Dizzy Storm

any thoughts on them then?!

im very excited about this one....another 'Audrey' moment me thinks!.... Beautiful in the same way the Antartica is Fragile, emotional, classical indie music would maybe be the best term to describe lafur Arnalds music. Combining classical instrumentation with an indierock aesthetic there are obvious comparisons to Sigur Ros, but Arnalds is sculpting his own epic, string-laden compositions. lafur is just 20 years old, hails from the suburbian town Mosfellsbr, just a few kilometers out of Reykjavk. Besides his soloproject, lafur plays drums in two hardcore bands, Fighting Shit (whom some of you may have seen at dr drakes a few years back...they were amazing!) and Celestine, and he also plays piano, banjo, guitar and drums in his friends soloproject, My Summer as a Salvation Soldier. His first solo album, Eulogy for Evolution, has been highly praised by the media and local music fans in Iceland and has already created quite a buzz around Europe and even all the way to Japan despite several delays of its release. The album is finally being released in Europe, USA and Japan by Progression Records and in the UK by Erased Tapes Records in autumn 2007 lafur recently supported american indie-rock band Cursive on a tour around Germany. Despite the musical differences of the two bands, the tour went really well and the audiences were amazed by the unexpected slow-building and hauntingly melodic chamber music, accompanied by electronic ambience, loops and sometimes heavy electronic beats. you can check out 3 tracks from the upcoming album here MySpace.com - Olafur Arnalds - Mosfellsbaer, IS - Classical / Indie - www.myspace.com/olafurarnalds

yep...the chaps were grrrrreat! didnt feel like an hours set! was so much going on musically, very entertaining, and every song was something different and the formation dancing hehe Tom & gang were tops too....loved them...great sound and effects from just a few simple bits of equipment was quieter than would have hoped but hey....thanks to everyone that did come! roll on Olafur Arnalds at Peacocks now

yes, support comes from the lovely HERZOG...experimental ambient electronica...complete with visuals...check him out here MySpace.com - herzog - Aberdeen, UK - Electronica / Folk / Experimental - www.myspace.com/herzogmusic here's a nice review also... The ambient delight This Time we're Infinite by Herzog released on Serein really inpsired me this morning. It reinforced in my mind why I love writing about netlabels and the creative commons movement so much, as the sanguine opening track Standing like towers, in a field, in the rain made the hairs on my neck stand up. Perhaps I was just in the mood to listen to something like this, but rest assured, This Time we're Infinite is an interesting EP that's worth listening to. At just over 30 minutes, there's enough food for thought. Influences are hard to track, so what I'm reminded of as I listen is probably different to anyone else. For instance, A short exchange of words by the triangulation point brings to mind traditional Japanese music, overlaid with contemporary 20th Century Western composition and an electronica composer's adeptness for effects processing. Despite the patterns and music appearing complex at first, there's a coarse vein of simplicity running through Herzog's compositional techniques. These roads are ribbons in the countryside hangs in the air with grace and charm, and Look at us only through microscopes now feels two parts of a story, each with distinct themes that are recycled throughout...

tomorrow night, guy fawkes night...Tom will have 3 others playing alongside him, should be very interesting! hope some of you can make it

tomorrow night, guy fawkes night...first act, Tom the Noisemonger will be on at 9ish, and The Chap will be on at 10ish with a splendid one hour set im told woo hoo! Tom will have 3 others playing alongside him, should be very interesting! hope some of you can make it

Wednesday night Iceland's leading public television station RV broadcasted a live performance of 'Fok' on the evening show Kastljs. 'Fok' is a preview on lafur's second release 'Variations of Static' which will be officially released in spring 2008. If you don't want to wait this long, then come to one of his UK/EU shows where you get the chance to grab a copy of the limited tour edition. But for now you can watch the live video: You Tube....Olafur Arnalds...Fok beautiful

do it! they're amazing...

you can listen to more of/check out The Chap at Last.fm also The Chap – Music at Last.fm

i hear The Chap's set will be an hour long guaranteed an interesting show! doors are at 8...with TomThe Noisemonger on at 9ish, and The Chap on at 10ish...so live music should be over by 11ish plenty time to enjoy the fireworks first if thats your thing!

well that didnt work out but not to worry because The Chap like to play for an hour im told doors will be at 8, with Tom on at about 9ish and The Chap at 10ish so enough time to enjoy the fireworks first if thats your thing!

