Neon Neon announce UK debut live date

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Fabric - 20th March

Neon Neon, debut UK live date
Welsh musical maverick Gruff Rhys and LA based electronic/hip-hop producer Boom Bip will be lighting up London on 20th March with their first ever Neon Neon UK live date.  The headline performance takes place at the capital’s Fabric nightclub and with Chrome Hoof, Erol Alkan and Four Tet also on the bill the event promises to be a cracking start to the Easter weekend.

Stainless Style album, out 17th March
Neon Neon’s Fabric showcase comes 3 days after the release of their debut album, Stainless Style – a highly creative slice of conceptual power-pop inspired by the incredible life of the world’s first playboy engineer, John DeLorean.  Gruff Rhys and Boom Bip are joined on the record by a host of talented guests, including; Fab Moretti from The Strokes, Yo Majesty, Har Mar Superstar, The Magic Numbers and Spank Rock.  The end result was recently described as a “terrific collaboration” [4 out of 5] by Q magazine, has caused the NME to forewarn their readers to “miss it at your peril”, and been awarded 4 out of 5 reviews by both Uncut and The Observer Music Monthly.

I Lust U single, out 24th March
Neon Neon’s fully polished Stainless Style album will be closely followed by the release of their I Lust U single.  An ice cool duet between Gruff and guest vocalist Cate Le Bon, I Lust U is a lovelorn-lament underpinned throughout by Boom Bip’s stylish, snyth-lead production.  The song can be heard here, and the video viewed here.

Neon Neon are also performing at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin Texas, and further releases and Neon Neon UK live dates will be announced soon.

Links
Neon Neon MySpace:  www.myspace.com/neonx2
More on John DeLorean: http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id305.htm






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More DJ’s confirmed for Green Man Festival’s Rite Of Spring

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THE GREEN MAN FESTIVAL’S “Rite of Spring” SPRING EQUINOX PARTY at Baskerville Hall, Nr. Hay On Wye, Powys, Wales Friday 23 & Saturday 24 March 2007

On Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th March 2007, The Green Man will be returning to the legendary Baskerville Hall for a Spring Equinox party.  The scene of the 2004 and 2005 festivals, “The Rite of Spring” will be 2 days of countryside celebration in the Black mountains.

The following DJs have been confirmed so far with more DJs plus other entertainment to be confirmed in the coming weeks …

DJs confirmed so far …
Gruff Rhys
Andy Votel
The Fence Collective (featuring King Creosote)
The Earlies
Cherrystones
The Peth (featuring SFA members)
Forecast (Carl & Jon)
Pete Fowler
Sea Records
Static Caravan
Chris Fowler
Doug Shipton (Battered Ornaments)
Luke Insect (Laughing Windows)
Jumble Queen (Spinning Jenny)
Pete Paphides
plus many more (to be announced soon)

The party takes place inside the intimate settings of Baskerville Hall and will run from Sundown to Sunrise each night.   Entertainment will come from guest DJs, psych folk cinema and silent films with live music accompaniment.  Witches and druids will also be on hand, alongside pagan puppet shows and holistic therapies. There will also be pagan puppet shows, Victorian magic lanterns and gothic literature.

Entry tickets are priced at £60 for the weekend, with a range of special accommodation offers within Baskerville Hall,  from sunken baths to bunk rooms, or in the nearby town of Hay-on-Wye.

Tickets on sale now.
Full details can be found at the website www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk.

More information on Baskerville Hall is available at: www.baskervillehall.co.uk






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The Green Man Festival’s Rite of Spring DJ announcement

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Spring Equinox Party at Baskerville Hall, Nr. Hay On Wye, Powys, Wales.

On Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th March 2007, The Green Man will be returning to the legendary Baskerville Hall for a Spring Equinox party.  The scene of the 2004 and 2005 festivals, “The Rite of Spring” will be 2 days of countryside celebration in the Black mountains.

The following DJs have been confirmed so far with more DJs plus other entertainment to be confirmed in the coming weeks …

DJs confirmed so far …
Gruff Rhys
Andy Votel
The Fence Collective (featuring King Creosote)
The Earlies
Cherrystones
The Peth (featuring SFA members)
Forecast (Carl & Jon)
Pete Fowler
Sea Records
Static Caravan
Chris Fowler
Doug Shipton (Battered Ornaments)
Luke Insect (Laughing Windows)
Jumble Queen (Spinning Jenny)
Pete Paphides
plus many more (to be announced soon)

The party takes place inside the intimate settings of Baskerville Hall and will run from Sundown to Sunrise each night.  Entertainment will come from guest DJs, psych folk cinema and silent films with live music accompaniment.  Witches and druids will also be on hand, alongside pagan puppet shows and holistic therapies. There will also be pagan puppet shows, Victorian magic lanterns and gothic literature.

Entry tickets are priced at £60 for the weekend, with a range of special accommodation offers within Baskerville Hall, from sunken baths to bunk rooms, or in the nearby town of Hay-on-Wye.

Tickets on sale now.
Full details can be found at the website http://www.thegreenmanfestival.co.uk.

More information on Baskerville Hall is available at: http://www.baskervillehall.co.uk






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Gruff Rhys - Candylion (Rough Trade)

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Gruff Rhys is on hallucinogenic drugs - Fact. Well, possibly not ‘Fact’ in the legal sense of the word, but I put this to you in light of the lyrical content of his new single ‘Candylion’, the first release from the album of the same name, set for release next year, and a much desired interlude in the wait for a new Super Furry Animal’s album. Hailing from the same barrel of talent as The Flaming Lips - whom he supported on tour - it has something of an other-worldly quality with ethereal vocals gently pattering over delicate strings, bringing to mind poppy fields and other niceties. As for the drugs allegations, consider the opening lines: “A long time ago in the kingdom of candy/The lioness roamed the streets”. With such lunacy, this has Glastonbury 2007 stamped all over it.

[OS/CMU] Release date: 4 Dec






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