radiohead.

He has released 11 studio albums: Time Out (’88), Stanze (’92), Salgari (’95), Le Onde (’96), Eden Roc (’99), I Giorni (’01), Una Mattina (’04), Diario Mali [with Ballaké Sissoko] (’05), Divenire (’06), Cloudland [recorded as the group Whitetree] (’09), and Nightbook (’09) and three live albums recorded at La Scala (’03), in Berlin (’08) and at the Royal Albert Hall (’10).

THE BUZZ:

‘The seemingly simple but strangely affecting music of Ludovico Einaudi defies pigeonholing…expect to feel transported and mesmerised by (his) artfully wrought piano compositions.’ Daily Telegraph

‘situated between classical music’s studied restraint and pop’s eager melodicism.’ The Independent

Further info: e: tedcummings@cloudpr.co.uk  t: 07774 160395

www.einaudiwebsite.com

www.inatimelapse.com

To celebrate the release of the bands 'Heterotopia' LP, Brooklyn based house and techno producer, Octo Octa remixes album track 'Haircut'.

Chevalier Avant Garde is Dimitri and Filip, a Montreal-based duo of European expats who share a love of low-light shadows and ancient ruins. Dimitri, of Greek-Egyptian descent, spent his dysfunctional childhood on the island of Crete riding his Kawasaki around the beach of a NATO base. His dad, a sailor, introduced him to adult contemporary Cretan music, but Dimitri always preferred Whitney Houston and the Byzantine liturgy. Not too much is known about Filip except that he grew up in the Polish industrial city of Lodz where he worked as a ball boy for the LKS Lodz sports club. In his downtime he watched Eurovision reruns with his aunt.

Upon meeting each other in Montreal, Dimitri and Filip discovered their mutual affinity for aged mustards, pickles and Asiago cheese. They've been sharing groceries ever since. Between bouts of drinking and listening to mix CDs on the sound system of Dimitri's 2005 Suzuki, 'Heterotopias' was conceived. The LP takes its title from the Foucaultian concept of "alternative spaces", areas existing only between "here" and "there". These are simultaneously illusory and real, familiar yet foreign, like a telephone call or a déjà vu. Heterotopias' 10 songs evolve from one such indeterminate juncture, a place where idealized declarations of love meet droning, dispassionate beats to convey both overt sentimentality and overwhelming apathy.

The album was released earlier this year in US/Canada on Skrot Up Records and is having its French release 11th June on deBonton Records.

Tracklisting:
1. Over the Fountain
2. New Face
3. Axion
4. Enemy
5. Young
6. Nie Rozumiem
7. Haicut
8. Red Sea
9. Loss
10. What's Your Number Girl?