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| Buzzard Lope - Free Download Single |
30 Apr 2013 New Free Download single from Buzzard Lope!. After a pause there is much new activity by Buzzard Lope, an album finished and printed, and to wet your appetite a single in the mean time. Which won't be on the album. It's from the as-yet-to-see-the-light-of-day rak sessions. Anyway, it's great and free and get it for yourself. More news on the album shortly. |
| longmeg album finally released |
05 Apr 2013 The debute album by Longmeg is finally available on lost toys... The album is an edition of 100 white labels. Buy now throught the lost toys shop. Free Download of NeoLover: |
| If it's Broken...New ISDP record!!!! |
01 Mar 2013 Very very exciting times....brand new album from ice, sea, dead people out on lost toys on April 22nd: if it's broken break it more. They have described it as 'melodic'. This is basically not true. But what is true is that I've had a copy for about four months and it's totally amazing. I was a little nervous, being so fond of the first one, and suspecting that the band had mutated, but it's grown into something that might be best described as sublime... taster below.... big tour to promote this, and rightly so: 15th March – Camden – The Lock Tavern (Free Entry) 23rd March – Bristol – The Motorcycle Showrooms 28th March – Southampton – Avondale House 29th March – Brighton – Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar 31st March – Bedford – The Bear (Free Entry) 1st April – London – The Old Blue Last (Free Entry) 2nd April – Leeds – The Packhorse 3rd April – Glasgow – TBA 5th April – France, Paris – TBC 6th April – Netherlands, Groningen – Antillenstraat 9A 7th April – Netherlands, Amsterdam – Vondelbunker 9th April – Germany, Hannover – Café Glocksee 10th April – Austria, Graz – Sub Graz 11th April – Switzerland, Zurich – TBC 12th April – France, Bordeaux – Le Saint Ex 13th April – France, Melle – Le Café Du Boulevard See you at one, or maybe all of these. |
| Johnny Parry pledge music |
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25 Jan 2013 Johnny Parry has announced he is attemping to raise the funds to record CONCERTO MAGNIFICENT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF ALL THINGS a work for a large community choir and orchestra based in his home town of Bedford, through Pledge Music See below for a letter from Johnny... Hello, I am so excited that with your help we may be able to make a recording of my piece…CONCERTO MAGNIFICENT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF ALL THINGS , for Choir and Orchestra. This piece was commissioned by Bedford Creative Arts, who gave me a blank canvas to compose and perform a new piece of music. Being a community arts charity we started to discuss ways of getting people involved in the project. However this sentiment quickly swapped from a practicality to being the very core of the work… ‘getting people involved’. Could music be written by hundreds of people? This unashamedly sentimental approach became part of the work itself. The seven movements deal with the universal themes of Love, Life, Death and Childhood. Irresolvable topics due to their grandeur all expressed through the disparate donations we collected from the public. Sentences that uniquely related to them, from fundamental facts to something more lyrical or abstract. With so many voices contributing to the work I felt it also had to be performed by many voices, so we set up a choir. We welcomed everyone regardless of experience and built our big-hearted army, 50 singers strong with soloist and choir-mistress Donna Lennard at the helm. Joined by my band, The Johnny Parry Chamber Orchestra, we took to the stage of Bedford Corn Exchange to complete the commission. With 80 musicians working incredibly hard it became an extraordinary evening complete with a rapturous standing ovation. Now the the recording; that’s where you come in. It will be an epic undertaking but I can’t wait for the challenge. 5% of all pledges go to the BCA, the charity that made this project happen. It seems perfect to use pledge music as this work is all about getting people involved and what that can achieve. EVERYONE who pledges will be credited on the inlay and have the options of all the special exclusives found here. You will also have an unusual insight into the making of the album with updates of the production. Happy pledging and thank you, Johnny x Link to pledge music |
| ice, sea, dead people bbc 6music session & picture disk |
30 Sep 2012 Ice, sea, dead people played a live session for Tom robinson on bbc 6 music last night. Here's the link to listen again for the next week: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n20hv.  They also announced that the new limited edition unique picture disks are now on sale through the lost toys records shop. These beautiful objects were designed by Daniel Eatock in collaboration with Andy Holden. Daniel is best know for designing the big brother logo and is one of the most highly regarded designers in the country. this is his first ever record design. Each record is different and they were made during a live performance by the band by placing pens upon spinning turntables... see the new video to find out more.... Order your copy now.... |
| Brief Interviews with Hideous Men - ICA production |
27 Aug 2012 Andy Holden (of grubby mitts) has collaborated with artist david raymond conroy on a stage adaptation of the novel brief interviews with hideous men, by david foster wallace. The production will take place on the 30th and 31st of august at the ica, london . The first block of tickets sold out but the ICA have now added 30 more tickets for each night, available from the ICA website. The play includes new music by the grubby mitts. |
| Grubby Mitts and Buzzard Lope at Latitude |
12 Jul 2012 Grubby Mitts will play two shows at this years Latitude Festival, the In the Woods Stage on Friday at 3pm and headlining the same stage on the Sunday night (7pm). Andy Holden will also be doing a talk with Linder at 12.30 on Friday in the lavish lounge Buzzard Lope will play the in the woods stage on Saturday at 11am, if you are going to the festival make sure you are there for that, should be a great setting to hear their current live set. Andy Holden has also been invited to make a new sculpture for the festival. Image below...  |
| New Grubby Mitts Single |
