Sheepscar Light Industrial

May 06, 2013

April 14, 2013

Idwal Fisher on KDM and SLI

A really nice write up of the last three SLI releases - Phil Julian | Sindre Bjerga | Astral Social Club - and the first release on Kirkstall Dark Matter (KDM) - Midwich - from the really nice Idwal Fisher.

"Julian is like a steady hand on the tiller. You know you are in capable hands and this twenty minute snatch of his work is just about damned near perfect."

Click on the quote for the full post...

Lovely stuff! There's even a plug for 'The Compass Points North' as the place to be for Idwal Fisher birthday celebrations; along with "a small glass of well chilled Manzanilla"...

June 22nd; with Aqua Dentata, BBBlood, Hagman, Midwich, Petals and These Feathers Have Plumes...

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Hagman News...

So, we've just finished putting together our debut long player - Number Mask - which should appear at some point in the next month or two. We're very pleased with it and, as a little taster, here's a track we both liked a lot, that didn't make the final cut...

There's also a couple of live dates coming up;

May 24th at Wharf Chambers; with Phil Julian, Hobo Sonn, Foldhead and Moss Piglets

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June 1st at The Packhorse; with Jealousy Mountain Duo, Spandril and others tbc.

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Also, between the 24th and the 1st, we're hoping to play a few other dates in a mini-tour. Not sure if we'll manage to organise this in time, but details will be added if we can...

June 22nd at Wharf Chambers; with Aqua Dentata, BBBlood, Midwich, Petals and These Feathers Have Plumes...

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March 16, 2013

The Compass Points North

Sheepscar Light Industrial presents an evening of celebration, with things to watch and listen to. Featuring performances from;

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| Aqua Dentata |

As Aqua Dentata, Eddie Nuttall has been garnering some well deserved praise of late. Some great releases on Beartown Records, SLI & Feral Tapes, complimented by gigs where the audience "just shuts the fuck up and listens" (Rob Hayler), has meant that an invite back to Leeds was always on the cards. Expect to be consumed by sounds conjured from synths, tapes and bowed miscellany; shimmering, beautiful, throbbing and fizzing...

http://www.aquadentata.org/
soundcloud.com/aquadentata
Aqua Dentata live in Leeds, September 2012
SLI.008 - Aqua Dentata - A Staircase Missing

| BBBlood |

Paul Watson, aka BBBlood, is a maestro of noise. Predominantly operating at the harsher end of the spectrum, the depth and consideration in Paul's approach will have warming to the embrace of even his harshest roar. Following on from a stand-out performance at Pete Cann's excellent Crater Lake Festival, I'm delighted it won't be too long until he's back up in Leeds...

BBBlood
soundcloud.com/bbblood
BBBlood live in Leeds, September 2012
SLI.010 - BBBlood - N 51°33' 0'' / W 0°7' 0''

| Hagman |

Daniel & David Thomas (no relation) are two men with lots of wire. The wire connects pedals, short-wave radios, oscillators, drum machines, synths and home-made Tupperware-tronics. Debut album - Number Mask - coming in the Summer. "Hagman drift sublimely along a path of beautifully nuanced drone" (Idwal Fisher).

soundcloud.com/hagmanhagmanhagman
Hagman live in Leeds, November 2012
SLI.005 - Hagman - Wormwood

| Midwich | (tbc)

Midwich is Rob Hayler: head honcho of Fencing Flatworm Recordings and Radio Free Midwich's longest serving blog-jockey. Having (only very) recently entered fatherhood (congratulations!), so (tbc) is the best I can do for now. Rob is claiming to have re-entered semi-retirement but, after the cracking live sets of the last twelve months and new releases on Kirkstall Dark Matter and We're Gonna Get Fucking Drunk Tonight Boys (the latter coming soon!), I can only imagine that he'll be itching to return. Augmented field recordings, deep electronic drone, head-banging.

Radio Free Midwich
Midwich - Single Figures (live in Leeds, January 2013)
SLI.006 - Midwich - Eaves

| Petals |

Petals. Kevin Sanders. Hairdryer Excommunication. Former Sheepscar neighbour. Nice, shiny shoes. Library operative. Prolific, ebullient, drone-charmer. Deep, warm, crispy, electro-fuzz. Super!

Hairdryer Excommunication
Petals live in Sheffield, February 2013
SLI.009 - Petals - Whether to Drown

| These Feathers Have Plumes |

I've been attempting to get Andie Brown, who performs as These Feathers Have Plumes, to record something for SLI or play in Leeds since the label began to function. Hence, it goes without saying how pleased I am that she's joined the line up for this gig. Look forward to deep, textured drones, with contact mic accompaniment and occasional field recording forays. Oh, and wine glasses.

These Feathers Have Plumes
soundcloud.com/thesefeathers
These Feathers Have Plumes live in Nottingham, March 2012
SLI.0?? - These Feathers Have Plumes - ???

Wharf Chambers is a members' club; you need to be a member, or the guest of a member, in order to attend. To join, please visit wharfchambers.org. Membership costs £1 and requires a minimum of 48 hours to take effect.

March 10, 2013

Dim Sum Favourites #2

March 02, 2013

The Thomas Family

There's been a little bit of news rumbling through on The Thomas Family, with a play on the latest Crow Versus Crow Radio Show and a graphic appearing on the blog. The Thomas Family are Daniel Thomas and Ap Martlet (the pair of us also being Hagman); this is a project we started last Autumn and has evolved into something that will emerge as a Crow Versus Crow Edition in the coming months. Looking forward to it. In the meantime, Variation 3 can be heard below...

The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show #48 by Crow Versus Crow on Mixcloud

February 27, 2013

Kirkstall Dark Matter

So, that Ap Martlet chap has gone and started a label! Let's all say hello to Kirkstall Dark Matter and celebrate that the first release is a fine affair from none other than Midwich. Tip, and indeed, top...

There's also a Facebook Page. Look out for more from KDM - or K(MF)DM, if you share the same sense of humour as Lord Hayler and myself - including a new long player from a certain Daniel Thomas!