NEW YEAR'S REVOLUTION
15.01.2006
having recovered from our new year celebrations, we are now in a
position to write the first news post of 2007, the year we have
modestly dubbed 'the year of motive'. lots of stuff has, and is
happening right now, some of which we can't mention yet, but there's
still plenty to talk about.
manatees have scored rave reviews in uncut (4/5) and plan b (check
the press
section to read the words), and are gearing up for their february
tour (check the live page or
myspace
for dates). the band will start recording again in february.
the other big m, Mt., made it into the top 50 instrumental releases
of 2006 on silent ballet (http://www.thesilentballet.com/tsbt/2006/1.html),
and have just made it through to the second round of the same sites
battle of the bands feature, so if you would like to see them go
further, head over to the site and vote (http://www.thesilentballet.com/battleofthebands1.html).
Mt. are also back in the studio at the end of february, and are
currently laying plans for their most ambitious record to date...
loewry have just released a new book entitled 'print and production
finishes for cd and dvd packaging' which catalogues "ground
breaking packaging from a production perspective", and features
no less than 5 motivesounds releases within its pages, an achievement
of which we are very proud indeed. you can buy the book from many
places including direct from the publisher (http://www.rotovision.com),
amazon
and many o' good book shop.
more to follow soon...
- ben
NEW Mt. WEBSITE
12.12.2006
Mt. have just launched their brand new website (www.lifeandtimesofmt.com).
designed and coded by luke twyman (http://www.whitevinyldesign.com),
it is a seriously impressive piece of web design. click the picture
above to start exploring…
ICH HEIßE MOTIVESOUNDS
09.12.2006
after only being out for a month, 'untitled' by manatees has made
it into rocksound's top 75 albums of 2006, beating the likes of
fightstar, evanescence, lil chris and secondtolast. it's in this
month's issue, out now, and tucked away at the side, chris hidden
included capulet's album in his top 10. a great result all round.
had he waited, perhaps the ebay seller who recently got £16
for a sealed manatees promo pack (consisting of a cd and two sheets
of a4) he’d put up for auction would have got more. whilst
we find this faintly ridiculous (not to mention a little rude, given
that he obviously didn’t listen to it), we also take a bizarre
pride that it would fetch that much. if you want you’re own
promo pack, we’d be happy to make one up for you now and charge
only £15…a bargain. alternatively, just head to the
motive store and grab a fully packaged album for just £8.99.
those reading from germany and holland can also now head to their
local music emporiums to buy a copy of 'untitled', as the album
(along with Mt.s ‘lethologica’) has just been released.
- mark & ben
SWEET HOME...
20.11.2006
after two long, hard weeks on the road making new friends and meeting
old ones, getting clamped and fined, tasting the culinary delights
of liz and rogers hospitality and causing record new cases of epilepsy
with their light show, manatees have made it home. there are five
tapes full of footage which we'll be going through, to try and do
something with the hours of annoying noises and pumps...and, err,
mature political debate. if you missed them this time, fear not,
they shall touring again in early 2007, and will no doubt have found
away to further assault the senses with their juggernaut of sound.
- mark & ben
IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY, CONGLOMERATE…THE
SOUND OF ROCK
09.11.2006
we finally made it to celebrity status as our impressively attractive
faces are splurged all over the left hand side of page 8 of this
month rocksound (celebrity record label feature – ben is in
mt.). go buy the magazine and have the page framed, that way you
can hang it in your bedroom and think of us every night...
www.rock-sound.net
- ben
MERMAIDS AHOY!
06.11.2006
manatees set out on a two week uk tour today (it kicks off in glasgow
at bar bloc tonight). we highly recommend you take this opportunity
to see the band, as they are one of the best live acts out there,
we promise it will be one of, if not the best gigs you see this
year. have a look at the live page for a date near your world.
