Hey Colossus announce Reading show

Hey Colossus have announced a new show:

Double Dot Dash Presents:

HEY COLOSSUS
+ Guests

Friday February 3
8 PM - 11 PM
South Street Arts Centre
(21 South Street, RG1 4QU Reading, England)

Show your interest and ticket info here: Double dot dash

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Goat tour with Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation selling out

As expected the shows are starting to sell out.

We have been informed that all teh UK shows are running low and will sell out soon.

So, don't miss this...it isn't going to happen again!

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Pitchfork reviews Goat's Requiem

It reads:

The ritualistically anonymous GOAT return with a double album of psychedelia rendered primarily with acoustic elements. Though still veiled, they reveal more of their heart and personality than ever.

Whether they’re parlaying their carefully cultivated mystique into pop stardom, or just outed by the press, camera-shy buzz acts generally don’t stay anonymous for long. But the masked members of GOAT have now made it to their third album without breaking character or being doxxed, which is no small achievement for a self-mythologizing entity in the age of oversharing. And even if they’re the only ones still recounting their incredulous origin story with a straight face (or a mask depicting a straight face), GOAT are still clinging the conceit, and to this day, interviews with the band put journalists in the awkward position of picking up the phone and asking to speak with somebody named Fuzzmaster…

Read the full review here: Pitchfork

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Listen to Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation new album Mirage in full

Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation new album Mirage has been picking up lots of great feedback and different tracks from it have been played three times by Lauren Laverne on her BBC6Music radio show last week.

And now you can listen to the album in full before it's official release next Friday on the 14 October, exclusively via Tidal

Listen here: Tidal

The band are currently on tour supporting Goat:

10 Oct / Stadtgarten / Köln / Germany
11 Oct / Ampere / München / Germany
12 Oct / Berghain / Berlin / Germany
13 Oct / Karlstorbahnhof EnjoyJazz / Heidelberg / Germany
14 Oct / Cabaret Sauvage / Paris / France 
16 Oct / Desertfest / Antwerp / Belgium 
17 Oct / Corn Exchange / Brighton / UK
18 Oct / Coronet / London / UK
19 Oct / SWX / Bristol / UK
20 Oct / Riverside / Newcastle / UK
21 Oct / 02 ABC / Glasgow / UK 
22 Oct / Albert Hall / Manchester / UK (also with Hookworms, Jane Weaver, Mugstar)

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Goat's third album Requiem out today

Today sees the release of Goat's new album Requiem.
You can listen and buy it from here: Rocket Bandcamp

The album has been picking up some great reviews:

10/10 – Clunk Magazine
9/10 – Line of the Best Fit 
9/10 – Soundblab
9/10 – Future Music
8/10 – Loud and Quiet  
8/10 – Uncut 
8/10 – Q Magazine
4/5 – The Independent
4/5 – Record Collector
Album of the Month – Fopp 

The band are heading out on a European tour today with the great Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation in support:

08 Oct / Den grå hal / Köpenhamn / Denmark
10 Oct / Stadtgarten / Köln / Germany
11 Oct / Ampere / München / Germany
12 Oct / Berghain / Berlin / Germany
13 Oct / Karlstorbahnhof EnjoyJazz / Heidelberg / Germany
14 Oct / Cabaret Sauvage / Paris / France 
16 Oct / Desertfest / Antwerp / Belgium 
17 Oct / Corn Exchange / Brighton / UK
18 Oct / Coronet / London / UK
19 Oct / SWX / Bristol / UK
20 Oct / Riverside / Newcastle / UK
21 Oct / 02 ABC / Glasgow / UK 
22 Oct / Albert Hall / Manchester / UK (also w/ Hookworms, Jane Weaver, Mugstar)

Then finish the year with a few extra shows:
11-12 Nov / Oslo Psych Fest / Norway
23 Nov / Stockholm / Debaser Medis / Sweden
24 Nov / Gothenburg / Pustervik / Sweden

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Lauren Laverne plays new Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation track 'Sister Green Eyes'

Lauren Laverne has expressed how much of a fan of Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation she is regularly on her show and yesterday she played a brand new track called 'Sister Green Eyes' – a track taken from their forthcoming album Mirage which is out on 14 October.

Listen to this exclusively here: BBC6 Music

Then preorder the LP/CD here: Rocket Bandcamp

Lauren also played the track The State (I'm in) today as well!!

See Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation live supporting Goat:

07 Oct / Babel / Malmö / Sweden
08 Oct / Den grå hal / Köpenhamn / Denmark
10 Oct / Stadtgarten / Köln / Germany
11 Oct / Ampere / München / Germany
12 Oct / Berghain / Berlin / Germany
13 Oct / Karlstorbahnhof EnjoyJazz / Heidelberg / Germany
14 Oct / Cabaret Sauvage / Paris / France 
16 Oct / Desertfest / Antwerp / Belgium 
17 Oct / Corn Exchange / Brighton / UK
18 Oct / Coronet / London / UK
19 Oct / SWX / Bristol / UK
20 Oct / Riverside / Newcastle / UK
21 Oct / 02 ABC / Glasgow / UK 
22 Oct / Albert Hall / Manchester / UK (also with Hookworms, Jane Weaver, Mugstar)

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Clunk mag gives Requiem a 10/10 review

It reads

Rating: 10/10
Goat‘s music is that of wonder, mystery and shamanic rituals all blended into a beautiful ball of twisted Earth inspired psychedlia. That’s my take at least. Truth is though, each person defines their music in a different way which is a testament to how special and wonderful their music is. Their third installment ‘Requiem’ is considered their “folk” album; but truthfully that is too ambiguous, through the album there are elements of jazz, psych, and world music, and voodoo-esque fuzzy shamanic freakouts.

