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Angular Records
Angular Recording Corporation was an independent record label founded in New Cross, South East London. It was established in June 2003 by two ex-Goldsmiths College students, Joe Daniel and Joe Margetts, who reclaimed a local Ordnance Survey Triangulation Station and made it their first artefact: ARC 001. The label's founders were influenced by a love of angular pop music and the Manchester label Factory Records. Gaining funding through medical testing, Angular Recording Corporation was able to finance its debut release in November 2003, the ''NME''-championed ''The New Cross : An Angular Sampler'', making it the lead review in the magazine. In the 2011 England riots, the label lost all its stock and entire back catalogue in the PIAS warehouse fire. An ''Angular Store'' website remains active. Discography Samplers The first two Angular samplers launched the careers of a number of bands, including: Art Brut, Bloc Party and The Long Blondes. ARC 002: ''The New Cross'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lodger (band)
The Lodger are an indie pop band from Leeds, England, formed in 2004. History The Lodger formed in 2004, after Leeds label Dance to the Radio offered to put out a single on the basis of demos that Ben Siddall recorded in his bedsit, the band name inspired by his accommodation.Carter, Allison (2007) For Dancing Or Thinking: A Q&A With The Lodger, Athens Exchange, 1 November 2007 "The name comes from the fact that living in the roof of someone’s house in Leeds, that’s kind of the definition of lodger." The initial line-up was Siddall on guitar and vocals with Lisa Harker on bass and Bruce Renshaw on drums.Mason, Stewart " The Lodger Biography, allmusic, Macrovision Corporation After 3 sold-out limited 7-inches ("Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion" on Dance to the Radio, "Watching" on Double Dragon, and "Let Her Go" on Angular Records) and touring around the UK and Europe with bands such as The Long Blondes and The Research, the group released their debut album ''Grown-Ups'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Brut
Art Brut is an English indie rock band. Their debut album, '' Bang Bang Rock & Roll'', was released on 30 May 2005, with its follow up, ''It's a Bit Complicated'', released on 25 June 2007. Named after French painter Jean Dubuffet's definition of outsider art – art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ill, and other marginalized people, and made without thought to imitation or presentation – South London's Art Brut were tagged by ''NME'' as part of the "Art Wave" scene that also included bands such as The Rakes, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party. The band released further albums, '' Art Brut vs Satan'' in 2009 and '' Brilliant! Tragic!'' in 2011. A fifth album, '' Wham! Bang! Pow! Let's Rock Out!"'', was released in 2018. The band's sound is characterised by their straightforward guitar rock setup, as well as frontman Eddie Argos' enthusiastic ''sprechgesang''-style vocal delivery, and his humorous, often self-reflexive lyrics about music, relationships and other personal int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodaidh McDonald
Roderick William George "Rodaidh" McDonald is a Scottish record producer, and record company executive. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and currently resides in Los Angeles, California, United States. His production and mixing credits include The xx, King Krule, Adele, Sampha, Beck, Weyes Blood, Lykke Li, Daughter, Savages, The Horrors, Bobby Womack, Vampire Weekend, Glaive, Hot Chip, and Gil Scott-Heron. Career Early career In 2008, McDonald organised Italo disco club nights in London under the 'Cocadisco' brand. XL Recordings Between 2009 and 2019, McDonald worked with XL Recordings, operating as A&R as well as overseeing activities in XL Studios, the label's in-house recording studio. He has worked at XL Studios with a number of acts including The xx, Adele, Sampha, Jai Paul, The Horrors, Bobby Womack, Vampire Weekend, Gil Scott-Heron, and Giggs. He also signed artists including King Krule and Powell. Production McDonald’s production is found across multiple gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Key
Timothy Key (born 2 September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor and screenwriter. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, both as a solo act and as part of the comedy group Cowards (comedy troupe), Cowards, and plays Alan Partridge's sidekick Simon in film and television. In 2009, he won the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Edinburgh Comedy Award and was nominated for the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. Early life Key was born on 2 September 1976, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. He grew up in Impington, Cambridgeshire, was educated at Impington Village College before moving on to Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge and then the University of Sheffield, where he studied Russian language, Russian. Following graduation, he returned to Cambridge and joined the Cambridge Footlights, despite not being a student of Cambridge University. There he met Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, and Lloyd Woolf, with whom he formed the sketch group Cowards (comedy troupe) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Westlake