06 nov - glasgow, bar bloc
07 nov - edinburgh, henry's
08 nov - leeds, the packhorse
11 nov - chatham, tap n tin
12 nov - bristol, the junction
14 nov - birmingham, scruffy murphy's
15 nov - sheffield, the grapes
16 nov - wakefield, the snooty fox
17 nov - preston, the venue
18 nov - carlisle, the brickyard
the tour is to promote their debut album, which is also released
today, and has been described as “one of the most ambitious
records of 2006” by rocksound magazine. head over to http://www.myspace.com/manateetheband
to have a listen to some tracks from this epic record.
a couple more designers are now up in the designer roster section,
so check them out while your browsing.
apologies to those who have pre-ordered manatees from our online
shop, there has been some complications but you should receive your
copy in the next few days.
- ben
DESIGNER LABEL...
01.11.2006
when we began this endeavor, the idea was to fight against the dwindling
interest in actually owning a cd, the excitment of holding a labour
of love in your hands (and not just worrying about how much space
is left on your ipod's hard drive). to this end we have sought to
work with musicians and designers for whom this same vision holds
true, and who go about their creations with an equal passion.
in order to represent this better on our site, we are adding a
designer roster to sit alongside the bands roster. we will be adding
one designer a day over the next fortnight, and the first one is
up now, so if you, like us, take as much interest in what surrounds
your cd as whats on it, click the roster link above to learn more.
- ben
MP3(PO)
23.10.2006
you can now buy all motivesounds recordings' releases (either
individual songs or full releases) from these mp3 download sites.
more sites are making our music available all the time, but for
now, these are confirmed:
amazon,
audio
lunchbox, burn
lounge,
daiki sound, emusic,foreal
tones, good
storm, groove
mobile, groupie
tunes, itunes,
liquid
digital media, mix
and burn, msn,
music
net, music
now, napster,
pass
along, peer
impact, rhapsody,
ruckus,
snocap,
sony
connect, verozon,
virtual
music stores
- ben
EVERY CLOUD...
13.10.2006
manatees are featured in this month's rocksound magazine with the
untitled debut being described as 'one of the most ambitious records
of 06' they also made it onto darren taylor's most played (decks
of death). and if that wasn't enough, part iiiii of 'the forever
ending jitter quest of slowhand chuckle walker: an introduction
to the manatee' also made it on the cover cd alongside converge,
botch and isis to name but a few. it's issue 90 and available to
buy now.
the album in question released on monday 6th november and is available
to pre-order. click on shop
to have a peep.
after a costly missed flight, delays and security searches, it wasn't
all bad for skoud this week as 'system 20' got played on xfm london
as part of nick luscombe's 'flo motion' show (www.xfm.co.uk/flomotion).
- mark
MOUNTAINEERING & DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
04.10.2006
Mt.’s debut album, ‘lethologica’ is finally released.
the album has been gathering a lot of praise in reviews for dragging
post rock kicking and screaming out of its miserablelist introspection
whilst still retaining the power to move. click on the shop link
above if you would like to purchase one (go on, you know your fingers
itch). if you feel that you are not dressed in the correct attire
to absorb the music, you can now buy one of two ‘natty’
Mt. t-shirt designs from the store in varying sizes.
in other news, we have signed a deal with our distributor, shellshock
(www.shellshock.co.uk)
which will make our rosters music available from pretty much every
single download site, and store kiosk across many, many countries.
so if a release has sold out, or if you really aren’t interested
in owning the artwork, you can go and fill your ipod to your hearts
content.
the motivesounds compilation from 2003 which started this whole
sordid affair has now sold out. we are sad, but a little less poor.
skoud has uncovered an old creation from within the folders of
anna kournikova and tatu pictures of his beat making machine aka
a laptop. click on media to
download 'lugripak' now. skoud is also making a one-off appearance
this saturday at the brickyard, carlisle (uk), so if you're anywhere
near and fancy some phat russo-swedo electronica beats, this is
the place to be. also playing are Mt. and hooray! say the roses.
