offramp Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 interesting music promotions presentTHE UNWINDING HOURS + KATERWAULFriday 21st May 2010The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF. Phone (01224) 211121Doors 8pmTickets 6+bf in adv / 8 on doorAvailable from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642662 or http://www.ticketweb.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/interestingmusichttp://www.thetunnels.co.ukTHE UNWINDING HOURS is the new musical project from Craig B and Iain Cook, former members of Glasgow's critically acclaimed and much loved Aereogramme. Their debut self-titled album is an intensely rewarding experience with the literate flair of the song-writing effortlessly matched by Craig and Iain's musical ambition & creative scope. Avid cineastes, The Unwinding Hours acknowledge the influence of film on their work by taking their name from a reference buried deep within Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.The Unwinding Hours started out as a means for Craig to record some of his songs with the help of Iain after the demise of Aereogramme, but with no plans for a commercial release or to play them live. As Iain grew more excited about the material, The Unwinding Hours became a collaborative project, with a very different character to the material they recorded as part of Aereogramme. The album was written and recorded throughout 2008 and 2009, in Iain's own Alucard Studios on the south side of Glasgow (only the drums were recorded elsewhere, by Paul Savage in Chemikal Undergrounds Chem19). The recording of the album was a leisurely process as Iain was busy with other projects throughout the year so, out of necessity, they only worked on the songs for a few hours a week or fortnight. As Iain says, "There were no expectations or deadlines, so it felt like a really enjoyable and relaxed way of trying out new ideas and seeing if they stuck."The album opens with the gorgeous slow-burn of Knut: the longest track on the album at just under six minutes, its an elegant exercise in layered sounds and propulsive dynamics. Iain explains that "It was only during the final stages of the mix that we decided to try out vocals on the track and thats when it totally came to life for me and also tied the song in effectively with the rest of the album. I love this one now and I think it's a nice way to start the record." There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone juxtaposes sweet sounding elements like the acoustic guitar and strings with some very unsettling noise elements. The opening suggestion that "something's wrong..." develops gradually until, by the end of the song and the "Let me out of here, my love..." line, the sweetness is completely engulfed by wave after wave of noise, the creeping claustrophobia of a failing relationship.So we touch on the subject matter that forms the beating heart of the album, something Craig is happy to clarify: The main themes throughout the record are of relationships: some ending, some starting, some going well, some going very, very badly. Traces attempts to capture that powerful, almost drunken, sensation you feel when a relationship is in its infancy; Child deals with the bitter end of another. There is an argument that wreckage (emotional or otherwise) recurs heavily throughout the course of the album: Annie Jane is named after a real shipwreck while the closing track, The Final Hour, emerged from its own period of prolonged upheaval. Initially recorded in a friend's Boston studio during Aereogrammes last tour of the US, The Final Hour demo was conceived with the rain hammering down on a dispiriting, traumatic tour and, as Iain points out, "the original demo definitely reflected that. So much so that I don't think Craig even wanted to listen to the song again let alone put it on the album, but I kept insisting it was a belter and that we should work on it. The refrain that Craig sings in the latter half of the song "I saw you..." is one of my favourite things he has written and I wanted the music to be devastatingly loud and slow."Delighted with the end product of their recording sessions, Craig and Iain are already talking about starting work on songs for a second album although theres no prospect of altering the leisurely process of evolution thats been so successful for them on their debut. With such a critically acclaimed body of work already behind them with Aereogramme, The Unwinding Hours look set to expand and develop that legacy if their stunning ten track debut is anything to go by.http://www.theunwindinghours.comhttp://www.myspace.com/theunwindinghourshttp://www.chemikal.co.ukKATERWAUL is a 4-piece band from Aberdeen/shire, formed from the ashes of BENCH around three years ago. Theyve released two albums on their own Pessimist Records label - "Prologue" in 2007 and "Here There Is No Why" last summer - and supported the likes of Jeniferever, The Twilight Sad, Amusement Parks On Fire, They Died Too Young and Codes In The Clouds. "Live, Katerwaul are impassioned unpredictable and at times absorbing. They understand arrangements instinctively and swings from periods of loose and delicately interwoven delayed guitar arpeggios and gentle falsetto, to moments of crashing, distorted bass-and-drum driven chaos. And back again. At times frenzied, at others fragile; Katerwaul know when they should and - crucially - should not live up to their name." (TREND MAGAZINE)"Soulful crashing loud choruses. Emotional heartfelt interludes... refreshing, honest and vibrant. This is the soundtrack to one of life's