chilli Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 interesting music are delighted to announce the return of one of their very favourite bands. Back in Europe to support their new release which will blow your socks off. Tour parnters RPV have also a new record & both bands have been getting BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 3 Mixing It air play. Anybody that bought product after their last visit will understand what a very special band TMS are. Thee More Shallows (Monotreme) (San Francisco)Ral Partha Vogelbacher (Monotreme) (San Francisco)quality local support tbc The TunnelsTues 4th April 2006Doors 8pm some reviews of TMSTIME OUT "The second LP from these San Franciscan collagists sees them veering off in a different direction than that plotted by their 2002 debut. Maybe it was the departure of songwriter Tadas Kisielius halfway through recording that did it, maybe not. Whatever, this is a thing of impossible beauty - sweet, fierce, fragile, funny, heavy, strangely skewed and independently-minded. It's Grandaddy, Elliott Smith, Queens of the Stone Age, Swell, the glitchy side of Sparklehorse, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Tortoise, kissed by neoclassical grace and grazed by white noise. It's goddamned gorgeous.- Sharon O'ConnellROCK SOUND "San Franciscos Thee More Shallows reopen the avant-rock wound with a brooding melancholy beauty that points a finger vaguely in the direction of Sparklehorse and Yo La Tengo. Dee Keslers fragile vocal tremor provides a quiet corner to the bands sinister and chaotic sonic epicentre where strings soar like menacing mosquitoes and a myriad of other orchestral instruments abound and assault the senses. Opening track Post-Present betrays a disorientating analogue pulse before floating off into the deepest recesses of space. Cold Dis continues along the eerie vein: a lone piano seemingly tinkled in a haunted house, while Ave grave and 2AM swing to more twisted, upbeat and danceable heights. Fuelled by an excess of imagination and dizzying noise assault, More Deep Cut is a remarkable, mercurial masterpiece." (8/10)- Amy McGillORGAN MAGAZINE (www.organart.com) - ALBUM OF THE WEEK"Whoooosh, this is glowing, this is uplifting, this is an utter heartwarming treasure, this is one of the most beautiful set of songs for a long long time. More Deep Cuts is wonderful, More Deep Cuts is shiver after shiver up and down the spine - glowing mellotron flavoured beauty from San Francisco. More Deep Cuts is an album that wraps you up in its sheer soothing glowing glorious beauty - so so vibrant and unfolding and like the trees breaking out to green and the sun coming up and everything that's good about breathing. Thee More Shallows are far more than the sum of their flavours but let us just throw a few names in here and talk of Godspeed You Black Emperor and Granddaddy and Yo La Tengo, Map, Arab On Radar, Remy Zero and Mercury Rev..... Every song takes you a little step further, every new song is the best on the album until the one after it comes along. Magical strings and horns, More Deep Cuts just never stops glowing - it's delicate, it's restrained, it's beautiful, it's heartwarming (and yeah, I'm going over the top but I really couldn't care, we're talking about music here - this is why we do this, searching out the treasures that move us and excite us and invigorate us. If we can't get excited about wonderful things like this then there's no point in doing this Organ thing). Warm glowing harmonies, 'technicolour-blue vocal melodies'. Restrained Piano, French horns, glowing glowing orchestral strings, beautiful calm restrained chaos - just so so compelling (have you worked out that we quite like it yet?). One of the most beautifully rewarding albums you'll hear this year - do make the effort to find it, its special. -www.theemoreshallows.com / www.monotremerecords.com"- Sean O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balvack Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 interesting music are delighted to announce the return of one of their very favourite bands. ....Thee More Shallows Tues 4th April 2006Shame I won't be able to make this one. Here's a wee reminder of their last visit: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 amazing!cant wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted March 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 sorry meant to put this link up earlierBBC Radio 1's One World programme broadcasted a label feature on Monotreme Records last night (or more correctly, in the early hours of Monday morning) March 5th, sometime between 1-3 am GMT. You can listen to the programme online here until next Sunday evening:http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/urban/oneworld/index.shtmlTMS AU Gaudie's single of the week this week - fantastic review& the 1st of many wonderful reviews go listen to the TMS, (their brilliant brilliant Temptations cover & their cLLOUDEAD remix ain't there)RPV (stunning brilliance) & Barzin tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmd040 Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I am so happy this has been confirmed. Last years gig was special and this will be too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careering Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I am so happy this has been confirmed. Last years gig was special and this will be too.Yes that was a fantastic gig & they just sound soo different to anything elselook forward to seeing them again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 i am there. chris is amazing./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcadian Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Is there anywhere that has tickets in? I tried one-up today but to no avail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Shame I won't be able to make this one. Here's a wee reminder of their last visit:nice picture balvack, thats Odessa Chan one time singer in Thee More Shallowsshe put out a rather nice solo LP with a wee back up band who turned out to be the Tom Waits band. very nicely connected, these west coast Americansyou should hear the lovely Odd Nosdam (cLOUDDED) with WHY? remix on the TMS single Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Is there anywhere that has tickets in? I tried one-up today but to no avail Safe to assume you'll be able to pay at the door, much though we'd love to be surprised otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 The Boy Lacks Patience is added to a very wonderful line up, He has indicated that he may have a surprise or maybe even two on the night???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 this looks like loads of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifta23 Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 the posters for this gig look fantastic - who done the design. will have to pinch one hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 brill gigim missing a wedding to come to thisxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaTsunami Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 if i'm not working (which i probably won't be, i haven't worked a tuesday in donkeys...) then i'll come along fo sho'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted March 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 the posters for this gig look fantastic - who done the design. will have to pinch one heheMonotreme Records use this designer quite a lot' date=' the same one as Picastro/Bikini Atoll& Thee More Shallows last time. We really like them too, they show a sense of fun& anticipated horror. [url']http://www.gigposters.com/designers.php?designer=32522&s=1go check the posters by clicking on them to make them bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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