- mark & ben
EBAY A CALLIN'
07.09.2006
skoud's gorgeous ep is now out and available to buy to all and sundrie,
and we would urge you to do so, from our completely impartial perch.
each of the 330 limited edition cd's comes hand signed by skoud,
and individually stamped and numbered. the packaging is based on
skoud's own russian passport, and the music is contained on a 3”
cd (just like the ones you used to find in cereal packets). skoud
tee’s are also now available, and make the perfect outfit
whilst listening to the ep (as demonstrated by the motive gramps).
you should also head over to www.youtube.com/motivesoundsrecs
to watch the skoud and capulet videos now up, they are worth the
trip.
the Mt./upcdowncleftcrightcabcandstart split single is now available
to buy from the motive shop,
you get a track from each band and artwork by freddie ost. these
were originally only available on the tour, but now the world is
welcome to get theirs. as far as we know these are also strictly
limited, only 300 copies were pressed by tap’n’tin records,
and we are not aware of any plans for a repress. get one while you
can.
- ben
PRE-ORDER 'LOST SYSTEMS'
22.08.2006
you can now pre-order the 'lost systems' ep by skoud, clicking here
will help you to do so. extremely limited to only 330 copies we
don't expect these to be in stock for long. if you want to try before
you buy, 'system 28' from the ep is now up on our myspace
along with 'iii' from the forthcoming manatees album.
- mark
NUMBERS...
16.08.2006
after 12 days on the road, 1 sold out night in london, an 8 piece
drum finale in kent and 4 yi yi attended gigs Mt. can finally get
back to their sudoku puzzles and early nights. plans are already
being made for the next tour in 2007 so keep em peeled. if you can't
wait that long you can still get your fix of Mt. when their debut
album is released in october. 'lethologica' is available to pre-order
now, head over to the shop
to do so.
there's soon to be a new addition to the motivesounds releases.
skoud has given birth to a very limited ep. 'lost systems' is a
collection of the tracks that wouldn’t fit onto the 'systems
and drafts' lp but were too good to leave on skoud's hard drive.
this is an extremely limited release of only 330 copies, packaged
in a passport that resembles skoud’s own, all individually
numbered, stamped and then signed by skoud himself. there will be
no reprints of this ep.
if you caught skoud on his recent uk tour, you will have heard some
of the tracks included on this 3” cd, this is your chance
to own them. ‘lost systems’ will only be available to
buy from motivesounds and warpmart on monday 28th august. get on
the mailinglist (below) to find out how to pre-order from our store.
the russian is also doing a one-off gig in carlisle on october 7th.
see the live page for a little more info.
- mark & ben
FORCE MAJEURE
01.08.2006
today is the start of the tour force majeure, making its way across
our fair isle. if you didn't already know, Mt. and upcdowncleftcrightcabcandstart
have got together for a twelve date tour around the uk (you will
have seen the poster on your way into the site, and you can check
the dates on the live page).
anyone turning up at these shows will be able to get their
hands on a limited edition split single printed for the tour. a
two track single with cover art by freddie ost (the same guy who
did the tour poster), it features 'too many escape darwins attention'
by Mt. from their forthcoming album, 'lethologica',
and the previously unreleased 'this is where i cried for help' from
upcdownc.
Mt. will also be selling t-shirts for the lucky few who are cool
enough to wear one...
- ben
IN ONE EAR, OUT THE
OTHER
17.07.2006
after two weeks on the road, the post rock party came clatering
to a halt in preston on the 16 july. thanks to everyone who made
it to a show, and aplologies to those of you who missed the london
show due to the moved date. if you still can't get enough of the
shakespearian quartet, head over to the media
page and download the video for 'no time spoke the clocks'. directed
by randolph booth over 3 months, it is well worth watching, easily
as epic as the song itself. if for some reason your thirst for the
fun boy four is still not quenched, head to the press
section to be impressed by the creative review article, now
scanned in.
as one tour ends, another is limbering up, as Mt. prepare to hit
the road with upcdowncleftcrightcabcandstart in less than two weeks.
we know you'll already have it in your diaries, but now is the time
to suggest your friends also put it in theirs.
and finally, those of you astute enough to have subscribed to the
mailinglist will soon be hearing how you can get your hands on a
very limited release before anyone else....keep em peeled.
