Archive - Controlling Crowds - Out 20th September

ARCHIVE ANNOUNCE FIRST UK ALBUM RELEASE

DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE – CONTROLLING CROWDS PARTS I– IV

RELEASE DATE – 20^th September

LABEL – Hangman Records

Visit http://controllingcrowds.com for more information

Archive’s rise in Europe has been nothing short of monumental. Now, with ‘Controlling Crowds’, the band finally make their first excursion onto their homeland of the UK. Already established European festival headliners (and colossally popular in France, Poland, Germany and Greece), ‘Controlling Crowds’ has already reached number one in the album charts of France and Greece, as well as number two in Switzerland, with festival headline spots above the likes of Kasabian and N*E*R*D and support slots with Muse confirming the band’s colossal status. And with this release, the band are more excited than ever, bringing all that they have sewn home.

‘Controlling Crowds’ will be released for the first time in the UK and US on 20^th September 2010.  The album’s theme is simplistic given the title; the sensation of controlling crowds and the overwhelming desire of human beings to control everything, to consume everything way beyond their needs and mark the stages of a wild journey in a world where man has never achieved such a degree of freedom but also never been so subtly manipulated.

You could be forgiven for thinking that Archive came barreling out of the former Soviet Union; their dense, intense music owing as much to the monumental composers of the Eastern Bloc as it does to Western rock bands. Their melancholic blend of electronics and hard hitting, guitar anthems will undoubtedly blend into the UK’s musical consciousness, befitting names like Nine Inch Nails, 65daysofstatic and modern-day The Cure.

So, for the first time, the band bring Controlling Crowds to the shores of their homeland; comprising four parts or chapters within these two albums, the combination is by far the band’s most ambitious work to date.

Both albums, ‘Controlling Crowds – Parts I-III’ and ‘Controlling Crowds Part IV’ will be available for digital download from 20^th September 2010.

Stream the two singles here : - http://soundcloud.com/underdogsmusic/sets/archive-controlling-crowds

Tracklistings

Controlling Crowds Parts I-III                                                                                          Controlling Crowds Part IV

1.      Controlling Crowds                                                                                          1. Pills

2.      Bullets (Click for video)                                                                                     2. Lines

3.      Words on Signs                                                                                                     3. The Empty Bottle (Click for video)

4.      Dangervisit                                                                                                            4. Remove

5.      Quiet Time                                                                                                                         5. Come On Get High

6.      Collapse/Collide                                                                                                            6. Thought Conditioning

7.      Clones                                                                                                                              7. The Feeling of Losing Everything

8.      Bastardised Ink                                                                                                            8. Blood In The Numbers

9.      Kings of Speed                                                                                                            9. To The End

10.   Whore                                                                                                                              10. Pictures

11.   Chaos                                                                                                                              11. Lunar Bender

12.   Razed To The Ground

13. Funeral

The Black Seeds and the Easy Star All Stars Live in London - August 8th at the HMV Forum

August 8th - keep the date free as New Zealand reggae-soul heavy weights The Black Seeds have announced a one-off London show at The HMV Forum with the legendary Easy Star All Stars!
For this special one-off double header, The Black Seeds are joined by the one and only Easy Star All Stars, the masterminds behind three of the best-selling reggae albums of the last decade – Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band.

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Spring Offensive Giveaway A Pre-Release Of Their New EP Exclusively At Live Shows

Dynamic indie-rock quintet Spring Offensive are giving away their latest release exclusively to fans who attend their live shows, before it’s free public release on the 1^st of September.

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Nick B Byrne releases debut single ‘Anna’ on the 9th of August & Tour of Starbucks Coffee shops in the UK in aide of Cancer Research Week!

www.myspace.com/nickbbyrne

www.myspace.com/dragonfflirecords

 Valleys based, Welsh singer songwriter Nick B Byrne releases his debut single ‘Anna’ through Itunes on the 9th of August. It’s taken from his forthcoming debut album ‘4:15AM’ released through Dragonffli Records and available through digital outlets (Itunes) on the 13th of September.