Opening track ‘Union Of Sun and Moon’ is a beautiful dance between acoustic guitar and pan flute, whilst ethereal vocals float on the top. Followed by the lead single ‘I Sing In Silence’ another pan flute extravaganza draped in a sheet of tranquility that continues through to never ending instrumental of ‘Temple Rythms’. A most-welcomed tangent that involves ritualistic drums and an uplifting flute…

Read the full review here: Clunk

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Goat reveal video for Union of Mind and Soul

Ahead of tomorrows release of Goat's new album Requiem, the band have shared this new video for their single Union of Mind and Soul.

The video was made by the Swedish film makers Christofer Hogberg and Henrik Nyblom.

The band start their Euro tour tomorrow too (with Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation in support), they play:

07 Oct / Babel / Malmö / Sweden
08 Oct / Den grå hal / Köpenhamn / Denmark
10 Oct / Stadtgarten / Köln / Germany
11 Oct / Ampere / München / Germany
12 Oct / Berghain / Berlin / Germany
13 Oct / Karlstorbahnhof EnjoyJazz / Heidelberg / Germany
14 Oct / Cabaret Sauvage / Paris / France 
16 Oct / Desertfest / Antwerp / Belgium 
17 Oct / Corn Exchange / Brighton / UK
18 Oct / Coronet / London / UK
19 Oct / SWX / Bristol / UK
20 Oct / Riverside / Newcastle / UK
21 Oct / 02 ABC / Glasgow / UK 
22 Oct / Albert Hall / Manchester / UK (also w/ Hookworms, Jane Weaver, Mugstar)

Then a couple of other shows to finish the year:

11-12 Nov / Oslo Psych Fest / Norway
23 Nov / Stockholm / Debaser Medis / Sweden
24 Nov / Gothenburg / Pustervik / Sweden

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GNOD to be 'Artist In Residence' at Roadburn 2017

The press release says:

GNOD to celebrate their 10th Anniversary as 'Artist In Residence'at Roadburn 2017 
Drawing a direct line from angular punk to heavy motorik, and from noisy techno vibrations to tripped out near-ambient, tribal rituals, the UK’s psych renegades GNOD will return to Roadburn - their spiritual home overseas - and celebrate their tenth anniversary as Artist In Residence at the 2017 festival, set for April 20-23 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands.

Fuelled by maverick spirit and fearsome willpower, GNOD have released dozens of full-length albums, CD-Rs, cassettes and short run releases, each seemingly materialising from the ether, as the band, revolving around key members Chris Haslam and Paddy Shine, is shrouded in mystery.

Always thought-provoking and political oppressive, with a mercurial power and fiery intensity that could come from no-one else, GNOD will play four shows during their residency at Roadburn, and following in the footsteps of Circle, Justin K Broadrick and The Heads among others. Paddy Shine commented:

"Gnod live at Roadburn at Het Patronaat in 2012 is definitely one of the biggest highlights of our ten years of constant flux. To be invited back at all is a big big deal for us; to be invited back as ‘Artist in Residence' in 2017, on what will be the tenth anniversary of the birth of Gnod, is an absolute honour. Gnod Bless.”

The first will see the DIY collective firing out slabs of towering, acidic invective and nihilistic electronics, while enticing our bodies to lose control to the propulsive, repetitive beats at the very same time. Their second appearance will aim to fog our brains and eyeballs with a wash of hallucinations, turning Roadburn into a gigantic trippy, otherworldly, and occasionally beautiful mess. On Saturday, April 22nd, GNOD will go in unexpected directions, joined by other musicians willing to abandon their safety net and walk the high wire, reafirming the band's eclecticism, and shifting sonic pallete during their career to date. 

The final chapter of GNOD's residency will culminate in a collaborative performance with Holland's own Radar Men From The Moon, known as Temple ov BBV, and which can be interpreted as a stream of materialised thoughts, giving the opportunity to listen, view and contemplate both band's material in ever changing ways. Prior to their first sonic ritual at Eindhoven's 2016 Psychlab, they recorded an album, which hopefully will see the light of day at Roadburn 2017 - it would be a fitting testament to GNOD's tenth anniversary celebrations at this year's festival. 

In related news, Chris Haslam will exhibit his artwork at the 013 venue as part of GNOD's residency. 

More information here: Roadburn


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Necro Deathmort to support Dalek at Corsica Studios

Well, Baba Yaga's Hut have done it again and put together a great bill of music:

Baba Yaga's Hut Presents:
Dälek + Necro Deathmort 
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Saturday 26th November 2016 
7pm £12

Corsica Studios, 4/5 Elephant Road, London, SE17 1LB

Tickets from here: Baba Yaga's Hut

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