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Author Archives: Matt
A VIVID Nightmare
I usually like to pretend Christmas isn’t happening till we’re well into those twelve hallowed days but I’m rather excited that we’ve been asked to DJ at VIVID’s Nightmare Before Christmas party on Saturday 18 December. The party closes VIVID’s … Continue reading
Exclusive: New My Autumn Empire Song
As you may know, we’ll be hosting a performance by My Autumn Empire on 2 November, in support of new record The Village Compass. My Autumn Empire is the nom de plume of Benjamin Holton of epic45, who has been … Continue reading
worriedaboutsatan Release Free Rarities Album
worriedaboutsatan played a stunning set for us in the depths of last Winter at ON/OFF, the Ikon Eastside closing party, playing a continuous fifty minute set of dramatic, state-altering ambient techno. Their 2009 debut Arrivals stands as one of my … Continue reading
Make Mine Music Giveaway
We’re back to civilisation after a week in the Welsh wilderness and a subsequent week flued up and snowed under with exciting plans, so expect lots of posts over the coming weeks. First up, we have 25 Make Mine Music … Continue reading
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Colour Presents: Fuzzy Lights & My Autumn Empire
The Victoria, John Bright Street, Birmingham // 7:30pm, £5. We’re very pleased to announce our second Autumn show, featuring Cambridge psych-folkers Fuzzy Lights, whose second album Twin Feathers has deservedly attracted attention for its swirling, dramatic compositions. Rich, immersive atmospheres … Continue reading
port-royal Trailer
A short trailer I made for our show on 19 October featuring port-royal, Millimetrik and Arc Vel. Inspired in part by The Trip, which I wrote about recently, it features a sample of port-royal’s ‘Nights In Kiev’ from the rather … Continue reading
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Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Finally got around to viewing Andrew Douglas’s 2003 documentary about The South, inspired by Jim White’s album Wrong-Eyed Jesus!. White acts as a tour-guide of sorts, driving around small town in a borrowed and beat-up Chevy Impala, offering up insightful … Continue reading
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Colour Presents: port-royal, Millimetrik & Arc Vel
We’re super excited to announce our first show since late Spring, headlined by Italian post-rock/electronic wonders port-royal. Support comes from Millimetrik, a Canadian producer who unites hip-hop beats with techno and ambient textures and Arc Vel one of the most exciting … Continue reading
Download Digest
There’s a plethora of great music out there for free, just waiting to be discovered and perhaps turn you on to something new. All without the need to enter the shady underworld of bittorrent. Here’s a few of my recent … Continue reading
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EL Heath
Snailbeach Mines Trust (Wayside & Woodland, 2010) Back in the depths of last winter, I visited the desolate, alien landscape of Parys mountain quarry mines near on Anglesey, Wales, a collosal, gaping wound in the island’s countryside. Listening to Eric … Continue reading
