WINNERS ARE...
1st Prize (Female):
Rachelle Rotheram
1st Prize (Male):
Joshua Bailey
Runner Up (Violet Bones EP and Kilto Take EP):
Penny Clarke
Runner Up (Repeater EP):
Drew Davis
WELL DONE TO YOU ALL
If you missed out why not check the bands out, you can hear all of their great music over at their facebook pages. You can buy their music too if you like.
Thanks to Rik and Si from Violet Bones for providing the winning prizes!
Fred, x
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Showing posts with label Violet Bones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Violet Bones. Show all posts
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Gig Review... Ideals @ Haymakers 26th January 2011
Having seen Ideals before supporting Fenech-Soler and the best free songs I have ever heard I was in for a treat as I also knew the other 3 bands playing on the night.
The opening act on the billing was Barcode Channel but somehow I heard Neon Index playing their intro. Still, I was at the bar towards the back and listening in to the overwhelming comments about the band.
They played a new song along with two songs you can hear on their Myspace, also they played a cover of 'Gossips - Standing In The Way Of Control', which they all pulled off with near perfection! They (as ever) played intensively and sung, strummed and bashed their way to another tip top performance.
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[MYSPACE]
Neon Index - Fallen Empries - Via MySpace
Neon Index - Renegades - Via MySpace
Next on is a band who have a similar set-up to Two Door Cinema Club (Circa 2008-10). Two guitars and a bass, with no drummer. With a angular sound to them taking influences from Bloc Party, Foals and Radiohead they provide a brilliant sound and an interesting sound.
The frontman jokingly said after their first song "Hello we are Barcode Channel, has anyone seen our drummer?". They too played a intense hot and sweaty 25 minute set and ending up on a darker song to the others. Overall I really enjoyed the performance!
Feedback Loop by Barcode Channel
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Barcode Channel -Feedback Loop
Barcode Channel - Tell Me To Shut Up
Next on were (surprisingly to me) was Ideals, they started with a intro track called ''Faces Of Friends'' and then quickly went into their most recent of tracks ''Significant Other'', this track was so much better as time has passed and live it is even better!
Next along the line was ''Lungs'' becoming one of my favourite tracks recently this is always getting played on my laptop and Andrew plays his heart out on this song, Ben getting sweaty, Simon strumming his hand off and the new lad Johnny gently playing is way into the Ideals fans hearts!
They also played a old song which they recorded when they only just started playing as a band "These Seasons", I haven't heard this live before but loved every second of it! They truly did play up to their billing and was more than worth the trip to Chesterton!
Ideals Played:
Faces of Friends
Significant Other
Lungs
Don't Tell Anyone
These Seasons
Reflection
Alter
Forever Leisure
Significant Other by Ideals
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Ideals - Don't Tell Anyone
Ideals - Forever Leisure
Finally was a band I have previously seen twice, a fair few people stuck round for them at the end and for good reasons too! Violet Bones have a healthy fanbase around Cambridge as they have played the city numerous times to thousands of people!
I have to say the peak of their set was the last track. Not because I was bored but was because the song was more punk-ish than their others. "Villains" was the title of the track and will be the next track to download I hear. They got the crowd moving and Si is probably one of the best frontmen I know of. Banter with the crowd is always a good way to get them onto your side and they definitely did!
Also if you may know we have a competition for their T-Shirts and EP's on our page!
Motion by Violet Bones
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[MYSPACE]
Violet Bones - I Feel The Need
Violet Bones - Motion
Neon Index - By Fred Bambridge
Barcode Channel - By Fred Bambridge
Ideals - By Fred Bambridge
Violet Bones - By Fred Bambridge
The opening act on the billing was Barcode Channel but somehow I heard Neon Index playing their intro. Still, I was at the bar towards the back and listening in to the overwhelming comments about the band.
They played a new song along with two songs you can hear on their Myspace, also they played a cover of 'Gossips - Standing In The Way Of Control', which they all pulled off with near perfection! They (as ever) played intensively and sung, strummed and bashed their way to another tip top performance.
