freeform producers from brighton
I was scouring the Cookin Vinyl publishing website the other day looking for some new music for a film brief and I came across an amazing band that I'd never heard of before, their name? The Red Orchestra...
Crunchy beats and synths, filtered vocals, Its something of a mix between Archive and Spiritualized, specially with the indie guitar riffs and original electronica-ambient melodics, there is even a hint of Vangelis in there somewhere!
Not much is known about The Red Orchestra except that they are a Brighton based 6 piece fronted by Karl Sadowski and Tim Rowkins who formed as a kind of freeform writing duo. Gradually in their production a style began to present itself, which then took on the shape of an album that they released in November 2009.
Despite the relative obscurity this is a solid sound and definitely one which i would love to see live, buy yourself a copy of the album 'The Seasonal Distribution of Love in the City' (a bit of a monthful, yes).
ps they dont have any videos, so here is a classic bit of Blu....
Crunchy beats and synths, filtered vocals, Its something of a mix between Archive and Spiritualized, specially with the indie guitar riffs and original electronica-ambient melodics, there is even a hint of Vangelis in there somewhere!
Not much is known about The Red Orchestra except that they are a Brighton based 6 piece fronted by Karl Sadowski and Tim Rowkins who formed as a kind of freeform writing duo. Gradually in their production a style began to present itself, which then took on the shape of an album that they released in November 2009.
Despite the relative obscurity this is a solid sound and definitely one which i would love to see live, buy yourself a copy of the album 'The Seasonal Distribution of Love in the City' (a bit of a monthful, yes).
ps they dont have any videos, so here is a classic bit of Blu....
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Just out of hibernation....
Ok time to get back to my roots. This was the first type of music I was into, and also the first band I ever booked. They are back, I have heard one or two of the new songs - which they are recording right now, and they sound great! Underground Railroad, originally from France, but moved to London to have as their base. You may not have heard of them but they have already released two albums on Bjork's label One Little Indian which were hailed as great feats by everyone from Stool Pigeon to NME and Zane Lowe. The band are very much championed by artrocker and have an incredibly catchy grunge sound that some how does not feel dated.
The trio have also been on tour with the legendary Dinosaur Jnr, and recorded at Death Cab for Cutie's studio in Seattle. The live show is where is really happens,
Raphael Mura plays drums, keys and sings - and often all at the same time! J.B. Ganivet looks like he was born to be on stage playing bass in a rock band, the ultimate French cool oozes out of him. Marion Andrau plays some great licks on the guitar whilst singing and screaming, reminiscent of the very best of Sonic Youth. The band have also added Anna Scott on cello, which provides a nice haunting edition to the stage show.
I have included a track that did not feature on the first album and wont be on the second either, it was an exclusive for the NME last year. The video I have put on is very basic diy grunge - recorded in their rehearsal room. The song is sticks and stones, and along with cookies and milk are my favourite songs from them so far, but I can tell there are a lot more to come! They have just come out of hibernating, writing new material for the past 6 months, which they be playing out on the 5th Feb at the Old Blue last.
The trio have also been on tour with the legendary Dinosaur Jnr, and recorded at Death Cab for Cutie's studio in Seattle. The live show is where is really happens,
Raphael Mura plays drums, keys and sings - and often all at the same time! J.B. Ganivet looks like he was born to be on stage playing bass in a rock band, the ultimate French cool oozes out of him. Marion Andrau plays some great licks on the guitar whilst singing and screaming, reminiscent of the very best of Sonic Youth. The band have also added Anna Scott on cello, which provides a nice haunting edition to the stage show.
I have included a track that did not feature on the first album and wont be on the second either, it was an exclusive for the NME last year. The video I have put on is very basic diy grunge - recorded in their rehearsal room. The song is sticks and stones, and along with cookies and milk are my favourite songs from them so far, but I can tell there are a lot more to come! They have just come out of hibernating, writing new material for the past 6 months, which they be playing out on the 5th Feb at the Old Blue last.
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