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Barn On The Farm Festival Announces Line Up

Brand new Gloucester festival Barn On The Farm launches this week, and its folk-filled lineup is sure to offer the kind of ramshackle hoedown to be remembered and talked about for a long time to come. The festival will be taking place in the grounds of Over Farm in Gloucester next month from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th July.
This ultra-intimate festival is limited to just 200 tickets, and they’re selling fast! Priced at just £30 for the whole weekend, all profits from the festival go to two very important charities - Global Footsteps and Friends of Nowder, both of which support social, economic and environmental sustainability projects globally.
The festival will be headlined by Communion’s Matthew & The Atlas, with the rest of the lineup looking just as stunning:
MATTHEW AND THE ATLAS - www.myspace.com/matthewandtheatlas 
FRANK HAMILTON - www.myspace.com/frankhamiltonband
ADELAIDE’S CAPE - www.myspace.com/adelaidescape
THOM STONE - www.myspace.com/superthom
SPINDLE & WIT - www.myspace.com/spindleandwit
LINDSAY WEST - www.myspace.com/lindsaywest
D-FINITIVE - www.myspace.com/dfinitive
JASPER - www.myspace.com/jaspertunes
LOVE.STOP.REPEAT - www.myspace.com/lovestoprepeat
AIMEE BEA - www.myspace.com/aimeebeanice
JON FAZAL - www.myspace.com/jonfazal
NEW FOLK UNIT - www.youtube.com/user/BetweenYouandMeMusic#p/u/1/I0wS4t6etIw

Tickets are available now via www.skiddle.com/events/11375316 and are priced at just £30 for the weekend including camping, or just £15 for a Saturday day ticket. There is a Facebook Event here: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128354000509605&ref=ts.

Brooke Sharkey EP Release Party on the River Thames

Brooke Sharkey, an exceptional singer, guitarist and songwriter, is having her EP launch party on the 22nd of July on a boat sailing down the River Thames.

Still only 22 but with a young life already dedicated to music, she already has the assured stage presence of an inspiring act. Bilingual, she sings as captivatingly in French as she does in English and can create an extraordinary magic when she weaves both together.

 
Brooke’s poetic and relaxed yet intense style is enriched by her extensive worldwide influences and travels with her voice frequently being compared to those of Eva Cassidy, Nora Jones, Tracy Chapman and even an Angel! (From a review of her performance at the One Taste Festival).

If you would like to come to the launch party, please email Ana with your name and company at hello@blurbpr.com ASAP.
For more on Brooke please visit www.myspace.com/brookesharkii

Cheers,
BlurbPR

Metallica take on Beatles and Van Halen in three-way battle for gaming supremacy

Three of the biggest names in music history are going head to head in the Music Game Of The Year category in the world’s biggest video games awards event, the Golden Joystick Awards.

The multi million selling heavy metal titans are gunning for the prestigious award with their ‘Guitar Hero: Metallica’ titleand will face stiff competition from the hugely popular ‘The Beatles: Rock Band’ and ‘Guitar Hero: Van Halen’.

With over 300 million album sales between them, the trio has collectively rewritten music history. While The Beatles have helped shape the face of popular culture for the past 50 years, Metallica have popularised heavy metal music across the globe and Van Halen have fused virtuoso rock musicianship with spectacular live performances, placing them into the Guinness Book of World Records for having the most #1 hits on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.

All three bands released their games in the past 12 months and are nominated alongside seven other blockbuster console based music games. The full list of nominations in the Music Game Of The Year category for the 2010 Golden Joystick Awards is;

Guitar Hero: Metallica

DJ Hero

Guitar Hero on Tour: Modern Hits

Guitar Hero 5

The Beatles: Rock Band

Guitar Hero Greatest Hits

Band Hero

Guitar Hero: Van Halen

Just Dance

Lego Rock Band

The categories in the Golden Joystick Awards are voted for by the only people who matter – the gamers themselves. Known as the ‘people’s gaming awards’ it is also held in high esteem in the global video games industry with nearly 1,000 executives attending the glittering ceremony, which will this year be held at London’s Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel on 29th October 2010.

This year’s awards see the first introduction of the Music Game Of The Year category, reflecting the huge popularity of the genre as music games have taken gaming more mainstream and positioned the games console firmly at the heart of family entertainment.

The ever-growing Golden Joystick Awards has been the ultimate accolade in gaming since 1982 and is now recognised as the biggest and most popular gaming awards on the planet. Gamers cast 1,223,646 votes in 2009 as the awards scooped its own accolade, being named ‘World’s most popular video games awards’ by Guinness World Records. 

To vote - visit http://www.goldenjoystick.com today and make your vote count!