i was only informed of this band a few weeks back, and i love them!! i never realised they were the chicks from that electro band in mighty boosh...

you mean the Low Low's?!!

this is a week tomorrow...*still* hoping to confirm a special support....

dont do that! at least collaborate with me

...dont worry, its nothing bad...and no its not my bra size either hehe its these great bands and labels which are my big faves of the moment, and with added links where you can check them out...maybe you'll see some of them in aberdeen one day! SKELETONS & THE KINGS OF ALL CITIES from New York...i really shouldnt like them, with their percussion/brass/funk sounds...yuk...but to me this is just brilliant jazz tinged electronic pop...ACE! (listen to Sickness, oh and Fit Black Man) MySpace.com - Skeletons & the Kings of all Cities - QUEENS, New York - Pop - www.myspace.com/skeletonsandthegirlfacedboys and check their bizzare website out www.skeletons.tv THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE from newcastle...this band already does to me what Hood has done for the past couple years...and thats saying something...cant stop listening to them! MySpace.com - The British Expeditionary Force - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK - Alternative / Ambient / Indie - www.myspace.com/thebritishexpeditionaryforce ERASED TAPES RECORDS fave label of the moment, a coincidence i found out about them just before the Olafur Arnalds confirmation...thats his uk label, and where the above BEF come from...but check out APARATEC, RIVAL CONSOLES too..in fact everything they have is great MySpace.com - Erased Tapes Records Night {Ltd. Tickets For Sale} - London, UK - Electronica / Indie - www.myspace.com/erasedtapes Erased Tapes Records - Capturing Giants of Cinematic Sound. ahhh joy more to follow im sure

its gonna be a long drive for Olafur and friends before and after our show! 07.12. London, Roundhouse FREEDM Studio plus very special guests. 08.12. Manchester, Islington Mill 09.12. Leeds, The Library 10.12. Aberdeen, Peakcock Visual Arts Gallery 11.12. Oxford, Holywell Music Room - 12.12. Newport, Le Pub

ZOMBIE-ZOMBIE IS A CRAZY SCIENTIST AND MUSICAL PROJECT BASED IN PARIS, LEAD BY TWO PEOPLE, PROFESSOR ETIENNE JAUMET AND COSMICNEMAN (FROM HERMAN DUNE) USING SOUND AND RYTHM TO EXPLORE THE FEELING OF A FEAR GROWING DEEP INSIDE OF YOU. LISTENING TO THEIR MUSIC, YOU WILL GO THRU DIFFERENT EMOTIONAL STAGES, WHEN THEY PLAY WITH THE ANALOG EFFECTS OF INSTRUMENTS LIKE THEREMIN, KEYBOARDS, OR SPACE ECHO TAPE DELAY PEDAL. AND ALSO THE PROVOCATIVE DRUMMING AND THE SCREAMS WILL MAKE YOUR HEART BEAT FASTER, LIKE IN A HORROR MOVIE, WHEN YOU CAR WONT START, AND SOMEONES TRYING TO KILL YOU! THIS IS THE KIND OF FEELINGS, THIS TWO PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO REPRODUCE IN THEIR MUSIC, ALSO INSPIRED BY HORROR MOVIES SOUNDTRACKS FROM GEORGE ROMERO, JOHN CARPENTER, AND MUSIC FROM BANDS LIKE THE GOBLIN, SUICIDE, RAYMOND SCOTT, SILVER APPLES OR CAN. AFTER THEIR FIRST RELEASE ON THE PARISIAN RECORD LABEL BOOMBOMTCHAK RECORDS ONLY VINYL, THEYVE JUST WORKED ON A NEW ALBUM FOR THE FRENCH ELECTRONIC MUSIC LABEL VERSATILE. MySpace.com - zombie-zombie - - Psychedelic / Experimental / Japanese Classic Music - www.myspace.com/therealzombiezombie THIS SHOW WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SNAFU LIVE & ELECTRIQUE BOUTIQUE with Giles Walker WITH ZOMBIE-ZOMBIE APPEARING FRESH FROM THEIR OPTIMO APPEARANCE IN GLASGOW we (hopefully) have a few things up our sleeves for this show which we will announce along the way