22 May 2012 New Grubby Mitts single released 2nd July on white 7" vinyl. After being the set closer for the mitts in almost every gig since they began playing live in 2006 finally standard get a vinyl release. And what's more it's also available as a free download until 2nd July. Pass it on to your friends... & join us for the single launch party on 5th July at the old queens head, islington |
| New Johnny Parry Album Out Now! |
17 Apr 2012 This week sees the release of the 'sister' album to More Love and Death. Titled after the reworked "Fields and Birds and Things", this is a complete re-imagining: the album transported to a parallel universe where some lyrics and melodies remain, but what was minor becomes major, old favourites occupy disco landscapes, characters from the previous album have mutated and transformed to stride forth anew, and uncanny moments of resemblance and flamboyant arrangements pervade every turn. The album had gained positive reviews from Mojo, the Word, Sunday Express, Monocle, the 405, amongst others but it is those who have been following the evolution of Johnny's music from 'trio' to 'chamber orchestra' that this record will really delight. It's another portal into the complex and melodramatic world of the Johnny Parry Chamber Orchestra, with some of the best arrangements to date (Keep Kicking and Screaming, rebuild it Piece by piece) and a delicate, ambiguous balance between the dark and light, with an even greater sense of performativity than any of the previous albums, and finding Johnny in full voice and opening up many possibilities for further adventures. Available through itunes, spotify, amazon etc and distributed to all good independant record shops through Cargo UK. |
| Ice Sea Dead People: live show and film |
13 Feb 2012.jpg) First up mention of a special valentine show by Ice Sea Dead People at power lunches 446 kingsland road, London, this tuesday 14th. £4 entry. secondly a new video of Ice sea dead people shot by andy holden is on display as part of his exhibition at art rotterdam. It features four tracks by the band performed live in his studio as part of stalagmite rock club beer bottle rock shop. This will make it's way onto the internet at a later date. |
| Grubby Mitts Christmas Show |
27 Dec 2011 Grubby Mitts will be headlining the last ever God Don't Like it night at the Lexington this Friday 30th December. God don't like it has supported the band over the last year and the Mitts are delighted to have been asked to play the last night of the four night closing party. Do come along to wave a fond farewell to GDLI. Support from the excellent David cronenburg's wife. £5 entry, doors from 8pm. |
| New Single from Ice sea Dead People |
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30 Oct 2011 New single "ultrasilence" out now from ice, sea, dead people. You can download the single for free, and see the new video, by visiting: ultrasilence.co.uk. The next chance to see the band live is a the buffalo bar in london this halloween, 31st October. |
| A Message from Ricky Leach Regarding the End of the World |
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20 Oct 2011 My poor lost soul, As you will know doubt be aware, the televangelist Harold Camping's postponed prediction of the rapture, God's final judgement, will be occurring at some point today. To celebrate the fact the 5-track EP Yonic Totem will be available to download for free all day today. What better way to spend your final moments on this mortal coil! This is also the first time the album has been available as high quality mp3s, and also includes a document of hypertext lyrics and liner notes, plus pictures of the physical artwork made from prettily block-printed old gramophone record sleeves. Assuming we survive the judgement, or that all infrastructures are intact when everything goes all amazing and heavenly, then the record will be available to download in future through itunes, emusic, spotify and amazon, however, for this we will charge you. Yonic Totem has so far only been available in limited-edition handmade physical copies. However, what you won't get in any virtual copies of the album, apart from a nice-looking tangible commodity, will be a cover of Scott Walker's The Seventh Seal. That's only available on the physical CD version through the online Lost Toys store. You can buy that today too, and of course we at Lost Toys would appreciate a few fivers to vainly plead our maker's mercy with, like the mammon-drenched heathens we have become. Be good, although it's too late now Ricky Leach Celebrate the end of the world and Download Yonic Totem for free LTR Adds: Please Note this album is available free for 24 hours only. should the end of the world not occur today, we'll remove the link and you'll be able to buy the physical copy from the Lost Toys shop, or download the album from Monday 7th November. See you in hell. |
| Johnny Parry Massive concert |
13 Oct 2011 Massive johnny parry concert. Islington assembly halls. complete chamber orchestra. the most over-the-top, melodramatic , genre defying concert so far. not to be missed by anyone. Support from Binary Band and Buzzard Lope. Tickets: see tickets. |
| Ice Sea Dead People - Special Bedford Show |
27 Sep 2011 Special Bedford gig by ex-local noise makers. Friday 30th at the Pad. Expect to have your bones dislodged. Also: Ice Sea Dead People have just returned to the studio to record their follow up to Teeth Union in the form of an EP. Possibly called Ultra-silence. More details to follow. |
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Ice, Sea Dead People Out Now!  Johnny Parry "Fields and Birds and Things" out now The album review Mojo magazine:  LTR.jpg) As heard on 6music Grubby Mitts New single To a Friend's House is out now, through Lost Toys, and distributed by Cargo. Also available on itunes and spotify. "The Grubby Mitts want to take you on a thoughtscursion, their song the refrain. There is something oddly moving and hypnotic about it. Perhaps it is the sentiment; ambling round to someone else’s house, the promise of homecooked vittles, only a churl could object." (Drowned in Sound) "Deceptively simple but utterly uplifting: an inspiring battle-hymn of honest friendship" (The Folly of Youth) "It's quirky, affectionate, affecting and sounds like The Polyphonic Spree if they'd been brought up in a council house in Croyden."(the Devil Has the Best Tuna)  For all distribution enquires and stock contact Cargo Records  Distribution: CARGO RECORDS, 17 Heathmans Road, Parsons Green, London SW6 4TJ Email: info@cargorecords.co.uk |