- ben
CAPULET'S LONDON DATE MOVED
03.07.2006
due to unforeseen circumstances, capulet's date at the water rats
theatre in london scheduled for friday 7th july has now been moved
to saturday 8th july. www.plummusic.com
for more info
- mark
THE BEAST IS RELEASED
03.07.2006
'the world is a tragic place, but there is grace all around us,
so attend to the grace’ is capulet’s debut album released
today. following on from two previous self released eps, this is
a heart-stopping consolidation of their best work to date, and brand
new material. by turns structurally playful, and aurally intense,
the bands music is unpredictable and seething with melodic hooks,
and rollercoaster progression. recorded in oldwell studios by johannes
rowlinson, and packaged in a new design by the increasingly well
known barry smith, this lp represents one of our strongest releases
to date.
it's available from all good record stores and many online retailers,
including this one; www.simbioticstore.com/motivesounds.
the post rock party also hit the road on their two week uk tour
supporting the release starting tonight with glasgow.
03 jul - glasgow, 13th note
04 jul - edinburgh, henry's
05 jul - newcastle, head of steam
06 jul - carlisle, the brickyard
07 jul - london, the water rats theatre
10 jul - birmingham, scruffy murphys
11 jul - chester, off the wall
12 jul - manchester, retro bar
13 jul - lancaster, keystones
14 jul - leeds packhorse
16 jul - preston, the venue
- mark
WE WON'T HAVE SECRETS IN THIS HOUSE
28.06.2006
it is finally close at hand, the release of capulet’s debut
album is the 3rd of july, which just happens to be next monday.
thanks to all those of you who have already pre-ordered one, if
all goes to plan, your copy should turn up monday morning. the initial
run is only 1000, so get your pre-orders in quick to avoid disappointment.
capulet will be commencing their tour on the same day in glasgow,
at the 13th note, and will be travelling around this fair isle until
the 16th (check the live page to find the date closest to you).
The album will, of course, be available directly from their clammy
hands during this time.
wickerman festival tickets are selling fast. the festival
which takes place on july 21st and 22nd in scotland is a celebration
of cult and off the wall music that climaxes in the burning of a
giant willow and straw effigy. let airplanes circle overhead are
playing the solus tent curated by skiddle.com
along with the aliens and f.o machete. for full info and tickets
visit www.skiddle.com/wickertix
mt.’s debut album ‘lethologica’ has slipped slightly
due to unavoidable circumstances, and is now scheduled for release
in october. mt. will be touring the uk in august, so again, check
the live page for dates. there’s one other exciting announcement,
but we’re not allowed to talk about it yet, watch this space…
manatees have been hard at work in the studio too, and are in the
final stages of recording their album, the mixing already started.
this lp will also be out in october, if all things going to plan,
and wewill pack them off on tour around this time. the untitled
album is shaping up to be the heaviest thing motive has put out
yet…
which leaves a couple of empty looking months between capulet and
the rest, right? not so, there is one more release tucked nicely
between everything else, but those of you who have subscribed to
the mailing list will learn what it is, and be able to buy it, first.
hopefully we will be able to enlighten you within the next few weeks…
- ben
PRE-ORDER & MORE
31.05.2005
capulet's debut lp is now available to pre-order from the shop.
'the world is a tragic place, but there is grace all around us,
so attend to the grace' is out in just over a month.
in other news, Mt. have confirmed they first UK tour august, click
'live' to know more.
- mark
<<prev 1,
2, 3, 4,
5, 6,
7 next>>
|