David Westlake (born 12 February 1965) is an English singer/songwriter. He led indie band The Servants from 1985 to 1991. History Westlake formed indie band The Servants in 1985 in Hayes, Middlesex, England. The Servants appeared on 1986's ''NME''-associated ''C86'' compilation, and the band was from 1986 to 1991 the original home of Luke Haines. Haines describes David Westlake's first solo album, 1987's '' Westlake'' (Creation Records), as "a minor classic". Retitled '' D87'', the album was reissued in expanded form in 2023. In 2002, Westlake released self-pressed album '' Play Dusty for Me'' (Mahlerphone) in a limited issue that quickly sold out. ''Play Dusty for Me'' was reissued in limited form in 2010 and 2015. Tiny Global Productions released Westlake's album '' My Beautiful England'' in 2022. The Servants The Servants' '' Small Time'' album was well received on its 2012 Cherry Red Records release, more than twenty years after its 1991-recording. The belated rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidden (These New Puritans Album)
''Hidden'' (often stylized as ĦỊĐĐỂŅ) is the second studio album by British art rock band These New Puritans. Featuring a wider sonic palette than previous work and sections played by a Czech orchestra, it was produced by frontman Jack Barnett and former Bark Psychosis leader Graham Sutton during 2009. Before their second album ''Hidden'' was released, Barnett revealed that he had been writing music for bassoon and stated that the aim was for a final product where "dancehall meets Steve Reich". Barnett learned music notation in order to write the classical parts of the album, especially the brass and woodwind audio tracks. The mixing process was undertaken by Dave Cooley, who had previously focused on alternative hip hop and shoegazing artists, in Los Angeles using Barnett's input. Angular Recording Corporation and Domino Records released ''Hidden'' in most territories on 18 January 2010; the North American release date was 2 March. Angular's press release describ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotify
Spotify (; ) is a List of companies of Sweden, Swedish Music streaming service, audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. , it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services, with over 678 million monthly active users comprising 268 million paying subscribers. Spotify is listed (through a Luxembourg City–domiciled holding company, Spotify Technology S.A.) on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts. Spotify offers Digital rights management, digital copyright restricted recorded audio content, including more than 100 million songs and 7 million podcast titles, from record labels and media companies. Operating as a freemium service, the basic features are free with advertisements and limited control, while additional features, such as offline listening and commercial-free listening, are offered via paid Subscription business model, subscriptions. Users can search for music based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyratory System
Gyratory System is a three-piece music band based in London. It is fronted by producer/trumpet player Andrew Blick. Blick was a session musician in the 1990s and previously a member of One More Grain. His trumpet-playing style, which involves the heavy use of electronic treatments, has been likened to 'Miles Davis circa ''On The Corner'', Andy Diagram or Jon Hassell'. Another journalist has written: 'A British experimental legend, producer Andrew Blick’s three piece must be the UK’s only acid-fried, horn-led electronic marching band'. Gyratory System's music is created using a technique called 'The Process'. The resulting sound has been compared to electronica, krautrock, post-punk and avant-garde classical music. Paul Lester of ''The Guardian'' wrote: 'You may be able to detect the influence of composers such as Steve Reich here, and it may sound ultra cerebral, but...this is seriously danceable stuff...If anything, this music recalls the experimental early-80s "avant-funk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Stilts
Crystal Stilts is an American post-punk band from Brooklyn, New York City, though their founding members, Brad Hargett and JB Townsend, were originally from Florida. History Crystal Stilts was formed in 2003 by Brad Hargett and JB Townsend. After releasing one single and an EP, the pair expanded to five members before signing to Slumberland Records in the US and Angular Recording Corporation in Europe and releasing their debut, ''Alight of Night'', in 2008. The band played the Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork stage at the 2009 Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. After a few bouts of touring and some down-time, the band returned in 2011 with the LP ''In Love With Oblivion'', in April 2011 and the Radiant Door EP, ''Radiant Door'' EP in November 2011. In 2013 they released their third album, ''Nature Noir'', "expanding their sound to incorporate elements of soul, country, and folk."[ Crystal Stilts] at AllMusic The group currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Members *Brad Harg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetdog
Wetdog is a London-based all-female post-punk trio, formed in the spring of 2007. The band released their first album, "Enterprise Reversal", in 2008 on Angular Records. It was followed by their second album, "Frauhaus", which was released on both Angular and on the Captured Tracks label. The first single from "Frauhaus" was "Lower Leg". The band released its third album, "Divine Times", on 4 May 2015 on Upset the Rhythm. Discography * ''Enterprise Reversal (2008)'' * ''Frauhaus (2009)'' * ''Divine Times (2015)'' Reception Many critics have compared Wetdog's sound to that of the Fall. According to Metacritic Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created ..., "Frauhaus" received generally favorable reviews from critics, with a score of 64/100. References All-female pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