[FACEBOOK]
[MYSPACE]
Neon Index - Fallen Empries - Via MySpace
Neon Index - Renegades - Via MySpace
Next on is a band who have a similar set-up to Two Door Cinema Club (Circa 2008-10). Two guitars and a bass, with no drummer. With a angular sound to them taking influences from Bloc Party, Foals and Radiohead they provide a brilliant sound and an interesting sound.
The frontman jokingly said after their first song "Hello we are Barcode Channel, has anyone seen our drummer?". They too played a intense hot and sweaty 25 minute set and ending up on a darker song to the others. Overall I really enjoyed the performance!
Feedback Loop by Barcode Channel
[FACEBOOK]
[MYSPACE]
Barcode Channel -Feedback Loop
Barcode Channel - Tell Me To Shut Up
Next on were (surprisingly to me) was Ideals, they started with a intro track called ''Faces Of Friends'' and then quickly went into their most recent of tracks ''Significant Other'', this track was so much better as time has passed and live it is even better!
Next along the line was ''Lungs'' becoming one of my favourite tracks recently this is always getting played on my laptop and Andrew plays his heart out on this song, Ben getting sweaty, Simon strumming his hand off and the new lad Johnny gently playing is way into the Ideals fans hearts!
They also played a old song which they recorded when they only just started playing as a band "These Seasons", I haven't heard this live before but loved every second of it! They truly did play up to their billing and was more than worth the trip to Chesterton!
Ideals Played:
Faces of Friends
Significant Other
Lungs
Don't Tell Anyone
These Seasons
Reflection
Alter
Forever Leisure
Significant Other by Ideals
[FACEBOOK]
[MYSPACE]
Ideals - Don't Tell Anyone
Ideals - Forever Leisure
Finally was a band I have previously seen twice, a fair few people stuck round for them at the end and for good reasons too! Violet Bones have a healthy fanbase around Cambridge as they have played the city numerous times to thousands of people!
I have to say the peak of their set was the last track. Not because I was bored but was because the song was more punk-ish than their others. "Villains" was the title of the track and will be the next track to download I hear. They got the crowd moving and Si is probably one of the best frontmen I know of. Banter with the crowd is always a good way to get them onto your side and they definitely did!
Also if you may know we have a competition for their T-Shirts and EP's on our page!
Motion by Violet Bones
[FACEBOOK]
[MYSPACE]
Violet Bones - I Feel The Need
Violet Bones - Motion
Neon Index - By Fred Bambridge
Barcode Channel - By Fred Bambridge
Ideals - By Fred Bambridge
Violet Bones - By Fred Bambridge
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Awards of 2010
New act of the year:
1: We Are Tokyo
2: Ideals
3: Violet Bones
Best international act of the year:
1: Secrets
2: Repeater
3: Beat!Beat!Beat!
Best surprise of the year:
Neon Index, I booked them for the "It's All Indie Showcase" and without hearing a song, I just went on word of mouth. What a surprise, they played out their heart and souls, I loved the set and they played a cover of "Standing In The Way Of Control", which was pulled off brilliantly!
1: We Are Tokyo
2: Ideals
3: Violet Bones
Best international act of the year:
1: Secrets
2: Repeater
3: Beat!Beat!Beat!
Best surprise of the year:
Neon Index, I booked them for the "It's All Indie Showcase" and without hearing a song, I just went on word of mouth. What a surprise, they played out their heart and souls, I loved the set and they played a cover of "Standing In The Way Of Control", which was pulled off brilliantly!
Monday, 7 June 2010
Its All Indie Playlist: May 2010
This will be a mixtape of tracks that this week should be in your ears.
