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Video directed by David Aspinall of 'Movement' - the brand new single from Manchester indie-ravers The Whip coupled with fantastic remixes by 2 Bears. New dates up in PLAY now!

Glyph is a new label and publishing house for electronic music. Glyph was launched in late 2011 by Matt Sweeney, Michael Mercer (Domino Recording Co) and James Cator (a DJ, based at Eagle Rock). Alongside Essáy, their first signings include Squarehead and Falcon Lake from the UK and Canada’s Trevor & Ever. Domino Publishing administer its works Worldwide.

Simon Schilling aka Essáy, is a young producer from rural Germany. His richly textured compositions. ‘Morning Mountain’ was inspired by an ambient composition by award winning New Zealand cinematic composer Rhian Sheehan and worked into a beautifully emotional epic that slowly builds over 7 minutes with weightless melodies. Alongside ‘Morning Mountain’ we have ‘A Cold Day’ a 9 minute breath of icy fresh air, as fragile and beautiful as a frosted spiderweb.

Twin Sister recorded a version of 'Eastern Green' for Show Your Hand when they were over in Brighton last year. The link was sent to us with the quote 'Full of quaint English pub vibes'. Enjoy!

At Kings Place Friday, 27 January 2012 8pm - Hall Two - a performance looking at how folk music has been used and portrayed on film in Britain. The show will combine footage from feature films and documentaries combined with a live performance from The Memory Band performing updated version of traditional pieces used in films such Far From The Madding Crowd, Barry Lynden and The Innocents.

Since the beginnings of the Volkmusic movement in 19th Century Germany folk music has been fundamentally linked with notions of national identity and this performance aims to celebrate, question and explore how those notion of folk and national identity have been portrayed using motion pictures.

In a decade which has seen a wide ranging and fruitful revival of interest in folk music, Stephen Cracknell’s The Memory Band has established itself in that fine English tradition of slightly schizophrenic projects pointing in several directions at once which manage to find their place in the ever exciting independent music scene, popping up at several influential moments and though the marvels of technology finding audiences all around the World.

[We Have Band 'Where are Your People' from the forthcoming album 'Ternion']

'Ternion' from the Latin for a group of three is the second album from We Have Band. Following one of the most grueling tour schedules, the album is less frivolous than its predecessor. Produced by Luke Smith (Clor, Foals) at Flesh and Bone studios, London it is a more reflective and honest work which retains their irresistable sense of rhythm. For more information head along to We Have Band's website. 

Soundcloud | Debut 'WHB'

Relapse Records, in coordination with Scion, will be hosting a label showcase in Los Angeles on February 11th 2012 including performances from Tombs, Revocation, Royal Thunder and Exhumed  (Domino Publishing).  Many of whom got some high profile end of the year list love, most notably the new Tombs' record ‘Path Of Totality’, which was Decibel Magazine’s album of the year, Pitchfork’s #2 metal album of the year (Rwake, Indian and Exhumed are also on the list) and NPR’s #3 metal album of the year (Exhumed and new Relapse  signing Ulcerate are also on this list).

'Vomit' directed by Austin Rhodes [1966 Ford Mustang Convertible graciously donated by Matthew Kelleher]

On September 13th, 2011, San Francisco’s Girls released 'Father Son Holy Ghost'. The band holed up in a basement recording studio located in San Francisco’s gritty Tenderloin district, where the din of daytime street life forced Christopher Owens to record his vocals during quiet nights, whispering his own stories alongside those of the city.  The studio proved an eclectic environment full of warmth, history, and an array of instruments and esoteric recording gear from each of the last five decades. With seven of the album tracks include accompaniments by a gospel trio, according to Owens, 'the title does come from a religious place, but it’s more about acknowledging the fact that music does have a spiritual quality you can’t put your finger on'. Domino Publishing represent the songwriters as part of their relationship with Ribbon Music.