Palace of Swords

We can now confirm that the next Strawberry Wine will be at Cellar 35 on Friday 2nd November. (We're returning to our C86 roots for this one, after our recent foray into post-punk.) Updates on our Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Strawberry-Wine/219642591474608

A slightly belated review from our friends at Ice Cream For Quo: Palace of Swords - Palace of Swords II (5 track miniature CD, Reverb Worship RW 187) Ambient Space Exploration. The song titles show a Fall influence but the music sounds nothing like them (which is no bad thing, given the woeful state of the last Fall LP). 'Mice on the moon' says Benjamin, aged seven. Very Beautiful. 'The Castle Spectre' in particular is a heavenly tone drone. An element of dread enters 'The Black Lodge Will Rise Again'. 'Sounds like a space rocket' says Benjamin. http://icecreamforquo.webs.com/ There's also a couple of new projects/releases on the horizon. Watch this space.

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We'd like to say a big thank-you to everyone who came along on Saturday. We managed to raise £80 (door money plus a few donations) which we've now donated to Leukemia Research in memory of David Mackay. http://leukaemialymphomaresearch.org.uk/ Thanks again, everyone.

This is tonight.

We've decided to donate any profit made from this Saturday's Strawberry Wine to a leukemia research charity - as a tribute to our friend David Mackay who passed away recently. A very sad loss.

Terribly sad news. I can only really echo what others have already said: David was definitely one of the good guys. Rest easy, chum.

We've decided to go for a post-punk, art rock, no wave etc sort of theme this time. Updates on the Strawberry Wine Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Strawberry-Wine/219642591474608 Hope to see a few of you there. Cheers, Peter.

Just bought a ticket for their Glasgow gig in November - yay!

It's great to see an Aberdeen label releasing noise/experimental stuff. Keep up the good work.

Better than the original, possibly:

FASCISTE!

Thanks to everyone who came along last night. We had a really good time. My set-list is on the Strawberry Wine Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Strawberry-Wine/219642591474608 Cheers, Peter.

**BLUMP** This is tonight.

Mark Whitby is going to be playing a few tracks from The Frenz Equivalent on his Dandelion Radio show this month. http://www.dandelionradio.com/

Stumbling across a few almost-forgotten classics while getting my set ready for next Friday's Strawberry Wine...

The next Strawberry Wine is at Cellar 35, Friday 3rd August. Free admission before 10:30 this time. Hope to see a few of you there. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Strawberry-Wine/219642591474608

Here's a video for our version of 'Athlete Cured', taken from the album:

Palace of Swords are featured on the new Fall covers album, 'The Frenz Equivalent'. It's available as a free download from here: http://z1.invisionfree.com/thefall/index.php?showtopic=33305

Here's a review from this month's edition of Record Collector: Head Music - Various Artists Released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the founding of cult krautrock label Brain, and compiled by the destined-to-be-just-as-cult (and getting there quickly) Fruits De Mer, this is a double-album of covers by some of the more notable Germanic-influenced bands of today. Earthling Society, Dead Sea Apes and Vert:x are among them, alongside returning psych-pop heroes The Bevis Frond. The groups largely get their teeth into re-imagining pieces by the original chiefs of the scene. There are a couple of terrific Neu! tracks, a similar brace of Can, and a beautifully ethereal delivery of Amon Düül’s Paramechanical World. That’s not to say they don’t explore works by those on more of a connoisseur’s radar; they do, but even when referencing the real headline bands, there’s an enquiring outlook at work. Take the Kraftwerk covers. The rendition of Trans-Europe Express by Anla Courtis reduces its original starkness into lo-fi minimalism, while Dead Sea Apes deliver RükstoВGondoliero, performed by Kraftwerk on a 1971 edition of German TV’s Beat Club, but never actually cut to vinyl. Relentlessly vital, the artists involved drive their reference points onwards while looking in the rear view mirror. Fruits De Mer | CRUSTACEAN 26 (2-LP)

Going through a bit of a Hare and the Moon phase at the moment. This is wonderful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLRcFIQjydY

The Lost Tapes is out on Monday. Yay!