lets not forget (in amongst all the icelandic excitement on the DS forum!) that THIS is the next DiZZY SToRM gig...with the great great great THE CHAP!! They will perform some of their new stuff to be released on their third album ("Mega Breakfast") to be released Spring 2008 on Lo Recordings ETHNIC INSTRUMENT TOUR 12 Oct UK London - Magic Circle / The Egg * 25 Oct UK Cambridge - Man on the Moon (with Agaskodo Teliverek and Cockland) 02 Nov UK Bristol - Cube 04 Nov UK Glasgow - The Admiral Bar 05 Nov UK Aberdeen - Electric Boutique / Snafu 06 Nov UK Edinburgh - The Ark 07 Nov UK Leeds - Brudenell Social Club (with Fonda 500) 08 Nov UK Manchester - Cafe Saki 09 Nov UK Coventry - Taylor John's House 11 Nov UK London - Corsica Studios 23 Nov UK Southampton - The Soul Cellar * 25 Nov UK Reading - Monkey Suit / Oakford Social Club * 20 Dec UK London - 93 Feet East * here's a quote from the band's blog about a remix album they released while the 3rd album was being made... ...Forgot to mention, we released a new record last month! It's one of those remix EPs people put out when they don't have any new material to release. Only ours is different! It's got some awesome remixes and reinterpretations by superhuman figures such as Hot Chip, Pier Bucci as well as the most beautiful of their generation, Vincent Oliver and Zilla. The Zilla mix is up on our profile for your education/delectation right now. It's 12" vinyl only, and packaged in an anti-static bag with a "sticker". It's strictly limited to the number we can sell... and look what THEE MORE SHALLOWS had to say about it...!! Myspace.com Blogs - The Chap - The Chop - The Chap MySpace Blog

lets not forget (in amongst all the icelandic excitement!) that THIS is the next DiZZY SToRM gig...with the great great great THE CHAP!! They will perform some of their new stuff to be released on their third album ("Mega Breakfast") to be released Spring 2008 on Lo Recordings ETHNIC INSTRUMENT TOUR 12 Oct UK London - Magic Circle / The Egg * 25 Oct UK Cambridge - Man on the Moon (with Agaskodo Teliverek and Cockland) 02 Nov UK Bristol - Cube 04 Nov UK Glasgow - The Admiral Bar 05 Nov UK Aberdeen - Electric Boutique / Snafu 06 Nov UK Edinburgh - The Ark 07 Nov UK Leeds - Brudenell Social Club (with Fonda 500) 08 Nov UK Manchester - Cafe Saki 09 Nov UK Coventry - Taylor John's House 11 Nov UK London - Corsica Studios 23 Nov UK Southampton - The Soul Cellar * 25 Nov UK Reading - Monkey Suit / Oakford Social Club * 20 Dec UK London - 93 Feet East * here's a quote from the band's blog about a remix album they released while the 3rd album was being made... ...Forgot to mention, we released a new record last month! It's one of those remix EPs people put out when they don't have any new material to release. Only ours is different! It's got some awesome remixes and reinterpretations by superhuman figures such as Hot Chip, Pier Bucci as well as the most beautiful of their generation, Vincent Oliver and Zilla. The Zilla mix is up on our profile for your education/delectation right now. It's 12" vinyl only, and packaged in an anti-static bag with a "sticker". It's strictly limited to the number we can sell... and look what THEE MORE SHALLOWS had to say about it...!! Myspace.com Blogs - The Chap - The Chop - The Chap MySpace Blog

well they have all been a bit noisy for you mind hehe...easier on the ear this one!

hmm we'll see! got a few things lined up in the coming months

eek sorry to disappoint you maxi but its got to be the monday! blame london venues playing silly buggers! so OLAFUR ARNALDS & SUPPORT PEACOCK VISUAL ARTS MON 10TH DECEMBER TIMES/PRICE/SUPPORTS STBC

thanks 'classical indie music' who woulda thought! fairy lights ahoy in the gallery me thinks! hehe any excuse huh?!

cant believe you even resurrected this thread maxi .... but stuff all the good things that have come after drakes, if the damm place hadnt shut down id probably STILL be up drinking till 5/6am every night, have a severe lack of sleep problem, bad skin, and have to come in the next day to stale beer/piss/puke smells!! NIIIIIICE!! but then someone like, say Deslvo, or Keitzer, would come along and make it aaaaaaall OK! yes, i miss the place....but i do love seeing the progression in EVERYONE since those days