Play them in A-Z order (by Artist)
Alex Metric - It Starts
Bloc Party - Zephyrus (Holy Fuck Remix)
Blood Red Shoes - Don't Ask
Casiokids - Fot I Hose
Citizen King - Under The Influence
Everything Everything - My Keys, Your Boyfriend
Florence + The Machine - You Got The Love (The XX Remix)
Jamaica - Short And Entertaining
Kele - Tenderoni
Kids Of 88 - My House
Lost Knives - Solstice (Neo Tokyo Remix)
Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel
Phoenix - 1901
Renegades - Renegades
Ten Bears - Braces
Two Door Cinema Club - Hands Off My Cash, Monty (Demo)
Violet Bones - Not Me
We Are Tokyo - Color Blind (Ninetynine's Love Remix)
We Have Band - Oh!
The XX - Intro
Young Legionnaire - Colossus
[DOWNLOAD LINK] - Avaliable soon, but be sure to copy and paste the songs into google/myspace/hypem.com
Play them in A-Z order (by Artist)
Alex Metric - It Starts
Bloc Party - Zephyrus (Holy Fuck Remix)
Blood Red Shoes - Don't Ask
Casiokids - Fot I Hose
Citizen King - Under The Influence
Everything Everything - My Keys, Your Boyfriend
Florence + The Machine - You Got The Love (The XX Remix)
Jamaica - Short And Entertaining
Kele - Tenderoni
Kids Of 88 - My House
Lost Knives - Solstice (Neo Tokyo Remix)
Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel
Phoenix - 1901
Renegades - Renegades
Ten Bears - Braces
Two Door Cinema Club - Hands Off My Cash, Monty (Demo)
Violet Bones - Not Me
We Are Tokyo - Color Blind (Ninetynine's Love Remix)
We Have Band - Oh!
The XX - Intro
Young Legionnaire - Colossus
[DOWNLOAD LINK] - Avaliable soon, but be sure to copy and paste the songs into google/myspace/hypem.com
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Gig Review... Violet Bones @ Haymakers 25th May 2010
As a support act this foursome are definitely one of the best I have seen lots of support acts and this band (a local Cambridge) band, opened the show with a lot of enthusiasm, noise and gusto. Imagine The Kooks but actually trying to play come catchy music and lyrically better, heck, all round much much better than The Kooks!!!
They played:
Not Me
Kettle (I think it was)
I Feel The Need
Talk Of The Town
New Song
78's & 45's
The song 'Kettle' was VERY similar to a track they played at the Junction a few weeks back, so that's my theory behind the song title. A new song unheard to me (consciously anyway) that I didn't catch the name of, but I'm sure I will soon.
Anyway, this is a live review... So... They opened with Not Me, this is currently on the 'I Feel The Need' EP, this is such a good opening song with a guitar filled intro enticing the crowd into banging their heads. Followed by a quick transition to Kettle (once again unsure on the song title), but not until Si Dartford (lead singer + guitar) asked the crowd to move a little bit forward, bit of a uncomfortable moment for the ones that eventually moved forward, but he soon swiftly moved into the song. The song (from what I gathered) is about tea and coffee as Si said "tea is good for you, that's what my mum said anyway". The mid-point of the set was the last single I Feel The Need, a pop song with a rock base, the lyrics are still in my head, can't get them out! I swear they play so tightly together that it's just a PA system playing their tracks, with impeccable timing! The new song was a nice addition to the set list and gave some fans a treat o what might be a b-side to the new single? After all the songs they rounded the night off with the latest single, 78s & 45s, which the title is about vinyl playing speeds??? But this is a perfect closer with a slow outro and a good support act once again proving to me that there is talent around my local area. I'm sure I will come back to Violet Bones in the future, a 'Track Of The Day' or a 'Local Band' feature? Watch this space!
Violet Bones - I Feel The Need - Via YouTube
Violet Bones - I Feel The Need - MP3
Violet Bones - 78's & 45's - Via YouTube
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They played:
Not Me
Kettle (I think it was)
I Feel The Need
Talk Of The Town
New Song
78's & 45's
The song 'Kettle' was VERY similar to a track they played at the Junction a few weeks back, so that's my theory behind the song title. A new song unheard to me (consciously anyway) that I didn't catch the name of, but I'm sure I will soon.