greatest movies." (***** ITUNES)"Beguiling, impassioned and cinematic beauty integrated with fits of sheer sonic anarchy" (THE FLY)http://www.myspace.com/katerwaulmusic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Here, have some select Unwinding Hours quotes."a devastatingly brilliant listen."ROCKSOUND [9/10]"..The Unwinding Hours have taken their sound to new heights on an album that delicately caresses battered hearts."NME [8/10]"A truly remarkable new beginning."THE SKINNY [10/10]"An assured and excellent debut."THE LIST [4/5]"The Unwinding Hours is an album so beguiling, so captivating, so perfect that it cannot - must not - be ignored."SUNDAY HERALD [RELEASE OF THE WEEK]You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcalder82 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Awesome. Cant wait for this. The album is tremendous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Tickets now in One Up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 This gig would be better if Deportees were opening. Just sayin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 This gig would be better if Deportees were opening. Just sayin' QFT(8 char) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 That would be an ace line-up if Deportees were added. Well, acer 'cause it's an ace line-up already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 That would be an ace line-up if Deportees were added. Well, acer 'cause it's an ace line-up already!No matter how ace it could be, we have a curfew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 No matter how ace it could be, we have a curfew.Just 2 bands then? Does the Tunnels not have a 11pm curfew before the clubnights still? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Just 2 bands then? Does the Tunnels not have a 11pm curfew before the clubnights still?Just two bands. Not sure the exact curfew time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 This gig would be better if Deportees were opening. Just sayin' i tried that too, curfew schmurfew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Just two bands. Not sure the exact curfew time.Regardless, this still suits my waning concentration span Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Regardless, this still suits my waning concentration span Yes...me to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Aye, bands off by 10.30.Sorry Christy. Looking forward to checking you guys out another time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Aye, bands off by 10.30.Sorry Christy. Looking forward to checking you guys out another time. No probs no probs, twas worth a shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 30 days.The countdown starts here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted May 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 One week today. Epic. Have YOU got your tickets yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Will there be tickets on the door or is this selling like the proverbial hotcakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 I was going to head along to see Katerwaul...I didn't realise the Unwinding Hours would attract a big crowd (not really knowing who Aerogramme are). Will there be a pensioner's paddock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkt Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Aye, bands off by 10.30.Stupid curfews! I don't get why gigs finish early on Fridays and Saturdays when they are the only nights where people can get a bus after 11, then during the week people have work the next day, we're kept up late and have to splash out on taxis. I know this isn't IMPs fault and it goes for all gigs I just think the general times stink!EDIT: I just remembered I'm working at 9 next Saturday and this early finish suits me perfectly. I take back my complaint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorge Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Will there be a pensioner's paddock?Not likely, but if you bring some buttered oatcakes I'll get a flask of tea on the go.Got my ticket a couple of weeks back. Stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 That is definitely a plan!However I might not manage Mitchell's oatcakes.....would Stockan's be laughed out of court? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted May 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Will there be tickets on the door or is this selling like the proverbial hotcakes?There will probably be more expensive tickets on the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted May 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 I was going to head along to see Katerwaul...I didn't realise the Unwinding Hours would attract a big crowd (not really knowing who Aerogramme are). Will there be a pensioner's paddock?It can be arranged Alan. No probs. 8-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted May 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Stupid curfews! I don't get why gigs finish early on Fridays and Saturdays when they are the only nights where people can get a bus after 11, then during the week people have work the next day, we're kept up late and have to splash out on taxis. I know this isn't IMPs fault and it goes for all gigs I just think the general times stink!It's all about the club nights, innit? Ooonce ooonce. Nothing we can do about things like that, I'm afraid, unless there is no club scheduled for afterwards. Soz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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