Anyway, this is a live review... So... They opened with Not Me, this is currently on the 'I Feel The Need' EP, this is such a good opening song with a guitar filled intro enticing the crowd into banging their heads. Followed by a quick transition to Kettle (once again unsure on the song title), but not until Si Dartford (lead singer + guitar) asked the crowd to move a little bit forward, bit of a uncomfortable moment for the ones that eventually moved forward, but he soon swiftly moved into the song. The song (from what I gathered) is about tea and coffee as Si said "tea is good for you, that's what my mum said anyway". The mid-point of the set was the last single I Feel The Need, a pop song with a rock base, the lyrics are still in my head, can't get them out! I swear they play so tightly together that it's just a PA system playing their tracks, with impeccable timing! The new song was a nice addition to the set list and gave some fans a treat o what might be a b-side to the new single? After all the songs they rounded the night off with the latest single, 78s & 45s, which the title is about vinyl playing speeds??? But this is a perfect closer with a slow outro and a good support act once again proving to me that there is talent around my local area. I'm sure I will come back to Violet Bones in the future, a 'Track Of The Day' or a 'Local Band' feature? Watch this space!
Violet Bones - I Feel The Need - Via YouTube
Violet Bones - I Feel The Need - MP3
Violet Bones - 78's & 45's - Via YouTube
[OFFICIAL SITE]
[MYSPACE]
[FACEBOOK]
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Violet Bones
Yesterdays track of the day 'I Feel The Need' has already got some of my friends liking it.
Here is a link to Moonandblackmusic.com which they have done a interview for. Give it a read its good stuff.
Go out and download the song now!
[PLAY.COM]
[AMAZON MP3]
[7DIGITAL]
[ITUNES]
[MYSPACE]
Here is a link to Moonandblackmusic.com which they have done a interview for. Give it a read its good stuff.
Go out and download the song now!
[PLAY.COM]
[AMAZON MP3]
[7DIGITAL]
[ITUNES]
[MYSPACE]
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Track of the day... Violet Bones - I Feel The Need
They are so unknown it hurts!
Violet Bones... Indie, Rock, Maybe even some pop included. One of my fave local bands from Cambridge. I honestly think they can get big. If not, big on the indie scene.
'I Feel The Need', is a poppy indie track that has me in love with it as soon as I finished hearing it. The chorus is amazing and the backing vocals complement it very well. With twangy guitars at the beginning and a drummer that knows how to... erm drum, they can easilly do lots in the near future. Judging by the flyer I got, they are unsigned at the moment, so our second unsigned band on track of the day.
Biography from their myspace... "Viloet Bones are a four piece indie pop band, all sharing the common purpose that they have something to say and that they wanted people to hear! Writing songs based on their experiences in life and not because certain topics are cool! Having played together for a few years before, they focused on writing songs that reflected the feelings of the four young men living in a world full of recession, dreams of escaping small town mentalities and of course… girls!
Si, Rik, Stuart and Oz, all played and wrote music together since 2005 (despite being mates for longer), performing countless gigs up and down the country. Now in their early 20s, they made the choice not to go to university as they didn’t want to end up being ‘twenty-somethings’ with a load of debt and a useless degree in geography! Now being faced with the realities of dead end boring jobs, working long hours that leads to no real money worked as a twisted inspiration to get out of the socially acceptable nine to five lifestyle.
Recording songs with The Animal Farm in May 2009, announcing their new identity a few months later. To date, Violet Bones have performed many shows; including Manchester’s In The City showcase and supporting punk heroes New York Dolls, which is encouraging a rapidly increasing fanbase.
Violet Bones are Si Dartford, Rik Hudson, Stuart Gill and Oz Sim"
[I FEEL THE NEED] - YouTube
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